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==Coming Soon==
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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 03/23/2018
| subject = Coming Soon...
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...to the Isle of Ornath!

Wyrom, PM

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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 03/23/2018
| subject = Re: Coming Soon...
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Tentative dates are April 20th to April 29th.

Wyrom, PM

==Some Brief Details==
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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 03/19/2018
| subject = Some Brief Details
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Just to give some minor details to get the ball rolling.

First and foremost, this is a puzzle event. If you compare it to something like Hunt 4 History or Black Swan Castle, it's on a smaller scale. However, it doesn't require the same time investment that those events do, either.

This event will be a change of pace from our most recent event lineup. There will be no shops. There are no random item drops. There are no tickets or scrip. There will not be any items to sell or trade to others. There is no combat.

The reward is a single item that can be gradually improved by subsequent puzzle completions, which will make the item more effective. There will also be field experience earned as you continue to progress through puzzles.

Brush up on your lore and historical knowledge if you're still interested! Maybe visit an escape room or two!

Wyrom, PM

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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 04/06/2018
| subject = Re: Some Brief Details
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To further expand on what GM Haliste said, our lead times per event were dramatically reduced in the recent years as well as the events we produce were tripled. The Events team has a primary project load that consists of working on these events, but there isn't many of them. In turn though, events are contained to the Events team outside anyone who wishes to pitch in. That means anything we work on here doesn't impact game development or storyline progression. Right now though, it means we don't have the hands to discuss things because we typically are working on these things up until a week before the event is released.

We have a lot more leeway with discussing things on the forums this year than in previous years though. Prior to 2018, we had some issues with posting before our mailers. Luckily, we're moving back into a direction where we'll try to get announcements out sooner. But Rings of Lumnis is a brand new event, and it's requiring more attention than, say, Ebon Gate.

Circling back to what GM Haliste said, it would be helpful to know what information you'd like to know more about. This event is going to be a puzzle event in bite-sized pieces. Think of a H4H puzzle squeezed down into something you can solve in a few minutes. It will be similar to how our events run these days. There will be entries in the SimuCoin Store for roughly 100 SimuCoins. There are no shops or scrip earned here. There is nothing for resale. The quest reward attunes to your character. You can get the base reward right from the start and do not need to pickup any SimuCoins. If you want it to be more powerful, that's when the event side of things kick in.

We are also introducing an area to the game that was only talked about in certain areas back in the 90s. It's only a tiny portion of that area, but this release will let us expand the area beyond this event. New areas also take a lot of time to get up and running. We've gave some of those details already though, so I doubt you want me to bore you there.

Wyrom, PM

==Quest Reward==
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==Successful Completion of Puzzles and Trivia==
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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 04/21/2018
| subject = Successful Completion of Puzzles and Trivia
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Shortly after opening, a few people voiced some concerns about the rewards on successfully completing trials. This is strictly talking about the end reward of experience, not the incremental additions to the brooch. When we created this event, we wanted to move away from the itemization issues that arise. We also wanted to move away from the random rewards that always become a hot topic.

It's difficult to reward success without itemization in GemStone IV. As much as we try, we always end up circling back to it. At the end of the day, we want to give people a rewarding experience when they complete our quests, which in this case is puzzles and trivia, instead of surrendering or giving up.

So starting at the time of this post, successfully completing '''both puzzles and trivia''' will award a prize on top of the experience. The common prize will be lightening notes. The uncommon prize will be deepening notes of different varieties. And a rare prize will be an RPA orb. If you have a free hand, it will be delivered right to you. If you don't, it will be on the ground.

Those that have already run, we aren't letting you come up empty handed. Just ASSIST, GM Haliste or myself will get you a small prize pack so you're not being short changed due to the updates.

Wyrom, PM

==Brooch Updates==
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==Event Extension==
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| author = GM Wyrom
| date = 04/29/2018
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There have been a handful of requests for the event to be extended or left often due to the changes that were made toward the end of the week. We're not trying to frustrate or upset anyone with the last minute updates to the brooch, but we also want to make sure you're happy with the quest reward. Most the changes were quality of life ones, as player feedback is vital.

While we cannot leave the event open indefinitely or even monthly, we'll leave it open for another week. The new closing date is May 6th at 11:59pm EDT.

Wyrom, PM

==Ask Monk About Exchange==
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