First, let me start by saying, Molly and I are so thankful we are EM's on Origin. You guys are the most courteous, fun bunch of players, bar none. You make it so much fun for us and we love putting on events for you. We honestly wouldn't trade ANY of you for an entire case of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies. I know we keep saying it, but we truly are blessed to be your EM's.
That being said, Molly and I do have a request regarding Events and Items. This is not pointing at any one person or group or whatever in any way. I'd just like to take a minute to kind of explain our view (because we don't EVER want ANYONE to think we are ignoring them) and ask a favor.
Molly and I pretty much have a policy that, unless it's something like a Valentine's or St. Patrick's day event where we are dropping a ton of things, we don't discuss what was dropped at any event nor how many of anything was dropped. This is not an EA policy. It's our personal feeling. To us, the event is not about the items so much as the story. Yes, we drop items. We try very hard to make them relevant to the story. But we always hope that people come to the event FOR the story. I guess we also harbor the hope that if they are only coming for items, they enjoy and get wrapped up in the story we have to tell as well.
Sometimes there may be very few of an item, sometimes there may be a lot. We try to mix it up as much as we can. There have been, and will probably be in the future, events that drop nothing.
So, the favor...please do not ask us how many of any item dropped. Especially during or at the end of an event. We won't tell you. *winks* If it is something we are giving to everyone, please don't stop us during the middle of an event to ask for it. If it's something we are trying to give to everyone, I promise each of you, our intent is to see that everyone gets it and we will do our best to make sure that happens when the event is over. We'll open a gate, or teleport you, or whatever we need to do. However, during and immediately following events, we want to stay in the story as much as possible.
We honestly do try to put a lot of thought and planning into the events, the stories, and yes, even the items. We want the items we DO drop to have meaning to the story. We know there are collectors that like to have rares to sell and trade. We have absolutely nothing against that play style. It's every bit as viable as any other. It's what someone enjoys most about the time they spend playing in this world. But we also know there are players who collect items to be able to look back and say, "O! This was from the time where (fill in the blank). Let me tell you the story." This type is what we think about when deciding on an item to drop. We ask, will someone look back and say, "Remember when..."
We do the same thing when planning what we are going to have you fighting. You can go almost anywhere in game and bash a monster just because. But, if we can tell you a story and give you a reason for fighting something that you can follow and feel like you've accomplished something at the end, well, then we've done what we set out to do.
Again, this is not directed at anyone. However, Molly and I were both raised with manners and we absolutely hate feeling like we are ignoring people by not answering questions. We just wanted to let everyone know our views and ask for your help.
As I said, we do absolutely adore you guys and hope you enjoy our stories. And yes, the cookies help a lot too. *grins*
That being said, Molly and I do have a request regarding Events and Items. This is not pointing at any one person or group or whatever in any way. I'd just like to take a minute to kind of explain our view (because we don't EVER want ANYONE to think we are ignoring them) and ask a favor.
Molly and I pretty much have a policy that, unless it's something like a Valentine's or St. Patrick's day event where we are dropping a ton of things, we don't discuss what was dropped at any event nor how many of anything was dropped. This is not an EA policy. It's our personal feeling. To us, the event is not about the items so much as the story. Yes, we drop items. We try very hard to make them relevant to the story. But we always hope that people come to the event FOR the story. I guess we also harbor the hope that if they are only coming for items, they enjoy and get wrapped up in the story we have to tell as well.
Sometimes there may be very few of an item, sometimes there may be a lot. We try to mix it up as much as we can. There have been, and will probably be in the future, events that drop nothing.So, the favor...please do not ask us how many of any item dropped. Especially during or at the end of an event. We won't tell you. *winks* If it is something we are giving to everyone, please don't stop us during the middle of an event to ask for it. If it's something we are trying to give to everyone, I promise each of you, our intent is to see that everyone gets it and we will do our best to make sure that happens when the event is over. We'll open a gate, or teleport you, or whatever we need to do. However, during and immediately following events, we want to stay in the story as much as possible.
We honestly do try to put a lot of thought and planning into the events, the stories, and yes, even the items. We want the items we DO drop to have meaning to the story. We know there are collectors that like to have rares to sell and trade. We have absolutely nothing against that play style. It's every bit as viable as any other. It's what someone enjoys most about the time they spend playing in this world. But we also know there are players who collect items to be able to look back and say, "O! This was from the time where (fill in the blank). Let me tell you the story." This type is what we think about when deciding on an item to drop. We ask, will someone look back and say, "Remember when..."
We do the same thing when planning what we are going to have you fighting. You can go almost anywhere in game and bash a monster just because. But, if we can tell you a story and give you a reason for fighting something that you can follow and feel like you've accomplished something at the end, well, then we've done what we set out to do.
Again, this is not directed at anyone. However, Molly and I were both raised with manners and we absolutely hate feeling like we are ignoring people by not answering questions. We just wanted to let everyone know our views and ask for your help.
As I said, we do absolutely adore you guys and hope you enjoy our stories. And yes, the cookies help a lot too. *grins*
) was rather lost on me because although you did a great job in putting together a great synopsis, I just felt lost as far as the story went.