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[Sold] Sergeant Major Of The Royal Kingsguard Lantern (Sonoma Only)
Yeah I hope this isn't the start of something disastrous!
The wAy I understood it last night at the promotion on Sonoma is that all shards are goin to shard bound promotion items by direction of mesanna.
i might be in the minority but i am happy to hear more items will be shard bound. 
was it mentioned whether the change was for 'royal guard' items only or other EM event items too?
btw...i would've bought the lantern if it didn't have that 'owned by' tag. blah.
was it mentioned whether the change was for 'royal guard' items only or other EM event items too?btw...i would've bought the lantern if it didn't have that 'owned by' tag. blah.
you can wear them on any character, but yeah no way to change the name once its on it because you cant transfer them (transfers allow "owned bys" to take another name after the transfer)i might be in the minority but i am happy to hear more items will be shard bound.
btw...i would've bought the lantern if it didn't have that 'owned by' tag. blah.
its a nice sentiment for rp, but logistically i dont think the lanterns have a character id on them, so theres really no way to tie game character, let alone a stratics account to them. for all we know (but yes i highly doubt it) promanthia could have found this item on the ground, or been given it as a gift from greedy panda.
the item system seems like a good idea for the guard / rp promotions, but it was extremely badly executed. If the intention was for the items not to be sold or transferred between characters, they should have been No Drop No Trade character bound. you cant really just assume a player with the same character name as the lantern is the actual player who got the item (dont think they are tied to character ids) and what about the players who didnt equip them? As distasteful as it is, theres just too many inconsistencies and loopholes to actually hold someone accountable it seems.
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Let's try and drop some logic bombs here....
I am fine with some things being shard bound, I guess, as long as they are obtainable on all shards, like the new eodon stealables. We can all get them on our shards, so who really cares right? Now, when it comes to items such as this lantern then it is a poor plan. This game is unique from others due to it's versatility in what we can do with things, most notably of course is the housing and display system. If I attended these events, participated in them, and turned in a summary book at the end then why did I not earn the same rights to do with my item what the people with a house on Sonoma have? If I prefer to lock my lantern down in my LA house and be proud of it everytime I log in instead of everytime I happen to look at it in my backpack when I'm on that character on Sonoma then why shouldn't I have that option? I literally took nothing from anybody by earning this item through my own time and effort. At the end of the day all this policy does is discourage participation, and what kind of backwards logic is used by a game developer of an MMORPG (a dying one at that) to do anything which DISCOURAGES players from playing? ....
Should we all really be surprised though? There have been other highly questionable and unreasonable things implemented in this game. I always love to reference the absolute travesty of a decision to say glacial hued items are fine while ethereal ones are not. They were created the exact same way. One is fine. One is not. It is like saying counterfeit $10s are cool but counterfeit $20s aren't.
I really feel bad for Nails with this new promotion policy. He has created a fantastic tribute museum to the many different ranks from various promotions from all the different shards throughout the years and now that is being cut off. If there is really one thing that keeps people playing and coming back to this game it is nostalgia, and I feel this change will cut away at it.
I am fine with some things being shard bound, I guess, as long as they are obtainable on all shards, like the new eodon stealables. We can all get them on our shards, so who really cares right? Now, when it comes to items such as this lantern then it is a poor plan. This game is unique from others due to it's versatility in what we can do with things, most notably of course is the housing and display system. If I attended these events, participated in them, and turned in a summary book at the end then why did I not earn the same rights to do with my item what the people with a house on Sonoma have? If I prefer to lock my lantern down in my LA house and be proud of it everytime I log in instead of everytime I happen to look at it in my backpack when I'm on that character on Sonoma then why shouldn't I have that option? I literally took nothing from anybody by earning this item through my own time and effort. At the end of the day all this policy does is discourage participation, and what kind of backwards logic is used by a game developer of an MMORPG (a dying one at that) to do anything which DISCOURAGES players from playing? ....
Should we all really be surprised though? There have been other highly questionable and unreasonable things implemented in this game. I always love to reference the absolute travesty of a decision to say glacial hued items are fine while ethereal ones are not. They were created the exact same way. One is fine. One is not. It is like saying counterfeit $10s are cool but counterfeit $20s aren't.
I really feel bad for Nails with this new promotion policy. He has created a fantastic tribute museum to the many different ranks from various promotions from all the different shards throughout the years and now that is being cut off. If there is really one thing that keeps people playing and coming back to this game it is nostalgia, and I feel this change will cut away at it.
So what?
If I cant move them to my home, I dont really care.
** Also, its not like I will still be participating.
So since you cant get a reward, you wont be participating? I thought all these event goers went for the event itself and the reward was just a bonus...
I do go for the event itself, and will continue to do so.
What I wont be doing is writing up book reports (Which is now the only way to earn rank). Considering your rank ONLY comes into play when it comes to getting promoted...What other purpose does it serve? I love keeping my promotion items across shards but there isnt much I can do with a shard bound one.
me too if didn't have that "owned by" tag. i will buy it for lockdowni might be in the minority but i am happy to hear more items will be shard bound.
btw...i would've bought the lantern if it didn't have that 'owned by' tag. blah.