April Fool's Gifts?

Magister_Returns · 24-03-2008, 09:59 PM

I logged into Test and created a char to check out these alleged (and very suspicious sounding) April Fool's boxes. I see none.

I'm calling 'hoax' until someone posts screenshots!

~M

Magister_Returns · 25-03-2008, 08:47 AM

*crickets*

Do I smell an 'April fools' joke?

**Ally** · 25-03-2008, 10:08 AM

I was gonna log in and see, but I don't even have TC on my list.

Magister_Returns · 25-03-2008, 10:49 AM

I, too, do not regularly frequent Test - so i thought perhaps new characters didn't receive April Fool's gifts...

I'm still calling B.S. until I see a screeny, though =D

~M

**Ally** · 25-03-2008, 11:03 AM

Okay, got TC1 up now. Here's a pic of the black/grey gift box.

Magister_Returns · 25-03-2008, 01:30 PM

Curses! Foiled again!

And you're purposely not showing me what's inside, aren't you?

*head explodes with anticipation*

(Thanks for the screeny!)

~M

TheScoundrelRico · 25-03-2008, 01:37 PM

The problem with these gifts is that they are usually all blessed. There was one year where cakes were gifts in which they were stealable. It only took a few hours for the word to spread about this fact, but by that time, I had stolen about 50 of them since they were 1 stone items and everyone was still taking the time to stop by the Moonglow bank on Siege...

...la

Magister_Returns · 25-03-2008, 01:52 PM

Ah yes...Fifth year stealable cakes!

Here's a thought:

"Thief Competition"
- Every player receives, as a gift, a cursed 1 stone item. It has each player's name on it.
- It cannot be deposited in a bank, put in a pack horse/beetle, or locked down. In otherwords, it must remain in your pack or be dropped on the ground to vanish quickly
- At the end of a certain period of time, the thief with the most cursed items on his person (not linked to his/her own account) gets a prize
- Alternatively, the gifts can be traded to an NPC for points (but only if it is not yours). Points are redeemed for items.
- Alternatively (and my new favorite) every time the gift is stolen, it gets updated with a "Stolen by {name} - 01/01/08." If you manage to stay logged in for a certain number of hours without it being stolen, you get a prize. Whenever the gift is in play, a global message is released to all players with *real* Snooping+Stealth+Stealing >= 200 with it's current location. "The gift is in Minoc" for example. Hints could also come from Town Criers. Logging out or putting the gift ANYWHERE except the top level of a backpack causes the gift to relocate to one of several known areas around the facet - preferably places where recall is disabled. If you have the gift at server maintenance, you still have it at server up.

Thoughts? Clearly, I'm bored...

~M

Risso · 25-03-2008, 03:41 PM

Inside my April Fool's box was a yellow card saying IOU Cake..meh.

Magister_Returns · 26-03-2008, 07:15 AM

What the...?

I hope there is more to it than that...it's not even funny...

~M

Petra Fyde · 26-03-2008, 08:18 AM

I have a strong suspicion we have to wait till 1st April for the iou to be redeemed.

Merion · 26-03-2008, 10:29 AM

The cake is a lie! ;)

24-03-2008, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	April Fool's Gifts? I logged into Test and created a char to check out these alleged (and very suspicious sounding) April Fool's boxes. I see none. I'm calling 'hoax' until someone posts screenshots! ~M

25-03-2008, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? crickets Do I smell an 'April fools' joke?

25-03-2008, 10:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,460 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Mood:	Re: April Fool's Gifts? I was gonna log in and see, but I don't even have TC on my list. __________________

25-03-2008, 10:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? I, too, do not regularly frequent Test - so i thought perhaps new characters didn't receive April Fool's gifts... I'm still calling B.S. until I see a screeny, though =D ~M

25-03-2008, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,460 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Mood:	Re: April Fool's Gifts? Okay, got TC1 up now. Here's a pic of the black/grey gift box. __________________ Last edited by Ally; 25-03-2008 at 11:04 AM.

25-03-2008, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? Curses! Foiled again! And you're purposely not showing me what's inside, aren't you? head explodes with anticipation (Thanks for the screeny!) ~M

25-03-2008, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheScoundrelRico The Suave One Join Date: Mar 2008 Shard: Siege Perilous Posts: 202 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? The problem with these gifts is that they are usually all blessed. There was one year where cakes were gifts in which they were stealable. It only took a few hours for the word to spread about this fact, but by that time, I had stolen about 50 of them since they were 1 stone items and everyone was still taking the time to stop by the Moonglow bank on Siege... ...la

25-03-2008, 01:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? Ah yes...Fifth year stealable cakes! Here's a thought: "Thief Competition" - Every player receives, as a gift, a cursed 1 stone item. It has each player's name on it. - It cannot be deposited in a bank, put in a pack horse/beetle, or locked down. In otherwords, it must remain in your pack or be dropped on the ground to vanish quickly - At the end of a certain period of time, the thief with the most cursed items on his person (not linked to his/her own account) gets a prize - Alternatively, the gifts can be traded to an NPC for points (but only if it is not yours). Points are redeemed for items. - Alternatively (and my new favorite) every time the gift is stolen, it gets updated with a "Stolen by {name} - 01/01/08." If you manage to stay logged in for a certain number of hours without it being stolen, you get a prize. Whenever the gift is in play, a global message is released to all players with real Snooping+Stealth+Stealing >= 200 with it's current location. "The gift is in Minoc" for example. Hints could also come from Town Criers. Logging out or putting the gift ANYWHERE except the top level of a backpack causes the gift to relocate to one of several known areas around the facet - preferably places where recall is disabled. If you have the gift at server maintenance, you still have it at server up. Thoughts? Clearly, I'm bored... ~M

25-03-2008, 03:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Risso Join Date: Jan 2008 Shard: Europa Posts: 61 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: April Fool's Gifts? Inside my April Fool's box was a yellow card saying IOU Cake..meh.

26-03-2008, 07:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 685 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? What the...? I hope there is more to it than that...it's not even funny... ~M

26-03-2008, 08:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Petra Fyde Visiting from Robin Hood Country Join Date: Jul 2005 Shard: Europa Posts: 179 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? I have a strong suspicion we have to wait till 1st April for the iou to be redeemed. __________________

26-03-2008, 10:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
Merion Join Date: Jun 2007 Shard: Drachenfels Posts: 274 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: April Fool's Gifts? The cake is a lie! ;)

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