Interesting article I stumbled across.

Swamps Edge · 14th March 2007, 09:28 PM

Prophet Speaks on Veteran RewardsMay 4 2001 3:37PM Hail Citizens of Britannia,

As we begin public testing of veteran rewards, I believe this is a good time to stop for a bit and discuss it. If I’m correct, many of you are thinking, “What happened? Why was the system so late in the first place? Why is it so late coming back?” Well, I hope to answer many of those questions in the following paragraphs, as I explain the history of veteran rewards from the beginning to the present. I apologize in advance for the lengthy nature of this document, but as we all know, veteran rewards have been in development for a long time!

Read the rest here

**I wanted the words 'Read the rest here:' as the hyperlink**

This part got my attention:

"“Ok, so what’s so special about veteran rewards and why is it so complicated? After all, you did the Christmas gifts without a problem!” Well, with veteran rewards, we are trying to distribute a limited amount of gifts by account over all shards rather than by the number of established characters per shard. There were several reasons for this - for one thing, storing extra data slows backups down and generally decreases the performance and lifetime of the server. As well, by distributing fewer gifts, we make them more intrinsically valuable to the players."

What happened to that line of thought? All gifts should be account bound and not character bound. We would have only received one stocking on our accounts rather than six.

Swamps Edge · 14th March 2007, 09:33 PM

Weird, I tried to edit the above post and whenever I clicked on go advanced, the delete post page came up. I guess someone/somrthing is trying to tell me something. o)

ok, I can edit this one:
I just noticed that this is in the wrong forum. It was meant for general discussion. /mybad

Swamps Edge · 16th March 2007, 12:17 AM

Wow, no one cares and this thread has not been moved.

Weird, indeed.

**Vepl** · 16th March 2007, 06:56 AM

Swamp I would guess it is the fact that the original post is almost six years old

.

Vepl

**DiP** · 16th March 2007, 07:00 AM

And a lot of reading for a little bit of info, that relates to what Vepl said (old).

buddy lee · 16th March 2007, 07:59 AM

just to old i think

Swamps Edge · 16th March 2007, 05:56 PM

hehe

Oh well, It was a good read for me.

Meh!

**Ezekiel** · 16th March 2007, 06:01 PM

I fixed the linky and moved it for ya.

Swamps Edge · 16th March 2007, 06:11 PM

Thanky for fixing the linky

**Adri** · 16th March 2007, 06:44 PM

I didnt notice the age on it lol.
I did enjoy reading it tho, even if it was old. It explained a lot for me.

Swamps Edge · 17th March 2007, 01:06 AM

*hands Adri a lightning rod* Be careful out there.

)

I thought it was good too. It did explain a few things for me too. I just wish they would have done the same for holiday gifts, one per account or one per shard.

14th March 2007, 09:28 PM	#1
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interesting article I stumbled across. Prophet Speaks on Veteran RewardsMay 4 2001 3:37PM Hail Citizens of Britannia, As we begin public testing of veteran rewards, I believe this is a good time to stop for a bit and discuss it. If I’m correct, many of you are thinking, “What happened? Why was the system so late in the first place? Why is it so late coming back?” Well, I hope to answer many of those questions in the following paragraphs, as I explain the history of veteran rewards from the beginning to the present. I apologize in advance for the lengthy nature of this document, but as we all know, veteran rewards have been in development for a long time! Read the rest here I wanted the words 'Read the rest here:' as the hyperlink This part got my attention: "“Ok, so what’s so special about veteran rewards and why is it so complicated? After all, you did the Christmas gifts without a problem!” Well, with veteran rewards, we are trying to distribute a limited amount of gifts by account over all shards rather than by the number of established characters per shard. There were several reasons for this - for one thing, storing extra data slows backups down and generally decreases the performance and lifetime of the server. As well, by distributing fewer gifts, we make them more intrinsically valuable to the players." What happened to that line of thought? All gifts should be account bound and not character bound. We would have only received one stocking on our accounts rather than six.

14th March 2007, 09:33 PM	#2
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. Weird, I tried to edit the above post and whenever I clicked on go advanced, the delete post page came up. I guess someone/somrthing is trying to tell me something. o) ok, I can edit this one: I just noticed that this is in the wrong forum. It was meant for general discussion. /mybad Last edited by Swamps Edge; 14th March 2007 at 09:41 PM.

16th March 2007, 12:17 AM	#3
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. Wow, no one cares and this thread has not been moved. Weird, indeed.

16th March 2007, 06:56 AM	#4
Vepl Forum Legend Join Date: Oct 2006 Shard: Lake Superior Posts: 3,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. Swamp I would guess it is the fact that the original post is almost six years old . Vepl __________________ Another Quality Job by Atlas607 Member of K*S

16th March 2007, 07:00 AM	#5
DiP Ronin Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 8,887 Thanks: 88 Thanked 53 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. And a lot of reading for a little bit of info, that relates to what Vepl said (old). __________________ Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

16th March 2007, 07:59 AM	#6
buddy lee Agent Zero Join Date: Oct 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,751 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. just to old i think

16th March 2007, 05:56 PM	#7
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. hehe Oh well, It was a good read for me. Meh!

16th March 2007, 06:01 PM	#8
Ezekiel Wycorp--Dwarf Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Shard: Area 52 Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. I fixed the linky and moved it for ya. __________________

16th March 2007, 06:11 PM	#9
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. Thanky for fixing the linky

16th March 2007, 06:44 PM	#10
Adri Wearing metal panties in a lightning storm Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Pacific/Landroval Posts: 3,506 Thanks: 93 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. I didnt notice the age on it lol. I did enjoy reading it tho, even if it was old. It explained a lot for me. __________________ We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places. --Harold J. Duarte-Bernhardt Thanks to Atlas for the fantastic sig!

17th March 2007, 01:06 AM	#11
Swamps Edge Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Shard: Napa Valley Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Interesting article I stumbled across. hands Adri a lightning rod Be careful out there. ) I thought it was good too. It did explain a few things for me too. I just wish they would have done the same for holiday gifts, one per account or one per shard.

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