>And finally, a question everybody wants to know....Will rare ore (kertig, glaes, etc) be minable?

Question's on more than 1 mind. If glaes shards/kertig fists aren't going to be findable, how about at least fragments of each. And maybe damite slivers (can't remember any of the other special metals - niniam and lumium maybe?) Something that would be rare, and you'd have to have multiples of to utilize.


Axillus - Halfling Warrior Mage
>You charge your steel-toed footwrap at a musk hog.

Their very (limited) existence is what makes special metals as unbalancing as they are. I mean, come on. You can't say "They're unbalancing, that's why 2% of the people have them." Yes, I'm sour grapes because I no longer have a glaes scimitar (haven't for years, since my last acct), and I'm glad for the people that DO have these unbalancing weapons. But a reliable (allbeit rare) source of special metals would add a lot to the game, I feel.

Of course, it's almost never enough. Before forging when 200 plat used to be a lot, that would buy you an OWS (yep, when was the last time someone thought about one of those?). Now heavy slice is the norm. But still, I'd like even a few slivers of damite melted into my weapon mix please.


Axillus - Halfling Warrior Mage
>You charge your steel-toed footwrap at a musk hog.

>>I may be horrendously wrong but I was under the impression that I had found small chunks of damite in the treasure system before somewhat recently.<<

You're not wrong, I found a damnite lump in a swamp troll box, but that was a couple years ago.

Regards,


Kalkomar Axebiter
Grimis Stok

LAUGHINGGOD said he found it a couple years ago. That means different things to different people. I consider myself graduating from high school "a couple years ago" when in reality, it was a half a decade. True, a couple technically means 2, but not everyone uses it like that.

I'd be very surprised to find out that special metals of any sort were still in the treasure system at this point.


Axillus - Halfling Warrior Mage
>You charge your steel-toed footwrap at a musk hog.

Im not saying rare metals are unbalancing or otherwise. But as stated before, they wotn reelase them until some tweaks are made. Well, the minign system (with the exception of gold panning) is waiting o nthe new creation systems (which is waiting on the mech split, which is waiting on the new exp bit system) So basicly, it seems there is goign to be an opprutunity to tweak and change rare metals and really all metals, to suit the new creation systems. So they now have the chance to tweak things around, the only question is, will they? I just dont like the fact that the only way to currently get the rare metlas is to have to pay for it through the quest system. or are rare metals no longer available throug hthe quest system?

>> The mech lore split is mostly waiting on some back-end stuff. Once we have it, we'll hit the ground runnin'.

Possibly far along enough for an ETA? Pretty please?

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Rev. Reene

Reene: So I'm playing WoW now.
Idon: Oh yeah? What do you play?
Reene: An undead warlock named Tezirah and a blood elf priest named Tallis.
Idon: ...I don't think we can be friends anymore.

> My apologies. I was under the impression they wanted to wait for the exp bit system to make it easier on the mech split.


Yeah, I can see where that idea might have come about. Bit-based would certainly make requirements easier to deal with, but in terms of the split mechs, it really doesn't make much difference. And I don't think requirements will be much of an issue either. As far as I know, only one guild specifically requires mech lore long-term as part of their requirements, with one or two others only requiring it until 10th, and I'm fairly confident we can work around that easy enough.

- GM Dartenian

"So he buckled right in with a trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried, he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled that thing
That couldn't be done and he did it."
- Edgar Guest

<<I am curious to see what the thieves mech lore req is replaced with.>>

Ssra has stated that it will be Alchemy (destruction).

Empaths get Alchemy (healing)


Yamcer

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"You know, while I understand the importance of seeing the (personal) validity in other's arguments, it's impossible for me to believe fully that others are correct. If their argument was correct, I'd change mine." - My GF

<<That was Plan C. We've moved on to Plan Q for technical reasons. We'll say more when we have the details finalized.>>

wow, a lot has happened since last vegas con


Yamcer

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"You know, while I understand the importance of seeing the (personal) validity in other's arguments, it's impossible for me to believe fully that others are correct. If their argument was correct, I'd change mine." - My GF

>Purehand's excitement

Just you wait, Dart is gonna invent LIVING ores that when you strike them while mining, you suffer empathic shock! These Living ores will have properties beyond Kertig and Glaes and only empaths can't have 'em!!

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Reene: It's like you started writing something sane then had a seizure of some kind half way through.

XXX points at a bare spot that leads southeast into the deep wilderness.
XXX whispers to you, "OOC: type g spot for leucros."

Actually.. il ike the idea already! Now casting spells and hacking at htem with your weapons will have no effect! The only way to combat them is pick their bodies apart piece by piece or smelt them alive using your mining and metallurgy tools! GO LORE-BASED COMBAT!

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Reene: It's like you started writing something sane then had a seizure of some kind half way through.

XXX points at a bare spot that leads southeast into the deep wilderness.
XXX whispers to you, "OOC: type g spot for leucros."

>Dart is gonna invent LIVING ores

By the time I'm done manipulating it, the ore will mine itself.


~Purehand

You feel that for the moment you've learned all you can about harming shopkeepers.

Hello hello.. hello ...hello....
Can we get an update on things in mining in regards to it's plans in the mech split? What skill will it fall under and what else can we be informed of?
Xixist

with the earth sense (War Mage EAS) spell help with mining?

> Yes, if you are being stalked by a land shark while mining and need to find out where it's lurking.


::takes notes::


- GM Dartenian


If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford

That's not the landshark. This is the landshark

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/saturday-night-live-season-1-land-shark/1415496980

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Cute verbs and speaking from hiding are excellent ways to catch a lightning bolt in the face regardless of mystical ninja abilities.

-Armifer

Yeah i forgot to mention that that's one of the best SNL skits ever

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Cute verbs and speaking from hiding are excellent ways to catch a lightning bolt in the face regardless of mystical ninja abilities.

-Armifer