Could be because of many things. Your lvl, your concentration, your charisma, your soul... All things and more play apart. Also, I noticed fighting against certain monsters seems to give a fluffier message then others.


--Weebles wobble but the don't fall down! or do they?!?

Mine doesn't spark, but it shouts to Chadatru.

Candidus

This isn't something I've yet considered. If we do make old alterations "active," each item has to be evaluated to see if it would even work.

But it's something for my plate to definitely look at that I hadn't thought of :-)

~Maece

I don't see how it can work with holy weapons, but that's not to say we can't look at trying to upgrade holy weapons in this fashion. We'll see :)

~Maece

Maybe... I don't know if I flat out like the idea that every HW has that ability, but it's something to consider definitely.

~Maece

<<In the "story", reason why HW was created, we are told of a creature which could not be defeated by any of the means at the people's disposal. Does/did this include blessed weapons?>>

I don't have the answer to this one.

<<I was thinking that maybe a new rare class of creature that can only be killed by HW and some yet unwritten high tier clerical spell might spice up undead invasions.>>

Interesting idea ::glances at Ssra::

~Maece

[[Space for Rent]]

I am nearly the appropriate circle to do the holy weapon quest and I just started reading some things here. Is it true that you can no longer do the quest because of the current state of Shard?


Its not easy to side with the devil.

Making myself look like an idiot since 1984.

I am trying to think of other things in DR that are just an example of poor coding, or broken. I can think of two paladin related things. Smiting with a blessed weapon, and now our HW quest. Maybe I just dont have enough experience with other guilds but either way, this willingness to just leave these blatently broken things is saddning, despite the recent 'perks' that we have gotten. I suppose it is easier to say now, with some new paladin things, as opposed to before we got them(smite, worn shields, etc), but why not fix the broken things as opposed to make new things?


Its not easy to side with the devil.

Making myself look like an idiot since 1984.

What's the status on the holy weapon re-write? In development? In coding?

~Caneghem Urathi

I waited a long time to get my holy weapon, and I finally took the time to get it. Anyways I got it charged for the first time in Shard, and now it's time for another charge, and was told it could be done in crossing. I went to the eye of Chadatru - and I cannot get it to charge like I did in Shard. Is there something special I need to do, Thanks?

Thanks Redarch, I had no idea it was broken.

So how do I go about getting a portable recharge one?

Again, thank you very much!

I'm not a paladin-prime, of course- though I do have a few such chars!

But with the Icons being what they are, I see them more as something to be quested for.

Sometimes the key to happiness is not assuming it is locked in the first place- Ziggy

A journey of a thousand SMILES begins with a single step- Ziggy

That would be great if there was another way to get one.

>>The main and only reason I have not taken the holy weapon quest.

Seconded.

Player of Strategist Adakin of Prime
Killr of TF
Kastr of TF
"The Key To Immortality Is Living A Life Worth Remembering."

"Killing Time Murders Opportunities."

Definitely, I just need to decide to go council issued or not :)


~Maece

"You thought it was me gnawing on the passengers? Nah, I'm a vegetarian."

Flight of the Living Dead, 2007

>So if "not council issued" works best for your schedule, I think many can accept that.

Due to time constraints on both sides of the screen it's likely preferable. Give Palorn something to do in the off hours too :)

Cheers

re: The icon issue -
Although I now have a Holy Weapon, I postponed doing the quest because getting it recharged seemed absurdly time consuming.

If the quest for a recharging icon isn't happening in the forseeable future, please add my name to those who are pleading for another chance to meet with the Paladin Council and obtain an icon - or some other method. Without it, I'm afraid my Holy Weapon going to stay packed away and of little use, which is a shame!

- Matalynd

I'm wondering if the lack of response to this question is more indicative of the fact that nobody plays paladins anymore, nobody uses holy weapons extensively, or not many paladins are over 50. Or, all three.

Anyone out there have any thoughts on any of the four questions?


-Landros

I have one in my vault. Its been there about as long as Ive had it. I was hoping there might be like a box frame type item from the last fest what I might have put it in to display it in the vault, but no, so for now its laying under my small collection of juggly things.

If I ever move to Shard, I'll probably get it out. But I'll probably never move to Shard, so there it lies, until changes of circumstance or usability happpen upon us.

Humm Breaux

::Humm sighs, and wanders off sharpening his claws::

<<1) Has anyone used a crossbow as their HW before? Does it actually work?>>

I remember a post way back listing the weapon types and ranged wasnt 1 of them. Besides, the bow wont be touching the critters it will be the bolts.

<<2) Am I right in remembering that your HW no longer breaks if runs out of charges?>>

Yup tho i've never tested that myself.

<<3) The guy on Kresh said something about it being bad if you used your HW while you had a poor soul state, anyone know exactly how bad or what happens if you use it like that?>>

No clue since souls state is easy for me. I'd have to intentionally tank it and im too lazy. Plus I use my holy weapon to collect dust in the vault.

<<4) Where exactly on Kresh is the recharge site? I'm running around this garden trying to renew my HW but it keeps saying...>>

When your praying to Chadatru make sure you use pray chadatru. I've noticed that pray chad doesnt work for me. If you still get the normal pray response then your in the wrong spot. If your in a recharge spot and you have stuff in your hands you should get a message telling you to empty your hands.

Its been a bit so Im not certain about the directions. Starting from the inner square, sw room you go in the garden then cross a small bridge then end up at a large statue of a faceless warrior surrounded by lions. I think thats the spot but you might have to go statue or dais or something like that.


<<I'm wondering if the lack of response>>

When it comes to askin questions you have to wait at a week for player responses. Give em at least a full weekend. As far as GMs go in 6 weeks Mace couldnt find me in game or find 5 minutes to send me an email. I've been posting for months that Maece knows the limitations on holy weapons and she hasnt bothered to post them yet. If a few minutes of typing is such a strain then you have to lower your expectations accordingly.

<<If I ever move to Shard, I'll probably get it out. >>

I hunt around Shard and I only pull out my holy hunk-o-junk after iv circled a few times or raised my charisma some. I top off the charge then dump it back in the vault. Other than an undead invasion there isnt a need to carry it around.

I'd still advise people to do the quest and get it. Just dont buy into the hype that its anything other than a lightly buffed and fluffed weapon. Dont do the quest until your 55th circle or higher tho. All the fixes that have made our skills less useful makes the quest critters harder. Thats why people coming back from a long break get mangled by the critters they used to hunt regular. The joke of it is the quest gets harder but the benefits dont improve.

Besides, maybe 1 day there will be some game wide reason that holy weapons need an update. Thats why the spells are being redone. We'd probably get squat otherwise except for some titles.


AKA Rumael