Good evening, it's your friendly neighborhood tyrannical Lord of Fear here to answer any questions you might have about the upcoming bonanza, as well as I can anyway. I'll go ahead and try to do some quick bullet points that might address some of the questions you might have from the initial posts. Who are The Dying Light? - A group of pseudo-mercenaries who work towards the goal of eradicating the undead menace, wherever it may be. They do take other work to fund their endeavors as needed, and as it agrees with them. They are not a group OOCly we would consider to be restricted by aura as much as ethos. For instance, they would likely get along fine within the Empire through most its history, but Aghelian lands would be a very different story. This is not currently a PC group of course, and there aren't any current plans to flesh them out beyond what you see. Did you know there was a game called Dying Light? - Nope. Well, I did before I wrote this post, but not before naming the group. There were actually about a dozen names brainstormed, and we just sort of picked the one that sounded kind of cool. In theme, probably draws more from Van Helsing/Hellboy/Supernatural type hunter/researcher mythos, leather and wood, arcane arts, lots of make do, guts, and grime. Is this about finishing up the existing Zombie GRP?
- Yes. The point of this is to put the power directly in the players hands to start finishing off the Zombie GRP, and to do so with wanton violence, destruction, and perhaps the earning of lots of experience in the process. I'll be disappointed if that counter doesn't start rolling at a good clip this weekend. Do we have to participate in the event? - No. The scheduled incursion, and other possible incursions that may occur over the weekend aren't mandatory events, but they should be fun and fairly short productions, so participation is greatly encouraged. In fact, it isn't even required that people actually clear the undead out and burn their bodies, however, it probably would be better for everyone if you did of course... Is there a set number of undead we need to kill and burn? - Yes! Well, mostly. Undead are known to add population over time, so while there is a set number, and even a friendly Dying Light member in their forward base who is willing to provide an estimate of the current number needed to be culled to have a lasting impact, but if progress stalls the undead could use that lull to start to repopulate which would be bad. Can anyone in-game participate in this event? - Absolutely! This event was designed to allow everyone to participate, specifically new or returning players, or even just new characters. The Dying Light group are well-experienced at outfitting relatively inexperienced recruits and finding a way to make them useful by sending them into the fray where they can aid the cause. You'll find a recruiter stationed within the newbie area with a portal that goes directly to the base, and the forward base itself near the library in Uxmal. Once there, tell the wrinkled gnome you would like to PLEDGE to assist in some way, and you will be provided with a vambrace to wear that allows you to STRIKE undead bodies and burn them. Each one burnt counts towards the total needed. You can see how many are LEFT just by concentrating on that word. If you lose your vambrace, simply pledge to help once more with the wrinkled gnome. Do I have to burn the bodies for them to count? - Correct. Undead are notorious difficult to keep down short of a few key weaknesses, and the way to make sure they stay down is to use the vambraces provided by the Dying Light to burn the bodies. Plus, zombies and their ilk make notoriously bad food, so you aren't missing out on much. These weapons seem pretty powerful for their cost, is that right? - It is! While these weapons are absolutely a limited time offering, and will be loosely monitored for any strange behavior, they are supposed to provide a significant power boost in dealing with the undead threat. Enjoy them while they last though, because once the undead are gone, so is the shop and the low low prices therein. The shop is currently due north of the wrinkled gnome and the Dying Light leader Kimberly Foster. The weapons can be repaired/resized in the training room. They are transporting me to places that are too easy/hard for me! - Sorry to hear that, but believe it or not there is a lot of variability in what different players and different race/class combinations can handle, regardless of benefits given to them. I tried my best to make the assignments from the Dying Light to be relatively level appropriate, but if you find yourself unable to handle the area feel free to play elsewhere, undead or not, and try again once you've gained a level or two. You can also try returning to one of the previous areas manually as all the levels they provide transport to are not only able to be walked to, but they provide sextant coordinates to you as well.
We didn't reach 5000 over the weekend? What does this mean?
It means there were a few technical difficulties, some of which should have just been resolved. It also means things went about how we thought they would, and this was already somewhat planned for. I mentioned satisfactory progress before because we knew this might take a little bit of time, zombie hordes are hordes for a reason.
What "Satisfactory Progress" is will be determined by how far we make it by 10 pm Pacific Time today, Monday, July 17th. At that time, we'll lock in the number left. The bonus XP will continue as long as 25% of that number is dealt with by the same time following day.
For example, if we make it to 2000 left that would mean 500 would need to be removed by 10 pm Pacific on Tuesday, July 18th. The same will be true on Wednesday and Thursday. As long as that progress continues, the bonus XP remains, but with luck we will be ready to continue forward on Friday. And with that, I'm opening the floor to everybody for any additional questions you might have...
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