This Easter Event is truly a defining moment in someone's creative journey. All that with the Rabbit and the Eggs and the Text working in sync. Pure beauty in programming at work. I often wonder what the management is thinking when they release an event like this. Who is it that they think they are talking to and are they listening?
It didn't take me too long to realize that this event was created to screw everyone, one way or another. It is based upon the individual character placement within the quest line. It depends upon how many characters you are running, on any server at any time.
My situation is that I have a character at 72, who can do at least 10 of the daily AP maps. I have a character at 58 who can do 6 of the daily AP maps. I have characters at 26, 25, 27, 26 and one at 12. The twenties can do two maps and the one can do none.
For me to play this event with all my characters, it would require me to play 24 daily maps per day. I wonder how much time that will take.
1. My level 72 character would take about 15 days at 10 maps per day to grow my Bunny to 10 yrs.
2. My level 58 character would take about 25 days at 6 maps per day to grow my Bunny to 10 yrs.
3. My level 20 characters would take about 75 days a piece to grow their Bunnies to 10 years.
This Easter Event lasts about 28 days.
Neither my Level 72 or 58 or my 20's, need the type of help, that this Event provides. I always buy the package that gives you 10 Goddess Graces and 100 Merc Potions for my character when I start them off, beneath a 30 – day VVIP.
Would you like to see what you get for your efforts? By the Egg.
Goddess Graces x5
Merc Potions x5
Resenlian's Wings x1
Merc Potions x5
Luck Blessing x10
Fine Rose Bath Soap x1
Fine Hone Bath Soap x1
Fine Matcha Bath Soap x1
AP 500 Capsule x1
Exp Blessing x10
Divine Blessing x10
Goddess Graces x10
Resenlian's Wings x1
Goddess Graces Party x10
Pure Skill Reset Capsule x1
AP 100 Capsule x1
Shared Storage Ticket 7 - days
Fine Rose Bath Soap x1
Fine Hone Bath Soap x1
Fine Matcha Bath Soap x1
Bunny Ear Headband x1
Celebration Title
Assorted Rune x1
It looks a lot worse when you write it down like that, I think, but it is pretty bad.
I still have 4 of these Resenlian's Wings from the last event, why do I need 2 more? I thought they were crap the first-time around and I can't seem to delete them from my inventory, damn things.
The “Bunny Ear” headband caught my eye as being something totally worthless as a reward for killing 120 Bosses and mid-Bosses, crossing 12 different terrains, and exploring 2 cities.
I had heard that Scrooge was Vice-president of something inside Nexon. Now I believe it.
One year of bunny growth requires 15 meals per day to receive the first reward, but there are only 13 daily AP maps available. So no one can get a reward on the first day. Two-point handicap to all players, from the beginning.
This is starting to look a lot less likely to be an Event of Good Will and more likely to be a punishing Grind Fest for AP points, if you could manage all 13 maps in a day. Then you are rewarded with items you should already have a lot of.
I was meaning to ask you this and I never got around to it. Do you feel as if Nexon appreciates your patronage of this game when you are presented with Events such as this?
I notice that the meat of the maps were in Colhen and Rocheste. That is levels 1 thru early 70's territory. Those are Soloist Levels. Right?
I remember back a few events when we were rewarded for logging on, and got a 2000 AP capsule on I think Sunday morning. That was a reward. I did a experiment with Sylas and AP points as I was learning why we don't touch the Mediation Skill. As the Events progress we started getting a 300 AP capsule every morning in the Mail, that was a real nice reward. I was still working the Sylas experiment and writing about it. Then in the same event we got 2 AP Reset capsules which were a plus at the right time, once again, which allowed me to show that I benefited more than loss through my experience.
As you place AP points into the skill, through your growth reward the Mediation Skill will reward you with 8 100 AP point capsules, well that's pretty good. Max the Mediation Skill and you are rewarded with 2 300 AP point capsules, nearly as good. Use the Reset capsule and reclaim 1495 AP points. Isn't science great? 800 + 600 + 1495 = 2895. Basically, like a cash-cow, it paid for itself. It is a puzzle.
Do you like puzzles? I got one for you: Why do people improve their characters uniform set?
I did an experiment involving the uniforms that different characters were given through the Storyline.
The next time you are in battle and the Boss is beating the living **** out of you and your armor is falling to the wayside, and you are beginning to panic, keep an eye on the Health and Stamina gauges at the top of the screen. You will notice that as your uniform is falling away, piece by piece your Health and Stamina gauge don't reflect the damage taken by the uniform or it's loss as you are fighting the battle. So why exactly are we wearing them and why do you keep improving them?
That is when I got the idea to do an entire episode with a Rhino Squad Karok, in his underwear. Did pretty well.
When I said that the events for the past six months were being created in a certain way that didn't actually benefit the large group players. You can readily see by this fine Nexon example of an Easter Event, which proves the point. Although, I don't think they appreciate any player group with an event of this caliber.
This Event looks very pre-school, given where I live -- Easter is a holiday for the religious, children, and Dentists.
Have any of you ever consider boycotting the event?
Would they even know you had left?
