User:An Adventurer/Sandbox 4

Rumor Updates

Holtburg

December 2002 - The Hall of the Tusker King

The Future:

Many players have written to tell us that they really enjoyed the update to the Lethe quest, and to ask if we have any other quest updates in mind for the future. As it happens, we do, and you'll see the first of them in the December update. (Here's a hint: if you have low level characters near Holtburg, you may want to be careful where you log them out before the update.)

Maggies

Following updates listed on maggies:

Lilitha's Lost Bow
- Stats of bow updated
- exp updated (added?)
- Eldrista the Adventurer dialog updated
- Farmer removed
- Hunter's Leap updated - banderlings replaced with human bandits

Fiery Weapons
- New rumor: Edelbar Directions
- Stats of weapons updated
- Banderling Bandit stats/elvel updated
- Banderling Rogue introduced
- Edelbar camp Bandit only drops staff
- Arwic Mines/Northern Camp bandits now rogues, now drop spear.

Holtburg Area Updates
- Numerous new rumors sold by Barkeeper Wilomine in Holtburg. Listed as new on maggies:
- Drudge Hideout updated - Formerly levels 1-4, now no restriction. Drudges upgraded to slaves and robbers. Runed Chest added.
- A Rat Nest updated - Formerly called "A White Rat Nest," name changed. Formerly had level restriction, now no restriction. Rats upgraded. Runed Chest added.
- Dungeon Fern updated - Runed Chest added. [Assumed that creature updates also took place]
- Edelbar Lich House updated - Lich replaced with Lich Lord. Runed Chest added.
- Holtbrg Dungeon updated - Creatured upgraded to Drudge Slaves, Hunter Shreths, Jade Gromnies, Swamp Rats. Runed Chest added. (runed chest exists here?)
- Holtburg Redoubt updaed? Maggies lists updates to "Holtburg Dungeon" that would apply to the Redoubt. Quest items on 24hr pickup, exp upgraded to 3000k.
- Banderling Ruin updated - Formerly called "Empty Ruin," name changed. Banderlings upgraded. Runed Chest added.
- Hilltop Tower updated - Drudge prowlers upgraded to Raveners. [Assumed that Runed Chest added]
- Daiklos updated - Level restrictions removed, creatures upgraded. [Assumed that Runed Chest added]
- Golem Spire updated - Creatures upgraded. Runed Chest added.

New Texts

A Banderling Ruin Directions to Hunter's Leap Directions to the Drudge Hideout Directions to the Hedged Platform Dungeon Fern (Text) Edelbar Directions Golem Mound Hilltop (Text) The Rat Nest

Updated Texts

Daiklos Legend Holtburg Dungeon Directions

April 2004 - A New Threat

Letter to the Players

Content Revisions

We are revising two towns and two quests in April. Holtburg will be revised in the same way that Shoushi and Yaraq were previously. The portal drops and Lifestone locations will be made more convenient, and the surrounding content will be adjusted for balance.

Maggies

Following updates listed on maggies:

Lifestone in town at: 42.1N, 33.6E
Portal drop in town.
Icons for Holtburg rumors updated

Updated Texts

A Banderling Ruin Daiklos Legend Directions to Hunter's Leap Directions to the Drudge Hideout Directions to the Hedged Platform Dungeon Fern (Text) Edelbar Directions Golem Mound Hilltop (Text) Holtburg Dungeon Directions The Rat Nest

December 2004 - The Calm

Release Notes

New Content and Functionality

A number of improvements have been made to Holtburg, Shoushi and Yaraq as part of our ongoing work to turn these towns into Social Centers.

Letter to the Players

Social Centers

As also mentioned in previous Letters, over the next few months we will focus on the towns of Holtburg, Shoushi and Yaraq. Our goal is to increase player traffic through these towns, to make them more desirable places to spend time in-game. In December we'll be making a number of improvements to these three towns. These include:

Making the portals into the towns more consistent and increasing the number of portals out of the towns.
Moving the casinos closer to the towns.
Adjusting the starter quests based in these towns.

In addition to the three bullet points above, there are some improvements that we can't mention here – things that players will discover over the course of the December event.

Maggies

Following updates listed on maggies: