Dev's Diary: 20th Anniversary Event

[Diamondduck]

Here are some preliminary answers to some FAQs:

1. Will balloons gathered during the first phase affect the second phase results?
No. Balloons acquired during the first phase of the event will NOT affect the second phase results. This means that all balloons you get during the first phase should be used during the first phase - they will lose their value at the end of the first phase.

2. Does this mean that all unused balloons will be deleted with the start of the second phase?
No. We will not delete any balloons, but please keep in mind that balloons from the first phase will not affect the second phase results.

3. Can I store balloons from the first phase in my storehouse/star menu and donate them during the second phase?
Technically, it will be possible, but - as stated above - balloons from the first phase will be taken out of the second phase results calculation, hence doing so would be pointless.

I will try to get some more answers for you in the morning! In the meantime, happy balloon hunting!

im finding contradiction between #2 and #3. phase 1 is calculated as the total balloons donated to meet the qualifying requirements. it does not say anything about the balloons produced. i fail to see what is stopping people from producing a surplus of balloons if they are not being wiped from star menus. yes, phase 1 balloons are taken out of phase 2 calculations, this means at the start of phase 2, donated balloons reset to 0. again not effecting star menus. so in what way is this actually preventing us, or others, from hoarding balloons for the next phase. and if there is nothing in place, the servers who have already qualified will have the event over before phase 2 begins, all they gotta do is unload there star menus.

[LadySilverDagger]

im finding contradiction between #2 and #3. phase 1 is calculated as the total balloons donated to meet the qualifying requirements. it does not say anything about the balloons produced. i fail to see what is stopping people from producing a surplus of balloons if they are not being wiped from star menus.

What is going to happen is stated in the first post is that people will be unable to produce more balloons once we hit the 100% donated in phase 1. We will only be able to get "extra balloons" via the quests.

yes, phase 1 balloons are taken out of phase 2 calculations, this means at the start of phase 2, donated balloons reset to 0. again not effecting star menus. so in what way is this actually preventing us, or others, from hoarding balloons for the next phase. and if there is nothing in place, the servers who have already qualified will have the event over before phase 2 begins, all they gotta do is unload there star menus.

Or do they mean that the balloons donated in phase 1 are not counted towards the balloons in phase 2 - but that you can use balloons created in phase 1 and not donated in phase one for phase 2? Yeah, it's really not clear at all.

Two more problems I have with the design of this contest are:
1) how donating the most balloons is going to be independent of who completes the goals first since it seems to me that whom ever hits all the goals first is going to have a huge advantage in terms of the sheer number of balloons they can donate.
and
2) how European servers are not getting a boost since the start time of the contest is most beneficial to the European servers.

[Malt]

If someone could explain to me how a forced resource drain is in any way a celebration, that would be great.

[Malt]

Here are some preliminary answers to some FAQs:

1. Will balloons gathered during the first phase affect the second phase results?
No. Balloons acquired during the first phase of the event will NOT affect the second phase results. This means that all balloons you get during the first phase should be used during the first phase - they will lose their value at the end of the first phase.

2. Does this mean that all unused balloons will be deleted with the start of the second phase?
No. We will not delete any balloons, but please keep in mind that balloons from the first phase will not affect the second phase results.

3. Can I store balloons from the first phase in my storehouse/star menu and donate them during the second phase?
Technically, it will be possible, but - as stated above - balloons from the first phase will be taken out of the second phase results calculation, hence doing so would be pointless.

I will try to get some more answers for you in the morning! In the meantime, happy balloon hunting!

Is there some way of distinguishing phase 1 balloons from phase 2 balloons? If you don't want us saving up balloons, why wouldn't you just wipe out all stored balloons before phase 2? I'm imagining that phase 1 balloons and phase 2 balloons will look exactly the same and no way to tell them apart. So how the heck are you going to know the balloons came from phase 1? Are they tagged with a different name than what you will call them in phase 2?

Overall I'm going to give this event a grade of D- for being very unclear of the rules, changing the criteria for reaching a 100% mid stream, and for thinking that a forced resource drain is any kind of celebration.

Maybe I'll just take a few weeks off while you all "celebrate".

[BB_Effiluna]

Greetings Settlers!

I come bearing more answers to some FAQs.

1. When exactly does the first phase end?
The first phase will last approximately 4 days. Unfortunately, it is not possible to specify the exact time frame at this time. If your game world reaches 100%, the first phase ends for you.

2. When will the second phase start?
The second phase will start at the same time for all game worlds and will last until July 23rd. When the exact start time is determined, we will let you know immediately.

3. Does my game world need to get to 100% in phase 1?
There will be no penalty if your game world does not reach 100% during the first phase of the event, but you should make sure you play as much as possible–the faster you are, the more rewards you get. All game worlds will participate in the second phase.

4. Some game worlds will work together during the second phase; how will the teams be decided?
That's correct, some game worlds will cooperate in order to achieve a common goal. More details about groups will be announced next week. First, we will need to re-analyze the available data to make sure the 2nd phase competition will be fair for all players.

I hope this clears up some of your questions. Happy balloon hunting!

[The_Director]

hey BB_Effiluna, i had sent you a few messages, could you reply soon? thanks.

T_D

[Nynaeve]

This still does not answer what happens with balloons that we have in our star, but have not added to our storehouse and donated during first phase. Will we be able to then keep them and add them during the second phase? and will they count?

[Arcain]

All this complaining some ppl are doing about it "wasting resources" and how they aren't going to do the event. I have one very simple question for you. What good are these imaginary items doing sitting in your imaginary storehouses? Having huge stores of resources in the game does you no good. I understand on the staples like bread, weapons, and "high dollar" items. But for the cheap and easily obtained resources, it hurts you none to help the server out as a whole. In reality, stingily hording your imaginary items and refusing to help out only just makes you a selfish (censored) in RL.

It may be too late, but I really do wish BB would put a clause in saying that players who don't donate x number of balloons will not receive the rewards the rest of the sever worked so hard to achieve.

[The_Director]

All this complaining some ppl are doing about it "wasting resources" and how they aren't going to do the event. I have one very simple question for you. What good are these imaginary items doing sitting in your imaginary storehouses? Having huge stores of resources in the game does you no good. I understand on the staples like bread, weapons, and "high dollar" items. But for the cheap and easily obtained resources, it hurts you none to help the server out as a whole. In reality, stingily hording your imaginary items and refusing to help out only just makes you a selfish (censored) in RL.

It may be too late, but I really do wish BB would put a clause in saying that players who don't donate x number of balloons will not receive the rewards the rest of the sever worked so hard to achieve.

Arcain, please remember 2 things:

1. The server is taking our resources and only "might" give us a reward which may or may not be = to what we give. to the level 50's, they are making balloons by the 10's of thousands, working to cover the players who only can make 10. Remember that when you complain about the guy who is level 4.

2. Yes there are selfish players out there, but no, you are not in a position to argue against them. They don't have to give anything, nor should you force them.


To balance #2, if your are hoarding, please give. It benefits no one to hoard when there is much you could receive by giving.

[RonEmpire]

http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/t...l=1#post228451

The link above is the FAQ from .com