The Number of GM EventsFollow

I see serverwide announcements for gm events about once every 2 weeks.The last one I participated in was 3 weeks ago on BB.The GMs took over East Wastes orc fort.2 raids formed 1 was a higher end guild and one was a pick up raid.We all cleared the skelis from around the fort then a named one popped in the fort.The higher end guild tried to take him but the plainly gm controlled named(He was swapping from a 2 hs to 2 one handers mid fight)kicked thier butts.They kept emoting zone wide that no one would win if we didn't all work together,but the guild refused to cooperate and kept trying him themselves so the gms finally just zone emoted that since we would not cooperate with each other there was no challenge and they just left.

Yeah, most the GM eventsI have seen/played in were when Verant owned EQ. Now I very rarely see anything but PVP in arena. I was showing a friend how to play EQ the other day when a GM showed up in BB and approached us and asked us to collect some "lights" for him. He wanted "4 white, 2 green, and 1 red lights." They translated to 5 fish scales, 2 snake skins, and 1 fire beetle eye. When they were turned in we got gnomish fireworks and a gem (1 diamond, 1 ruby, and 1 sapphire), there were three of us playing in the event.

It really was fun, but kind of cheesy. I remember the old events that were pretty darn funny. The troll that wouldn't let us cross the bride in SK without paying him was fun. I also remember another time we had a Santa troll at christmas time, but I don't remember what he did...

I'd like to see more, but I have been in one this year and (I was new and didn't "get" what was happening) I am aware of another in the last 12 months. I took part in a "treasure hunt" in Steamfont, and the other was event was in Jaggedpine I think. I think it was a rescue of some kind. My point is, they do happen. I think it's just hard to be in-game all of the time so you can be there for every (any?) event. I think they prefer not to announce events more than a few minutes ahead of time to cut down on zone lag. Anyway, point is...they do happen.

This is actually a GM Quest.

is actually a GM event with real rewards, i have participated in one of these.

Edited, Sun Sep 4 09:04:52 2005 by Covou

OK. 3rd post in a row but you people need some perspective... sorry. The events and quests these days, as far as i know, are handled solely by SoE's VOLUNTEER Guide program. That means that if people arent volunteering, there is not enough guides to host the events, instead of posting and b*tching about not liking it why don't you try clicking here and doing somthing about it. All of you will sit there and whine about it but none of you would be willing to get off your preverbial behind and do something to make it better, except cry to no one who really cares. But yet you expect other people to surrender their time so you can get easy loot. One word fellas, and gals, Greedy.

Edited, Sun Sep 4 09:11:53 2005 by Covou

GM events consist of two parts:

1) the waiting around in confusion;

followed by

2) getting insta-killed no matter what level you are.


Been playing for 6+ years and this is my view on GM events.
So I voted Avoid! ZOne! /Quit



Edited, Sun Sep 4 10:06:44 2005 by Treesong

I've been part of two Cazic-Thule (the mob) events. One CT was spawned in Lake of Ill Omen, back when that was "the" place to be for 20+ xp. Another was in PoFear, server GM had a going away party of sorts, and added Amulet of Necropotence to the loot table. Everything, except the AoN, was ninja looted by ppl leaving raid so we couldn't tell who did the looting... *lets that sink in a bit*... there was ninja looting at a GM event lolz.

I've heard of events involving Mayong Mistmoore spawning in MM, but that was years ago.

i remember only 2 or even 3 mayb on the drinal server and that was it...

first one when i was around lvl 51 starting my epic... a gm said a gm event Hafling Dive *where you create a halfling and jump off some cliff into water and the winner is whoever jumped into the water the farthest*

second one was a fre for all arena tourney where i had to scrap up about 10k pp and more depending on lvl... i died and was a waste of PP shoulda kept it

and those are the only 2 off the bat i know of happening in the past 2 years and ive been playing from the kunark expansion and up.... *also soem others were the fable's the skeleton's taking over kelethin and other random towns, and the big-*** skeles in Butcherblock for the 5th anaversiary (gota steel soldier ring from that)*

As a long time subscriber and player of EQ I would like to be giving some kind of heads up when an event is goin to take place I usually "hear" about an event after the fact.
I will say tho that I have seen several "Best of the best" in SERVERWIDE:MESSAGE (NOT interested myself) and I remember a "8th Annual Fisherman's Tournament" event in SERVERWIDE (Was loggin when announced =( sigh...) and I loved the halloween and anniversary events.

But I would like to see more events that were GM run and hope that by my vote and this post to see more events devoloped.

But honestly I would like to see more events of any kind GM or otherwise. And I dont mean the scripted war type of events, those are much to grand in scale.
But events like the Anniversary event that required you to travel around killing and collecting, with the occasional Fabled item along the way. And even tho the reward was merely a wand of fireworks it was wonderfully thought out to fire out different effects depending on how long you had been a subscriber (more status of a more attainable reach for all).

And furthermore the few peeps whom have linked the reward from any events they attended made me think I wish I could have attended.

It is pretty cool, haveing a unique piece of gear or item that no one else has or can ever get again.

ESPECIALLY a title that is instantly recognised as an achievment, ya I'm talking about ya Cellan "The Insane" (very cool title hehe) or Dredds "The Keeper of the Ages".

Or like the title you can recieve for 100 wins in each Ldon theme (the Omega symbol). That REALLY makes you noticable hehe.

And the fun drops like the "Can o' whoop ***" (forget which GM event that was).

Once again its the unique things that can come from GM events that even further flesh out your character and give you that feeling of bieng different than the dime a dozen Pally or run of the mill Beastlord.

Now I am only talking about the unique rewards and fun of GM events as another aspect of EQ that could be devolped and not to compare them with quest rewards that is a reward of a different color.

Anyway my ramblings aside, I would very much like to have an opportunity to attend more GM events and the idea of playing against GM's and / or Guides is great. Not being into PVP but enjoying the occaisional healthy competition of playing against another player rather than EQAI is fun too.

Good hunting all.

Sofurious - The Rathe
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if they offered it every night then it would defeat the purpose of them haveing the Legends ( premium) server running .. however i would like to see more events for all levels .. not just specific . could run them once a week for lvl groups .. would be fun ..

I'm a Noob so I don' get to do much towards raid, or stuff like that. I've seen one GM event, Which I couldn't even join. I think you need to add more low to mid lvl GM Events. Plz.... Would it kill you to do that.... Luleen

Do remember that guides and GM's can play NPCs, so just because no GM/GUide participation is noticeable at first, doesnt mean that the level 2 rat you just killed wasn't a GM/Guide.

GM? What's that?

Been playing 5 years, have seen green names maybe 3 times. Have never seen a GM event. Got given lame cookies and milk one of those times, lol.