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Lord Sojar · Sep 02, 2006, 03:59 AM // 03:59

Ze Hunt '06 will begins!!!!!!! So, to begin, for those that don't know, I shall explain!

This is a worldwide scavenger hunt. The prizes are in order of those who can figure out the riddles first in order. You can get your next riddle from me by meeting me at the Great Temple of Balthazar. Once the winner has all 7 items and shows all to me, They WIN!

So here is how this works.

UPDATE: Due to high volumes of people, I am changing the way the contest works!

ALL riddles are now posted below, first person to solve all 7 and bring me their display of items wins! GL!

Some mini quests will be given also at International District 1 of The Great Temple of Balthazar. I will randomly announce these, and they will be mainly trivia games. Ale is free, but I only have so much, so don't keep asking for it, make it last please!

Anyways, so here we go!!!!!!!!

FIRST RIDDLE!

Prophecies: I see you, see you, through these. They are clouded, and take many ships, but still they see you. What am I?

Factions: I am hard, I am skaley, I am sharp and tough. I fall from the slither, and make you skin itch. What am I?

SECOND RIDDLE:

Prophecies: I stick to your skin when you sweat, I tear your flesh, I break you bone. What am I?

Factions: I may have been neglected, but it matters not, for what is inside matters most. What am I?

THIRD RIDDLE:

Prophecies: I am somewhat nasty, gooey, and gross, but I seem to be liked by at least half at most. What am I?

Factions: I am all but nice, and oh so cute, but it is what is hard about me that you seek. What am I?

FOURTH RIDDLE:

Prophecies: Cut to perfection, made to last, you can't find this in Sears or Home Depot, but you can get it from a Flamekeeper! What am I?

Factions: I pinch, I pinch. I hurt you so! Wow oh wow, that sure burns, oh noes! What am I?

FIFTH RIDDLE:

Prophecies: I go well on salads, although I am a bit burnt. I won't ever grow, but I most certainly can sew. What am I?

Factions: Money, money, root of all evil. I come in gold, silver, and am oh so pretty! What am I?

SIXTH RIDDLE:

Prophecies: I am so soft, I am so fuzzy. I salvage into what you brush. What am I?

Factions: Stop right there thief! How dare you steal! This is for the orphans! What am I?

FINAL RIDDLE:

Prophecies: I am many things, one of which is after surgery, another which you chew with. But above all else, I come from Giants across the way. What am I?

Factions: I am the one, and the omega. With this I cause pain and agony. What am I?

GL!!!!!!!

You can obtain one hint from me. Add me to your party, and say HINT. I will give everyone the same hint, so don't switch characters. BUT! In order to get the tip, you have to answer my trivia question! DUN DUN DUN!

Remember, you can find ME at the Great Temple of Balthazar International District 1 at all times for the next 6 hours. Then I gotta sleep!

chessyang · Sep 02, 2006, 05:26 AM // 05:26

oh man.. oh man!!

i thnk we have winner... 1:39 est..

ThunderStruck · Sep 02, 2006, 05:58 AM // 05:58

OMG, I had all except the Scar Behemoth Jaw, and I knew I needed it.....!

Congrats to the winners

Raging Pacifist · Sep 02, 2006, 06:00 AM // 06:00

I came in right as you logged.

I want my 1k ;_;

Canadian Bacon · Sep 02, 2006, 06:03 AM // 06:03

I had them all right, even the Jaw, but I was just too late, by about 2 minutes!!!

Relambrien · Sep 02, 2006, 06:17 AM // 06:17

Comments about the event:

I, and many people I talked to, feel that the Prophecies questions were much easier than the Factions questions. For those, like me, who had started by gathering Factions items, switching to the easier Prophecies questions was no longer an option. Therefore, this event was biased, albeit unintentionally, to Prophecies characters. Recommendation for the next event: Choose one campaign to ensure fairness. Maybe less people will get to participate, but having everyone get the same questions is, imo, a better option.

Sojar was a great host, and put his heart into this event. However, he lacked a schedule and had only one mini-quest. Recommendation: Plan a schedule before-hand, and plan the mini-events around it. Stick to the schedule.

The concept was good, but wasn't exactly fair, as different classes would have varying degrees of difficulty. Warriors would have a relatively easy or hard time, based on the enemies, and Monks would generally have a somewhat hard time unless they took a friend with them to do damage. Recommendation: For the next event, have players look for landmarks or answer trivia questions. This eliminates class imbalance.

Prizes were well-thought out and nicely valued, though the fact that they're such extravagant prizes left quite a sour taste in the mouths of those who were so close but couldn't get one thing. Recommendation: None. This happens whenever events like this are held, though perhaps giving slightly smaller winning prizes and better participation prizes would ease the anger of those who were barely beaten.

Overall, it was a good event, though somewhat poorly-planned and inadvertently biased. The next event should be even better, hopefully with more things evened out. Keep up the good work Sojar, and I'll be looking forward to your next event!

iam133b · Sep 02, 2006, 06:24 AM // 06:24

2nd place here

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...u/winnings.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4u/winners.jpg

was alot of fun Thx again

i asked sojar and you could mix and match, it was a common misconception that you could not

chosenbygod · Sep 02, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

Got first place, thanks a lot for the event sojar, was really fun and challenging. Won 100k + 250ales + perfect req shadow bow + customized brohn's staff by Sojar himself!

. Looking forward to any other events you plan in the future, thanks!

Lord Sojar · Sep 02, 2006, 06:27 AM // 06:27

Awesome contest guys! To those that didn't win, GJ! To my winners! AWESOME WORK!

Here are the correct items BTW.

Prophecies:

Stormy Eye
Leather Claw
Half Eaten Mass
Charr Carving
Scorched Seed
Charr Hide
Scar Behemoth Jaw

Factions:

Naga Pelt/Hide
Forgotten Trinket Box
Kappa Hatchling Shell
Mantis Pincer
Copper Crimson Skull Coin
Stolen Supplies
Oni Claw

Ah yes, and lets not forget our winners tonight!

Prizes were as follows!

The Wasted Monk, Grand Prize Winner
Prizes: 100k, Perfect Req8 15%>50 Shadow Bow, 250 Ale, Customized Brohns Staff by me (autographed

)

Rawring, Runner Up!
Prizes: 75k, Totem Axe, and 150 Dwarven Ale

Edible Spam, 3rd place winner!
Prizes: 50k + 100 Dwarven Ale + Gingerbread Focus + Peppermint SHield

here are my winners and myself on my ele Govannon Syphideous celebrating outside Lions Arch. We had to rezone since Wasted died.... she has DNKP on...and she was 55ing and didn't put up Prot Spirit...noob...LOL JK. Anyways, we killed the two titans, zoned back, and then took these screenies.. GO US!

edible_spam · Sep 02, 2006, 06:33 AM // 06:33

I was third 'edible spam' lol! Thx again for the fun event!!!

Canadian Bacon · Sep 02, 2006, 06:47 AM // 06:47

I met Sojar again, and got a completion prize of 7k and 30 Ale for being 9th to complete. When you consider I won a green bow and...something else that I can't remember from the trivia mini-game plus my 9th place reward, I didn't do too bad. I still can't believe how close I was to getting 3rd though!

SaladFork · Sep 02, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

I'm still laughing at all the people who had just made PvP characters and had NO idea what was going on. That 'Harry Potter' guy who demanded free stuff was an ass though.

<-- Was there as "I Stole This Name"

Thanks again Sojar, was a lot of fun! Looking forward to more in the future.

~Salad

Canadian Bacon · Sep 02, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaladFork

I'm still laughing at all the people who had just made PvP characters and had NO idea what was going on. That 'Harry Potter' guy who demanded free stuff was an ass though.

<-- Was there as "I Stole This Name"

Thanks again Sojar, was a lot of fun! Looking forward to more in the future.

~Salad

I saw you there (I was Silencer Of Lambs), and Harry Potter too. You're right, he was an ass!

Age · Sep 02, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by iam133b

2nd place here

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...u/winnings.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4u/winners.jpg

was alot of fun Thx again

i asked sojar and you could mix and match, it was a common misconception that you could not

May I ask where your cheap salvage kit is I still use them?