The script for the gnome race is not working or not enabled on the Mischief server. [Wed Mar 16 09:43:47 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 17 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 09:49:07 2022] You say, 'Hail, Tipsy Teena' [Wed Mar 16 09:49:07 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 11 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 09:50:38 2022] Scrubber IV says, 'Click... Dust. Dust. Dust.' [Wed Mar 16 09:57:52 2022] You say, 'Hail, Tipsy Teena' [Wed Mar 16 09:57:53 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 3 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 10:00:09 2022] You say, 'Hail, Tipsy Teena' [Wed Mar 16 10:00:09 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'It will be more than an hour before we start again. I recommend getting a pint or five and come back in a bit.'
I had this issue as well on the Bristlebane server. Fresh level one gnome created today, so the character isn't the issue. [Wed Mar 16 09:48:24 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 12 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 09:53:41 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 7 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 09:55:12 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 5 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 09:59:56 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 1 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 10:00:01 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'It will be more than an hour before we start again. I recommend getting a pint or five and come back in a bit.'
I decided to try again because hey, it could have been user error earlier... but nope [Wed Mar 16 15:50:44 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 10 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 15:53:30 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 7 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 15:55:40 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 5 minutes! Please join us then.' [Wed Mar 16 15:59:05 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'The tipsy gnome race is beginning in 1 minutes! Please join us then.' Wed Mar 16 16:00:55 2022] Tipsy Teena says, 'It will be more than an hour before we start again. I recommend getting a pint or five and come back in a bit.'
I think it was great fun the first time I did it. Then I had to keep doing it to get the set of armor. It was very reminiscent of the old days and the races we used to have. Thank goodness there are so many quests in the game that one has a choice whether to participate or not. Hopefully this one will get fixed soon so others can enjoy the special t shirt and/or the other armor.
We got rid of the Broadcasts, but did not disable the quest. I confirmed it is not allowing participation, but I don't know yet where the disconnect is.
Prathun wrote a note about a version numbering bug with this event in 2020. Not sure if it was ever fixed. https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/gnome-race-broken.264203/
It's disappointing that it seems they are just going to sunset this quest. Especially after all the time and effort that went into creating it in the first place.