A Very Everquest X-Mas

Discussion in 'The Veterans' Lounge' started by gotwar, Dec 11, 2018.

  1. gotwar Gotcharms

    Merry X-Mas and Happy Holidays, Everquest Community!

    It's been a great year for Everquest and FV, and we'd like to give back to the community this year by spreading some holiday cheer. Whether you're new to the game and struggling to buy your first loaf of bread, or are a platinum hoarding Ogrenezer Scrooge, we'd like to invite you to come join us for some holiday fun (and lots of free phat raid lewtz).

    On the evening of Wednesday, December 19th, starting at 8:30 PM EST, Valhallah will be hosting an enormous X-Mas giveaway on the Firiona Vie server. While this event takes place on FV, everyone is invited to attend, win prizes, and join the fun.

    The event itself will be hosted in Plane of Knowledge.

    We have two forum contests that will be running concurrent with the giveaway events in PoK:

    Everquest X-Mas Picture Contest:

    Create a picture related to Everquest X-Mas and post it here in this thread. The entries will be judged by VH Leadership and winners will be selected on the evening of the X-Mas event. Entries must be submitted before Wednesday, December 19th.

    1st place: 100,000,000 Platinum
    2nd place: 10 Krono
    3rd Place: 5 Krono

    Be sure to post the name of the character you will be logged into on the day of the event along with your entry. I recommend logging in and verifying your character name isn't already taken to avoid any mistakes. Entries without character names will be ineligible to win any prizes.

    What Does an Everquest X-Mas Mean to You?

    Write a couple paragraphs about what Everquest X-Mas means to you and post it here in this thread. This can be as short or as long as you'd like, it can be serious, humorous, or weird. Tell us what EQ X-Mas means to you! The entries will be judged the day of the giveaway.

    Grand Prize: 100,000,000 Platinum

    Be sure to post the name of the character you will be logged into on the day of the event along with your entry. I recommend logging in and verifying your character name isn't already taken to avoid any mistakes. Entries without character names will be ineligible to win any prizes.

    Other Events Taking Place in PoK:

    On the night of the giveaway, we'll have elves spread throughout PoK helping to distribute Valhallahclaus' substantial amount of raid loot. We have over a hundred pieces of RoS raid gear to hand out, and will be distributing them through a variety of events, including trivia contests, holiday scavenger hunts, and more.

    Log in when the event starts and look for our elves shouting messages of holiday cheer in /shout! Be sure to learn Elvish if you're coming from another server!

    Hope to see you all there, and happy holidays!




    Time until the Holiday Giveaway:

    https://www.webcountdown.net//?a=Cj5SLXj
  2. Wuddane Elder

    I'll be there, wearing my naughty elf suit and chasing people around PoK with the mistletoe.
  3. Caemien Elder

    EQ Elf on the Shelf!
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  4. Gyurika Godofwar Augur


    I'll be there running away from Wuddy and trying to win stuff :D :p
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  5. Gyurika Godofwar Augur

    For me EQ Xmas has meant spending time in game with friends and guildmates either participating in events like this in some form or fashion or playing the game and helping people out with XP, drops and so on.

    In real life it used to mean family time at my grandmother's place but she passed in 2010 we really haven't done much at Christmas beyond a meal and with no kids here we don't even put up a tree or decorations so I get my Christmas spirit from EQ (and social media) for the most part.

    With my birthday being 10 days before Christmas I try to get myself something each year as well but this year my budget is limited so no TBL for me for awhile. Of course for those who know me I am a boxer and usually get the expansion 3-6 times every year sometimes more or sometimes wait on the sale for more.

    My character on FV is Nothobitses and I am Menamienexe on Test,
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  6. gotwar Gotcharms

    A reminder that a Krono on FV costs 4 million platinum, and that Kronos are account bound.

    It's intended that this giveaway be accessible to anyone from any server - if you win the 100 million prize on either contest, you can buy up ~25 krono and take them to your home server (or wherever).

    The same goes for the raid gear being given away. Each item is worth at least 1-2 krono (or more, in some cases).

    Where are the holiday stories and pictures!
  7. The Mighty Oz New Member

    It was the night before Christmas and many creatures were stirring , in Blackburrow that is. It was a
    long time ago on a server now far ,far away. While camping the Elite ledge with my friend Famellron and
    chatting away the downtime a troll shaman and human warrior came up on us. Naturally with both of them being red-cons and all the camp-stealing and mayhem we were used to in the zone we assumed
    the worst. Instead , the Troll shammy buffed us and gave me a moonstone ring and 50 plat. I forget
    what the warrior gave Famellron , but to both of us it was in effect a fortune. We thanked them, they told us to have a good time and left as suddenly as they came. Even though we never got a named by the time we were done we were both happy with our gifts from the two strangers so much it didn't matter.

    Later on in levels I was in the Shammies guild , and raided PoSky with both him and the warrior but that is another story.

    Fast forward to the next Christmas eve , and my mood was the exact opposite. The entire week preceding Christmas the internet was being worked on in my area and my connection was sporadic and insanely laggy. I couldn't go hunt with friends who had asked me to go camp whatever it was one of them were after because it was just impossible. I would have just gotten myself and them killed trying
    to tank for them with the lag I had. So instead they went off and did that and I sat in Permafrost at the Alchemist camp. The zone was an old haunt of mine and too low level to get me killed despite my horrific lag , so I figured I would camp the elusive cloak to trade or sell in EC. As anyone who has camped this named would know , its a terrible drop rate and there are times reported from others back then of upwards of 20 hours to get the drop sometimes.

    There I was Christmas morning , having been too stubborn to give up the camp demanding the tiresome mob drop the cloak even after a bit over a dozen drops of mammoth legs and the cloak finally dropped. It was some time before noon I think and I headed off to Halas to sell vendor loot
    and hit the bank. I was exhausted from the nights camp but in a great mood I had gotten a cloak
    considering I could sell or trade it for something nice I could use.

    I entered Halas , (got a skillup swimming across the zonein pond -always a plus ) and headed to
    the bank. Just outside of it was a naked Barb girl , nothing but the starting club on her. Suddenly the
    scene from that elite ledge came back into my mind and I walked over to her, handed her the cloak
    and said "merry Christmas" , she thanked me and said she had nothing to offer back to my reply
    of "someday you do the same".

    She went on to be an officer in one of the raiding guilds later on and even though we spent many years on the same server we never talked again until the day I left for another server. I was saying
    goodbye to people I knew before transferring and thought of her. I waited until she got online that day
    because I was in no rush to say goodbye to my old server after 8 years when she finally got online.
    I sent her a tell saying I was leaving the server and wondered if she remembered me from all those years back. All I asked her was if she remembered me, nothing else. She didn't even say yes, instead immediately said "I still have the cloak in my bank" . I wished her well , she did the same and I left Prexus.


    Merry Christmas Melanippe , I hope the cloak still fits even though you have long outgrown it.

    And Merry Christmas Biggie Kindhearted (the troll shammy) , and Cmedie Invain ( Human Warrior)
    the two from the elite ledge , Famellron the warrior from long ago.

    And everyone in Everquest.

    t
  8. Ssdar Augur

    EQ xmas to Ssdar:

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    /wave Gotcharms
  9. Skaara New Member

    I have a theory about holidays, they are a scam. Seriously. If you wanted my attention you should have RSVP'd or you shouldn't have waited until a day I had off from work that I could spend on EQ. Everquest Xmas is the getaway from holiday festivities so I can be anti-social and refuse to interact with people in real life.

    Now once you are in the game, away from all the nonsensical real world has to offer. Its the time to run progression and talk nonsense in General. Its about putting on ornament sets and humiliating mobs by destroying them while you look ridiculous. I will jingle my bells all over EQ just so the game knows who's the boss.

    Valhallahclaus is the best thing since Festive Dolls were invented. Well done good sirs.

    My character is Skaara on FV.
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  10. Attropos New Member

    What does Christmas mean to me?

    Christmas is the time of giving to others which is not always meant to be a physical thing. Being able to share memories and time with those that you may have not seen in awhile, or those that you see often. It is when you get to forget all the worries in the world for a day and just exist in the present.

    My personal favorite memories were with my mom who would always buy us a pair of pajamas which we had to wear Christmas eve. She would let us stay up all night as long as we remained in our rooms and did not tear into the additional presents.

    To me, Christmas is about family, wholeheartedly. While everyone worries about what gift they are getting, or getting gifts for others, to me it is about being able to drink eggnog and laugh.

    My Character is Attropos on Firiona Vie
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  11. IblisTheMage Augur

    Santa is arguably derrived from Odin/Woden :)

    So from Denmark: Glædelig Jul! (merry Yule). We are so happy that viking paganism has finally caught on :-D
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  12. BadPallyGuildLeader Augur

    See guys. FV is great. I'm telling ya, no need to MAKE FV ...it already is. We have peeps like Val and individuals like Gotwar and Bleve. The server has extended out the EQ enjoyment for more people than you would expect a server to do.
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  13. Iheartradio New Member

    What Christmas in Everquest means to me? hmmm its kind of hard to explain but I will try my best. Everquest and the everquest community has been a part of my life since 2000, I have met tons of people and a lot I can truly call friends and some I even call family. On my server that I play on ( test ) we have a very very tight family group, one that has seen me through the loss of my wife and other things, Christmas in everquest means family it means friends it means love it means support it means fun, it also means aggravation , anger, rage quits, and ignores. It also means helping laughing giving and receiving it means grouping up with old friends and catching up and grouping with new people and making new friends. Everquest is more than " just a game" its a Home away from home its that snuggle you miss from someone long gone, its that favorite pair of wool socks, its that favorite blanket that smells like someone else that is no longer here, it is many things to many people. To me though its a life saver and life preserver its my feel good go to :) . the people during Christmas..they change just a little, they smile a little more easily they laugh just a little more deeply and for us we care that much harder. Love to all Everquest people and much love to Eternities Demise Love you guys and our family.
    my character is Iheartradio on Fv or hatestorm also on FV
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  14. Xazier Elder

    Man I remember in 2011 I got like 20 million from Rake the casino guy, he gave back like more than half of what he won that year to the community. I am assuming ge is in Valhalla now.
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  17. Ceffener Augur

    Sikkunn - FV

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  18. divirgmar Lorekeeper

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    showing santugg she can do a better job than rudolf

    <- Manouk
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  19. Skaara New Member

    Back in my day, one didn't simply download EQ, one waited an entire day for these bad boys to install off of MULTIPLE discs. Christmas 2004 was the most epic Christmas ever, I got Shadows of Luclin AND the exclusive strategy guide. Peep this for your Christmas photo viewing pleasure:

    My character is Skaara on FV
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  20. Attropos New Member

    The Christmas adventure for Everquest to me: Sitting there with my cup of hot chocolate and writing down the locations on my EQ map binder because without it you are completely lost. Preparing for the next generation. Character - Attropos (Firiona Vie)

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