The month of October saw a nice gain in public notice for GemStone IV thanks to a tweet from Felicia Day. For those of you unaware, Felicia Day is the star of The Guild, the actress behind Penny in Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a patron saint of geekdom, and a gorgeous redheaded vixen.

In honor of the immense efforts made by players to get GemStone IV noticed by the world of twitter, we're releasing +5 to Dexterity Vests via the GIFTBOX verb. Please remember that if things move beyond someone touching your vest, you should head to a private, latched room.

And yes, we do want to date your avatars. Every single one of you. Thanks to everyone who donated to TwitChange on our behalf.

Auchand

You may have heard of me.

My NaNoWriMo story-in-progress: http://story.shadowling.com

>Thanks to everyone who donated to TwitChange on our behalf

You're welcome. But, what about us folks who donated that only play Shattered?

~ Drunken Durfin

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Bunching your muscles tightly, you flex and proudly display an island with a huge erupting volcano tattoo on your arm.

Shedbolt exclaims, "Durfin won 500k!"

>giftbox
Giftboxes are no longer being distributed.

-E

>This is fixed. I'm not sure why it didn't work earlier, but we love our Platinum and Shattered special kids as well.

Is it either Shattered or Prime, or can a Prime character and a Shattered character on the same account both get a box?

<<Is it either Shattered or Prime, or can a Prime character and a Shattered character on the same account both get a box?

I'm pretty sure it is instance based, since all giftbox items previously have been. I've been able to get them, on the same account, on both a Prime and a Platinum character. So I imagine you could get one on a Shattered character too.


-Adam

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"You guys took all the pretty places." ~Anonymous

<<I'm pretty sure it is instance based, since all giftbox items previously have been. I've been able to get them, on the same account, on both a Prime and a Platinum character.>>

I can confirm this, I obtained the giftbox in Prime & Shattered, same account.

<<Prior to this promotion, I had never heard of Felicia Day or The Guild.>>

Same here, and I'd also like to offer appreciation and thanks for the effort & donations involved to market the game. Hopefully, we get some keepers out the interest!

Roblar's player

>Duane takes your vest and peers at it through a large green crystal lens. He hands it back, saying, "Sorry, Necen, I can't recharge this."

The vests seem to have something wonky about them in terms of recharging. Could someone fix it?


~ Nuadjha, the Briar Fox

You inhale deeply upon your pipe, puckering your lips as you send out three rings of smoke before you, then puff out a small vine of smoke that darts right through all three which causes them to disperse in a hazy shroud!

>Maybe it's just full?

That's a different message - "I believe your [item] is already fully charged."


~ Nuadjha, the Briar Fox

You inhale deeply upon your pipe, puckering your lips as you send out three rings of smoke before you, then puff out a small vine of smoke that darts right through all three which causes them to disperse in a hazy shroud!

It wasn't really an investigation... I claimed a giftbox and just looked at how the vest was built. To me (I'm not an expert on enhancives), it looks like it was set up to not be rechargeable, but that's as far as I looked (i.e., did I go confirm that the AG system looked for x, y, or z before saying no? I didn't). Is it intended to be that way? I have no idea. That's where we are. [shrugs]

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GM Emeradan
GS4-EMERADAN@PLAY.NET
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"If you love, love without reservation. If you fight, fight without fear."
"Why's it always the ... that pass the test?"
"Not bad... let's do that again."

Ugh. Not rechargeable, eh? Good to know.

>Non-rechargable really puts a damper on it, not gonna lie.

^. I don't understand why it needs to be limited in such a fashion.


~ Nuadjha, the Briar Fox

You inhale deeply upon your pipe, puckering your lips as you send out three rings of smoke before you, then puff out a small vine of smoke that darts right through all three which causes them to disperse in a hazy shroud!

That's disappointing.

Might have well have just had a table in each town giving account attuned enhancive potions. Calling it a giftbox item, gives the wrong impression.


-farmer

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That's just what we want, criss-crossing furrows all over the town streets from someone wandering through with their animated plow super buddy.

-Strath

Next question.

What are the alteration limitations on the vests?

I had assumed that because they were pin-worn, there would be a great amount of flexibility. Since, even though they are a "homage" to the Guild characters, they are, lets admit it, rather ugly.

Can they then be altered into most any other pin-worn within reason? Or must they always be "vest"-like?

Hugs,

~Jay

"Seriously, when I see "Uninvited" cartoon hearts flutter around my head."

>Wow, classy.

Did you take offense? I mean the design is just a text rendering of something someone else designed. If you did, I apologize for kicking the baby.

Ah, I forgot the EZscript. I will adjust accordingly. Thanks.

Hugs,

~Jay

"Seriously, when I see "Uninvited" cartoon hearts flutter around my head."

Still merchant rechargeable tho, yeah?