Coraesine Field/saved posts 2014
The Cessation of Coraesine Field
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4549
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/03/2014
Subject: The Cessation of Coraesine Field
The forest has taken over the field, forever engulfing the vast openness in greenery.
Several merchants stayed behind to watch the forest grow, magically, through the dryad's power. Or was it something else? It's tough to say. The forest repelled any who tried to enter now. Only the field with the newly planted trees could be entered. Arkford needed the adventurers to see this. But would they come for just the forest? No, likely not. He figured it was time to ask for the brave to come back, because by him returning to Coraesine Field, he ruined it. He would lure them in with the artisans. But this time, he would need their help to stop the forest, or die trying.
~Wyrom, SGM
Ticketed Event
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4553
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/03/2014
Subject: The Cessation of Coraesine Field - Ticketed Event
Hey everyone, we will be having a finale in Coraesine Field. This run will be an extremely high-end ticket event. We'll only be selling 50 tickets at a higher price point. There will be 250 services, broken up into 5 tiers. Each player who goes will be limited to 1 win per tier. Meaning any one person can walk away with a total of 5 services. The service list has been cleaned up, and I will be revealing that later today. A single item will be limited to only one service of the same time. For example, once an item is enchanted, it cannot be enchanted again at this event. But it could have weighting or flares. There will be no consolation prizes for this event.
We will attempt to use a "lottery system" which will basically be an in-game raffle ticket. Those who win that raffle will have a chance to buy tickets. We will explain more on this very soon. The alternative is selling all the tickets, with the captcha, in one single batch.
The dates for this event are weekend only.
- Prime: March 28th - 30th.
- Platinum: April 4th - 6th.
Shattered will not be having this run, as there was little demand for the original run.
The wisp quest will be unavailable due to the storyline plot that has occurred and what has already occurred. Some shops from the original run will be unavailable. Inventory will not be refreshed. The event is solely revolving around the services. We will have each service scheduled, similar to the original CCF in 2009. More details will be available soon on this as well.
~Wyrom, SGM
Ticket Prices and Service List
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4558
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/03/2014
Subject: The Cessation of Coraesine Field - Ticket Prices, Raffle/Lottery, and Service List
The pricing for this special run will be much higher than the original run. That is so we can pay specific attention to everyone who comes and make sure we offer them a selection of services that everyone should be happy to walk away from. Plus the service list is being run a lot differently.
- Prime: $199.99
- Platinum: $149.99 (This price is after discount)
The raffle/lottery will be held in game, the the Isle of Four Winds. It will draw at 10pm ET on Wednesday the 5th. I will try to get that raffle table set up tonight. It will likely be a single raffle table. All normal raffle rules will apply (you must be in game, single win per account, a silver buy in). Winners do not need to be present to claim their ticket, but DO need to be in game to win. Price for the raffle will be cheap, likely just a 1000 silvers. Winning the raffle will sign your winning account up to the event (we will set this up, all you need to do is win, and we'll do the rest). The billing system will attempt to process the charges for ticket three times (once each day). Should the charges not take to your billing method, the ticket will become available for anyone to purchase in the box office after 4 business days. So pay close attention a few days after the tickets are populated in the box office. The raffle will ONLY be available on the Isle of Four Winds, somewhere on Mist Harbor. The exact location will be announced. This ticketing system will only be applied to Prime. Platinum will be able to purchase tickets like a normal event.
And here are the services:
| Tier 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pure Coraesine | 1 | |
| Spirit/Soul Glove | 1 | |
| Ethereal String | 1 | |
| Duping Quiver | 1 | |
| Hidden Bracer | 1 | |
| Chrism Holder | (Greater, +2 Spirit Recovery) | 2 |
| Impure Coraesine | 3 | |
| Self Mana | (List similar to the X/day from RtCF) | 5 |
| DB Enchanting/Creation | (+5) | 5 |
| Undead Bane | (+8 or flares) | 5 |
| Weight Reducing | 5 | |
| X/Day Rune Tattoos | (List similar to the rune tattoos from RtCF) | 5 |
| Enhancive Spell Knowledge | (Spells 606, 211, 1606, 513, 1612) | 5 |
| Voln Armor | (Tier 4) | 10 |
| Tier 2 | ||
| Padding | (+10) | 10 |
| Weighting | (+10) | 10 |
| Sighting | (+10) | 10 |
| TD | (+10) | 10 |
| Pick-a-Bane | (+12 or flares) | 10 |
| Tier 3 | ||
| Enchant | (+5) | 50 |
| Tier 4 | ||
| Defender | (+10) | 10 |
| Resistance | (+30) | 15 |
| Epic Deepening | 25 | |
| Tier 5 | ||
| Add flares | (Increase potency of mana/acuity, or add rare flares to weapons, armor, and shields) | 50 |
~Wyrom, SGM
Raffle Tickets Available
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4620
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/03/2014
Subject: The Cessation of Coraesine Field - Raffle Tickets Available
The raffle is now set up for the opportunity to purchase a ticket for the Cessation of Coraesine Field festival. It is located on the Lighthouse Path on Mist Harbor, by the brass anchor. Price is 1000 silvers to enter (the raffle minimum). The raffle draws on Wednesday night at 10pm ET. There is a sign (in caps), read it for details. Good luck.
~Wyrom, SGM
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4786
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/06/2014
Subject: Re: Congratulations!
I can give a little insight. These sort of events take a lot out of staff. It might seem like we can push through several events, but the more we schedule things, the more strain it puts on everyone. Most of us are hobbyists when it comes to GMing. We have jobs and families that come before GS. So you could say we do this in our free time. I have more free time than most right now, so I'm very visible.
There was talk about doing a "super" run of RtCF last summer. But with EG planning, Necropolis monitoring, and a DMC run, it just wasn't in the cards. I took every drop of feedback from RtCF and started formulating a way to make another run work. But there is another factor I had to figure out, which was probably the hardest for me. And that was the story. It might sound cheesy or corny, but I needed to make this work for Elanthia, as well as for players. There needed to be a reason for it all. And it's not because I want you to think you have to "pay to play." I just need to make sure it's less PULL LEVER, GET LOOT. But the game history is something I hold a little higher than pushing out events.
The more tickets we sell, the more things get diluted. When I planned the RtCF runs, the 101 ticket format caused us to get too diluted. And the way our MAJOR system works, it's not easy to keep track of wins when we have a lot of people. So smaller events allow us to make everyone walk away like they got their money's worth. We probably could have done this with only 3 tiers and had more people be able to come, but at the price point, I didn't want too many people to feel they walked away with something they hated. Tier 1 was very tough to balance. Monty Haul is a fear of mine.
We can't open the grounds so that anyone can shop. The grounds are part of the festival, and we have entrance mechanics. We basically use the grounds so we can see our ticket goers. But we have some future plans for some shopping. And fusion. And features. Outside of Coraesine Field.
The raffle system we used for this can definitely be done again for smaller events, but it takes a lot of work. And we'd have to continue using the IFW to keep abuse to a minimum.
Coraesine Field will have a finale this run. Should we do another service-heavy event, it will be at a new, more controlled, venue.
~Wyrom, SGM
Schedule
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 4919
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/11/2014
Subject: Re: The Cessation of Coraesine Field - Schedule
Updated. The Original Post and Announcements have been updated too.
| Time | Service/Event | Distribution Method | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | |||
| 9pm | Story - Opening | ||
| 10pm | Glove Bow | Skill Raffle | 1 |
| 10:30pm | Ethereal String | Skill Raffle | 1 |
| 11pm | Self Mana Creation | 3 Auction - 2 Spin | 1 |
| 12am (Midnight) | Epic Deepening | TBD | 4 |
| Saturday | |||
| 11am | Duping Quiver, Chrism Holders, and Hidden Bracer | Auction - Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 12pm (Noon) | Coraesine (Pure) | Auction | 1 |
| 12:30pm | Coraesine (Impure) | Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 1pm | Undead Bane | 2 Auction - 3 Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 1:30pm | All Other Banes | 3 Auction - 7 Raffle/Spin | 2 |
| 2pm | DB Enchanting/Creation | TBD | 1 |
| 2:30pm | Weight Reducing Containers | 2 Auction - 3 Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 3pm | Spell Knowledge Enhancives | 2 Auction - 3 Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 4:30pm | X/Day Rune Tattoos | 2 Auction - 3 Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 5pm | Script Adding (Tier 1) | 10 Raffle/Spin | 1 |
| 6pm | Storyline Break | ||
| 7pm | Resistance | Raffle/Spin | 4 |
| 8pm | Weighting/Sighting | 5 Auction - 15 Raffle/Spin | 2 |
| 9pm | Padding | TBD | 2 |
| 9:30pm | Defender | 1 Auction - 9 Raffle/Spin | 4 |
| 10pm | TD | TBD | 2 |
| 11pm | Flares (25) | Room Order | 5 |
| Sunday | |||
| 12pm (Noon) | Enchanting | Room Order | 3 |
| 4pm | Flares (25) | Room Order | 5 |
| 7pm | Door Prizes | Spin | N/A |
| 8pm | Storyline - Ending | ||
| Distribution methods may be subject to last minute changes. | |||
~Wyrom, SGM
Credits
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 5270
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 03/31/2014
Subject: Re: CCF Event - Ending and Thanks
In no particular order, credits go to...
- Raffle Distribution
- GMs Wyrom and Onsite
- Lead Coordinator
- GM Wyrom
- Schedule and Services
- GMs Tamuz and Wyrom
- Merchants
- GMs Tamuz, Valyrka, Liia, Jainna, Qortaz, Scrimge, Vanah, Haliste, Kynlee, Galene, and Wyrom
- Storyline
- GM Wyrom
- Approvals
- PM Solomon, APM Sirina, GMs Mestys, Coase, Sleken, Wyrom, Reidyn, Kaikala, Tamuz, and Reidyn
- Entrance Mechanics
- GM Sleken
~Wyrom, SGM
Closing Vignette
Topic: Coraesine Field
Message #: 5293
Author: GS4-WYROM
Date: 05/05/2014
Subject: Re: The Cessation of Coraesine Field - Schedule
The forest grew out of control. Everyone who planted a seed, their sapling became a tree already (which you could view by looking at the forest [replacing the field]). The farmer went missing, and his remains were found by Arkford.
Eventually it came to be, that the tree spirit (found at the Mana Apex during the wisp quest), used your spirit and mana (when you infused your seed) to cause the forest to grow at an alarmingly fast rate. The tree spirit wished revenge on mankind for cutting down the forest that once was there. Arkford was kidnapped by forest bendith.
Players eventually culled the forest denizens that were attacking and dispatched the evil tree spirit. The druid thanked the players for releasing the spirit, as he lost his way and became corrupt with power.
Coraesine Field is no more. It will forever be known as Coraesine Forest.
~Wyrom, SGM