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Not everyone is in the end game, some "targeted clients" that soe worhsips are the under 14 year olds which may or may not be in the end game where all these "gate items" are obtainable. SO keep that in mind, its just not the majority they are looking to "please" its everyone =/.. and if you've been a player for 8 years to obtain this "reward" you may have an alt that may need this to get around. How about those players under 50 that can't get Origin...just my take on it.

And to all those posters that say "you should have, you can buy... why should I pay outlandish prices in the bazaar just to do something that the game "can" offer? 300k for an aug that cost maybe 12k to make, talk about mark ups!

Do you land on the throne with a newspaper in one hand and a roll of toilet paper in the other?

(my dad calls the bathroom the Throne Room)

First off what a waste of an award.

What they should have done was allow 8 year veterans to set a personal bind point in addition to their game one. Allow characters to make it easier to check spawns, get to time consuming run to zones, etc... . Give this ability a refresh time similar to origin

Dwailin

Think it is time for them to re-think this one...a quote "membership reward" unquote, should be for all members not a just new perc for original beta players. If they want to foster longevity in their accounts then they should reward longevity one year=1 reward; year 2=2 more rewards; year 3=3 more rewards; etc., etc. Make the extra rewards something useful ..free AA's for example

Edited, Jun 18th 2006 at 2:11pm EDT by Gilsan

If this is what they give you for 8 years of devotion to a game and a lot of time and money too they better give the poor souls that got screwed on this reward the last 8 years of their life back as the year 9 reward. Just like everyone else has said, OT hammer, Gate Potions, Tailsman Neck, Origin AA, being able to log off for 6 hours and return home are all > then a gate on a 20 hour recast timer. If it came down to dire need (and your an end game raider) you could always use the ToB clickie AA (15-20 min reuse IIRC...used to not have one at all) to get out of a tight spot and have a porting guildie meet ya there to take ya out since its prolly the single easyest spot for anyone in EQ to get to. Long gripe short...for 8 years of running around the game if you were gateless they shoulda put it on a 2 hour timer max. I just hope they change it in the 4 more years that it would take me to get to 8. Cause as a druid its a total waste i can port and be looking at the zoneline that my 8 years of devotion would take me to every 20 hours...WTG very usefull AA, i can taste the sarcasm.

The aspect of travel in EQ is already ruined anyways so why not. Luclin Spires, PoK books, Magus TL's have already made it so you can easily get to or get out of just about any place. If you've been playin 8 years why not get a free gate to guild hall.

I have played a caster since launch. Gate sends you to your bind point. Origin sends you to your home city and this sends you to the guild hall.. I see how this is very useful for many reasons. Gives you a potential third port point.

I voted its and awsome ability.

For a class without gate (like my 70th sk) It is nice to have. OK I have the OT hammer ... but it can be hard (or time consuming) to try exiting rage/RSS . OK I have origin ... 2 zone away from pok and the whole ogguk to cross. So only 1 zone away from POK, between pok and guild hall .... it is convenient but I much prefer the previous ones (regen all HP/mana or increase crit rate) ;)

Ever tried to use the OT hammer in an emergency? If you don't have stats maxed out, it takes forever for the hammer to proc... I remember at least two times where I died waiting to get ported!

Totally useless.

What many posters that think this is good useful to keep forgetting is that you don't get it till you've been playing 8 years. Sure it would be nice for someone coming up, but for those that have been around for 8 years, braved the running zones, waiting for ports, BOATS!, ec tunnel, group waiting lists, etc... this is uterly useless. I have been playing for 6 years now, a hybrid and would have no use for this. I can get to and from anywhere I need with ease these days.

In comparison to the other vet aa's, this ranks worse than the jester in uselfulness imho, at least I can get full mana every now and then from him, other than that I just use my gate neck. I think this ranks up there with soe's stand on the special subscription plan they offered last year, the $99 a year one, that is until you need to change any info in your account details at all, and then are forced to resubscribe at the regular rates...thanks for the special offer. At least it appears they are consistent with their lack of thought for their customer base.

Darocate Datillo
70 Shadow Knight of Bertox

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Am I the only one who has a Melee class that uses Thurgadin Gate potions? 3 crystalline silk, a small brick of velium and 2 small pieces with 2 glass shards.
Look up Velium Vapors quest.