No Effect From Shamrock Ale?

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Yesterday I used 5 Shamrock Ales and noticed no drunken effect and no added time to my Drunken title. I thought it was strange... so I tried again today... using 2 Shamrock Ales and still nothing (no drunken effect and no drunken time added to title).

Also, I should mention that option for showing display effects is enabled, so I don't think that's the cause. Both times I was exploring the Crystal Desert when I used the Shamrock Ales.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks!

GenobeeX

GenobeeX

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

W/Mo

I never get a blurred screen anymore no matter what i take but ill get drunken quotes. My guess is that the ale has a weak effect or you to suffer from anti blurr.

Exoudeous

Exoudeous

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Honor Warriors

E/

they dont make visual effects if you turn post processing off in the graphics tab

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Exoudeous
they dont make visual effects if you turn post processing off in the graphics tab
I have my post processing effects enabled and still don't get any effect. Plus still not getting any time added to drunken title. What a waste of Shamrock Ales...

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicWarrior
I have my post processing effects enabled and still don't get any effect. Plus still not getting any time added to drunken title. What a waste of Shamrock Ales...
You have to drink at least 3 ales at a time to get any minutes toward your title. I believe 3 at once will give you 1 minute, while 6 at a time will give you 3 minutes just like regular ales.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

Are you getting drunk enough for it to start counting? (2 ales together aren't enough, that's why I ask.)

If I'm not mistaken, you need to get to level 3 drunkeness before it'll start to count, which takes 3 shamrock ales.

Jaythen Tyradel

Jaythen Tyradel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

I got 5 ale drops yesterday. Drank them all in one sitting. And I got a green swirling screen of drunkenness. It worked fine for me.

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Yeah... looks like that's the issue. I must have not taken all 5 at once cause thought it wasn't doing anything.

Thanks for the feedback!

Griff Mon

Griff Mon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In the Elfen Forests of Washington State

Damage Radius

N/

There is a guide out there on how to drink ales for maximum effectiveness and guildwiki.org has a nice explanation.

The short version is to drink 3 or 4 at once and then one every minute to keep the drunk clock ticking on your title bar.

They joy of Spiked Eggnog if you have any is that one will give you three minutes of drunk with a single use so you don't have to watch tne clock.