What is the point of having multiple copies of 1 book?

fatman12342

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

what is the point of having more then one copy of a book like the hero's handbook?

xcenic

xcenic

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/Me

i think you cant have more than one book...but if you can have more than one! imagine:

3 book at same time= 3 book to give to the dude and have 7500 faction point.

Idk is what i undestain about you question!

fatman12342

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

if you put the book in your storage he will give you another one then you will have 2

holababe

holababe

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

Goon Squad [LLJK]

Mo/

Yeah, but the quests will only fill up one at a time.
There's no real advantage to having a 2nd one

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

I guess if you were bored or a guildy wanted help you could get credit for it even if you havent finished your first book. No real advantage though.

fatman12342

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

wait couldent you get all 3 and turn them in to all 3 people?

foo

foo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

N/

lets say you want to get rep by filling books, and a guildie wants to do a mission you already done, get a second book, and when the first one will be done, you'll already have the second one started.

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

As stated, you can put one book in storage and get another one. Advantage of having two would be, as mentioned, getting credit when helping someone else through storyline. You can turn in a completed book for extra reputation with either of the groups. Let's say, you aren't sure at this point who to get the reputation from .... you can hold onto a completed book and start another.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

I'm keeping one in storage just as a momento. A little reminder of my journeys in the north.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

The only point to multiple books is being able to get credit for doing dungeons multiple times before finishing a single book.

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

can you still get points using the books after reaching rank 8 in the title track?

tmakinen

tmakinen

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

www.mybearfriend.net

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

E/

No, you can't.

kielus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

MU-Tants [MU]

quests are counted only for the book that is most top-left in your storage. e.g. u got 4 books like that Y-X-X-X and you done a quest that was in none of them it'll be counted only in the 'Y' book. Dunno about dungeons but i belive it's same. Bugger

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Not really "bugger" at all, its to stop people exploiting.

If they all updated you could have a whole inventory of books, complete all the primary quests and then BAM! Instant 20000+ faction points.

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Not really "bugger" at all, its to stop people exploiting.

If they all updated you could have a whole inventory of books, complete all the primary quests and then BAM! Instant 20000+ faction points. A lot more because completed book gives 2500 reputation points.

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

It really sucks that you can't gain points at all past r8, but I'm stocking Hero Handbooks for when we eventually can. I tracked the time needed to completely fill an empty Hero's Handbook and it takes just 3 and a half hours total, give or take, not counting merching/in-between time. Most quests can be done in 15 minutes, if that. The only one that really poses a threat to the total time is Destruction's Depths, and that depends on whether or not the game wants to be cruel.

At r8, turn in a total of 48 books once we can, and you can instantly reach r10 in that particular faction.

Keifru

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

[Meep] Biscuit of Dewm

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberMesh0
It really sucks that you can't gain points at all past r8, but I'm stocking Hero Handbooks for when we eventually can. I tracked the time needed to completely fill an empty Hero's Handbook and it takes just 3 and a half hours total, give or take, not counting merching/in-between time. Most quests can be done in 15 minutes, if that. The only one that really poses a threat to the total time is Destruction's Depths, and that depends on whether or not the game wants to be cruel.

At r8, turn in a total of 48 books once we can, and you can instantly reach r10 in that particular faction. Pff, dungeon books are where it's at. try doing that in 3 1/2 hours ;P

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

That's the point- more rep points for your time, especially after you max r8.

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/

there is no advantage other than passing to new chars entering eotn

Achilles Antony

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

Hangar 18

^ You can't pass the books on to new characters... they are customized for your character...

bolomax

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Bucharest, Romania

SoR

N/Mo

One question related to "Master Dungeon Guide", if you take the reward for a completed filled book to one of the NPCs you can re-enter to Duncan the Black dungeon ?

thezed

thezed

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

Iowa, USA

HoTR

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberMesh0
It really sucks that you can't gain points at all past r8, but I'm stocking Hero Handbooks for when we eventually can. I tracked the time needed to completely fill an empty Hero's Handbook and it takes just 3 and a half hours total, give or take, not counting merching/in-between time. Most quests can be done in 15 minutes, if that. The only one that really poses a threat to the total time is Destruction's Depths, and that depends on whether or not the game wants to be cruel.

At r8, turn in a total of 48 books once we can, and you can instantly reach r10 in that particular faction. Hey, thats a good idea. I may need to start stockpiling books.

Edit: UNLESS there will be new Hard Mode books and you will not get credit beyond rank 8 unless the missions where completed in HM....

Peter Panic

Peter Panic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

ct

Scars Meadows [SMS]

W/

you can get points past r8, go to the post ur titles in the screenshot thread, theres some guy with a full inventory of dungeon books, and he has like 95k norn and 90k of the rest. so u can do it, its just real hard and real annoying

CyberMesh0

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Panic
its just real hard and real annoying You must be talking about the dungeon guide, unless the point is that it can only be done with dungeon books. <_<

Twisties

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mars ... aka Country Victoria

Guardians of the Azure Sky

R/Mo

I wouldnt mind a second book just to hang on to, it's nice to have a record of where you've been.

Just had a thought (blonde one probably), would it be possible to add another tapestry to the HoM that would hold the completed books? With room for the storage of up to four books, 1 for each Dungeon Book and Quests/Missions book completed in both Normal and HardMode (when it's available).

Would possibly have to move the NPC to the HoM then, so that when you hand the completed books in to gain the reward, the books get placed in the HoM to display.

Mythrill

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

Gathering of Tweakers

R/Me

There should also be a book pedestal in the HoM where you can put 1 completed hero's handbook and 1 completed dungeon guide so you can always look back at it. I thinks its nicer this way then let it gather dust in our storage.