Royal Gifts

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

I have 52 war supplies from Falken trust me he can be done multiple times.

Zeff Nut

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guild Of The Blue Goblin

W/N

just opened 3 royal gifts, did quest and Falken from Beetletun 3x, got an expert salvage kit, warhorn (summoning stone, yay) and 4 Krytan Brandy's. Nothing really worth anything but an easy farm and you get a plat each time also, wonder how long that will be repeatable?

Nerel

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

First four gifts were

Powerstone of courage
4 lockpicks
4 Shining blade rations (removes 15% DP)
Medal of Honor

My thoughts... meh.

Next three...

Three XP scrolls (two of them were blues)

My thoughts... RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO you Salma, you and every Shining Blade will die at my hands!

I wish they'd leave the truly shit drops out of these gifts... a blue XP scroll? That's not a gift, that's a "ha ha RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO you!" straight from some clueless clown at Anet.

Edit: Four more gifts, 3 more Xp scrolls and a Sup. ID kit. Yeah, I'm just lucky like that

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Drops so far

3 medals
1 shining blade ration
1 Star of transference
1 shining blade war horn (which sounds pretty awesome)

Puddin Cheeks

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nerel View Post
First four gifts were

Powerstone of courage
4 lockpicks
4 Shining blade rations (removes 15% DP)
Medal of Honor

My thoughts... meh.

Next three...

Three XP scrolls (two of them were blues)

My thoughts... RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO you Salma, you and every Shining Blade will die at my hands!

I wish they'd leave the truly shit drops out of these gifts... a blue XP scroll? That's not a gift, that's a "ha ha RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO you!" straight from some clueless clown at Anet.
Hey genius, they put the crap drops in there to keep the gifts from turning into a high end commodity. aka nick.

I can't get the runner dude to show up for any of my 3 characters. Do you have to do this before you complete the wanted quest or does it matter. i have killed that boss and still haven't seen the falken dude.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks View Post
Hey genius, they put the crap drops in there to keep the gifts from turning into a high end commodity. aka nick.

I can't get the runner dude to show up for any of my 3 characters. Do you have to do this before you complete the wanted quest or does it matter. i have killed that boss and still haven't seen the falken dude.
I've only been escorting falken with my warrior and he has done the wanted quest. Just rezone until you get him takes me up to 6 rezones to get him.

Puddin Cheeks

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

i finally got him to show up , but i was unprepared for the ganking of popups right away. need to take group with me.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by O Nuxtofulakas View Post
R u sure Falken can be done multiple times? i did it once and then he never appeared again
Yup. I've done it twice on the same character. He just doesn't always appear in the same zone.

Nerel

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks View Post
Hey genius, they put the crap drops in there to keep the gifts from turning into a high end commodity. aka nick.

I can't get the runner dude to show up for any of my 3 characters. Do you have to do this before you complete the wanted quest or does it matter. i have killed that boss and still haven't seen the falken dude.
How is a summoning stone or four lockpicks or some remotely useful consumables going to become a high end commodity? But a blue XP scroll for RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO sake... that's idiotic. The fact that the gifts CAN drop rare mini pets will make them valuable enough, I don't think anybody will scrambling to get them for the chance of a summoning stone or four lock picks... but then, I guess I'm not a genius like you.

Nice job

Falken is seemingly random, just keep rezoning... most I've had to rezone before he'd spawn (outside of LA) was 9 or 10 times. Pick a portal where he can spawn on either side and you double your chances.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Summoning stone that summons 3 allies sounds pretty win to me

Brewmaster

Brewmaster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Just a ramblin' man, no place to call home...

W/

Blue scroll from one and 5 brandy from the other

fasterthanchris

fasterthanchris

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2010

We Need Rehab [NOW]

Me/Mo

Just got a Medal of Honor from one gift. Still extremely curious as to what it's for...

Brewmaster

Brewmaster

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Just a ramblin' man, no place to call home...

W/

Medal of Honor = New standard of heroes like in D2:LoD?

Bill Clinton

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2009

I have a feeling medals will be tradeable for those new weapon skins.

15 Medals = one weapon. Or something.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

3 medals so far and I'm actively trying to drive down the war supplies price lol. Sold war supplies for 500 each and had people raging saying im going to destroy the economy I lawl.

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

Salma's mini: while following you she disappears, then suddenly she pops up in lion's arch

Jidai

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2010

ANZ-Anzac: Dead but not forgotten.

Mo/

damnit, been trying for the better part of a day to complete Zinn's task. Can't do it with h/h... I'll never get to LA keep!

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jidai View Post
damnit, been trying for the better part of a day to complete Zinn's task. Can't do it with h/h... I'll never get to LA keep!
As far as I'm aware, you don't need to complete it. Can be wrong though.

vader

vader

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

P/W

6 gifts so far:

1 Kryton Lokum
1 Scroll of Berserker's Insight
1 Scroll of Resurrection
1 Scroll of Hunter's Insight
1 Expert Salvage Kit
4 Krytan Lokum
2 Lockpicks

Why they have to include total crap in these is beyond me.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arduin View Post
As far as I'm aware, you don't need to complete it. Can be wrong though.
Yes, no need to complete Zinn's Task. A guildie just got into the Keep and got the quest without doing Zinn's Task.

Jidai

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2010

ANZ-Anzac: Dead but not forgotten.

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
Yes, no need to complete Zinn's Task. A guildie just got into the Keep and got the quest without doing Zinn's Task.
I guess he completed Eotn

Sam Kiener

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

FSTX

N/R

Do you need to complete EotN, though? It seems like you need to do the trial of Zinn first,
which would mean either finishing EotN or Zinn's Task, right?

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jidai View Post
I guess he completed Eotn
I'd say yes.

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by O Nuxtofulakas View Post
R u sure Falken can be done multiple times? i did it once and then he never appeared again
Yes. His appearance is a bit random. Rezone if he's not showing up.

Axeman002

Axeman002

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2008

A/Mo

i said in guildchat and ill say it here.......these gifts can suck my royal balls!....4 gifts 3 scrolls 1 salvage kit ...waste of my life lol

Puddin Cheeks

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jidai View Post
damnit, been trying for the better part of a day to complete Zinn's task. Can't do it with h/h... I'll never get to LA keep!

lol, mate, don't have to do zinn's task.

Coverticus

Coverticus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Zodiac Elites [TZE]

Mo/

So far:
  • 2 Shining Blade Rations
  • Powerstone of Courage
  • 2 Perfect Salvage Kits
  • Star of Transference (meh)
  • 9 Krytan Lokum
  • Medal of Honor
  • Snining Blade War Horn

Good job I wasn't on Vent when I got that Star....

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

Maybe there's been some confusion between Zinn's task and Zinn's trial...

legioncg

legioncg

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

423

D/W

I've only done "Zinn's Task" on one character but the npc for "Zinn's Trial" has showed up for all my chars.

Mini Norn

Mini Norn

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2010

Fort Worth, Texas

Lost Souls Of The Shiverpeaks [LoST]

P/W

People ask for more content then they Q Q. LOL
If you get such bad stuff from doing this and want too whine about it simply DONT DO IT.

As for me SO FAR:
1 Gift - 5 Lokum

Mini Norn

Ku Ku

Ku Ku

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

England

[MYST]

Rt/R

Looks like the shinning blade boss bounties are daily, the quest changed today - I noticed it at about 6pm BST but it could have been earlier maybe the same time as daily quests?

The Scorpion Knight

The Scorpion Knight

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ku Ku View Post
Looks like the shinning blade boss bounties are daily, the quest changed today - I noticed it at about 6pm BST but it could have been earlier maybe the same time as daily quests?
That could explain why the Insatiable Vakar quest didn't show up for me but the other one did.

Mintha Syl

Mintha Syl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ku Ku View Post
Looks like the shinning blade boss bounties are daily, the quest changed today - I noticed it at about 6pm BST but it could have been earlier maybe the same time as daily quests?
Weird, you got the second one as soon as I finished the first one, so I thought they were subsequential...but maybe in the time I was doing the first they changed it to the second.

As for the rewards, I still didn't decide if to keep provisions and use them as they are, go for gifts (but from what I've read it's not worth it) or for medals...for the moment I'm keeping. Are you all trading for gifts?

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintha Syl View Post
Weird, you got the second one as soon as I finished the first one, so I thought they were subsequential...but maybe in the time I was doing the first they changed it to the second.

As for the rewards, I still didn't decide if to keep provisions and use them as they are, go for gifts (but from what I've read it's not worth it) or for medals...for the moment I'm keeping. Are you all trading for gifts?
I was getting gifts but after getting 10 and getting junk I started selling them for a lower price than everyone else because 2k for 1 war supply is ridiculous in my opinion.

-Makai-

-Makai-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

WA

DH

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gabriel of Ravn View Post
I was getting gifts but after getting 10 and getting junk I started selling them for a lower price than everyone else because 2k for 1 war supply is ridiculous in my opinion.
I was taking advantage of the "sell when it's fresh" aspect of MMO economics and made roughly 300k until you showed up...heh heh. It was a good run while it lasted. Though I felt terrible after one customer asked me what the war supplies were for after I sold them.

Anyhow, all my gifts have been lockpicks. I've got ten or so.

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintha Syl View Post
Are you all trading for gifts?
Gifts if you want to make money off the minis, now would be the best time to try to do it. The medals I'm thinking are tokens to trade for a customized new weapon skin later on, so cool for your chars but no value. I could be wrong though.

Gabriel of Ravn

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sante_Kelm View Post
I was taking advantage of the "sell when it's fresh" aspect of MMO economics and made roughly 300k until you showed up...heh heh. It was a good run while it lasted. Though I felt terrible after one customer asked me what the war supplies were for after I sold them.

Anyhow, all my gifts have been lockpicks. I've got ten or so.
Lol I loved until the you showed up part. I've had quite a few rages when I was starting to sell so cheap because people were like no you're going to crash the economy. I've been mostly doing this for the lawls.

stretchs

stretchs

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK

blegh Expert Salvage Kit =\

Deviant Angel

Deviant Angel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

On a boat!

Homeless.

Mo/

I opened 5...

2 Armors of Salvation
2 Scrolls (blue)
5 Krytan Lokum

Every box can't be a winner, but crap like blue scrolls? Seriously? Who came up with that awesome idea?

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

Quote:
Originally Posted by stretchs View Post
blegh Expert Salvage Kit =\
LOL, yeah I was rather underwhelmed by that as well.