I am very disappointed the portals to Fang Cove have been closed. I entered Fang Cove daily to hunt, mine, and shop <whenever the shop tent would rotate>. Having a "magical" ring to get me there is not really going to help me as it has been pointed out there is a timer for use. My understanding is you can use the ring once a week which limits my access, once there you have 30 minutes to use it to return to where you were. What happens if you don't use the ring to get out within that 30 minutes?

I found myself looking at Fang Cove as a sort of escape, kind of like a country club or gated community where only paid members could get in and use the services and "private" hunting, mining and shopping areas. My IC adopted daughter is a member of the community too and we would often meet there having traveled to and entered the gate <portal> from our respective home cities for little family reunions. Just hanging out chatting, teaching each other, and I will admit she would pop my quartz garg boxes as I am not skilled enough to do so. I don't see it as abuse to meet with another member of the private community for these purposes, especially to do boxes I got from a critter within the community.

Frustrated....

Legendary Trader Tasyra D'Vore

I would have no problem waiting for a mammoth after visiting the Cove (which I did fairly frequently, for hunting and mining, and just going there cause I think its a cool place. However, I will no longer visit if I have to go to Ratha to do so. Going to Ratha is NOT a premium perk. I'm not a Moon Mage, don't have access to a boat, and a ring that keeps me there for only 30 minutes (once a week) before I'm trapped there is pretty useless if I wish to join in any events there (which I would have before it became so isolated). I was very excited about the upcoming events, building up the place, and making it my second home. Now, not so much.

I also don't understand why the mammoth is out of Ratha in the first place. The ships left from Zoluren, were destroyed in a storm and they ended up shipwrecked off of Ilithi. How does Ratha even make sense? Why can't the mammoth leave from Crossing? or Leth, or anywhere on the mainland? Zoluren has very tight ties with the Merelew, they can't convince another mammoth to ferry somewhere closer?

I understand there was a certain vision in creating the Cove, but when the players that actually use the place and want to continue to do so are giving feedback and are met with, that isn't the vision, or that our concerns aren't a priority it really makes me wonder why we are paying extra money for this "perk." Just make it another isolated place that no one goes to like Muspar'i.

~Cyia

PS And whoever invaded Crossing with the Cove creatures last night, seemed like a slap in the face and in really poor taste.

<The only way they could have deliberately made it worse was to require you to go to Hara first (boat to Ratha, do little quest, boat to Hara).>

I laughed. It's funny because its true.

I can confirm that this area seems to be deserted now primeside. I have been hunting here for much of the day <after trying out the new clerical rituals> with my cleric - as the serpents are an ideal critter for him to catch up on his defenses with before going up to elder deer to work on his main weapon and TM, and then on to gryphons <same route as I took with my plat barb>. Plus i've walked around a bit power=walking, and spent a little time mining <not very good at it, but, my cleric's a dwarf, he's got to put in a bit or never show his beard around stone clan again!>.


Anyway, the place seems deserted. Surely you guys don't mean it to be like this. I really wish you <simu-folks> would review - and change - your policy as regards this area.

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Oh and last one, DR at any given time has a population of weenies that will criticize at the drop of a hat, don't take things personally it happens to everyone.
Leucius

I don't get it, I just tried the portal and it worked fine as usual. I hunt in Fang Cove almost daily and find I jump back to Riverhaven to sell my bundles since the skinner in FC always seems to be closed when I am there. I am just curious why the portals were apparently closed and now seem to be open again....unless it is just because it is close to the premium meeting time?

>>i said yalda..

not yalda... whoever the fang cove empath is that is so awesome
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An agonizing pain fills you as you feel your tongue turn to powder in your mouth! Through a haze of uncertainty and loss, you realize that something you just said was very wrong.

>I can confirm that this area seems to be deserted now primeside.

I can confirm you're wrong. I've had bodies around better capable of monitoring this that have seen no significant change in the traffic through the area.

>How about adding a "ship path" item as a LTB.

This is something we want to see done, and I've said as much before (when the ship route first opened and most recently at the meeting). It's just not an easy thing to do, and I haven't been able to get into the guts of the ship system to sort it out. If we get some ship folks, or I get some time, this is definitely something I want.

SGM Zadraes
Logistics Lead
Premium Lead
Trader Guild Advocate

It would be interesting to have stats on people in Fang Cove over the next week with the protals now closed.

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Kertig Heart Magdar Bluefletch, Bit Player of M'Riss

Not to play devil's advocate here, however...

The amount of traffic between times when the portal is open and when its closed is entirely irrelevant. The simple fact of the matter is that Fang Cove is accessible through other means. Just because these means are not appealing to you does not negate the fact they exist. If you choose not to utilize the area because of long travel times or remoteness, that is entirely up to you, but it still remains an available perk never the less.

That being said...

The area was designed with the goal to get away from a sea caves model, and rather, build from the ground up what I can only postulate will culminate in an almost exclusively Premium access province. Because it is being built from the ground up, and due to the fact it is under developed *at the moment*, it is not a very practical place to stay long term at the moment. However, it's very presumptuous to conclude that without access via portals this is going to be another ghost town. It's fairly obvious that the area is actively being constructed as a town or city the likes of Shard, Aesry, etc. with the added benefit of the premium shops and perks. Not some fluff area to leisurely "pop over to" just to see if any rare metals have spawned or lock up your secondary skills during down time.

- Anuind

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Annwyl
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