It's update time!

Here is what we have planned (insert disclaimer here about things being subject to change, etc):

The next Sylinar's Spire event is tentatively scheduled for early April. We plan to open the Spire twice, with each run being 25 tickets and running for 2 hours like we did in December. I am aiming for one week night and one weekend time, and will announce that when we have the details locked in.

At this point, we're planning on doing all future Spire runs in 25 ticket batches. Four hours proved to be much harder to schedule, even when Sylinar's apprentice can help out. The old man just can't always block out that much time, and it's really hard on him to sit still on his aching, bony behind for that long.

Additionally, when the April dates hit the box office, you will only be permitted to buy ONE ticket per account. Not one ticket to each of the 2 runs, but one ticket per account out of the 50 available in April. This is simply a matter of making the service available to as many people as possible. At this point, there is no automated way for us to do this in the box office, but if someone does buy a 2nd ticket, it will be manually removed by our billing department.

If there are still tickets left when the event opens, we'll talk about offering them up to those in attendance like we have in the past.


~Liia
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>People who didn't get a ticket in December asked for some sort of limitation to have better odds next time.

While I understand this, the point is moot with the existence of F2P being allowed to go to ticketed events.

>Just when you thought you were hearing some good new along comes Debbie Downer!

Yes, when the trend in GS is to nerf and devalue everything that has existed, people are going to comment on it accordingly.

Will it be opening up to Premium only first?

Doing a scaled release on ticket sales to limited ticket events would resolve most of these complaints. Premium gets first dibs, then Standard accounts get a go for a bit, and if there are any tickets remaining F2P gets a shot. I know that the setup is already there for Premie to get first shot, so can't imagine it would be that difficult to adjust it for F2P to wait til last.


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I thought one of the premium perks was getting first dibs on ticketed events, no?

>I thought one of the premium perks was getting first dibs on ticketed events, no?

It's still listed as one, which is why I was asking about that. Premium should get first dibs on these, and at 25 ticket batches I don't foresee it getting to the Standard accounts for several runs.


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Thanks for the update and info Liaa.

So to be clear, everyone starts with a fresh slate for the first April mini-run, including those that went in December?

I am confused by "At this point, there is no automated way for us to do this in the box office, but if someone does buy a 2nd ticket, it will be manually removed by our billing department." Did something change here? It was previously able for billing to block box office ticket purchases from previous run purchases. Like at Droughtman miniruns, RtCF etc. Or did that all have to be done manually? :/

Also, will these 2 runs coincide with the April Duskruin?

Premium will get the normal early access to these, yes.

~Liia

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People who didn't get a ticket in December asked for some sort of limitation to have better odds next time. This is what we're doing for that. It's not devaluing premium, it's an arrangement I'm making for this April, period.

~Liia

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It sounds pretty clear that those who went in December will not be allowed to purchase tickets to the April run(s). Which is nice, because it will allow more people the chance to attend.


The only request I can think of is will you please announce when tickets will go on sale, the specific date and time, and stick to it. Don't change the time of the sale at the last minute.

Doesn't really matter to me, just want to ensure so I am prepared to get around it if needed.

There's only 25 tickets in a run. You can't let someone else have an opportunity to attend Sylinar's and feel the need to get around the restrictions?

By getting around the restriction, do you mean possibly paying $40 for a month on an extra premium account and then buying a ticket for needs I have?

Then I guess no? There is heavy demand. Simu make the rules and I adjust.

And there are 50, and more after that.

Thanks for the update, Liia!

I haven't yet gotten a chance to go and am in dire need of the hiding pin so Lylia doesn't look like Marjory the Trash Heap when wearing her enhancive jewelry.

as a basic subscriber I guess I can forget about going to the spire unless premium's early release is limited to 10 seconds to give basic people 10 seconds before the tickets are gone... Think they were gone in 25 seconds last time?

> 10 years ago I was a prime member and visited no events. Not even EG. Now I'm premium and buy event tickets 2+ times a year. I wonder if there's a connection...

Im not a scholar but since EG isnt a limited event, I'd guess the connection is since you became premium you have more money to spend on entertainment so you buy more event tickets? I bet Im right.

>Especially just to get three things made permanent

You can do a lot more at the Spire than that. See the enhancive swapping option.

>Well, I'm not paying an extra $25 every month to have an opportunity to spend another $30 on an event a couple times a year.

And yet, plenty of people do, so it's called supply and demand. Until Premium demand is filled for limited events, Basic and non-subscribers shouldn't be allowed a shot. Events of any kind are the ultimate bonus regarding GS. You should get what you pay for (or not).