Halloween GMs Question

[Clave Dark 5]

Were the Hallowee GMs also upgraded to match Jack and Eochai in Croatoa?  I haven't seen a Pumpkin Patch! notification yet.

 

The GMs now also spawn some themed soldiers (Streng et al for Eocahi, Hooligans for Jack), so do those too need to be cleared to let them respawn, like with the Unseelies?

 

Follow up to that last one, Jack spawns a really large number of Hooligans, is that WAI?  Just kind of weird is all.

 

Oh, and bonus question: will the Halloween window decorations be back this year?

[LKN-351]

9 minutes ago, Clave Dark 5 said:

will the Halloween window decorations be back this year?

 

I read a post from a Dev or GM a few weeks ago saying that they would not be returning.

 

EDIT: it was a Dev, post number 6 and 9 from Cobalt Arachne

 

Edited October 15 by LKN-351
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[UltraAlt]

1 hour ago, Clave Dark 5 said:

Oh, and bonus question: will the Halloween window decorations be back this year?

 

I think that they show up in Atlas Park at night still.

 

Someone else posed a quote, but I didn't look at it.

Basically,the holiday events are automated at this point and part of the automation process didn't allow for the window decorations outside of Altas for some reason or another. To turn those on in other zones would require patching and unpatching to start and end the event (as I understand it).

 

 

[Kaika]

3 hours ago, Clave Dark 5 said:

Were the Hallowee GMs also upgraded to match Jack and Eochai in Croatoa?  I haven't seen a Pumpkin Patch! notification yet.

 

The GMs now also spawn some themed soldiers (Streng et al for Eocahi, Hooligans for Jack), so do those too need to be cleared to let them respawn, like with the Unseelies?

 

Follow up to that last one, Jack spawns a really large number of Hooligans, is that WAI?  Just kind of weird is all.

 

Oh, and bonus question: will the Halloween window decorations be back this year?

Far as I can tell they are the old variants, most of my toons are able to solo them without much difficulty unlike the Croatoa versions and they also lack the new mechanics like pumpkin patch. It makes sense honestly considering the sheer number of them that spawn. The newer versions are made to be much harder to solo or take down with a small group so they don't get sniped by single tricked out players as easily and actually pose a threat. The Event GMs don't need to be these since they spawn so frequently, I don't think anyone really cares if someone decides to solo a Eochai thats been standing in the far corner of bricks for 3 days, since he spawns in AP every 5 mins.

 

I assume the spawn needs to be entirely clear for the next one to spawn, thats just usually how these things go.

Edited October 15 by Kaika

[tidge]

The Hallowe'en Event Giant Monsters are the 'old school' (original) versions of Jack in Irons and Eochai. This means:

• They don't have all the new mechanics/powers of the 2024 versions
• They don't have all the stats of the 2024 versions
• They have MaxHP based on zone
• They don't drop the rewards of the 2024 versions

I *believe* that the spawn rates favor Eochai (in each zone) because Jack is harder (at low levels). Jack has better resistances, harder-hitting attacks, and spawns level-less critters. I think the Fir Bolg summoned by Eochai are either level-set by zone or below player level (I feel like I have seen them con blue in most zones). The seven members of the Unseelie court are IIRC always even level for the part of the zone they are in.

 

Event Eochai does have a 'pumpkin patch' but it isn't the 2024 version. An interesting side effect of the 'old' Pumpkin Patch is that the knockback from it can 'lock' some MM henchmen into a frozen pose, locked in place and the henchmen become unresponsive to all commands. I haven't observed this with pets. The new/2024 version of Pumpkin Patch has the effect of drawing things back into it, which seems to counter-act this game engine issue.