Premium Point Rewards Update

[MokiePrime]

Good afternoon!


As of this afternoon, Premium Points have been updated with a number of new options, and a few revisions to existing items. I hereby encourage you to check out PREMIUM 9 in-game to see what is available, but here are some highlights:


* Signature Swear
* Signature Verb
* Custom Title (Prename/Postname)
* Custom Logon/Logoff Messaging
* Adding spikes to eligible gear
* Adding Uncommon flares to eligible gear
* Ability to add single (+1) enchants to eligible gear


Please note that in order to request any of the custom messaging options, you will need to purchase 'a pliable figurine' from Shear Delight in Mist Harbor. Take the figurine to Sadie when you select your scroll, then note on your request which service you would like to request. Sadie will send you the guidelines, and help you through the process until your request is ready for QC. At that point, your messaging will be sent to QC for approval or comment. Once QC has cleared your messaging, Sadie will apply it for you. It's very important to note that this will likely take quite a bit longer than a Sadie scroll typically takes, as there are more moving parts.


For details regarding the other new offerings (and to refresh your memory about the previous ones), PREMIUM 9 in-game will spell things out for you.


There have also been some minor modifications to surcharges. Notably, there are no longer any penalties for Spiked gear or Sanctified gear, and the surcharge for flares has been lowered from 1500 PPs down to 600 PPs.


Thanks, and we hope you enjoy the new offerings!


~GM Quilic
ASGM - Premium
Four Winds Isle/Mist Harbor Storyteller
Ruiner of Things

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/GemStone%20IV%20Premium,%20Platinum,%20and%20Shatt ered/Premium%20Discussion/view/730

[MokiePrime]

Fixed Cost Items:
The following can be found in the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor:


Pre-Scripted Gift Shop Item - 300 (Gift Shop, various containers.)
Autoscripter - 100 (Specialty Shop, read sign for details.)
Checkbook - 600 (Gift Shop, on pedestal.)
Society Reset "Amnesty Parchment" - 2000 (Gift Shop, on counter.)
The following can be purchased via other means in Mist Harbor:
Extra Typeahead Line - 900 (Drink from fountain located on Four Winds Isle.)
Titles - 600. (See PREMIUM 11 for more information.)
The following require the use of a Sadie Scroll from the Lighthouse in Mist Harbor:


Alteration - 300 (15/15/15 + show OR long description)
Alteration - 600 (Show AND long description)
EZscript - 1200 (one action), 600 (second action, and all subsequent actions)
Lighten one item - 100 (amount of lightening varies by item)
Deepen one item - 100 (deepening is approx. 10% of current item)
Add spikes to one item - 300 (some items may not be eligible for this service)
One feature line for feature changing masks - 400 points. These masks must be purchased from the shop "Shear Delight".
For each alteration you are entitled to changes to:
Eyes AND complexion; OR Complete hair; OR Face, nose and distinguishing mark.
(These masks are only alterable via Sadie Scroll.)
**Signature Swear - 2500
**Signature Verb - 3000
**Custom Logon/Logoff Messaging - 5000
**Custom Title (Prename) - 5500
**Custom Title (Postname) - 2500
***Flypaper Designers Tattoo: Full Customization (description only) - 1000. This does not include any custom verbs, but does include the 15/15/15 OR Long description, as well as the Show description.
***Flypaper Designers Tattoo: Custom Verb (1) - 1500. This does not include any alteration of the tattoo's description.
***Pigments of Memory Tattoo: Full Customization (description only) - 1000
***Pigments of Memory Tattoo: Other Custom Fields - 1500
Enhancive Item - 1800 (level 1 or 2)
Enhancive Item - 2400 (level 3 or 4)
For more information on PP enhancives:
http://www.play.net/gs4/premium/premiumplus.asp.
Note on Enhancives: These enhancives will be account attuned.
Additionally, items that morph worn locations are not permitted to be used for this service.
For more information on Sadie Scroll usage, please see PREMIUM 10.

** - These services require QC, and thus will take extra processing time. While we strive to handle
all services in a timely manner, these services may take up to a month or more, depending on the
complexity of the request and the ability of both parties to provide timely responses. To request
one of these services, you should first purchase 'a pliable figurine' from the shop "Shear Delight".

***- These tattoos can only be altered when they are in certificate form. Once the tattoo has been
applied, it can no longer be altered. Both Flypaper Designers and Pigments of Memory tattoo
certificates can be purchased from the shops bearing those same names at Rumor Woods

[MokiePrime]

Variable Cost Items:


* These services should be requested via a Sadie Scroll, found in the Lighthouse
in Mist Harbor. See PREMIUM 10 for more information.



Flares - Flare information.

Common Flares (heat, cold, electric, vacuum, impact, mana (+2), or acuity (4x) - variable costs:
Base cost is 300 + 300 per enchant + surcharges. Partial enchants are rounded up.
There is a cap of +2 for mana flares and 4x for acuity.
If the item has a simple script (non-fluff), add 600 to the cost.
If the item has a complex script (non-fluff), add 1200 to the cost.
If it is a weighted item, add 20 * number of total weighting services to the cost.
If it is a padded item, add 10 * number of total padding services to the cost.
For additional extra costs, see information listed in the surcharge section.
Uncommon Flares (disintegrate, disruption, unbalance, grapple, acid, plasma, steam) - variable costs:
Base cost is 900 + 300 per enchant + surcharges. Partial enchants are rounded up.
If the item has a simple script (non-fluff), add 600 to the cost.
If the item has a complex script (non-fluff), add 1200 to the cost.
If it is a weighted item, add 20 * number of total weighting services to the cost.
If it is a padded item, add 10 * number of total padding services to the cost.
For additional extra costs, see information listed in the surcharge section.
Items with a total weighting/padding over 150 services are not eligible for flares

Enchanting - Enchanting information

Note that costs are calculated based off of an increase of +5 enchant. For any lesser increments, the calculated cost is adjusted accordingly. For example: an increase of +1 enchant would be calculated for a +5 enchant, then the resulting value would be multiplied by 0.2.
When calculating costs, fractions are truncated 19 / 5 = 3.8 becomes 3.
Base cost for enchants with starting enchants of +0 to +15 is: (300 + (300 * ((current plus + 4) / 5)))
Base cost for enchants with starting enchants of +16 to +45 is: (1200 + (400 * ((current plus - 11) / 5)))
If the item has flares, add 600 to the cost.
If the item has a simple script (non-fluff), add 600 to the cost.
If the item has a complex script (non-fluff), add 1200 to the cost.
If the item has padding or weighting, add (combat impact padding/weighting) * 100 to the cost.
If the item is a Defender item, add defender level bonus * 100 to the cost.
If the item gives a bonus to TD, add TD bonus * 100 to the cost.
For additional extra costs, see information listed in the surcharge section.
Exception: New-style (only) claidhmores cost ((40 + 2 * new plus) * 100).
Exception: Adamantine costs double the normal points.
Exception: Zelnorn carries the flaring surcharge. The "current plus" will be based on the total AS + DS bonus and the +5 will be split between those qualities.
Exception: Negatively enchanted items must be brought up to zero via normal means, where enchanting is done in increments of 5 and items are treated as if they are being brought from 0x to 1x in terms of enchanting base cost (note that any surcharges will still be applied and added to the base enchanting cost.) For example, taking an item from -10 to -5 is 300 points for the base enchanting cost. You could then take that item from -5 to 0 for another 300 points as the base enchanting cost.
Defensive bonus (DB) and kroderine items are not enchantable with points.


Enchanting Cost examples:
Taking a normal weapon from 4 to 5x costs 1600.
Taking a normal steel claidhmore from 0 to 1x costs 5000.
Taking a flaring 9x weapon to 10x costs 4200.
Padding - Padding information.
Additional Surcharges - Additional surcharges for enchanting, flares, and padding services.

Padding - Padding information

Cost is (3200 + (Enchant over 20 * 100)) + surcharges.
Padding is rated "heavy" (150 services) and cannot exceed it.
If the item has a simple script (non-fluff), add 600 to the cost.
If the item has a complex script (non-fluff), add 1200 to the cost.
If the item has flares, offensive bonus, or TD bonus add 1500 to the cost.
For additional extra costs, see information listed in the surcharge section.
For purposes of this system, any current padding in the item is ignored (IE: no discounts for lightly padded armor going up to heavily padded.)
Example: Padding 4x armor is 3200 points, 10x is 6200

Additional Surcharges - Additional surcharges for enchanting, flares, and padding services.

Surcharge Information and Extra Exceptions:
Resistance items with positive benefits cost 500 per 10% resistance (rounded up). For items with multiple resistance types, add the resistance bonuses before applying this factor. Thus, (Sum of Resistance Bonuses (offset for penalties) / 10) * 500.
Enhancive items add ((Cost for Adv. Guild to Recharge item) * New Plus of item)/250 to the cost.
Fusion items should be treated as if they were enhancive items that would cost 150k silvers (9000 bounty points) to recharge. For example, a +25 Fusion item going to +30 would have a: (9000 * 30) / 250 = 1080 surcharge. Or, padding a +25 fusion item would have a (9000 * 25) / 250 = 900 surcharge.
Perma-blessed items incur a 600 point surcharge.
Weapons with sighting/aiming do incur a surcharge dependent on the level of sighting/aiming.
Temporary Enhancements do not incur any extra charges.
Creature bane weapons will incur a surcharge based on the bane property.
Permanently ensorcelled items (spell 735) will cost an additional 200 points per tier.
Scripted items (non-fluff) are a flat 600 or 1200 points, depending on the complexity of the script. (Except fusion - for fusion items, see above.)

[mgoddess]

Fuuuuuuuuuu.... and here I was just thinking about downgrading from Premie to Standard.... *grumble-mutter* Wantses the custom pre-name and post-name titles though!

[entropy]

Padding - Padding information
TD bonus add 1500 to the cost.
Up from 100 x TD bonus? Guess I'm scrapping my armor project.

[Fortybox]

LOL 5500 points for a pre-name custom title. Basically 4.5 years of premium to get.

[tash]

I have it, but not worth it. I just roll as me. Plenty enough title as is.

[mgoddess]

Anyone know what the "Pigments of Memory" tattoos are?

[MokiePrime]

Anyone know what the "Pigments of Memory" tattoos are?

The only thing we know at this point is that they will be a new offering at the upcoming Rumor Woods.

[mgoddess]

The only thing we know at this point is that they will be a new offering at the upcoming Rumor Woods.

Ahhhhhh, okay, that's why I can't find anything about 'em on the Wiki. Cool, thanks!

[MokiePrime]

Memories are part of the theme for this year’s Rumor Woods event. Reminders of the past, who has been with us, and who may no longer walk at our side. GM Xayle has been instrumental in helping me to create two items that specifically deal with this theme.


The first is an upgrade on an older item that she, myself, and GM Naos created in 2004. It is called the “slide ring”. Originally, you had to have a merchant attune the item to another player so that you could feel a warm pulse or feel that the other person had turned their ring. All slide rings that are in existence will get 2 additional verbs FLIP and RAISE. (This is not live yet)


We have decided to upgrade this item through an unlock certificate and make it tier 2. Not only that but it has been upgraded to provide memories based on the series it is from. The available series are Significant Other, Parent/Child, Sibling, BFF, Mentor/Mentee, and Brother/Sister-in-arms.


The rings are highly customizable, allowing you to add 4 of your own memories to the device. Later this week, I will start sharing some of what that means.


The band and its unlocks are available in Channeled Affection.


The second is a brand-new item called Pigments of Memory. This is a tattoo subscript that can be placed on the body via a certificate like a Flypaper Designer tattoo. And much like the aforementioned tattoos, they are highly customizable, however, this is where the similarities end.


Pigments of Memory can only ever be crafted in portrait form. However, they are highly customizable. Like the slide ring, Pigments of Memory tattoos come in series as well. The available series are Lover, Parent, Child, Sibling, and Comrade-in-Arms.


Each tattoo has five verbs that can be used to trigger memories drawn from the ink. Later this week, I will share what a certificate from each series looks like.


And now we know what Pigments of Memory tattoos are.