Real Gems

[Things2Come]

So if you ever wondered what you get when you find a real gem...

[Celephais]

... Wow, what a piece of crap.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I was thinking it's kind of cool

[Celephais]

The certificate is sorely lacking, it feels too cheesy/3 seconds in word. The gem is kind of cool, bigger than I thought they'd give you, but I think it needs a case or something that's uniquely gemstone/simu...

I just remember when they came out and I thought they were really cool, now it just seems extremely cheesy. Eh, maybe I'm bitter.

[ELO]

Giving away real gems isn't something they HAVE to do.

I think it's cool they do it at all.

[Celephais]

I agree, it is neat that they actually do it, I think I just got a little hung up on the certificate... honestly I would have liked it better not included at all, I mean even Bob's super mathlete whatever certificate had his name written on it at least.

[Stanley Burrell]

The gem is kind of cool, bigger than I thought they'd give you

0.5pt font ftl :(

P.S. Congrats! :D

[Artha]

Seriously, it's not like it even takes much work to get one. For typing 'look <place>' and 'get <gem>' that's a pretty good ROI.

[AestheticDeath]

Something for nothing is a good rate of return I guess. But the gems are worth just about nothing. You could prolly buy that same gem for 50 cents to a dollar on ebay.

[Celephais]

Seriously, it's not like it even takes much work to get one. For typing 'look <place>' and 'get <gem>' that's a pretty good ROI.

Considering the going rate for "Time invested to aquire this object" that people sell GS stuff on ebay for, and the amount of time you'd have to spend "searching" for a real gem to find one, I'd call it pretty poor ROI wise. No it's not an ROI thing, it's just a random "hey, here's something to perk up your day" which I admit it would make me feel special for a little while... And the occasional time where you look up and see it (I imagine I'd keep mine somewhere near my computer... maybe mod a key on my keyboard to be gem inset :-P ) give you a warm fuzzy.

[Artha]

maybe mod a key on my keyboard to be gem inset :-P
I'd stick it in the key that had my '\xattack critter\r' macro in it.

[Things2Come]

Considering the going rate for "Time invested to aquire this object" that people sell GS stuff on ebay for, and the amount of time you'd have to spend "searching" for a real gem to find one, I'd call it pretty poor ROI wise. No it's not an ROI thing, it's just a random "hey, here's something to perk up your day" which I admit it would make me feel special for a little while... And the occasional time where you look up and see it (I imagine I'd keep mine somewhere near my computer... maybe mod a key on my keyboard to be gem inset :-P ) give you a warm fuzzy.

It actually took me about 5 seconds to find this gem. I saw the post about real gems being placed, so I used my gold ring to go back to town. The first room I entered (where my ring was set to), I checked the fireplace and wham, a real gem.

I then went to the wayside inn, checked the fireplace, and there was a second real gem. Very little time invested, although I'm sure some do look around quite a bit.

I'm still not sure what I'll do with it. It is cut in a fashion that makes me think of a ring setting.

[Augie]

It does take very little effort to get them and I do agree it would be cool if the case that they gave you had something unique to Simu. Right now, it's just a little plastic case with the gem sitting on some cushy stuffing.

And I think all 5 of my REAL GEM certificates are now in a file folder somewhere, the same place I'll stick the certificate I'll get for the gem I just found in plat.

[The Ponzzz]

Is that from the recent output of them?

I didn't get mine yet :(

[Jolena]

I got mine yesterday actually. Found the gem in Plat.

[Kuyuk]

Post more pics :)


K.

[B2]

Yay real gems!


...actually, I already lost mine. But it was nice while it lasted, hmm?

[DCSL]

I haven't gotten mine yet. What was yours?

[Bobmuhthol]

<<I mean even Bob's super mathlete whatever certificate had his name written on it at least.>>

lmao.

edit: haha those gems are actually worse than I expected.

[B2]

Pear-cut peridot. Teeny tiny little thing.

[DCSL]

I got a peridot too. Good lord, I hope it's not pear-cut. Second worst cut ever.

[Jolena]

My friend got her emerald the other day. Its a 2.5 carat emerald. Not too shabby.

[Things2Come]

Was the emerald from plat?

[Jolena]

yep

[Sean of the Thread]

My friend got her emerald the other day. Its a 2.5 carat emerald. Not too shabby.

What quality are these gems?

[Kuyuk]

B2 better be careful, Andrath might try and jump her character if he reads this thread. ;-)


K.

[The Ponzzz]

Still no REAL GEM in the mail for me!!! I found it on open day!

[StJimmy]

Got my beautiful emerald cut 1.04 ct peridot in the mail today.

Here's a picture of my slightly crumpled certificate, please forgive me for leaving out the cracked top of my gem container.

http://ibzc.com/misc/gs4/real.jpg (about 1mb, couldn't be bothered resizing it).

>tilt peridot
You tilt your 1.04ct emerald cut peridot side to side, making the light play off it.

>throw peridot
You throw away your 1.04ct emerald cut peridot.

[GoingGone]

Augie is in Plat? Who!