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For this update, one of the things we’ve focused on was improving the experience of building. One of the changes we made to accomplish this was to remove the resource cost associated with building with basic resources (Dirt, Ice, Sand, Snow, and Stone). We think this will greatly improve the building experience, but there’s one consequence. Previously, bundles of these resources were offered for sale in the Marketplace. Since building with these resources will no longer cost anything, and because the primary purpose of these bundles was for building, we’ve removed the basic resource bundles as part of this update.
We wanted to ensure that anyone who purchased basic resources before this change is compensated with an item of equal value and that it is each player’s choice of exactly how they’re compensated. To do with this, we have designed a system that meets both needs and wanted to let you know how it will work!
In short, anyone who purchased these discontinued bundles will be able to exchange them for a different bundle of equal value. For anyone who purchased one of the affected bundles, here’s how it’ll work:
· For every Builder’s Bag or Builder’s Chest you purchased of any of the now-free resources, you’ll receive an appropriate number of Orbs of Reclamation.
o 1 Builder’s Bag = 1 Orb of Reclaimed Energy
o 1 Builder’s Chest = 5 Orbs of Reclaimed Energy
· You’ll also receive a Resource Reclamation Chest, which is a prop you can place on your claim, and which you can use to exchange Orbs of Reclaimed Energy for the tier 1 or tier 2 resource bundle (complete list of available resources is below) of your choose.
o 1 Orb of Reclaimed Energy = 1 Builder’s Bag
o 5 Orbs of Reclaimed Energy = 1 Builder’s Chest
· Example:
o If you previously bought 3 Stone Builder’s Bags, you’d receive 3 Orbs of Reclamation (1 for each Bag). You could then exchange each of those orbs for a Builder’s Bag of your choice from the Resource Reclamation Chest
o If you had bought 5 Stone Builder’s Chests, you’d receive a total of 25 Orbs of Reclamation (5 for each Chest). You could then exchange those 25 Orbs for 5 different Builder’s Chests (or 25 Builder’s Bags, or whatever combination you choose).
· Bonus: If you choose to get replacement Builder’s Chests, you’ll still get the appropriate Bonus Box with it and have another chance to get rare outfits along with bonus resources!
· Tier 1 & Tier 2 resources Builder’s Bags and Builder’s Chests you can exchange Orbs of Reclaimed Energy for:
o Agate
o Bluebell
o Burled Wood
o Copper
o Cordella
o Cotton
o Crystia
o Iron
o Jute
o Plain Wood
o Plumthistle
o Striped Wood
o Tin
Also, because recent improvements to the upkeep system have significantly changed the function of copper in the game, we'll be granting an appropriate number of Orbs of Reclaimed Energy for any Copper purchased from the marketplace to give you the opportunity to choose a different resource in place of it (though Copper is still useful as a building material and still available as a Builder Bag or Chest). Similarly, we are also going to be granting an appropriate number of Orbs of Reclaimed Energy (based on the number of days of upkeep purchased as well as the number of claims you had at the time) to people who purchased Claim Upkeep via SC.
Removing items from the store that people had purchased was not an easy decision, but the degree to which free basic resources improves the experience of building necessitated these changes. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and thank you for your understanding during this early phase of development.
Terry "Fairan" Michaels
Senior Producer
So the players pay to help develop this game that will ultimately support EQ Next. Daybreak also has a cash shop in this beta test game?!? Now I understand the comments I read about not too many folks playing it.