Cannibilism will cause the game to be banned in some countries (if turned in), not USA though
"Stupid questions make more sense than stupid mistakes."
Hail and well met, Elyrians,
Though we usually celebrate our Kickstarter-versary a little earlier in the year, there was no way we were going to let the anniversary pass without taking the time to stop and say Thank You to every one of our supporters. We've come a long way in the time since the original Kickstarter and we will still never forgot the outpouring of support that made it all possible. In that one month span, the Chronicles of Elyria community coalesced around our vision of an online experience that was more than just a game, but a truly dynamic and interesting world, as well. And, since then, the support hasn't stopped. This game is being built as a direct result of that support!
As a way to say thank you to our original backers once more, and to extend that thank you to each and every one of you who has helped us push this dream forward, we're launching an ongoing Kickstarter-versary promotion through the next four weeks. Every player who has a Chronicles of Elyria pledge package by the end of the promotion will receive a suite of gifts from the studio, ranging from unique recipes for treats and adult beverages up to a steadfast and loyal companion for you to take on your adventures! Each gift is a small but heartfelt expression of our gratitude for your continued support!
Last Kickstarter-versary, we set forth a challenge, and wow the community tackled it with gusto, coming together in a show of camaraderie and unity that still awes us, today. So, this year we are putting forth a new challenge, with a new amazing reward, and 8 additional prizes to be had along the way. But those aren't the only rewards we want to give you. As a special thank you, those who participate in the promotional sale each week will receive rare ingredients from distant shores and hard-to-reach ecotopes, ingredients that can be used with exclusive recipes, one of which will be awarded to each player that participates throughout the entire 2019 Kickstarter-versary event. See below for the details!
As we're focusing on the adventure ahead, exploration, discovery, and growth are strongly on our minds. These are the themes of the promotions you'll see as we celebrate your support and the world of Elyria. But a journey into the unknown can only be measured by looking back at where one has been, and this Kickstarter-versary is no exception. Every day, we are bringing back two items from the vault in a special sale. Each item will return to the vault after 24 hours, so be sure to keep an eye out; many rare items that haven't been since they were first offered will be available during their limited windows!
In addition to the rewards and prizes listed below, one more event will occur during the Kickstarter-versary time:
During first three weeks of the Kickstarter-versary, any player who has claimed a domain of any size can participate in a contest to "Show us your Domain" - We will accept a short (750 words or less) story about your domain, or an image that depicts your domain in some way. Over the last week of the kickstarter-verary, we will judge the entrants and choose a winner and a runner up for each server from both categories (Stories and imagery). The winners from each category will receive 5000 EP to use to improve their domains and they'll be granted a unique gift from the team in the form of a monument that can be placed in their domain, affecting the domain in a positive way that is themed to the entrant's submission! This is, in essence, a mini-design experience, though the studio is going to pick the monument's final form and its unique benefit. The runners-up in each category will receive 5000 EP to use to improve their domains as well!
To enter post your submission in the fan media forum with "[Show Us Your Domain]" at the start of your post's title. And, please, observe the limit of one entry per domain or settlement holder.
We can't wait to see your domains!
Update 10/4/2019: Since some of you haven't chosen your domains yet and have voiced your desire to participate in this contest, we are extending the cut off for submitting your entries 7 days from the last submission deadline. This sets the new deadline to submit your entry to Monday, October 14th at midnight pacific time.
Once each week during the Kickstarter-versary event, every player that purchases an item from the promo category or a tournament token from the store will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources. These resources will be from a collection of unusual items gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes. Each ingredient has its own special properties that are passed on to any item they're used to craft and each ingredient is a required element in at least one of 8 exclusive recipes that can be acquired at the end of the promotion: One of these recipes will be awarded to every player that makes at least one qualifying purchase in every week of the promotion. Every ingredient and recipe can be traded to other players, so don't forget to reach out to your fellow community members to get that special recipe or ingredient you need!
If total sales reach the indicated amount next to each reward during the Kickstarter-versary celebration, those items will either be unlocked in the store, introduced to the game, or added as a freebie to your inventory. Rewards are only given to those with paid-off pledge packages by the end of the celebration period.
Thanks to you smashing the milestones very early on, we've added additional ones to achieve (including a few you already have!).
NOTE: All of these reward milestones will end at 12PM (noon) PDT on the final day of the promotion.
And don't forget: Each week of the promotion where you buy at least one promotional item you'll receive two rare crafting ingredients you won't be able to find easily on your starting continent. These ingredients are used in special recipes, and players that purchase an item in each week of the promotion will receive one of these recipes at the end of the event!
Finally, as a special thank you for your support, every player with a paid off pledge package will receive a suite of gifts at the end of the end of the promotion, containing:
Versary Monkey - A rare sight, even in the tropical rainforests they typically call home, Versary monkeys are highly sought after pets and companions. Famed for their trainability, Janoa hunters have been known to use them as harassers on the hunt, while less... reputable folks have been known to train them to cut purses and pick pockets. But whether you need a pet that can fetch items for you while crafting, or you need a partner in crime and combat, Versary Monkeys can fill that need.
Infinity Oracle - A relic of a lost age, this polished, black, stone orb bares the symbol of the infinite inlayed in onyx against a disc of milky, white quartz on its top. If the orb is turned to see its bottom, a small window of clear cut crystal reveals a murky interior. When asked a question, the smokey, murky, interior will clear momentarily to reveal a phrase, an answer to the question. Many argue the Oracle's ability to truthfully answer the question posed, but there are times when its responses seem like prophecy, and even more intriguing, no one knows how they work or how they were constructed: the knowledge has been lost in the haze of history.
A Round on Us - Each player with a game package by the end of the event will receive a voucher good for a round of drinks at any legendary tavern! Just enter the tavern and use the voucher and the tavern will immediately gain enough ingredients to mix its signature drink for everyone currently in the tavern.
During our previous Kickstarter-versaries, backers were eligible to receive a veritable cornucopia of prizes and awards.
Everyone who was a backer by the end of last year's celebration will receive these items in their inventory:
We'll be awarding these items throughout the event, so expect these things to hit your inventory by the conclusion of this year's Kickstarter-versary.
Additionally, we've named the winners from the Token Contest that ran during our 2017 Kickstarterversary.
Prize: The Mayor with the most Villager Tokens (per server) is guaranteed to have a major story event occur in their settlement!
Congrats to:
Prize: The Mayor with the most Guild Tokens will see their organizations written into the lore and history of Elyria!
Congrats to:
We have been working hard to bring you Chronicles of Elyria, but we cannot say Thank You strongly enough to you! Whether you backed us during the Kickstarter, or have joined the community since, your support is what makes this possible. We cannot do this without you! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Look for the first weekly post with info on the new items that will be offered as well as the schedule of items coming back from the vault that week!
Sincerely,
The Soulbound Studios Staff
"Stupid questions make more sense than stupid mistakes."
Cannibilism will cause the game to be banned in some countries (if turned in), not USA though
Posted By Xanne at 1:37 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Cannibilism will cause the game to be banned in some countries (if turned in), not USA though
China maybe, not many others.
Fallout games have long had a cannibalism perk so might be a good gauge of where else this could be restricted.
You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry. JAMES 1:19 NLT
I'm definitely concerned about the marked accounts, I'd much prefer something else in that slot, and have talents be truly random at launch, rather than weighted towards those that knew about the game before release.
Posted By OrodNaur at 1:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Conflicting information:
"Once each week, every player that purchases an item (excluding titles and pledge packages) from the store during the promotion will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources from a collection of unusual resources gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes. "
"Something Special for You! And don't forget: Each week of the promotion where you buy at least one promotional item you'll receive two rare crafting ingredients you won't be able to find easily on your starting continent. "
so, is it any non title or pledge item that gives you a reward or any item available during these 3 weeks?
Any reply for this yet?
Count Lofi of Skaaney, friend code 8766AA
Posted By Lofi at 8:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By OrodNaur at 1:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Conflicting information:
"Once each week, every player that purchases an item (excluding titles and pledge packages) from the store during the promotion will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources from a collection of unusual resources gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes. "
"Something Special for You! And don't forget: Each week of the promotion where you buy at least one promotional item you'll receive two rare crafting ingredients you won't be able to find easily on your starting continent. "
so, is it any non title or pledge item that gives you a reward or any item available during these 3 weeks?
Any reply for this yet?
Shakes his infinity balls...
"excluding titles and pledge packages"
I hope the Cannibalism part is just a joke, and not to make the perverts happy.
Posted By Oracle at 4:41 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By Lofi at 8:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By OrodNaur at 1:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Conflicting information:
"Once each week, every player that purchases an item (excluding titles and pledge packages) from the store during the promotion will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources from a collection of unusual resources gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes. "
"Something Special for You! And don't forget: Each week of the promotion where you buy at least one promotional item you'll receive two rare crafting ingredients you won't be able to find easily on your starting continent. "
so, is it any non title or pledge item that gives you a reward or any item available during these 3 weeks?
Any reply for this yet?
Shakes his infinity balls...
"excluding titles and pledge packages"
I think he’s more referring to one quote saying buy anything you get 2 ingredients and the other that says buy any promotion item and get 2 ingredients. Or in other words, do we get 2 for buying anything* and another 2* for buying any promotion for 4 ingredients total.
Post deleted.
I became unconfused after the following post.
Count Lofi of Skaaney, friend code 8766AA
Posted By Tilarium at 1:55 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By Oracle at 4:41 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By Lofi at 8:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Posted By OrodNaur at 1:43 PM - Tue Sep 17 2019
Conflicting information:
"Once each week, every player that purchases an item (excluding titles and pledge packages) from the store during the promotion will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources from a collection of unusual resources gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes. "
"Something Special for You! And don't forget: Each week of the promotion where you buy at least one promotional item you'll receive two rare crafting ingredients you won't be able to find easily on your starting continent. "
so, is it any non title or pledge item that gives you a reward or any item available during these 3 weeks?
Any reply for this yet?
Shakes his infinity balls...
"excluding titles and pledge packages"
I think he’s more referring to one quote saying buy anything you get 2 ingredients and the other that says buy any promotion item and get 2 ingredients. Or in other words, do we get 2 for buying anything* and another 2* for buying any promotion for 4 ingredients total.
Ah, no: Any promo item, including the tournament token, counts for the purchase reward. (Basically only items in the promotions section, and the tournament token)
Hope that helps! :)
Edit: Updated for accuracy.
At what times do the 24 hour items change? I see monster hunter gear and exorcism kit. Did I miss a day since its Tuesday afternoon?
Man I wish I knew what wacky version of Raffle they meant 2 years ago. The one where you draw a random ticket (in this case digital token) to win. Or the one where you have the most tickets(tokens) to win... Guess nobody can do a quick definition check.
wait a sec... I thought every item counts except the titles/packages. So wouldn t sparks, EP, Mounts, the headstone, heraldry ect count too ?
@Whoever is actually making these PR decisions and writeups.
What in the world is going on?
"Q15: I thought the 2017 Kickstarterversary Token contest was a raffle?
A15: It was not. The term raffle was used to describe how the tokens were collected, but we do not operate raffles and this contest was based on accumulating the largest number of tokens."
So, last time, when you said "raffle" you didn't mean an "actual raffle", you just meant "we will select the winner based off of who accumulates the most tokens" (which was not said, or hinted at, at all).
You then go on to say that you "do not operate raffles", yet are having one for this event, which will actually be operated as "real raffle", despite choosing not to use the actual word?
Or are you not actually running it as a raffle, in which case, what is the point of accumulating multiple tokens, if you are just picking "a winner at random from among the Tournament Token holders"? One token should be all you need to enter once in the "random selection" as a token holder, with no benefit gained from multiple tokens.
Are you not actually picking a winner from the holders at random? Maybe you are using a weird "SBS definition" again, and actually mean "selecting the person with the most tokens".
Are you giving each token holder multiple "names in the hat" based on how many tokens they hold? Because that is literally the concept behind a "raffle".
How does this makes sense, at all, to anyone? What kind of knots did you have to tie in your logical processes to get here?
Wouldn't it have been easier to simply cop to the misunderstanding, apologize, and move on, as opposed to this Gordian Knot of cognitive dissonance?
People wonder why I am "constantly complaining" about SBS's communication...
This. This is why I am constantly harping on it. Because it is simply bad, and frankly, starting to look like blatant dishonesty.
PS
Here is the definition of "raffle" in case it wasn't clear:
raf·fle1 /ˈrafəl/
noun
a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or some of which are subsequently drawn at random, the holder or holders of such tickets winning a prize.
synonyms: lottery, (prize) draw, sweepstake, sweep, tombola, ballot; More
If you do something, that meets the definition of a "raffle", and then try to say "oh, it's not a raffle", you are just playing word games with the intent to obfuscate the truth.
You know the answer to your rhetorical word salad:
Raffles have legal and tax definitions - with legal and tax ramifications. Some states and juridictions may restrict the participation of their residents over the internet (or in any form). Participation thus would be limited to a subset or portion of the given community involved.
This would not be that because of the in kind value bought through the purchase of the token.
If it's truly random one is as good as twenty or two hundred.
Cheers!
Posted By Barlin at 05:17 AM - Wed Sep 18 2019
wait a sec... I thought every item counts except the titles/packages. So wouldn t sparks, EP, Mounts, the headstone, heraldry ect count too ?
The text was a bit different initially which led to believe that you can buy anything from store excluding titled and pledged, it was something like this:
Once each week, every player that purchases an item (excluding titles and pledge packages) from the store during the promotion will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources from a collection of unusual resources gathered from distant shores or hard-to-reach ecotopes
now changed to:
Once each week during the Kickstarter-versary event, every player that purchases an item from the promo category or a tournament token from the store will receive two randomly-picked, rare resources.
in order to avoid such confusion as I understood
