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Medallion from the starting area

NoxVostNoxVost Member, Alpha Two
in General Discussion
What is the use for this Medallion? And what are the benefits to improve it by the scout on the road to Lionhold? I can't equip it nor find any use of it.

Thank you in advance for any tips!

Comments

  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited October 2024
    I just think of it as swag. A collectors item. And no, haven't seen any use for it yet.
  • RaedwaldRaedwald Member, Alpha Two
    Get it shined up by a npc!
  • v3ntrav3ntra Member, Alpha Two
    You can trade it into a map at Lionhold. NPC is called "Zorrin of Fenn"
  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    v3ntra wrote: »
    You can trade it into a map at Lionhold. NPC is called "Zorrin of Fenn"

    So, you're saying we shouldn't have just binned it when we saw no use for it... :P
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  • VeeshanVeeshan Member, Alpha Two
    daveywavey wrote: »
    v3ntra wrote: »
    You can trade it into a map at Lionhold. NPC is called "Zorrin of Fenn"

    So, you're saying we shouldn't have just binned it when we saw no use for it... :P

    all the weird shit seems to have some kinda hidden use :p
  • AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Veeshan wrote: »
    daveywavey wrote: »
    v3ntra wrote: »
    You can trade it into a map at Lionhold. NPC is called "Zorrin of Fenn"

    So, you're saying we shouldn't have just binned it when we saw no use for it... :P

    all the weird shit seems to have some kinda hidden use :p

    I figure you guys are all joking about it and this post I'm making is overkill, but a mention for a specific type of person:

    This is a 'checkpoint flag' item. It slightly simplifies the collection of metrics on player behaviour before most of the telemetry is implemented, because it's easy to query 'how many players have this item?'
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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Azherae wrote: »
    I figure you guys are all joking about it and this post I'm making is overkill, but a mention for a specific type of person:

    This is a 'checkpoint flag' item. It slightly simplifies the collection of metrics on player behaviour before most of the telemetry is implemented, because it's easy to query 'how many players have this item?'
    Tbh, with really limited inventory size for full items and general storage, deleting that medallion crossed my mind several times.

    Also, what's easier, to ask the game to look for these items or to ask the npcs who give it out (the first one and the polished) how many players they've given the item to?

    I'd imagine a fair bit of players did delete the item once their storage space started shrinking and they saw no use for the item (especially with how many quests were broken early on), so I feel like just checking for the item wouldn't be as useful.
  • AzheraeAzherae Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    In most implementations I have ever used, in test scenarios, querying the player item DB is easier.

    The NPC might not have a consistent counter state, you might need to flush the server and restart the world, etc.

    The Character DB, Inventory DB, and World State DB are not always (or in my experience, even usually), directly connected.

    It also allows them to snapshot-save the data a little more simply, which is useful at the stage of development where you might actually want that data.

    Also, it could be both, actually, because 'checking to see if the player threw it away' is also useful information.
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  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    Azherae wrote: »
    because 'checking to see if the player threw it away' is also useful information.

    Wooooo! I was useful!
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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    daveywavey wrote: »
    Wooooo! I was useful!
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