going to raise this question again

ARCHIVED-chelanfarsight · Nov 4, 2012

because it appears there's been no answer as of yet: Veteran Lockboxes - are we going to get our boxed Collector's Edition items back?

ARCHIVED-Enkur · Nov 5, 2012

I don't believe there was ever any mention of anyone getting there Collector Edition Items back. I know there was a lot of contention about that, as there wasn't ample time for some players to retrieve said items before the new claim system was implemented.
The Veteran Lockboxes were addressed at SOE live.
Below is Moorgard's Notes form said event;

Moorgard wrote:

“There were several overall themes that connected the panels, as well as our general discussions. First and foremost, we need to keep improving the game; stomping out bugs and increasing performance is a big part of that, but so is raising the quality of content in Vanguard. Basically, we need to have a solid foundation to build from and draw players back in. Along with that, we need new, fresh content at the high-end game. Our players have gone far too long without new content to enjoy, and resolving this is a key area of focus for the team.
We revealed that weâ€™re rolling out two changes that have been much requested by players: the removal of XP penalties for upper level zones, and a change to the Shores of Darkness riftway to allow level 50 characters of any sphere to use it. These are great changes that should increase options for players near the level cap.
City of Brass is our first new zone in a long time, and will be going live in November. It has group content targeted at high-level players, with drops intended to complementâ€”not replaceâ€”Pantheon gear. We realized that the testing history of this zone is a bit storied, but we need the help of players to ensure the zone is fun and rewarding. Ceythos has already begun organizing a playtest on the Test server, and we immediately got volunteers to help.
Our next target for new high-end content is Pankor Zhi, which has been highly anticipated by players for a long time. It will be the beginning of a story arc that leads to Stiirhad and beyond. On the raid front, we plan to continue the Sons of Torsheim arc with more fights from that saga.
Looking further down the road, we will be revamping some of the zones that used to be starter areas (such as Lomshir) and creating additional paths of quality content through the world. We also intend to support the spheres of diplomacy and crafting, continuing the sagas that currently end at level 30. And though it didnâ€™t come up at the panel, we also are looking at ways to a viable path for solo/small group play from levels 50 to 55.
Someone in the audience asked how we saw the future of Vanguard five years down the road. Our response was that we want to see the game live up to its potential, that it becomes a stable and polished play experience with great content that fills out the massive world that is Telon. We need to be able to attract and keep new players, and if we can keep on doing that, the future for the game is bright indeed.
There were a lot of other topics that came up during the course of our panels and conversationsâ€”far too many to go into a lot of detail about. Iâ€™ll just mention them here, with additional comments where appropriate. Keep in mind that these are not things that we are promising; they were items discussed that we will consider, but may or may not act on in the short or long term.

The LFG tool needs to be improved. (We agree, and will investigate improvements.)

Simplifying the level 1 to 10 abilities went too far. (We agree, and will add a few abilities back in to restore the flavor of the classes.)

Currents in rivers are cool. Some players wished they hadnâ€™t been mostly taken out.

It sucks that drums no longer affect bard speed. (We agree, and intend to let drums give a bonus again, but this requires digging through some code to implement properly.)

There was desire for us to implement a flying mount quest around level 20.

Players ask that on threads where we ask for feedback/input, we provide a recap of key points of what weâ€™ve taken away from the information presented so far before locking threads down. (Good idea.)

Item appearances in houses â€“ making sure more items have an appearance when placed, rather than just a cup as the current default. (This will take some digging, but weâ€™ll work on it.)

Need more level 45+ content. (We agree, but need more time to make sure we deliver at the right level of quality.)

Custom UIs need to save properly on server side rather than just on client side. (We agree and will investigate.)

More customizations in the UI (textured fonts, movable compass, etc).

Changes to clickies was brought up multiple times. While things wonâ€™t go back to the way they were, it was suggested that we look at some of the items that share timers to see if they should be categorized differently.

Need auto stacking of inventories, such as when moving items into the bank.

A search feature for inventories would be awesome.

Need more options/availability for epic slivers.

Veteranâ€™s Lockbox was intended as a new bank accessible only to eligible players. Unfortunately they were pushed out before the account entitlements were implemented. We will try to get this resolved soon.

Pantheon and KDQ faction grinds feel excessive.

A 70-slot bag for crafting items would be a welcome addition to the Marketplace.

Need tool tips for items in your house.

Need a quest to teach classes about their choice in paths. For example, a cleric at level 20 is not told they have a class path they can pick,

When feigned death, the playerâ€™s name reads "corpse of XXX " and can be targeted but not healed.

Currently pets are too close when summoned or returning from a fight.

Would be nice to have a use for city faction coins after youâ€™ve gotten mounts and gear.

Lost souls still drop even if you are done with the quest.

Lower level shadowhounds have the same abilities as the level 56 shadowhounds in SoD, which makes it pretty tough for a person to do part of the shadowhound quest.

Echoes for the T3 Pantheon gear only drop off crates or the metal nodes only. Would be nice if reaping, lumbering, or skinning yielded Echoes.

Level 6 bags drop off names in SoD.

Mobs killed in BoD will not disappear, some stay up for days or till server /chunk is restarted.

Want more NPCs like smelly cat.

Iâ€™m sure there were plenty of other topics and tidbits that my sleep-deprived brain missed. Those who attended can feel free to chime in on other items we discussed.
Once again, I want to say a huge thanks to the players who spent their time giving us their thoughts and feedback. It may sound cheesy, but Iâ€™m sincere when I say that we wouldnâ€™t be here if it werenâ€™t for players like you. You inspire us to want to make the game better, and thatâ€™s something weâ€™re tremendously grateful for.
Thanks to Tinqu, Rufin, Leav, Dosi, Quert, Azakulos, Autobahn, and everyone else who made SOE Live so awesome! We canâ€™t wait until next year!”

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