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What IS this Thing?

dadanddragons#6895 dadanddragons
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edited June 2014 in General Discussion (PC)
A few weeks ago, I got another alt up to the top of Icespire Peak - the campfire by Erren Rockstrider in Lakkar's Lap. That was the third or fourth time I've been up there. And I noticed this thing, which had never been there before - OBELISK OF DEFENSE it calls itself. Can't click on it, doesn't seem to do anything, what in the nine hells is it? Google knows nothing either... :O :D

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  • eldartheldarth Member Posts: 4,494 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    Why it appears to be something photoshopped into a screenshot. No anti-aliasing, jagged edges, no shadows, and it's overlaying the campfire circles.

    Either that or a Module 3 patch graphics bug - I recall someone else managed to get inside a developer test-cave somewhere in icespire peaks also - perhaps they botched up that area as well.
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  • pyroknightx7pyroknightx7 Member Posts: 21 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    That's the thing that protects players in the safe zone. If you drag mobs near it they'll die.
  • dadanddragons#6895 dadanddragons
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    edited June 2014
    eldarth wrote: »
    Why it appears to be something photoshopped into a screenshot. No anti-aliasing, jagged edges, no shadows, and it's overlaying the campfire circles.

    Kind of awesome to think my crappy GT630 produces the kind of graphics that look like bad PhotoShop. :D

    But if it's a safe zone thing, it's the only one I've ever seen here. It's weird to the max!
  • ambisinisterrambisinisterr Member, Neverwinter Moderator Posts: 10,462 Community Moderator
    edited June 2014
    Whatever it is...it really is there...
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    But your guess is as good as mine...
    It's great to see changes in old zones though. I'd really love to see more reasons to go back there after level 60 or at least more content added just for the leveling process.
  • antovarasantovaras Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    It fires bolts of energy at mobs when they get too close killing them.
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  • mrgiggles651mrgiggles651 Member Posts: 790 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    Its how they add defense to an area where mobs would encroach on the campfire safe zone, without having to add lore-breaking guards for that spot.

    Of course it's also apparently of drow manufacture judging by the similarity to drow architecture ingame.
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  • eldartheldarth Member Posts: 4,494 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    ambisinisterr wrote: »
    Whatever it is...it really is there...

    It's great to see changes in old zones though. I'd really love to see more reasons to go back there after level 60 or at least more content added just for the leveling process.

    Ah. Much better angle. It's on a pedestal. I get it. :p

    ...as far as changes to old zones -- you have noticed the extensive mining tunnels (entrances anyway) being dug by the orcs in the Tower District, right?
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  • iambecks1iambecks1 Member Posts: 4,044 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    antovaras wrote: »
    It fires bolts of energy at mobs when they get too close killing them.

    Maybe testing it for pvp use in the campfire areas xD
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    mrgiggles651 wrote: »
    Its how they add defense to an area where mobs would encroach on the campfire safe zone, without having to add lore-breaking guards for that spot.

    If people remember the patch note that said guards had been added to all safe zones... this is the thing that was added instead of guards in places where guards don't make sense. (Just to elaborate.)
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  • maral7maral7 Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    Ok, I can't resist myself:

    Really? NOW you noticed it? It's been there for quite a while now :D

    My guess from about 2-3 months ago: It has something to do with Valindra. It has to, everything in this game seems to be about her :P
  • antovarasantovaras Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited June 2014
    maral7 wrote: »
    Ok, I can't resist myself:

    Really? NOW you noticed it? It's been there for quite a while now :D

    My guess from about 2-3 months ago: It has something to do with Valindra. It has to, everything in this game seems to be about her :P


    She he actually works for Nemesis :)
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    A city to protect
    innocents to save
    "Why?" They ask "they hate you"
    We're heroes it's what we do.
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