Seasonal Ability buffing Items

[Fluxxxx]

No, this is b*llsh*t!

Items like Lya sangi or desert nomad pads should drop in RK mishes or whatever AT ANY TIME, not just on haloween. This is an obscene, mindless and totally unfair move by FC.
Why would someone have an advantage over other players in PVM/PVP? Because they started a twink in october and not december?

That's just stupid and anyone that thinks we should wait a whole year for twinking gear is also stupid.

[Fluxxxx]

To Funcom: if you want to reward people at some special events, make mobs drop TOKENS, or VP's, or more CREDITS, or whatever we can farm during the year.

Make special events with bosses that drop loot which normally it would be impossible to do without a team, like a Ruby-Ka Collector boss in different instances, with different level ranges...

Or just make twinking gear YESDROP already and be done with it.

[rayje-defunct]

Correct this if it's wrong but i thought people were able to get on alpha symbs equiped BEFORE nomads ever existed? Which means there are other items or ways to end game twink. Nomads just makes it easier and or allows players to ignore other means. If that is wrong then ok but if that is correct then it's not about a "must have" item to complete twinking but rather a "wanted convenience" to avoid other item hunting that is available year round...

IMO this is part of what is wrong with the design, too many people have narrow focus on endgame content exclusively (not saying you're wrong in suggesting this or in any way to be ostracized for the post) just saying that endgame equipment is a completely different story than every earlier lvl and title range, which most people don't consider. it's not about ignoring other means to obtain an objective, as much as about raising the bar. also remember that some "other means" have become unobtainable (certain necessary components are nodrop) and/or are only from instances or quests that aren't done due to low population/activity.

To Funcom: if you want to reward people at some special events, make mobs drop TOKENS, or VP's, or more CREDITS, or whatever we can farm during the year.
Make special events with bosses that drop loot which normally it would be impossible to do without a team, like a Ruby-Ka Collector boss in different instances, with different level ranges...
Or just make twinking gear YESDROP already and be done with it.

or, during a seasonal or promotional event things should be more focused on something special; like previously mentioned "social interaction" or questing/team play. for the most part though alot of creativity can end up stifled due to lack of availability of some nodrop items (not just projects that have to wait for a seasonal event, but ones that need to be reworked or that weren't able to get what they needed during the event) which as i understand is counter intuitive to FC's objective.

[orochi3]

Season exclusive items/buffs and ridiculous randomness of obtaining some of them,
are the reason most people quit AO or dont subscribe in the first place.
Aside from that AO is a great game, even with the old engine.

[Shadowforcee]

This is still an issue. Can essential seasonal buffing items not be a thing? It is demotivating to start new twink projects when some of the key items are not obtainable.