Evil Items - Now you see them, Now you don't!

[Lord Ser Brightblade]

Evil Item Deletion Publish Jul 8 2005 1:04AM GMT (PST +08:00)

On July 7th, 2005 beginning at approximately 7:00PM PDT (July 8th 2:00AM GMT) we will begin bringing down the shards to implement an Emergency Publish that will Delete all Evil Items from the shards.

The Emergency Publish schedule is as follows and we are anticipating each publish window to last approximately 1.5 hours:

* July 7 - 7:00PM PDT (July 8 2:00AM GMT) - Chesapeake, Atlantic, Catskills, Siege Perilous, Legends, Great Lakes, Lake Superior

* July 7 - 8:00PM PDT (July 8 3:00AM GMT) - Pacific, Lake Austin, Baja, Napa Valley, Sonoma, Origin

* July 7 - 9:00PM PDT (July 8 4:00AM GMT) - Yamato, Izumo, Wakoku, Hokuto, Asuka, Mizuho, Mugen, Sakura, Oceania, Europa, Drachenfels

* July 7 - 10:00PM PDT (July 8 5:00AM GMT) - Arirang, Balhae, Formosa

We will let you know when you can begin using your Evil Item claim codes again. Until that time, please do not page a GM or contact customer service about the Evil Items.

Evil Item Update Jul 8 2005 12:14AM GMT (PST +08:00)

We are working on a timeline to re-release the items back into the game after they are destroyed. The code you used to get an item the first time around will work exactly the same way. Also, you’ll be able to retrieve the code from the same giveaway webpage when it becomes active again.

We are currently working on a compensation plan for those people who traded items or gold legitimately for Evil Items. We added a special tracking code to the items so we can tell who traded the items to whom, which will help with the compensation process. Please note, anyone caught trying to lie or scam a support representative will be subject to penalties, including account termination.

We will post more details as we finalize the plan. We apologize for the inconvenience.