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Christmas Gifts?
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Peter Raptor
Galactic Hawks
#1 - 2013-12-27 11:13:33 UTC
Did we get any this year, I haven't figured out how to redeem it if we have :(

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Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-12-27 11:54:28 UTC
The 13-day long advent calendar that was linked on the launcher repeatedly?

https://secure.eveonline.com/AdventCalendar/
Cara Forelli
State War Academy
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-12-27 14:39:01 UTC
Once you have unlocked your gifts on the website she linked, press escape in game - > redeem items, or redeem from the character selection screen.

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Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#4 - 2013-12-27 15:19:47 UTC
I was thrown off too. Usually the gifts are dropped directly into the redeem window, but this time you actually have to click on the add, log in, and select the different days and then click redeem to have them become redeemable.

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J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-12-27 16:50:59 UTC
Hmz..missed the 3 times it was clearly shown on the launcher to claim it.

Well, even if you did, nothing major was given out.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#6 - 2013-12-27 16:53:19 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
nothing major was given out.

Can I have your Leopard if you don't like it? I have uses for it.

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J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-12-27 18:07:31 UTC  |  Edited by: J'Poll
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
J'Poll wrote:
nothing major was given out.

Can I have your Leopard if you don't like it? I have uses for it.


Sure. Useless shuttle to me.

Lets make a deal. Im in need of some more fireworks myself.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#8 - 2013-12-27 19:16:25 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
J'Poll wrote:
nothing major was given out.

Can I have your Leopard if you don't like it? I have uses for it.


Sure. Useless shuttle to me.

Lets make a deal. Im in need of some more fireworks myself.

Sure, I don't use those anyway. I need those slots for real weapons.

Send me a contract with the Leopard, asking in exchange for fireworks, preferably at a trade hub so I don't have to haul fireworks to obscure places.

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Na Und
Galactronics
#9 - 2013-12-27 19:29:48 UTC
J'Poll wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
J'Poll wrote:
nothing major was given out.

Can I have your Leopard if you don't like it? I have uses for it.


Sure. Useless shuttle to me.

Lets make a deal. Im in need of some more fireworks myself.
et

Get the best deal for fireworks you can, then mail me. I'll beat the offer, if I can. Will require proof.
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#10 - 2013-12-27 19:33:04 UTC
Na Und wrote:
J'Poll wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
J'Poll wrote:
nothing major was given out.

Can I have your Leopard if you don't like it? I have uses for it.


Sure. Useless shuttle to me.

Lets make a deal. Im in need of some more fireworks myself.
et

Get the best deal for fireworks you can, then mail me. I'll beat the offer, if I can. Will require proof.

By "I have uses for it" I meant "I will pervert it to be of use in PvP, or something that is entirely not its original purpose", not "collect/resell". I think J'Poll can see the use in that.

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Na Und
Galactronics
#11 - 2013-12-27 19:37:15 UTC
I know there's no way to prove it, but I simply wanted another Leopard for my hanger. No Leopard arbitrage, here.
Iria Ahrens
Space Perverts and Forum Pirates
#12 - 2013-12-27 20:27:07 UTC
Usually there is an initial spike then a drop, then a slow rise. But the leopard debuted at 30m and is now 80m. :(

Leopard is my favorite ship of all time. I can zip from one side of empire to another so fast, but 80m is a bit much for a shuttle.

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Peter Raptor
Galactic Hawks
#13 - 2013-12-27 21:02:37 UTC
Why did they "unsimplify" redeeming gifts?? Pointless Roll

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#14 - 2013-12-27 21:26:07 UTC
Peter Raptor wrote:
Why did they "unsimplify" redeeming gifts?? Pointless Roll

If I had to guess, there is some computational overhead to generating the gifts (did you notice they were semi-random?) and putting them in peoples' accounts. Getting people to manually trigger the process is an effective form of load balancing over time. Alternatively, CCP wanted to pack more info and backstory into the whole advent calendar process, and that was not possible inside the client or launcher, so they had to use the website. Or, CCP want to limit distribution of the Leopard and other gifts to people who actually could be bothered to go get them.

Take your pick, or make your own guess.

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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#15 - 2013-12-27 21:33:14 UTC
Peter Raptor wrote:
Why did they "unsimplify" redeeming gifts?? Pointless Roll

Maybe it was so people would do the interactive Yule Lads event thing. I kind of enjoyed that myself. The art dept. did a good job making devs into various characters.