Talk:Gift of the Traveler
Location and Items[edit]
Maybe u should add his location???
Well, in the interest of drop rate research, here's what I got. Sorry, I've no idea how to make tables. I opened 15 Gift of the Traveler. I got 2x 5 Mercantile Summoning Stone, 1x 5 Cottontail Tonic, 3x 5 Mysterious Tonic, 1x 10 Honeycomb, 2x 5 Blue Rock Candy, 1x 10 Jar of Honey, 2x 5 Red Rock Candy, 1x 10 Sparklers, 2x 1 Keg of Aged Hunter's Ale. LicensedLuny 06:54, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
i got a moss spider egg.--Justice 08:03, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Well, here's your table, LicensedLuny ... though with that many possible items it doesn't look very nice. Xelonir 08:40, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you Xelonir! I figured it would wind up a pretty wide table, but any table is prettier and, more importantly, far more useful than everyone entering like I did. LicensedLuny 15:24, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- ← moved to Gift of the Traveler/Drop rate
Edited to add 1 Everlasting Cottontail Tonic. -- Minami Kaori
Edited the table to add pictures instead of abbreviations. It's currently looking awful due to the missing/wrong images, but it'll look good when proper icons will be uploaded. Also added alt descriptions. --Adul 14:32, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- Could someone please add everlasting cottontail tonic to the list?
Bug Maybe[edit]
I dont know if it is a bug or not. I tried to change characters to get more 5 more gifts and it appears that you can only get 5 gifts per week per account. Drogo Boffin 13:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- That's not a bug, that's intentional. Just like Nicholas Sandford in Pre-Searing. Xelonir 13:26, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- ah yes I never tried to do this in Pre. and didnt think about looking at that Drogo Boffin 13:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure we were never told that the limit would be character based. Paddymew 16:15, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
- ah yes I never tried to do this in Pre. and didnt think about looking at that Drogo Boffin 13:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
mini's[edit]
I wonder what de drop rate is for the mini's. i think very low since they are green, or at least yakkington is Rhonin Soren 18:47, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Confirmed Mini Yakkington[edit]
He's so adorable I'll just leave this here http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4901/yakkington.jpg --222.127.90.153 10:09, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
- LOL. That is just awsome! Flaming Hot Chilli 06:23, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
what he is collecting[edit]
Could we include this, I know it changes each week, but personally I think it would save people a lot of time if you say what the current collectible is as he isn't right next to an outpost currently and I expect he won't be. Also listing his current location would be extremely helpful and save having pointless discussion topics on it each week. --Lemming 22:46, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
- meh all on NPC page my bad. --Lemming 22:47, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
inventory description[edit]
The inventory description for this item is "These are a few of my favorite things". When I read that a song started playing in my mind; Favorite Things by PTP, a rather obscure band. May not ba an actual reference but somehow it would make sense seing the lyrics 84.104.81.205 12:50, 26 April 2009 (UTC) (PuppetX)
- I'm pretty sure it's a reference to the far more famous Mary Poppins song of the same name. Lyra Valo 12:51, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
- It's a reference to The Sound of Music ¬ Wizårdbõÿ777(talk) 13:09, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
per week[edit]
I don't think its per week as in once every 7 days but once per "request". I got gifts yesterday (iris) and today (linen) without issues.
- The request changes weekly. You just got gifts at the end of one week and the beginning of another, it's still two separate weeks.198.37.19.137 16:07, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Real value of Gift[edit]
I've made some calculations to check what's the real value of the gift. Some ppl sell them even for 12k each in Kamadan. So i've made this sheet http://kukuryku.ovh.org/gw_wiki/gift_of_the_traveler.xls Prices taken from guru, chances from Gift of the Traveler/Drop rate
Feel free to make any corrections. Password for edit: wykalaczka --Titus andronicus 20:41, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
- TA calculates an expected value at 4.4k. For what it's worth, that approximates the 4k I calculated (using somewhat different trade values). The low value comes from the fact that rox/popz/sparx seem to drop 60% of the time and tend to run for ~100g/pt. (Also note that TA doesn't yet have values for about 8 of the items.)
- However, expected value is not the same as market value, otherwise no one would ever pay US$1 for a lottery ticket, whose expected value is $0.50 (by law in most US states). As long as there is a 0.4% chance of a mini, people will pay 12k to be that one person in 250. (Or, if you like, it's 12k for a lottery ticket to win something worth 120-720k.)
- Kudos to Titus Andronicus for putting the analysis together: nice work, dude. Tennessee Ernie Ford 22:29, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
Weapons from Gifts[edit]
Do all weapons received from gifts have a quote attached to them? I just got an Icy Dragon Sword with this as a quote: "Yakkington had to win a tug of war battle with an Ice Imp for this little treasure!" - Nicholas. If they do all contain such a thing, is there value in adding it to the article? Pkohler01 04:25, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- They all have the quotes and they are detailed on the individual item pages. --snograt 05:58, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Buyers Beware[edit]
Be careful some people try to pass off Gift of the Huntsman as gifts of the traveler.
- tell me about it--Penners 15:15, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
- Would a more prominent warning be appropriate? The warning is in the Notes, but you have to scroll down to see it. --Max 2 04:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
- Still see this, a scammer were advertising these for 3k/ea in Camp Hojanu yesterday. 85.19.140.9 09:22, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
- Would a more prominent warning be appropriate? The warning is in the Notes, but you have to scroll down to see it. --Max 2 04:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Drop Research[edit]
I am suprised nobody has started a drop table for this yet. I would be more than happy to make one but am clueless as to how. Am putting this on watchlist so that whenever one is started I can add some info of my own. Merri Weathers 20:09, 16 July 2009 (UTC) Sratch that...Just found that a chart was moved *Doh* Merri Weathers 20:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
- See this page to add your info. :-) Tennessee Ernie Ford 02:50, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Bug?[edit]
This is weird, but in my inventory i have 20 aged hunter's ales, but i was only supposed to get 10. Is this a mistake? Or is it just a bug?
- Please sign your comments, and no I doubt it. You probably opened two gifts, and each gift gave 10 Aged Hunter's Ale, totalling up to 20. Unless you got 20 from 1 gift, something's wrong. Than 05:54, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Unopenable in competitive mission outposts[edit]
I tried opening my gifts in the Fort Aspenwood outpost. I got a message something like "This item cannot be used in competitive missions". I don't know if this is true for all presents, I didn't see a note here or on the present page. I don't have any more gifts or other presents to test with right now, but perhaps a note should be made. Manifold 23:26, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
- Doesn't seem to affect Birthday Presents. I was able to open a Birthday Present in the RA outpost. --99.232.78.45 06:21, 7 October 2011 (UTC)