On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Talies the Wanderer wrote:

> At 11:04 AM 6/4/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >No, it doesn't work on the Squad Ring. :-) Though my hunch
> >is that it can cut down considerably on the number of
> >necklaces and belts you have to turn in to get the ring.
>
> Nope, it won't. Squad ring quest is based on a specific number of
> necklaces/belts (this was confirmed by a *very* high level player from
> Beta, etc.)

We discussed this on the monk list. Apparently the way it
works is that each necklace/belt you turn in raises your
faction, each time you kill Mooto raises your faction, each
time you kill Gunrich lowers your faction. Once you get
enough faction, you get the ring.

There's a potential abuse - give the ring to your friends and
get another one. This is (I'm told by someone who has
completed the quest) made unworkable because each time you get
a new ring, you *lose* faction thus requiring you to turn in
more necklaces/belts to raise your faction again to get
another ring.

Considering the ring is a low-level quest, I don't see what
being a high level player from beta has to do with it. :-)

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John H. Kim
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