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January 20, 2008 sgGE Colony War Results

Congratulations to the factions who got their share of colonies. You can check for the past results of the Granado Espada Colony Wars here.

Vivaldi

Caravaggio
Pachelbel
Cervantes
Caracci

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Granado Espada Ang Pao!

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A Serious Warning against illegal sources of G-points

Serious Warning against illegal sources of G-points
14/01/2008
[Original Source]

Dear Gamers,

In recent days, there have been several cases of GE accounts being banned due to fraudulent credit card purchases. From the feedback of the affected account owners, we have gathered that some of these players were purchasing G-points from illegal/unauthorized sellers.

These sellers have purchased their game value using stolen credit card details. From our logs, we have been able to trace the movement of the game values and banned accounts related to these illegal game values.

We would like to advise all GE gamers to purchase Game Value Cards (GVC) only from authorized resellers/distributors stated on our official website under “Buy GE”. Do not accept or buy any game value sold by unauthorized sources. These illegal sellers typically sell their ill-gotten game value at a discount and your GE account is at risk of being affected should you allow these sellers to transact into your account.

As a general rule of thumb, it is unwise to share your user account name and password with anyone. If possible, try to use a unique user account and password and not your “typical” details you used on other websites. We have been receiving numerous calls for assistance because of these compromises and while we try our best in helping, there are cases in which we could not render any assistance.

We at IAHGames will stay committed to ensuring a safe and secure game experience for you and we need your help in doing so.

Thank you for your attention.

Team GE

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The best-est news to start year?

Yes, this is far from an April Fools' Joke! Two long months after I wrote an article titled "Words on Premium Shop rNPC" lamenting on the thought that Premium Shop rNPCs won't be released anymore for balance issues. Anyway, after the maintenance I was shocked to see the news on my GE client and so I went straight to the GE website to confirm my disbelief.

Anyway, she isn't much of an imba rNPC and definitely a must get. Why? We'll here are her stats to begin with:


Idge the Battlesmith
Total Stat Points: 31
Str: 6
Agi: 8
Con: 5
Dex: 6
Int: 3
Cha: 3
Starting Level: 40
Location: Cash Shop
Armor: Leather Armor, Metal Armor
Personal Skill: Nil
Stances:
Sword + Shield - Back Guard, High Guard
2 Sword - Hack and Slash
Great Sword - Plow Guard, Roof Guard, Tail Guard, Sidewinder
Pole Arm - Blandir Cruz, Penetrar Cruz

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Christmas Events! Guide

To activate the Quest, head to Reboldoeux City and talk to the Christmas Event NPC near the Rebo Way Point/Leonda


All you have to do is to click on the Christmas Tree when it appears in all of the cities. You gotta be fast as it will only stay on that spot for a few while. The spawn areas of the tree is random and but it usually appears on one area of the city. Look at the below figure, the area boxed in red is where the Christmas Tree usually spawns (if ever it spawns somewhere else please do drop me a message and I'll look into it). The thing with these trees is that it spawns only during the evening (I'm guessing it starts around 6pm and last until 12 am. GMT+8 btw).



The rewards are as follows:
Rebo City:
6 Christmas Trees 25 Snowman Wards
12 Christmas Trees 3 Rudolph Horns
18 Christmas Trees 3 Santa Hats
18 Christmas Trees + 100 “X” Letter 1 Santa Costume

You can also submit the following in Coimbra Christmas Even Npc:
20 Letter "X" + 15 Mystery Powder = 1 Santa Costume

Collect as many Christmas Trees as you can and exchange them for cool Christmas-Themed costumes. The hats are purely for aesthetic purposes and it adds nothing. The Snowman Ward is like Jack's Tower that gives additional Attack Speed. The Santa Costume is just a normal costume. Similar to the Holloween Event, you can hunt 18 Trees and still get the rewards for finding 6 and 12 of them. You only get to choose 1 Santa Costume for any of your stock characters btw.

The "X" Letter Item can only be found via the Red Socks Item dropped by the Snowman creature (Jack Frost's cousin I think XD). You can easily farm for these Items since Snowmen are easy to kill. The rate of getting "X" from Red Socks is really low so good luck in farming these creatures. You can also get New Year Fire cracker, Snow Spray, Enhancement Chips, Gems and other items with the Red Socks. You can get more Santa Costumes via Farming for "X" and buying Mystic Powder in the Premium Item Shop and talking to the Coimbra Event NPC.

To those who are rather lazy, here's an outline of what's up:
- Open the Christmas Tree Quest by talking to the Event NPC in Rebo City
- Find 18 Christmas Tree
- Exchange for Rewards (You can get the other rewards as well, like the Holloween Quest)
- Find 100 "X" Letters and choose a Santa Outfit for any of your stock chars in Rebo City
- Coimbra Event NPC allows you to craft more Santa Outfit for your stocks by exchanging the required items.

Merry Christmas Everyone ^_^

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[In-Game Event]: Christmas Events!

Christmas In-Game Events

Date: 20^th December 2007, Thursday to 3^rd January 2008, Thursday

Server(s): All

Channel(s): All

Event 1: Christmas Trees Hide-and-Seek!

Every evening, Christmas Trees take on a life of its own and play hide-and-seek with the residents of Granado Espada! Can you find catch ‘em all?

Christmas Trees will appear hourly in different locations in towns every evening. Click on the Christmas Tree to ‘tag’ it! There are 18 Christmas trees to tag in total. You can submit the following to the Christmas Event NPC found at Cite de Reboldoeux:

Submit: Rewards:

6 Christmas Trees 25 Snowman Wards

12 Christmas Trees 3 Rudolph Horns

18 Christmas Trees 3 Santa Hats

18 Christmas Trees + 100 “X” Letter 1 Santa Costume

Note: “X” Letters can be obtained from Event 2: Snowman’s Red Socks

Event 2: Snowman’s Red Socks

Snowman monsters will be appearing in all maps. Hunt down these snowman for red socks which will gives random items. Random items range from mission scrolls to snow sprays, enchantment chips, dyes and even high quality gems!

You can submit the following to the Christmas Event NPC found at Port of Coimbra:

20 Letter "X" + 15 Mystery Powder = 1 Santa Costume

Event 3: Premium Dungeon Santa Hats

Treasure monsters in premium dungeons will have a chance to drop Santa Hat.

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Event FAQ

Q: Can everyone take part in this event?

Yes, everyone can take part.

Q: Do we need to register for the event?

No, this is a server wide event.

Q: Do we need a Squad to take part in this event?

No, this is an individual player event.

Q: How many zones are related to this event?

Everywhere and anywhere!

Source: http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=438&sec=1&ssec=4

Wait for a couple more hours as I am currently compiling and writing up a Guide for this event. ^_^

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Vote for Granado Espada as your favorite MMORPG!

MMOsite, a leading resource for online gamers, has started their annual reader's choice awards, and Granado Espada is a finalist. Show your support for the GE community and head there now to vote for Granado Espada as your favorite MMORPG! Granado Espada is a finalist for Favourite F2P games and Best Graphic games.

Everyone show your support and vote!

Granadosource loves Granado Espada!

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We Are Officially F2P! Game Time Conversion & Loyalty Reward Package Giveaway

Dear Gamers,

We are officially F2P today and the Loyalty Reward Package and Game Time Conversion has now been activated. Those who qualify for either or both schemes will receive the relevant G-points and Loyalty Reward Package by tonight, 6 December 2007, Thursday, 2359hrs (GMT+8).

Loyalty Reward Package can be collected from the NPC at Leonardo Expreso, who is present in every major city in Granado Espada.

About Game Time Conversion Program
All gamers who have remaining game time in their account will have the game value converted to G-points.

• IAHGames will convert 1 day of game time to 35 G-points.
• A round-up policy will be applied, i.e. If you have 10.3 days left, we will round it up to 11 days.

About Loyalty Reward Package

In a move to reward GE gamers for their support of IAHGames’ first online game, a special “Loyalty Reward Package” will be given away for free.

If you have topped-up at least one GVC from 30th August 2007 to F2P Day or have previously been rewarded with the 90 days free game play time, you will be eligible to receive the “Loyalty Reward Package” containing:

• 5 x Enhancement Tranquilizers
• 5 x Enhancement Boosters
• 5 x Soul Crystals
• 5 x Hrin’s Potions
• 2 x Combat Manual Expert (15 days)
• 1 x Tactics Manual (15 days)
• 1 x Forgotten Territory Pass

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Conversion to Free-to-Play Game Service & Loyalty Reward Package Giveaway

Conversion to Free-to-Play Game Service
IAHGames is pleased to announce that Granado Espada would become a “Free-to-play” online game service. This is in line with Granado Espada’s global direction.

The actual day of F2P will be announced shortly due to technical implications and testing.

Loyalty Reward Package Giveaway
In a move to reward GE gamers for their support of IAHGames’ first online game, a special “Loyalty Reward Package” will be given away for free.

If you have topped-up at least one GVC from 30th August 2007 to F2P Day or have been previously been rewarded with the 90 days free game play time, you will be eligible to receive the “Loyalty Reward Package” containing:

* 5 x Enhancement Tranquilizers
* 5 x Enhancement Boosters
* 5 x Soul Crystal
* 5 x Hrin’s potion
* 1 x Combat Manual Expert (30 days)
* 1 x Tactics Manual (15 days)
* 1 x Forgotten Territory Pass

The giveaway will be put in effect on F2P Day during the scheduled maintenance.

Game Time Conversion Program
All gamers who have remaining game time in their account will have the game value converted to G-points.

* IAHGames will convert 1 day of game time to 30 G-points.
* A round-up policy will be applied, i.e. If you have 10.3 days left, we will round it up to 11 days.
* The conversion will be performed on the F2P day during the scheduled maintenance.

New Granado Espada Content and Activities for 2008
We have a lot of stuff prepared for the whole of 2008. Looking at the list, it’ll be a fun-filled 2008 for Granado Espada. New Activities

* GE Comic Artist Competition - GE Gamers will try their hands at creating their own comic strips using GE characters.
* Veteran Club - A select club only for the experts of GE. Members will enjoy monthly benefits.
* Valentines’ Day Event - Are you in the mood for love?
* The Summer Bikini Babes - Granado Espada’s very own Bikini Babe Pageant

New Game Content
Upcoming V2.5 Features

NEW Maps

- New Map: Sedea Cram Fields
- 2 more new dungeons
- Bahia Island Royal Rumble Raid
- Raid for Royalist Party / Republican Party

NEW Characters & Items
- Monsters: 15 Types
- NPC: 2 Types
- Armors: 10 Types
- Weapons: 20 Types
- Recipes for necklaces
- Boss Monsters: 3 types
- ‘Family - MCC’ Type Monsters

NEW Quests!
- Sedea Cram Quest
- Gloved Lady Quest
- Ability Improvement Quest for Ramiro, Tiburon
- Ability Improvement of Reboldoeux Soldier
- Vicente Rio Invitation Quest

NEW Premium RNPCs!
- Necromancer Type
- Bard Type

NEW Skills!
- 6 additional Veteran Level Stances

NEW Game System Functions!
- Reputation Ratings
- Transfer of faction leadership
- System display of family who dealt the last damage to the colony

NEW Item Mall Additions!
- Hats/Wigs: 7 types
- Coimbra Trooper Costume
- Diego Costume


Source 1: http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=403&sec=1&ssec=4
Source 2: http://forum.iahgames.com/ge/showthread.php?p=223645#post223645

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The not so best news ever..

Increased Drop Rate Week: 15 November 2007, Thursday – 22 November 2007, Thursday!

GE is so stingy!” “So many monsters, so little items!” – We heard you loud and clear!

Drop rates will be increased today right after the scheduled maintenance and it’s at the maximum level we can afford without compromising the game economy.

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Fantazzztic Film Awards 2007: 10 November 2007-31 December 2007

Always wanted to become a movie director but have no idea where to begin?

IAHGames will provide you with everything you need to get started, from the Granado Espada Client to an instructional video teaching you how to make your very own movie, all the way from scripting to sharing on the web.

Join us in producing films together in less than 30 minutes and win prizes ranging from Microsoft Vista software to cash prizes of US $1200!

Grab two of your friends or family members and register your team at the Fantazzztic Film Awards 2007 website (http://ge.iahgames.com/ffa). Or you can form friendships and look for team mates on the Fantazzztic Film Awards 2007 forums. You can also download the Movie Maker Kit and watch a short video that walks you through how to create your very own movie using the Award Winning online game ‘Granado Espada’ as your movie set.

More information will soon be available at our Fantazzztic Film Awards 2007 website located at http://ge.iahgames.com/ffa

The time is now!

Discuss this here.

Register For Singapore Movie Making Workshop

In conjunction with the commencement of the Fantazzztic Film Awards 2007, there will be a kickoff Movie Making Workshop held in Singapore. If you would like to register for the event, please email event@ge.IAHGames.com with your full name, email address and contact number. Due to limited seating available, places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Only short-listed participants will receive an email reply verifying their registration.

Date: 10 November 2007, Saturday
Time: 2pm-4pm

Place: IAHGames (Cyber Café)
Funan DigitaLife Mall
109 North Bridge Road
#B1-03B
Singapore 179097

Discuss this here.

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Halloween In-Game Event: Tiburon’s Scarecrows [26 October 2007, Friday - 8 November 2007, Thursday]

Dr Torsche is having a Halloween party at his mansion and Tiburon wants to make the scariest costume… ever! He needs your help in collecting scarecrows so that he can begin creation on his Halloween costume.

There are scarecrows located in 20 different locations. Find these scarecrows and give them to Tiburon.

In-Game Event: Tiburon’s Scarecrows

Date: 26 October 2007, Friday, 1700hrs - 8 November 2007, Thursday, 1000hrs

Time: The time is always!

Server(s): All

Channel(s): All

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Tiburon needs help from heroes of Granado Espada!

Dr Torsche is having a Halloween party at his mansion and Tiburon wants to make the scariest costume… ever! He needs your help in collecting scarecrows so that he can begin working on his Halloween costume.

There are scarecrows located in 20 different locations. Find these scarecrows and give them to Tiburon.

Event FAQ:

In-Game Event: FAQ

Q: Can everyone take part in this event?

Yes, everyone can take part in this event.

Q: Do we need to register for the event?

No, the event is a special Halloween in-game quest issued by the RNPC, Tiburon.

Q: Do we need a Squad to take part in this event?

No, you do not need to be in a squad. However, it will be useful to exchange information with your squad mates to hunt for the 20 locations.

Q: Where are the 20 locations?

That’s for us to know and for you to find out. ;)

Q: Where is the Halloween Event NPC, Tiburon?

That is still for us to know and for you to find out. ;D

Alright. We will give you a hint. He is at one of the waypoints at one of the major cities.

Q: Who is Tiburon?

Shame on you! Go find out from the forums! >:(

Q: If I am unable to collect all 20 scarecrows, will there be other rewards?

Yes, there are other available rewards for those who are unable to collect all 20 scarecrows.

Q: What are the available rewards?

The rewards are as follows:

5 Scarecrows = 10 Chocolates

10 Scarecrows = 5 Level 64 Enchantment Chips

15 Scarecrows = 3 Diamond Coupons

20 Scarecrows = 3 Pumpkin Hats

Q: How do I win the event?

You can win the event by collecting scarecrows in all 20 locations and giving them to Tiburon. You can 'collect' a scarecrow by clicking on it.

Q: But I want ALL the rewards! Can I have them all?

Yes, you can collect them all. If you collect all 20 scarecrows, you will be able to collect all the rewards. Similarly, if you collect 15 scarecrows, you will be able to collect 10 Chocolates (reward for 5 scarecrows) , 5 Level 64 Enchantment Chips (reward for 10 scarecrows) and 3 Diamond Coupons (reward for 15 scarecrows).

Q: Is the event repeatable?

No, it can only be done once.

Q: What does a scarecrow look like?

A scarecrow looks like this:

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Hrin’s Updates: Bot Court? Yay Or Nay

Hi guys!

1. Bot Busting (B Square) Squad Feedback

Our bot busting squad has been working 24/7 for the past 2 weeks to keep ‘third parties’ from coming between our relationship. We would like to know whether this measure has been effective in eradicating most of the bots. After all, such resources (especially a 24/7 one) are a huge money drain and upper management needs to know if these resources are justifiable. Thus, we would like to conduct a poll to find out about the service level and effectiveness of the B Square Squad.

Please vote and leave your feedback here.

2. Upcoming Events

Vanity Extravaganza: 18^th October 2007, Thursday-25^th October 2007, Thursday

Due to community feedback and popular demand, we are bringing you yet another week of costume sales! 20% discount on all costumes! There will also be some School Uniform Packages which are going at 10% below its normal price.

Discuss this here.

3. De-Leveling Issues

The community has been asking us for a stand on de-leveling issues. The [GM] team deals with this on a case-to-case basis. For example, if a player has just leveled up and was PK-ed by someone else just once, he would be ‘de-leveled’. This type of scenario is part of the game-play on a PK server. However, the other type of scenario whereby the infamous ‘Ress-PK Loop’ combination is repeatedly deployed – is considered as harassment and the culprit will be dealt with accordingly.

Discuss this here.

4. Opinions On Bot Court: Justice For All!

We’re facing a bit of a dilemma here. We do have a few appeal cases on hand and although the entire team has watched the video replays and coming to a unanimous decision about rejecting the appeal, a few gamers persist in an outcry of innocence on the forums. Thus, we’re toying with the idea of presenting these replays to the community and inviting the community to play the roles of judge, jury, defense attorney, prosecutor and whatnots. Typical scenarios include:

“OBJECTION!

He has an alibi! His faction mate, MisterAlibi Family was speaking to him at the time he was forcibly disconnected from the server and proclaimed as botting!”

“HOLD IT!

The records show that the time of botting was at 1313hrs while his faction mate was speaking to him at 0808hrs! There is a time lapse of 5 hours! We plead that the court regards this evidence as null and void!”

It’s an unorthodox approach, no doubt, but hey, in a day and age like this, unorthodox works. ;)

Let us know your opinion on this.

5. Real Person VS Reel Person

The [GM] team has been getting some appeal cases whereby the gamer admits that he has been using a *‘pilot’ to train his characters and that his*‘pilot’ used certain third party programs without his knowledge to train his characters. Unfortunately, we have to reject such appeals. After all, if your virtual character does the crime, then your virtual character has to do the time. You, as a real person, are cleared of all charges. It’s just your reel character that isn’t.

Since we are on the topic of ‘pilots’, we strongly discourage the community from sharing accounts or letting someone else pilot your account as this might result in scams, hacks or abuse of your account.

Discuss this here.

‘pi-lot’

-noun

A pilot with quotation marks as mentioned above – ‘pilot’, is not really the dude who steers an aeroplane. In this context, it refers to someone who is employed to train your virtual characters on your behalf.

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Hrin’s Updates

Hi guys!

1. Colony Maps Monthly Reset

We have heard some feedback from the community requesting for a monthly reset of colony maps. Initially, we had proposed this idea from the start of POBT due to IMC’s (Granado Espada’s game developers) recommendations, however, the idea was not well-received by the community due to lack of experience about what colony wars were about. Considering that we have been through a few months of colony war and that many people have been requesting for this monthly reset to take place, we are opening up a poll to determine the fate of Granado Espada’s Colony Maps.

Here is what will happen if a monthly reset of Colony Maps take place: Once a month, colony maps will be reset to free for all, where everyone has an equal chance of conquering and owning a colony. In subsequent weeks, the factions who own colonies will defend their colonies from other factions who declare war against them. This will continue until the monthly reset kicks in and colonies become free for all once again.

Voice out your opinions and vote here.

2. Forum Quests

Forum Quest #7: CM Veya’s Challenge: Your Style, Your New World!

CM Veya challenges you to dress-up your own ‘theme’ or a unique style from the dresses and outfits from Granado Espada.

Post your outfits here.

Forum Quest #8: Community Crew Challenge: Halloween In Doctor Torsche’s Mansion

Halloween is on our doorstep and Dr Torche's mansion is the one place that treats it as a major event. Of course, the inhabitants have some events up their sleeve. You have been invited to attend and overhear a conversation between some of the other guests during the party and its many events.

Post your gossip here.

3. More Updates On Bot Busting (B-Square)

The Present…

We have just set up a SWAT team to bust bots on a 24-7 basis (24 hours, 7 days a week). This team has just started work since yesterday and they only have one mission - identify, record and log suspected botters!

Our professional team of Gamemasters will then review and execute these suspected botters accordingly. This flow has in fact started a few weeks ago but with a smaller team then. Now, with the process streamlined, we are all set to go into Gear 2!

This is not all, "Gear 3" will happen really soon, as an even larger overseas team of B-Square, is being formed as we speak. We are currently in the recruitment stage for this project.

Also, we are seriously considering this • that of posting up certain replays of how our B-Square Squad has caught these botters in the act. This way, we thought you guys might have a better understanding of how much time is needed to even identify one. However, this is an idea we are toying with and is subject to community feedback as well as approval of the upper management.

Some gamers have protested their ban, citing witnesses that were speaking to them at the time of their banning or suspension. However, please note that the exact moment of banning may not be equivalent to the time when the gamer was caught botting since we usually mass ban in batches.

Discuss this here.

The Future…

IMC has implemented a new anti-bot system in Korea GE v2.4 service. The system enables the legit gamers to alert the system about a suspected botter. The system will then monitor the alleged offender for illegal usage patterns and packets - if the offender is suspected to be botting by the system, a "graphic response" image will be shown to the offender and he has to manually key in the letters shown in the image. This will make the botting a highly hard-to-do affair.

The system is currently under-going further testing with the kGE system and will most likely be implemented for our service by the time we enter into v2.4. We are currently targeting the end of December 2007 to launch v2.4 for our game service. So stay tuned for more updates on V2.4 over the next two months!

Discuss this here.

Taken from the Granado Espada Website.

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