.During the Skara Brae invasion, the basic guidelines of victory was for the orcs to hold the city for about an hour. The win conditions were loosely there and open to interpretation from Yoda as to when the timer started, etc. There were some (and by some I mean a single person in IRC) complaints about the humans not knowing the terms.
For the Vesper invasion, time matters little. Vesper's outcome will be determined by zone control. In the diagram below you can see 13 red circles...in essence, each of vespers islands.
The Bloodrocks goal will be to conquer each island before being totally wiped out. There is no scripting involved and, to a degree, this will be open to Derrick and Yodas interpreation but the loose rules are this:
-- If all NPC's on a given island are slain (shop keepers, etc. Hired NPCs brought there don't count, lol). Then the island falls to the orcs. At that time, bloodrock orc NPC's will begin spawning on that island and the actual orcs will move on.
-- If all islands fall, the city of Vesper shares the same fate as Cove and Skara Brae.
-- On the flip side, if every bloodrock orc is eliminated (and no orcs are left to resurrect us) then the humans successfully defend the city. At which time the NPC orcs will stop respawning and will need to be cleaned up/killed.
-- Note: The intent of this event is player vs player. The spawns should be mostly contained to the islands that were conquered. If you stay away from these islands you should avoid the spawn. If you want to bring dragons/pets, you are welcome to but be warned...the NPC orcs have some ambushes and traps in mind to quickly take out dragons (I.E. Hordes of dragons may get overwhelmed by dragon killing orcs and you'll lose them. I'm not suggesting this is a given but its a warning and when/if you lose 40 dragons you have no room to complain.)
-- Just to be clear. If an orc dies, we are going to resurrect him. For Vesper victory it has to be a total orcish wipeout.
-- Don't bring what you can't afford to lose. While I highly doubt the Bloodrock will be taking the time to loot anyone, you can bet there'll be the normal hordes of stealth looters picking at bodies.
-- If you want the event time...its variable. If you want the event day...scan the Tales of Adventure forum.
Hopefully, everyone has a good time!
