http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/n...8&month=current is one of the articles with the obliteration weapons, and http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/n...57&month=032009. The particle effects are NOT on these and should come later.

A similar article for the new army of light weapon ornamentation's should be up soon.

the 120 weapons I mentioned are for the game in general. Some are all for a specific future project, but many of them can be used generically after and possibly before that if an opportunity arises. Of those weapons, some of them will have particle effects. Theses are intended for raids and possible special quests, but not general drop. Additionally, the "base" of the particle weapon will differ from the standard version of the same weapon, so they will still stand out to people with the particles disabled. Raiders will still stand out with distinctive weapons.

As for putting particles on the weapons in the marketplace. I strongly felt that when people were directly spending money on an item, they deserve it to look excellent. Particles are part of what we can do to support that. I understand that some people disagree with this, but I am hoping that having OTHER distinctive looks for weapons, specific to raids and even general content, will help assuage that disagreement somewhat. I understand your point, and I hope you can understand mine.



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