Risa Summer Event is Coming

No, that's not a typo in the title.  "Risia" is the Plain of Ice (don't ask me why it's the "plain" of ice instead of the "plane" of ice - I didn't have anything to do with the name) in Eberron lore, "Risa" is a...vacation/resort planet in Star Trek lore.  So if you read "Risia", you're in the wrong lore frame-of-mind (sorry, DDO-ers...or is that DDO-ites?  DDO-ians?  DDO-lings?  DDO-ceans?).


Star Trek Online (STO) is holding a summer event where one can visit Risa and participate in various activities (some daily, some hourly [or so]).  They did the same thing last year and I thought it was a lot of fun.

But this year's event has different, um, events one can participate in.  Last year, there were "floater courses" to navigate (a "floater" is essentially a jetpack; it's only usable on Risa, and only during the event [as far as I know]), this year they have a "powerboard race" (a "powerboard" is basically a hover-surfboard.  Cowabunga, dude!).  Last year, you could farm for a Risian Corvette - the fastest starship in the game; this year, a Risian Luxury Cruiser.  Last year, an 'egg hunt' in which you could collect eggs, take them to an ornithologist (that's "bird-ologist") and hatch non-combat pets to keep or sell; this year, they have something that's called a "Feather Monkey"...which is pretty much like it sounds - a monkey with feathers.

Anyway, as I said, I very much enjoyed last year's event, so I'm looking forward to this year's.  It'll run from June 5th (that's "tomorrow" from the perspective of when [and where] I'm actually writing this post) through July 17th.  Which means I will be spending at least some of my time each day (probably) on Risa (metaphorically speaking, of course...*sigh*).  Of course, there's always the possibility of an extension, but never plan on that (though they did have one last year).

Of course, this weekend*, Neverwinter Online** (NWO) is having a "Call to Arms" event, so I'll be spending some of my time *there* as well.

Sure glad DDO isn't having any special events this weekend, 'cuz there's only so much play time I have in a day...I do have more time when I'm on vacation, but alas, I am not on vacation.

...except metaphorically speaking (on Risa).


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* In NWO**, the "weekend" is from Thursday morning (Pacific time) until Monday morning (Pacific time).  Why they just don't do a whole week, I cannot say.

** Technically, it's just "Neverwinter", but many refer to it as "Neverwinter Online" anyway...and so do I.


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