question about zen and astral diamonds? AD for Zen

[quiescentCeez]

Can we still trade AD for Zen on the PC side.
Or is it broken. I havent played for about 2 yrs though and it seems you can still trade AD for Zen but most of the vids i see are from 2017 or older.
So did something change?
I ordered for 45 Zen at the max(500) AD and its been sitting there for about a day now.
(made sure i wasnt selling Zen tab)

[Kadven]

Yes it still works. Do not expect an exchange within a day it will not happen. Now takes about 5 or 6 days. All down to supply and demand.

[quiescentCeez]

Originally posted by Kadven:

Yes it still works. Do not expect an exchange within a day it will not happen. Now takes about 5 or 6 days. All down to supply and demand.

Thank you for the quick responce. I'm presuming 500 AD is not enough for ppl to sell... hehe..
market really have changed.
I can still see my old transactions for 200 to 300 AD for 1 Zen.

[Wolverine]

People are still exchanging ZEN for AD, but the demand for ZEN is just higher - not to mention that some players might allready be planing for the yearly summer sale in a few weeks...

When you click the [Sell ZEN] tab, you can find the current backlog, which is at 15.6m AD atm, around 1m AD is exchanged into ZEN per day, so it might take up to 15 days to get a listing through.

Anyway, they had a ZEN charge promotion running not that long ago, during which the backlog dropped to 8m AD. So, when you want ZEN you have to be patience and keep an eye on any events or promotions, that might have an impact on the exchange.

[quiescentCeez]

Originally posted by Logan:

People are still exchanging ZEN for AD, but the demand for ZEN is just higher - not to mention that some players might allready be planing for the yearly summer sale in a few weeks...

When you click the [Sell ZEN] tab, you can find the current backlog, which is at 15.6m AD atm, around 1m AD is exchanged into ZEN per day, so it might take up to 15 days to get a listing through.

Anyway, they had a ZEN charge promotion running not that long ago, during which the backlog dropped to 8m AD. So, when you want ZEN you have to be patience and keep an eye on any events or promotions, that might have an impact on the exchange.

Thanks. I'm starting to see the bigger picture. Not sure i'm liking what im seeing and reading of what has changed in the game. i'll have to wait a week or so i guess before i can play and find out myself. All my char slots are full and only missing 45 ZEN to purchase 2 more slots.
Gonna restart my DC and then try the new OP.

[Wolverine]

Well, the NWO Refer a Friend system is now up and running, all you have to do is use a referal link from someone, log into the Arc game launcher once after that, and then go to the Rewards Claim Agent to get your goodies under the Promo tab.

https://www.arcgames.com/en/nw-refer-a-friend/
RECRUIT (LEVEL 20):
Carmine Bullette Mount + <Promising Recruit> In-game Title + 1x Character slot + 1x Retraining Token Pack + 1x Greater Bag of Holding

The items should be bound to account, but to be on the safe side, claim those packs with the right character directly...

[quiescentCeez]

Originally posted by Logan:

Well, the NWO Refer a Friend system is now up and running, all you have to do is use a referal link from someone, log into the Arc game launcher once after that, and then go to the Rewards Claim Agent to get your goodies under the Promo tab.

https://www.arcgames.com/en/nw-refer-a-friend/
RECRUIT (LEVEL 20):
Carmine Bullette Mount + <Promising Recruit> In-game Title + 1x Character slot + 1x Retraining Token Pack + 1x Greater Bag of Holding

The items should be bound to account, but to be on the safe side, claim those packs with the right character directly...

Wow didnt know about that*(or remembered frankly).
The bag itself is a nice reward. Sorry I wasnt playing on steam platform so didnt see the msg.

Sadly all my chars are at 60 but I would have refered myself since I created another account just to learn how to play again but my char is way over lvl 20 now and from what ive read from the link my char has to be lvl 10 or less. Anywho I would have deleted the account once my main zen order went through but its good to know. Especially for those that just got the game. TY

[Wolverine]

The referral link works with characters above level 10 and below level 50 too, i tested that with a few of my alt. accounts, and the referral limit is set to 5 anyway.
So, no endless supply of Blood Rubies and Neverwinter Vanguard Packs, but it's still a nice promotion and worth doing.

All you have to do is to go through the referral process, log into the Arc game launcher with the accounts, and then wait for the "Friend Referral Is Completed" email to show up. It might still take a few minutes, but after that you should be able to claim the packs in game.

[quiescentCeez]

Hehe.. thats good to know. Thanks. Who doesnt want blood rubies.
I played when refining was coming into full swing.
I left when sword coast adventures started up but seems they closed it down a yr or so back.
Sad i actualy liked playing those companion mini games that it stopped me from playing the main game haha..

[Wolverine]

Well, "The Gateway" was a really great addition to the game, and i still can't believe that they haven't even brough back that epic companion equipment you could get from it... should you have some of those companion equipment banked, don't use them on your companions, rather sell them for insane amounts of AD over the AH.

The companion equipment currently dropping in game and being tradeable isn't bad either, but it's still feels miles away from the good stuff you could get in the past.

Anyway, "The Gateway" also gave some rather shady characters more options to exploit the game, and that's the reason why the Devs decided to shut it down.

[MizMoo]

it's been a week now i listed 1000 zen for 500K AD. still nothing

[Kadven]

What I have seen in the past is that there tends to be about 1 million a day traded. Last time I looked backlog was about 15 million so I suspect it will currently take a lot longer than a week. All down to supply and demand, e.g. in the past I have seen the backlog to just be 4 or 5 million and then it took nearly a week.

[quiescentCeez]

Originally posted by Logan:

Well, "The Gateway" was a really great addition to the game, and i still can't believe that they haven't even brough back that epic companion equipment you could get from it... should you have some of those companion equipment banked, don't use them on your companions, rather sell them for insane amounts of AD over the AH.

The companion equipment currently dropping in game and being tradeable isn't bad either, but it's still feels miles away from the good stuff you could get in the past.

Anyway, "The Gateway" also gave some rather shady characters more options to exploit the game, and that's the reason why the Devs decided to shut it down.

Your a wealth of knowledge... hehe
I doubt if i had epic companion gear but ill have check my chars. I left cause NWO got so demanding of my time.
Logging on to play the gateway then farm dungeons then login with all my chars for coins and doing events for each one that basically burned out. .and i believe ESO came out and I jumped ship.. though i think ESO turned me off to all MMO's all together hehe..

Still sad they turned off the gateway but ty for the info. Maybe they will fix it and try it again someday.

[quiescentCeez]

Originally posted by Kadven:

What I have seen in the past is that there tends to be about 1 million a day traded. Last time I looked backlog was about 15 million so I suspect it will currently take a lot longer than a week. All down to supply and demand, e.g. in the past I have seen the backlog to just be 4 or 5 million and then it took nearly a week.

Yeah I figure about 2 to 2 1/2 weeks before my tiny transaction rolls over if its 1 mil per day.

[Wolverine]

Originally posted by quiescentCez:

Originally posted by Logan:

Well, "The Gateway" was a really great addition to the game, and i still can't believe that they haven't even brough back that epic companion equipment you could get from it... should you have some of those companion equipment banked, don't use them on your companions, rather sell them for insane amounts of AD over the AH.

The companion equipment currently dropping in game and being tradeable isn't bad either, but it's still feels miles away from the good stuff you could get in the past.

Anyway, "The Gateway" also gave some rather shady characters more options to exploit the game, and that's the reason why the Devs decided to shut it down.

Your a wealth of knowledge... hehe
I doubt if i had epic companion gear but ill have check my chars. I left cause NWO got so demanding of my time.
Logging on to play the gateway then farm dungeons then login with all my chars for coins and doing events for each one that basically burned out. .and i believe ESO came out and I jumped ship.. though i think ESO turned me off to all MMO's all together hehe..

Still sad they turned off the gateway but ty for the info. Maybe they will fix it and try it again someday.

Imho a good way to play any MMO is to not give a hoot about the carrot that's dangling in front of the grind treadmill, and instead look for an interesting challenge, that can be reached while simply playing and having fun.

And to not burn out through gaming, take some time to read through guides, and then try letting the game do the work for you.
Invoking and Professions in NWO for example, a little bit of this and a little bit of that every now and then, that can still reward you with something nice in the long run.

Just see what you can get for free out of a game, enjoy the time you spend in it, and when it's getting too much, take a break and return when you feel interested in the game again.

[quiescentCeez]

Hehe.. I should have noted that i was playing STO too at the same time and its as bad as NWO when it comes to carrots and the grind. I dont speedrun or burn through content but im more of a 'completionist' which is just as bad. I'm the type of guy that MUST uncover all the fog of war in a map.. and complete ALL quest before moving on and in the order of quest level even if its an inconvenience.I had my own little set of rules back then.

I'm not as bad now as i was back then but i still do play multiple games. I play ED, ES3:M, Pathfinder Adventures, Starsector and StarCit.
Even thinking of gving ESO a chance. I had 2 bugged characters that even customer service could not fix and told me to delete my chars and start over. i was suppose to play again when they updated the game but never went back.

And as im typing this .. new carrots pop out..lol.. Ravenloft. and its a delicious one.. i loved playing Ravenloft DnD Campaigns.