Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why can’t players from all countries participate in your contests? A: Unfortunately there are restrictions outside our control that apply to contests of this kind, and we as well as our sponsors have to abide by the laws and regulations of the different countries in Europe. Some restrictions apply due to the value of the prizes, some due to the nature of the contest – wherein the definition of “game of chance” is a tricky one. We do our best to work with (or around) this and adapt our contests to the different regulations, but we will not gamble with the law and must therefore exclude some countries from our contests. We will continue to adapt our contests, gather additional information and look into the fine details of national lottery and contest laws to try include as many countries as possible in the future. Q: Why can people who don’t play the game participate? A: Requiring that participants own the game is in some countries defined as a promotional contest, i.e. a contest encouraging you to buy the product to be able to win. The rules for such contests are very strict. Between excluding more countries from our contests and allowing people not playing the game to participate, we usually choose the latter.

Additional Information
There are hidden trainers throughout the world who can teach you new and special recipes. You can also buy new recipes from other players or find them as drops from monsters. There are special quests specifically for blacksmiths. Blacksmiths can open locks by creating and using Skeleton Keys. There are blacksmithing recipes available to seasoned blacksmiths via a series of turn-in quests. There are also armorsmithing recipes that are available to master armorsmiths. All three recipes are gained via quest. Additional Blacksmithing recipes can be found in encoded messages found on the members of the Twilight’s Hammer in Silithus. Blacksmiths can create resistance gear, especially useful in raids. Blacksmiths can create special rune attachments to shields or armor for bonuses. Blacksmiths can create rods used by enchanters. Blacksmiths can create sharpening stones and weightstones that can be applied to weapons for additional bonuses.