 MARAPETS
SIMERIAN RUNES GUIDE
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Q: What are runes,
what are they for?
A: Runes are fossil
stones with strange markings on them, found by the
Simerian Explorer who is studying Simeria. They are required to
pass
the Temple of Transubstantiation.
Q: How many runes
are
there and how available are they?
A: As of November
2008 there are a total of 24 runes. Strange
enough, runes are all as of today rarity
11. That number does not
seem
to have any influence on rune availability as some of them seem to be
more common than others. However, distribution is based on
randomness.
Q: How do I find
runes?
A: The Simerian
Explorer rewards you with a rune randomly when
finishing his quest. A treasure map is needed to have lifetime
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Q: How can I get the Treasure Map?
A: The Simerian
Explorer Treasure Map is part of an account upgrade
still available from July 2008, and may
retire at any moment. You
can
also buy the pieces in user shops or trades (see below). The cost
of the upgrade is roughly $16USD (American Dollars) or £8UK
Pounds. You only get 7 pieces per upgrade. Look below for an
image of the completed map, click to enlarge.
Q: How many total
pieces
are there and how much is their value?
A: There are 16
pieces of the treasure map to put together and their
value is based on availability. You should expect to pay anywhere
from
250,000 marapoints to 500,000 marapoints for EACH piece in shop
search. Minimum of 4 million marapoints total for all the
pieces.
Once you have all the pieces to the exact location of the Explorer, you
can click on the Explorer image to begin questing! --->
Q: How
much are runes worth?
A: Their value is
not yet defined, as the quest is fairly
young.
As more people complete the map, runes will certainly drop in
price. I personally estimate runes will sell for about 30k to 75k
in a
year or so. But right now, you can expect to pay as much as
500k
for just one rune. Some desperate sellers have sold runes
in
their shop for as low as 50,000 marapoints; but as of today that's
rare. There's no telling how much the price of runes will drop
as
more people complete the map.
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Q: Are the strange markings on the
runes part of a real life ancient
tribe tongue?
A: Not that I know
of. There is yet no proven fact that it does include real life
tribe markings. Simeria is a lost city, only
available in Marada. So I should be free to say the runes,
markings,
meanings, etc. are all fictitious and an authentic, original concept,
attributed to the Marapets game site.
Q: What do runes and the treasure map
pieces look like?
A: Here is a
picture of what the completed map looks like with the number of the
pieces. Pay close attention to the order of the pieces which can
be somewhat awkward. Look below for
an image of all the runes, click on it to see the full size
image. This is the page for
them
in the wishlist: http://www.marapets.com/wishlist.php?do=browse&id=991
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Q: Do I get a runes every time I
complete a quest?
A: No you
don't. The number of runes you get may be
based on
the number of quests you have finished. For example,
recently I
had a total of 32 [4 Years Cake] in my inventory
(that means I had
finished 32 Explorer quests) and the next quest gave me 1 rune. I
have been rewarded one rune after 10 quests as well. I received
another rune when I completed 8 quests after that. I have also
gotten one rune followed by another rune. This is rare but
possible.
Q: How often can I expect to get a
rune?
A: Distribution of the runes
is random, some may
be more common than others and their availability fluctuate day by
day. When the quest had just been introduced, Rune A seemed to be
the hardest rune to come by. As the quest has matured, Rune A
seems to be as available as the others. I myself have not gotten
Rune W as reward with 1100 Explorer quests up my sleeve. This is
true for me but other people seem not to have problems with it.
Rune M seems to be so far the most common rune which often drops to
prices under 90,000 marapoints sometimes. While Rune N is selling
for a steady 487,000 marapoints as I am typing this. Rune S is
also selling high for 383,000 marapoints.
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Q: Overall, how would you
say
runes are distributed?
A: My experience,
you can get a rune roughly every 10 to 40
quests. However it is still normal not to get a rune even when
you have completed 50 quests! In a case like that, I have found
to have been rewarded 4-5 runes next 50 quests or so. Like you, I
also thought luck was NOT on my side many times and became frustrated
often. The key is to go on a roll and complete a high number of
quests. It is normal to get 4 to 8 runes every 100 quests.
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Q: Explorer Quests can be
expensive, how many marapoints should I spend overall in one quest?
A:
If you are a beginner
and have a very small amount of marapoints (under 200,000) overall, try
not to spend more than 6,000 marapoints per quest. Once you have
sold two or more runes you should go ahead and spend a little more but
it is wise not to go over 15,000 per quest. Click on the image to
the
left to look at an example of the items on one of my quests, which came
up to 15,000 marapoints. |
Q: What other rewards does
the Explorer give?
A: As of November
2008
the only reward he gives apart from runes is marapoints (unless you
actually see the 4 Years Cake as a reliable reward) o_0.
Marapoint reward can vary from a few thousand marapoints (1.300MP) to
four thousand or so
(without a rune). With a rune the reward is usually more than
4,000 but no more than 9,000 or so. Click on the image to the
right to see an example of the marapoints reward.
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Q: I have seen awful
comments about the Explorer Quest in the forums, do you recommend
putting the map together?
A: I have completed about 1100 explorer quests and made 13 million
marapoints. I am not spending marapoints in anything at the
moment. I bought a geek costume and a couple of knick-knacks
about 2 weeks ago, but otherwise nothing else. I have completed a
very small amount of the other quests (Elger, Snowman, etc.); so yeah I
attribute my millions
to the Explorer Quest. You be the judge. |
Q: Can you sell me, or give me
runes/pieces of the treasure map?
A: I am
sad to say you will have to earn them. I can not sell you any map
pieces because I do not have any, and I can not trade you runes because
I have my reasons. However my shop has
many runes; they usually sit on page 5 (or 4 if enough items sell).
Disclaimer: I take no
responsibility for the misuse of this guide. I also claim no
accuracy to any of these statements. The information contained in
this guide pertains to my personal experience. This guide shall
be used as a point of reference only. I am not earning anything
out of this guide, and I made it as a form of entertainment.
Ultimately I want to be able to help others in the quest for marapoints
but I am NOT a staff member of the marapets team, nor I have spoken to
any member of the staff to verify that the above statements are
true. I am also not obligated to bring you this information, it
is here now and may not be here tomorrow, depending on how active I am
in the site and such. Your results may, very well, vary from mine
and from other people's results. The images contained in this
guide all belong to ©Marapets.com and they were used with
permission as explained in this page.
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