Purchasing a Dragon Avatar (portuguese)
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Então em suas viagens pelo Grid de Second Life, você descobriu os maravilhosos avatares de Dragões criados por Daryth Kennedy em Isle of Wyrms (Slurl) e agora você gostaria de tornar membro da comunidade para ter seu próprio dragão.
Se você teve informações através das notecards dispostas pela Cathedral,ou ouviu sobre os dragões de seus amigos, você deve acreditar que os dragões não estão sempre disponíveis, ou que deva haver algum evento especial que deva participar para adquirir um.
O meio mais fácil de responcer a essas e outras perguntas relacionadas é descrever a população dracônica em geral e tudo ficará mais claro:
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A População Dracônica
Os dragões são apresentados em três tamanhos diferentes, representando os vários estágios do desenvolvimento dracônico: Hatchlings, Wyrmlings e os adultos Dragons. Desses três tipos, os hatchlings e wyrmlings estão sempre disponíveis para compra na Cathedral na Isle of Wyrms (Ilha dos Wyrms). O Dragão Adulto é vendido para o publico apenas em evento especial organizados durante os solstícios e equinócios.
Hatchlings
Hatchies são os graciosos bebês dragões, atingindo aproximadamente a metade do tamanho de um avatar humano comum. Eles são muitas vezes os primeiros avatares de dragão de muitos, uma vez que possuem um tamanho interessante e preço acessível, custanto L$650 no momento que esta wiki foi escrita. Adquirir um hatchling garante o ingresso no Council of Wyrm Hatchlings (conselho dos hatchlings), assim como o ovo que contém o seu novo avatar de dragão hatchling.
Wyrmlings
Um avatar quadrúpede de tamanho mediano, o Wyrmling é muitas vezes o passo seguinte para quem está esperando pelo evento de eclosão por ser a fase de crescimento seguinte ao hatchling. Ele é bem maior que um avatar humano comum e naturalmente caminha sobre quatro patas It is much larger than a regular human avatar and naturally walks on four legs, which can present some challenges for general Second Life navigation. Purchasing a Wyrmling, for L$2200 at the time of writing grants membership in the Council of Wyrmlings, as well as an egg from which to hatch your new dragon avatar.
Wyrms (Dragões adultos)
Often referred to as simply "Dragon" the Wyrm is the full-grown adult dragon, a mighty quadruped avatar, similar to the Wyrmling but on a much larger scale and even more ornately detailed. These are the most sought after of the three avatars and cost L$3500 at the time of writing. It is these avatars that are only available to the general public during the special release events held on every solstice and equinox.
The Mechanics of Purchasing
Now that the different types of dragons have been explained, it should be clear that as a member of the general Second Life population, we can purchase a Hatchling or Wyrmling at any time and can only purchase our first Dragon during one of the special release events. The actual purchasing process is fairly straightforward:
- Teleport to the Isle of Wyrms Cathedral (Slurl) in the sim of Cathedral
- Walk up the pathway in to the Cathedral and head to the Northern end
- You will see a row of eggs similar to the screenshot "The Great Hall" above. Each egg has some text floating above it describing which of the dragons it vends
- Decide which dragon you want, click on the relevant egg and a blue popup dialog will appear similar to the one shown in the "Main Egg Dialog" screenshot to the right
- Clicking any one of the three buttons Dragon, Wyrmling or Hatchling on the dialog will cause the egg to rez a special interactive "hologram" style preview of the dragon in the large space behind the eggs. Please bear in mind that this feature displays the dragon for everyone in the hall, so please be courteous of others who may already have a dragon hologram on display.
- Clicking on the Eggs button will display how many Dragon (Wyrm) eggs are available in the egg vendor. This number is usually zero most of the time.
- Clicking on the Info button will cause the egg to give you a notecard with some basic information about the dragon.
- Clicking on the Prices button will give you the most up-to-date pricing information for the three sizes of dragon that can be purchased. Remember the full-size Dragon is usually unavailable for general purchase. See the Avatar Prices screenshot to the right for an example of this dialog.
In this manner you can click on each of the different eggs and see visual representations of each of the dragons, as well as gather more information to guide your final purchasing decision.
To initiate a transaction and actually purchase one of the avatars, right-click on the egg of your choice and choose the Pay option from the pie menu, choosing the appropriate amount to pay: L$650 for a hatchling or L$2200 for a wyrmling at the time of writing. You should then receive some inventory items from the egg vendor; remember to Keep them!
Common Questions in Brief
For a more comprehensive list of frequently asked questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions Forum.
Why is the Wyrm (Dragon) Limited Edition?
The reason for this is explained by Daryth: "A Dragon is a mysterious mythical creature, and should be respected as such. So I limited the number of dragons sold." More information is available on the Limited Edition FAQ page.
Do the Wyrm (Dragon) Avatars Confer Special Privileges?
Once you have successfully purchased your first full Dragon and have your Council of Wyrms membership, there are several benefits to this, the major ones being:
- Purchasing the Dragon (Wyrm) avatar type is no longer limited to the solstices and equinoxes
- The Dragon (Wyrm) and Wyrmling avatars are discounted by L$1000. To activate this discount, you should have your Council of Wyrms group set to your active group and then when you pay the egg, type the discounted price into the "Pay" dialog. So the Dragon would cost L$2500 while the Wyrmling would cost L$1200.
Disclaimer
This article is for dragon educational purposes only and should be treated as such. Prices were accurate when the article was originally written, but may change. Prices can and should be checked in world. No claims are made as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this article.
