Is the "Flute Quest" real or what???

[jtmcgrane]

Might and Magic 6

Ok... I have read a page about the "secret" flute quest with the flute, Athena ring, and the north side of the SE New Sorpigal volcano accessed via Queen Catherine... Is this a real easter egg or am I on a wild goose chase??? I followed a walkthrough here...

http://www.angelfire.com/ns/flute/spoilers.html

...and yet could not get any door on the volcano to appear. Am I a great fool or am I doing something wrong (or both) ?

Frustrated and feeling abused in Tenn.

John

[Deadguy118]

It's a fake. Almost as bad as the rumor that you can get to vori in MMVII

[jtmcgrane]

So, you are telling me that certain people thought that it would be amusing to deliberately mislead people and send them on an hours-long false quest? That's not funny ... it's unkind.

Oh... and thank you for your response, Mr. Deadguy.

Any thoughts anyone?

[Talin_Trollbane]

well its one the oldest fakes about MM6.

[jtmcgrane]

I guess that I need to attend these forums more often. I tried to find info on this to see if it was real, but Google responses were sparce. Thanks for your reply!

[Variol]

I believe the quest was taken out last minute, but the item was left in. So, if you didn't know, you'd walk around all game with the silly thing.

[bungleau]

As a member of the Guild of the Wooden Flute (but not a founding member, a latecomer), I can share some of the background. Not too much, or I'll be excommunicated from the Guild...

The NWC developers added the flute partially because they thought that gamers were incredible pack rats, and would carry around a useless object forever, just in case they might need it.

They were right Plus, it gave that harper the opportunity to get snarky with you for not knowing the difference between a flute and a harp.

Some folks, however, decided to have some fun with it and started the legends of the flute and its uses.

Some of them combined the legend of the flute with other legends like Vori and the White Goblin.

Some of them got really, really elaborate, inspiring people to think that if there was that much detail, it *must* be true. It wasn't.

All that said, the folks at NWC were gamers, after all, and when they saw the impact that these legends were having on the game, they decided to add some things in there.

That led to the cheese quests in MM8, along with the various storyline pieces that refer to Vori.

It also led to the resurgence of the Holy Flute. If you haven't seen it, go to Lord Brinne's tomb in... Ravenshore, if my memory serves.

Lord Brinne was a gamer who was active in the NWC community among others and when he died, the decision was made by a number of gaming companies to raise tributes to him in upcoming games. That's why his Tomb is there in MM8.

All the NPCs around the casket are members of the 3DO community, and some of them you still see around the various boards. They are indestructible... for the most part

If you approach Lord Brinne's casket and click on it, you will receive the Holy Flute. Use it on your character, and its sweet tones will once again sound out upon the land.

*B*
Minister of Flute Flagellation
Guild of the Wooden Flute

*edit* Hot dog! I looked through that GWF site in the first post, and the members list is still up!

http://www.angelfire.com/ns/flute/members.html

Eight of those folks are around Lord Brinne's casket...

[PhoenixReborn]

I carried the flute around for most of my mm6 game.

[DaveO]

After my direct involvement with the Lord Brinne tribute in MM8, the GWF lasted a while until around 2001. I stopped my direct involvement with the site after the 9/11 attack.

[Talin_Trollbane]

...why? GWF had a connection to 9/11?

[DaveO]

No, the GWF had nothing to do with any terrorist attack on the USA.

I was the primary person running the GWF site, and things were pretty much dying down for participation. The 9/11 attacks were just the final nail in the coffin to my work on the site for me.

[Macros the Black]

After my direct involvement with the Lord Brinne tribute in MM8, the GWF lasted a while until around 2001. I stopped my direct involvement with the site after the 9/11 attack.

Have fun when the FBI pays you a visit after that little piece of information

[bungleau]

I hear you, Dave. Many priorities shifted after 9/11... while gaming was a good escape, it wasn't as... important... as other things. Even pranking newbies about the importance of keeping the flute lost some luster.

And Macros, let 'em come They'll find a minotaur wielding a hefty battle axe when they show up, I believe...