EVERQUEST: OVERSEER

When you feel overwhelmed, never fear... after all, there's always Overseer! -- Bonzz

This page is all about the Overseer feature (game) in Everquest (EQ).

Overseer is a game-within-a-game, much like the Legends of Norrath (LoN) card game used to be.

Overseer is more integrated into EQ than LoN was, even though there is no stand-alone version / application like there was for LoN (you have to log into EQ to play it).

It is a generally passive side-activity that you can play in down time... or do while you play EQ normally (meaning it is not something you actually have to fully focus on).

It is directly integrated into EQ in that the optional / varied Quest Rewards can include actual in-game rewards, in addition to Overseer-only rewards.

NOTE: Please advise on any errors, misinformation, typos, spelling errors, missing information and so forth, by contacting me (Bonzz on Bertoxxulous) within Everquest, using the EQ Mail system.

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All known agents are listed at the bottom of this page.

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TOPICS

ACTIVE QUESTS TAB          AGENTS LIST          AGENT STATUSES          AGENTS TAB

ICONIC          JOBS          MARKETPLACE          OVERSEER TETRADRACHMS

OVERSEER VENDOR          OVERSEER WINDOW          QUESTS          QUESTS TAB          QUEST REWARDS

RARITY          RETIRING AGENTS          STATS          STATS TAB          TRAITS

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OVERSEER WINDOW

To play Overseer, you must first log into Everquest with a character that is Level 85 and on a server that has the Seeds of Destruction expansion unlocked.

You can play on Free-to-Play accounts, under the same qualifications, noted above.

You can not play Overseer, separately, on every character that you have on the same account and on the same server. Overseer is an account-server wide game.

To be more specific, lets say you have (8) characters that are Level 85+ on the Bertoxxulous server. All (8) of them can open and play Overseer, but they will be sharing the same Overseer game. They are not playing separate / different Overseer games.

This applies to each qualifying server that you may have qualifying characters on.

To play, you can open up the Overseer Window with the command /overseer, or use the link from the EQ Button (EQ --> Quests --> Overseer).

Either way, you will open up the Overseer Window that has four tabs. It will automatically open to the first tab.

The tabs are called QUESTS, AGENTS, ACTIVE QUESTS & STATS.

The Overseer Window may appear on your screen is a size that does not clearly reveal all of the sectioned windows on each tab, and in particular the Quests Tab. You can drag and resize the entire window, as well as most of the individual window sections, in order to get it to a size that suits you best.

One tricky section is on the Quests Tab is the Agent section (right side middle window). That section may just have one Agent selection box, or two, or three... or more! The more Agent selection boxes a Quest has, the deeper that section will get. Luckily, there is a scroll bar on the right side. Use the scroll bar rather than trying to resize the Overseer Window and / or that section to see them all at the same time, as the Overseer window is quite large to start with. 

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QUEST REWARDS

Overseer Quests, if they succeed, offer one or more Quest Reward options that you can choose from.

When you finish a Quest successfully, you will see a "Collect Reward" button. Click that and you will get a "Select a Reward" (Quest Reward) window, to select one of the reward options with.  

• (1) "Reward Choices" (left side, top) lists your reward options. Highlight (click on) any one to see the rewards it offers, in the top right side window.
• (2) The top right side window details the reward(s) you can get with the option you selected in the top left window (see #1, above).
• (3) The bottom section of the window provides a little more detail on those rewards. You can highlight (click on) any item / reward in the top right window and detail about that particular item / reward will be revealed in this window.

Rewards options can include one, or more, of the following:

• Character Experience (real experience for the EQ character that you accept the reward on).
• Mercenary Experience (real experience for the mercenary of the EQ character that you accept the reward on).
• Overseer Tetradrachms (alternative currency that can be used to purchase items from the Overseer Vendor).
• Ornamentation Dispenser is an item that will allow to to choose from a number of ornamentation sets. Claiming the Ornamentation Dispenser (inspect the item and click the claim button) will cause a reward window will pop up, where you can select one of the noted ornamentation sets. You will then get an item named for the set that you chose. Claim that item, in turn, and another reward window will pop up, where you can select an actual Weapon or Shield ornament from the set that you selected.
• Tradeskill Item Assortment, from one of several previous expansions (you chose the expansion, you will see how many, and of what, that you will get, before you take the option);
• Collection Item Fragment is an item that you will need to acquire (4) of, before it is of any use. One you have (4) of them, click any one of them to combine them into a Collection Item Dispenser. Claiming the Collection item Dispenser will open a reward window where you can select from a previous expansion (back to the Call of the Forsaken), for which you may need a collect item from. Once done, you will get another item named for the expansion you selected. Then, in turn, claiming that item will open another reward window for which you can choose a zone from the expansion that you chose. Once done, you will get yet another item named for the zone that you chose. Claim that item and you will get another reward window where you can select an actual collect item, from among the various collect sets of the zone that you selected (not all collects may be included, and thus, you may not be able get the one you needed or wanted).
• Overseer Agent(s) are also possible rewards, of various types, and of various amounts (one, or two, or several). They are awarded on a random basis (you do not get to select a specific Agent) and they are automatically added to your Agents listings. A "Critical" success will always add at least one random Agent as a bonus, to your rewards. As a note, a "Critical Failure" means all of the assigned Agents will become incapacitated. Theoretically, it might also mean the potential loss of one your Agents.
• Overseer Experience, generally, is awarded as part of any reward option you may choose. This experience can be any (1) of the (11) Overseer Experience categories (which category is noted in the Reward options). You can see these categories on the Stats Tab in you Overseer Window.

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AGENTS TAB

The Agents Tab is where you can see all of the Agents that you currently have. Agents are the characters that you assign to do quests for you.

Additional Agents can be acquired in (3) different ways:

• Purchased from the Marketplace;
• Purchased from the specialty Overseer Vendor ("a mysterious presence") using Overseer Tetradrachms, in the Plane of Knowledge;
• Earned / awarded via Overseer Quests (recruit quests and critical successes). 

• (1) In the Agents Tab of the Overseer Window, there are four (4) optional-use drop-down selection menus, where you can sort your Agents by various categories, or a combination of categories. 
• (2) Your Agents will appear on the left side of the Agents Tab of your Overseer window, limited by any selections you made (as above, #1). Highlight (click on) any Agent and details about that Agent will appear in the right side of Agents Tab window. Agents with 'grayed-out" names are ones that are currently unavailable (they are either all ready on a Quest or "Incapacitated" in some way). If you have more than one of the same Agent, they will be listed in individually in this window.
• (3) On the right-side top, of your Agents Tab, is the graphic assigned to the Agent you selected (see above, #2 -- it will highlight in yellow). Oddly, the graphic assigned to many agents may not seem to match their traits (see #5, below). So, just because they are a Gnome, does not mean their graphic will show a character that appears to be a Gnome, at all. In short, don't gauge a character by it's graphic! Under that graphic you can see that Agents current Status. If an Agent is incapacitated in some way, you will see a timer as to how long it will be before they "Recover." You will also see a button to "Recover" -- which will allow you to expend Marketplace funds to recover them immediately, and get them right back into action, if you want to.
• (4) Just below the Agent's graphic is a "Jobs" listing, showing their Job specialties, and their skill level in those Job(s).
• (5) The bottom section of the right window outlines that characters personal Traits.
• NOTE: In the top right corner of the Agent Tab, you will see a button called "Retire." Retiring an Agent is outlined below.
• NOTE: You may also notice that many Agents are listed a "Iconic" (i.e. Uncommon Iconic, rather than just "Uncommon). This is also explained below.

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RETIRING AGENTS

In the top right side corner of the Agents Tab in your Overseer Window, there is a "Retire" button.

This button will "retire" whatever Agent you currently have selected. Whenever you do this, you will get a claimable item.

With an Uncommon Agent you will get an item called "Uncommon Agent Echo." This item can be claimed to select experience for any (1) of the (11) Stats categories, to include Recovery; or, you can take (2) Common Agents (randomly selected, you do not get to choose them).

With a Rare Agent you will get an item called "Rare Agent Echo." This item can be claimed to select from experience for any (1) of the (11) Stats categories, to include Recovery; or, you can take (2) Uncommon Agents (randomly selected, you do not get to choose them).

With an Elite Agent you will get an item called "Elite Agent Echo." This item can be claimed to select experience for any (1) of the (11) Stats categories, to include Recovery; or, you can take (2) Rare Agents (randomly selected, you do not get to choose them).

You cannot retire a Common Agent, but you can trade them up (3 for 1), with a Quest called "Common Conversion." What happens is that you trade in (3) Common Agents (they will be removed from your Agent listings) to get (1) Uncommon Agent (that will be added to your Agents listings).

HOWEVER... keep in mind to trading up Agents it is a 3 for 1 trade out. Thus, at the very minimum, it means at least 27 Common Agents are technically needed to acquire 1 Elite Agent. So, retiring Agents may not the best option, unless you have 3+ of the same type of non-Iconic Agents, or 2+ of the same Iconic Agents. Trading up does reduce your overall Agent pool by (2) Agents every time you do it, and having a variety of available Agents with assorted Job skills and Traits is needed to undertake the Quests. In short, you don't want to deplete your Agents pool!

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ICONIC

You may notice that some Agents include the word "Iconic" in their category classification.

Example, "Uncommon Iconic," rather than just "Uncommon."

Per klanderso (an EQ Dev, in the EQ Forums), "Iconic agents cannot have more than one copy active at a time. This means you cannot put more than one on a conversion quest (or any other) at a time." He also added, in a separate thread, "You can always send them on conversion quests or retire them."

UPDATE: Conversion quests no longer disallow multiple iconic agents of the same type. So, if you have (2) or (3) of the same iconic agent you want to convert, you can do so now.

Also, per Absor (an EQ Dev on EQ Forums), "You can only send one of an agent on any mission. The others are, basically, just a count of the extras you have for purposes of upgrading them." Prathun (an EQ Dev on EQ Forums) confirmed this.

Thus, Iconic Agents are only "supposed" to be usable... or active... on (1) Quest. Think of them like a "Lore Equipped" items in EQ. You might have more than one, but you can use only one of them at a time.

I have also noticed that if one is "incapacitated" in some way, they are all, essentially, incapacitated and unavailable for use in Quests.

As a note, Uncommon Agents are never Iconic, thus retaining at least (2) of them at all times might be a good idea. 

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AGENT STATUSES

There are (3) Statuses your Agents can have, as follows:

• READY: This means your Agent is available to use for Quest assignments, if needed.
• QUESTING: This means this specific Agent is currently assigned to a Quest and is not available for assignment (if you have more than one of the same non-Iconic Agent, the duplicates can still be utilized).
• INCAPACITATED: Incapacitated can include a myriad of descriptions (missing, blacklisted, shaken, captured, etc.), but they all mean the same thing...  this specific Agent is not currently available to be assigned to a Quest. However, once they "Recover," they will be available again. Recovery times can vary and can even be several days long (real time). Recovery time can be expedited (immediate) if you expend Marketplace funds (if you have more than one of the same non-Iconic Agent, the duplicates can still be utilized).

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RARITY

There are (4) types of Agent "Rarity."

Rarity might be best thought of as Agent Levels... 1, 2, 3 & 4. The higher the level, the better and more varied their Job skills can be. They can also have a wider range of Traits.

This makes them more versatile and useful in not only making certain Quests possible to undertake, but in having the beneficial Traits that can better insure the success of those Quests.

There are Quests to trade (3) Agents of one type, for (1) Agent of the next higher type... meaning you can trade (3) Common Agents for (1) Uncommon Agent; or (3) Uncommon Agents for (1) Rare Agent; or (3) Rare Agents for (1) Elite Agent.

Be wary if you do this! Keep in mind that Agent Job skills and / or Traits are needed to undertake Quests and / or boost the chances that those Quests will succeed. If you trade them away, you can loose Agents with needed Job skills and / or Traits.

You can also acquire higher level Agents via the Marketplace or, potentially, as Quest Rewards.

The Rarity of an agent is can also be determined by the color in which the agent is highlighted, such as on the Agents Tab: Common = Gray; Uncommon = Green; Rare = Light Blue; Elite = Yellow.

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QUESTS TAB

The Quests Tab of your Overseer Window is where you select quests and assign Agents to undertake Quests.

You are limited to having five active Quests at any given time (on the Active Quests Tab).

LIMITATIONS: You can only have (5) quests active at the same time. You can only complete (10) quests per rotation (quest cycle, or every 12 hours).

• (1) On the top left side, you will see a timer, "Rotate in:" -- which tells you how long it will be before available Quests recycle. When they recycle ("rotate") -- you may, or may not, see the same Quests; and may, or may not, see new Quests you have not seen before.
• (2) Below that timer, you will see a list of Quests that are currently available for you to do (if you have the Agents with the right Job skills to undertake them). You may notice that the Quests are highlighted in different colors. These colors relate to the level or difficulty of the Quests. The easiest are highlighted in Gray, then Green, then Light Blue, then Yellow and then Purple. Highlight (click on) any Quest to see details about that Quest on the right side.
• (3) The top right window will reveal details about the Quest you selected, to include the name of the Quest; the Level of the Quest (difficulty, as noted above); the lore (the story of what the quest is about); the "Duration" (how long it will take to finish, in real time); the probability of success expressed as a percentage (this percentage will increase / decrease as you assign Agent(s)); a "Start Quest!" button (this button will not become active until you have assigned at least one, or more Agents required for to the task); and a "Preview Reward" button (clicking this will allow you to preview the Quest Reward options you will be able to choose from, if the Quest succeeds).
• (4) The middle section on the right side is where you assign Agents to the Quest. There may be just one Agent Selection Box, or two, or more. Be aware that you may not see all of them because of the box size. The window does have a scroll bar on the right side, so you can scroll down to see if there are additional Agent options, and how many. This section of the window can be resized, but the scroll bar is the better option. You have to select each Agent separately, by scrolling down to each Agent Selection Box. The first Agent Selection Box is 100% always required. Any other Agents may or may not be optional (see Jobs for more details). Each Agent Selection Box may have a noted Job and skill level (i.e Spy (1) as in the above image), which is required, particularly for the first Agent Selection Box. The additional Agent Selection Boxes may, or may not also be required, in order to undertake the Quest (the "Start Quest!" button (see #3, above) will become active, once you have assigned the minimum number of required Agents). However, if there are more Agent Selection Boxes, assigning more Agents can increase your chances of success, especially if the Agents have any of the "Bonus" traits. Speaking of which, you will notice that each Agent Selection Box has a category called "Bonuses" and a category called "Negatives," that may, or may not, list one, or more, Traits beside them. Assigning Agents with any, or all of, the "Bonus" Traits will increase the success percentage. If they have any of the "Negative" Traits, it will reduce the success percentage. Therefore, strive to use only Agents that meet the noted Job and skill level noted (Job Skills seem to be more beneficial than Traits), as well as  having the "Bonus" Traits, while having none of the "Negative" Traits. If needed, you can assign Agents that have neither Bonus or Negative Traits (if they are needed to start the Quest).
• (5) The bottom window on the right side is where you can choose what Agent(s) to assign to a Quest. After you click "Select Agent" in one of the Agent Selection Boxes (in the middle window), this section will populate with Agents to choose from. The Agents are somewhat ore-sorted for you, with thew Agents of the right Job skill listed first, followed by others who are also acceptable, but less qualified. There are also (3) drop-down selection menu's that will allow you to narrow down the choices by Rarity, Job skills and / or Traits, rather than clicking through every Agent you see in this window. The number you see above an Agents icon, is how many of that Agent you have available. To select an Agent, just click on their name (below their icon / picture). If you click "Select Agent" in the first Agent Selection Boxes (in the middle window), and no Agents appear in the bottom window, then you do not currently have any Agent available that meets the requirements to undertake the Quest (thus, you can't do that Quest). If you see a "!" pop up in the Agent icon, it means the Agent is Iconic, and using it will make all iterations of that Agent unavailable to you until the Quest is done.

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TRAITS

Traits is  multi-faceted category, that covers race, class, physical attributes and personality.

Every Agent will (should) have a class and a race, at a minimum.

They may, or may not, also have physical and / or personality Traits.

If they have physical and / or personality Traits, it is possible they may have two, or more,  physical and / or two, or more, personality Traits. 

These Traits are beneficial / needed ("Bonuses") attributes for Quests, that serve to increase the chances a Quest will be successful.

However, they can also be detrimental Traits ("Negatives"), that can reduce the chances of success for Quests.

Sometimes, an Agent may even have both "Bonus" and "Negative" Traits, at the same time.

The Trait categories are:

Agile     Ancient     Attractive     Avatar     Aviak     Bard     Benevolent     Berserker     Bold     Brownie     Cautious     Citizen
 

Cleric     Clockwork     Dark Elf     Dhamphyre     Diminutive     Drake     Druid     Dwarf     Elddar     Elemental     Enchanter
 

Exotic     Extravagant     Fairy     Fierce     Frivolous     Fungus Man     Gargoyle     Ghost     Ghoul     Gnoll     Gnome     Goblin
 

Golem     Half-Elf     Hardy     Heroic     High Elf     Human     Kedge     Magician     Malicious     Mermaid     Mighty     Minotaur
 

Monk     Monster     Monstrous     Mummy     Necromancer     Ogre     Orc     Paladin     Peaceful     Pixie     Ranger     Regal     Rogue
 

Rugged     Scarecrow     Shadowed Man     Shadowknight     Shaman     Shrewd     Skeleton     Treant     Unicorn     Vampire     Warrior
 

Werewolf     Wizard     Wood Elf     Worg     Zombie

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JOBS

Jobs are a determining factor on if you can undertake any given Quest, or not.

If a quest requires an Agent with a certain (required) Job skill at a certain (required) skill level, then you can not do that Quest unless you such an Agent available and also meets the qualification(s).

Example, you may see a Quest where the first Agent requires "Scholar (3)." If you do not have an available Agent that is a Scholar with a skill level of (3), you will not be able to undertake that Quest.

To be clear, the first Agent, listed and selected in the middle section of the Quest Tab, must be filled with a qualifying agent, in order to undertake that given Quest. Any additional Agents may, or may not, be optional, but that first one is, usually, not. The key is if the Agent selection box includes an Exclamation Point (#1 in below image, which means mandated requirements exist) or a Question Mark (#2 in below image, which means listed requirements are optional, but meeting the listed Job Skill does increase chances of success, as do the listed Traits).

Additionally, if you do not have any Agent that meets qualifications at all, you will probably not see certain Quests, to start with (you may only see Quests for which you have at least (1) Agent that qualifies for one of the required slots).

The Job categories are:

Artisan           Diplomat          Explorer          Harvester     Marauder          Merchant          Scholar          Soldier          Spy

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ACTIVE QUESTS TAB

The Active Quests Tab of your Overseer Window is where you can see what Quests you currently have active (in progress).

You can only have five (5) active Quests at any given time. This includes Quests that have technically finished, but you have not yet clicked the button to finish them (when they fail), or the "Collect Reward!" button (when successful). Until you do that, the Quest will remain on your "active" list.

Quests can take a varying amount of time, from about 10 seconds, to multiple days. You can expedite this process using Marketplace funds -- with no guarantee of success if you do so (they can still fail), or you can simply wait on the timers and they will finish on their own.

• (1) The left side lists any Quests that to you currently have in progress, have not claimed the reward (if successful) or have not otherwise finished (if failed). Highlight a Quest (click on it) and details about that quest will appear on the right side window. 
• (2) On the top right, you can see the name and details of the Quest that you selected, to include how long is left on the timer ("Duration") before it will finish (real time); chances that it will succeed in the form of a percentage ("Success"); a "Finish Now!" button that will allow you to finish the Quest immediately by expending Marketplace funds; and a "Preview Reward" button that will allow you to see the Quest Reward options you be able to choose from, if you succeed.
• (3) In the lower part of the right side, you can see what Agents are assigned to the Quest, and what "Bonuses" or "Negatives" they may have, that relate to the Quest. You will also see their "Incapacitation Risk," in percentage form (their chances of becoming incapacitated and  if so, will require recovery time before they can be used again). When a Quest completes, those same boxes will reveal the fate of Agent (if they were incapacitated in any way, it will say how).
• NOTE: There is also an "Abandon" button in the top right. Clicking this button allows to "abandon" the current Quest. If you do, the Quest will end immediately. The Quest will be removed from your active Quest list, the Agents will be immediately available again, and there will be no Quest Rewards (you did not finish the Quest). There will there be penalties for quitting the Quest.

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STATS TAB

The Stats Tab of your Overseer Window is where you can see your Stats, related to  "Progress" Levels and Agents.

• (1) "Progress" (left side) has eleven categories that are actually experience bars. Quest Rewards, normally, include experience that will go into one of these experience bars. These experience bars do NOT upgrade your Agents, such as raising their skill levels in a Job type. THEORY: It appears that what they actually may do is modify the chance that a Quest will succeed, based on an assigned Agents having a "Bonus" category that applies to a given Quest. For example, a Agent with a Bonus that applies to a Harvesting Quest, may boost the chance of success for that Quest a bit more than they did before. Also, it appears that higher levesl in these skills also unlock higher level quests. NOTE: Stats max out at Level (5).
• (2) "Overall Stats" (right side) are your statistics... total Quests, succeeded, failed, that you abandoned, critically failed and critically succeeded... as well as how many Agents you have and their status.

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STATS

Your Stats can be viewed in the Stats Tab of your Overseer Window.

They show you an Agent overview (count), Quest results / history (counts), and your "Progress" in the (11) categories of Overseer experience.

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OVERSEER TETRADRACHMS

Overseer Tetradrachms are yet another form of Everquest alternative currency.

They are an optional Quest Reward from Overseer Quests. To get the maximum amount of Overseer Tetradrachms, you must choose them as your reward option. Otherwise, you will either get a reduce amount of Overseer Tetradrachms, or none at all.

Overseer Tetradrachms can be spent / used with the specialty Overseer Vendor, to purchase various items.

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OVERSEER VENDOR

The alternative currency, Overseer Tetradrachms, one of the potential Quest Rewards from Overseer Quests, can be used (spent) via the specialty Overseer Vendor ("a mysterious presence"), who is found in the Plane of Knowledge, on the behind the library.

Items sold by this vendor include unique armor ornaments (Ak'Anon Clockwork ornaments); "August" augmentations (lower level augmentations); Ultron's Ultimate Unattuner; Token of Resurrection; Crystallized Luck; one-use illusion potions; McKenzie's Special Brew (another alternative currency that is used / spent with Old Man McKenzie, who is also in the Plane of Knowledge); and even more Agents.

There is rumor that more items "may" be added to this vendor, in the future.

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MARKETPLACE

The Marketplace is optionally tied into Overseer in three ways. Using Marketplace funds, you can...:

• (1) Purchase more Agents in assorted amounts;
• (2) Finish quests immediately;
• (3) Recover Agents immediately.

Use of the Marketplace is 100% optional. You can 100% play Overseer without using any Marketplace Funds at all.

• (1) To finish a Quest immediately, select a Quest in the Active Quests Tab of your Overseer Window, where you will see a  "Finish Now!" button. If you click that button, another window will pop up (see #3, below).
• (2) The "Preview Reward" button can be clicked to see the Quest Reward options of the given Quest, if it succeeds.
• (3) This window pops up when you click the "Finish Now!" button. It details what it will cost to finish the Quest right away, and the options to either "Cancel" the action, or to "Complete Purchase." If you chose to complete the purchase, the Quest will end right away. HOWEVER! Be aware that using Marketplace funds to finish a Quest DOES NOT GUARANTEE SUCCESS! It can still fail!

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QUESTS

Overseer is basically a game where you assign Agents to go do Quests for you.

Each Quest can take a varying amount of time (from a few seconds to days, in real time). If successful, you can claim a Quest Reward.

You can only undertake (5) Quests, at the same time.

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OVERSEER AGENTS

A list of currently known Overseer Agents!

Currently there appears to be 84 Common, 60 Uncommon, 24 Rare and 13 Elite.

Agents without a graphic are unverified, but are said to exist per other players.

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