Getting sick of stupid weekend events
Grevious the Purger
I personally am getting sick of anet throwing shut up weekends at us. I used to do the deep quite often with pug groups and often killed kanaxai (last boss), when the stupid weekend came along it caused the deep to be swarmed with idiots that did no follow orders or contribute to the team at all. Sure it doubled the drop rate of golds but most people didn't notice that they also made most of the golds have crap mods such as, ebon vertebreaker of pruning +10% dmg while hexed. ANet should stop these bullshit weekends and start fixing and adding new things instead of trying to keep up the facade of "improving" the game experience.
Kariston The Swift
I thought they were a bit odd to have them one after the other like that but I guess it has to do with the 'fun' season.
Amity and Truth
They're perfect. Atleast there is happening something. If not for the events to keep me busy i'd deleted GW by now. 
DFrost
I can't believe people have the balls to complain about every single free thing ANet puts out.
Wintersday, Halloween?
-Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character
Sorrow's Furnace?
-Too late
Dragon Festival?
-Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground
Recent weekends?
-Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore
A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed.
Wintersday, Halloween?
-Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character
Sorrow's Furnace?
-Too late
Dragon Festival?
-Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground
Recent weekends?
-Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore
A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed.
Kaguya
I got nothing against dragon festivals and such, but these "double the lewtz!!1"-weekends really irk me. We haaates it, don't we prescious. I don't farm normally, nor I do intend to start now, and events like these just promote farming.. And I play GW to get away from all the farming 
Guess that's just me tho *shrug*
Guess that's just me tho *shrug*
RTSFirebat
Some people are just never happy?
You don't need to join in if you don't want to.
What I will say is I wish A.net would do more week long events, not just weekend ones.
You don't need to join in if you don't want to.
What I will say is I wish A.net would do more week long events, not just weekend ones.
lightblade
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...., don't we prescious. ....
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Numa Pompilius
I've only complained about one thing: that the wintersday event goodies were given out on new years eve, one of the biggest family/party holidays of the year. That was really silly timing on ANets part.
OK, two things: that they've until the Dragon Festival have relied on *users* to spread information about what's happening and when. Wintersday event was typical: Gaile wrote something in a random thread on GWOnline, and then the entire community was supposed to know that Dwayna will show up on new years eve & hand out hats every third hour.
They've improved since, though, and the Dragon Festival was a lot better advertised.
As for the OP's complaint: get a grip. You don't like the event, don't take part. It's not like farming the elite missions or trying out Dervishes is mandatory.
OK, two things: that they've until the Dragon Festival have relied on *users* to spread information about what's happening and when. Wintersday event was typical: Gaile wrote something in a random thread on GWOnline, and then the entire community was supposed to know that Dwayna will show up on new years eve & hand out hats every third hour.
They've improved since, though, and the Dragon Festival was a lot better advertised.
As for the OP's complaint: get a grip. You don't like the event, don't take part. It's not like farming the elite missions or trying out Dervishes is mandatory.
Saix The Spartan
'Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness' ROFL!! That made my day..
majoho
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Originally Posted by DFrost
I can't believe people have the balls to complain about every single free thing ANet puts out.
Wintersday, Halloween? -Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character Sorrow's Furnace? -Too late Dragon Festival? -Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground Recent weekends? -Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed. |
dargon
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Originally Posted by Grevious the Purger
I personally am getting sick of anet throwing shut up weekends at us. I used to do the deep quite often with pug groups and often killed kanaxai (last boss), when the stupid weekend came along it caused the deep to be swarmed with idiots that did no follow orders or contribute to the team at all. Sure it doubled the drop rate of golds but most people didn't notice that they also made most of the golds have crap mods such as, ebon vertebreaker of pruning +10% dmg while hexed. ANet should stop these bullshit weekends and start fixing and adding new things instead of trying to keep up the facade of "improving" the game experience.
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logan90
Its better than nothing.
Ure Maker
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Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Some people are just never happy?
You don't need to join in if you don't want to. What I will say is I wish A.net would do more week long events, not just weekend ones. |
Bane of Worlds
well if you really don't like the event then don't take part in it
it's optional and no one is forcing you to take part in it
they have events for a reason but I do wished that they lasted for a week not just on weekends
thank Anet for these events since they do break up the routine some of yall have
it's optional and no one is forcing you to take part in it
they have events for a reason but I do wished that they lasted for a week not just on weekends
thank Anet for these events since they do break up the routine some of yall have
Zubey
I like the weekends.
Kool Pajamas
I think more people play on the weekends so thats why they do that.
Ristaron
I work weekends, hence why I'm getting a new job.
Interfering with Guild Wars.
As for the OP: Oh my RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing God, why don't you look at it from the perspective of other players? We're not all interested in grinding our way though The Deep a hundred times a day so we can stand around spamming 'WTS zOMG UBER LEET GOLD ZODIAC PERFECT STAFF OF EVERYTHINGSLAYING'.
In fact, most of us are interested in EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS, like what the weekends tend to introduce.
So while you may be content with your gameplay, it's not of any difference to other people, just like their gameplay is obviously of no difference to you.
So keep in mind that you're not the only person in the world and shut the hell up about every promotion Guild Wars does in an attempt to PLEASE YOU!
Interfering with Guild Wars.
As for the OP: Oh my RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing God, why don't you look at it from the perspective of other players? We're not all interested in grinding our way though The Deep a hundred times a day so we can stand around spamming 'WTS zOMG UBER LEET GOLD ZODIAC PERFECT STAFF OF EVERYTHINGSLAYING'.
In fact, most of us are interested in EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS, like what the weekends tend to introduce.
So while you may be content with your gameplay, it's not of any difference to other people, just like their gameplay is obviously of no difference to you.
So keep in mind that you're not the only person in the world and shut the hell up about every promotion Guild Wars does in an attempt to PLEASE YOU!
unholy guardian
Er if you don't like them, they don't jam you in a bucket of cottage cheese and make you play all day while you marenate in the stuff. I mean just do what you normally like to do.
xXa1
another perfect example of anet taking shortcuts to content issues. instead of adding and improving content, they come up with 2X this and 2X that. reminds me of asian mmorpg's that are going bankrupt.
and what is the policy with farming? first they promote it by adding UW and FoW chaos items, then nerf it by lowering drop rates, then they add greens in SF and nerf it by lowering the drop rate. they add ToPK as a farming area but nerf it later on with lowered drop rates again ... oh yeah, theres the scarab in the desert and the IDS, the Totem Axe etc etc.
apparently their policy is so confused and terribly short-sighted.
and what is the policy with farming? first they promote it by adding UW and FoW chaos items, then nerf it by lowering drop rates, then they add greens in SF and nerf it by lowering the drop rate. they add ToPK as a farming area but nerf it later on with lowered drop rates again ... oh yeah, theres the scarab in the desert and the IDS, the Totem Axe etc etc.
apparently their policy is so confused and terribly short-sighted.
Dr Strangelove
Yeah! I'm sick of Anet doing things to make the game fun! This game isn't about having fun, it's about grinding for days so you can show off how 1337 you are to a dwindling number of bored players! I think the next event should last 2 months and have no gold items or rare crafting materials drops at all. This will be fun because the value of all my ph4t l3wt will go up and I can be richer than ever! ME ME MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
/sarcasm for the slow
/sarcasm for the slow
Clone
I disagree with the original poster's motives, but I do agree with his end goal. I thought opening up more areas to the public is a good thing. The reason many people weren't very good at them is simply because they had never done them before. These areas should have always been and should remain to be open to the public. Players will improve over time. I'm sick of buying Anet's games only to find out I'm at the mercy of someone I've never met to actually look at half of the content.
That said, I do agree that Anet should change focus. Stop with the double rare weekends and make with the auction houses and other updates of substance that will continually add value to the game.
That said, I do agree that Anet should change focus. Stop with the double rare weekends and make with the auction houses and other updates of substance that will continually add value to the game.
shinrinningu
Getting sick of stupid threads.
Kijik Oni Hanryuu
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Originally Posted by DFrost
I can't believe people have the balls to complain about every single free thing ANet puts out.
Wintersday, Halloween? -Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character Sorrow's Furnace? -Too late Dragon Festival? -Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground Recent weekends? -Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed. |
WOW OMG QF MUTHA **** T dude OP don't bite the hand that feeds you.
kaya
Looking a gift horse in the mouth.
Clone
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Looking a gift horse in the mouth.
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frickett
I think that the weekend events are awesome. They are a way to keep the game hopping. We have had pvp weekends, pve weekends, Now they are doing a farming weekend. Sweet. You know if you don't want to participate in a weekend event, you don't have to. And I'm sure that not all of their resources are going into these weekend events. They are working on other stuff too.
dawnrain
I like the weekend events. It was the first time I got to try the Elite missions. Even managed to pick a couple of Kanaxi's weapons.
Also, my understanding is that, these events do NOT take away from ANet resources devoted to other aspects of the game (e.g. development of a trade system). ANet created an events team whose primary job is to develop and create events.
Also, my understanding is that, these events do NOT take away from ANet resources devoted to other aspects of the game (e.g. development of a trade system). ANet created an events team whose primary job is to develop and create events.
lacasner
Ok, really in sense I aggree that these "fun" weekends arent really the thing anet should be focusing on. Really, the more important thing should be keeping their players "in" the game. Most of my guild,(which had 100 members, all good players not noobs") left the game from boredome, and went to play something else.
And frankly, i am deciding on doing the same. Its not that I dont love Guild Wars, its been the best game ive played so far, and ive played quite a few games. But why deny the facts, that really this game has become as stagnant as a turtle racing a hare (not to say WoW is the hare, WoW has bad points as well, jsut as many as guild wars if not more, they are just different.)and frankly I dont want to partake in it anymore, if guild wars doesnt change the game.
I am open to suggestions too, but really I cant find the silver lining. Ive completed all the missions, gotten my FoW armor, got my rank up fairly high, all though i dont see the point of getting like 5k more fame just for an iguana emote or something like that. I have some fairly nice perfect weapons ive added to my collection too. But what now? Well anet, that i believe is your biggest problem. How do you, as a company keep the common idiot like myeself immersed in this world you have created? Well, Im not completely sure, but I defientetly know that double fun weekends wont keep me around.
And frankly, i am deciding on doing the same. Its not that I dont love Guild Wars, its been the best game ive played so far, and ive played quite a few games. But why deny the facts, that really this game has become as stagnant as a turtle racing a hare (not to say WoW is the hare, WoW has bad points as well, jsut as many as guild wars if not more, they are just different.)and frankly I dont want to partake in it anymore, if guild wars doesnt change the game.
I am open to suggestions too, but really I cant find the silver lining. Ive completed all the missions, gotten my FoW armor, got my rank up fairly high, all though i dont see the point of getting like 5k more fame just for an iguana emote or something like that. I have some fairly nice perfect weapons ive added to my collection too. But what now? Well anet, that i believe is your biggest problem. How do you, as a company keep the common idiot like myeself immersed in this world you have created? Well, Im not completely sure, but I defientetly know that double fun weekends wont keep me around.
Tien ak
for all people who are complaing about these events I think your really selfish.
They didn't have to do these and I think most of you are being very negative and unaperciated about the whole thing. If you think you can do better go learn programming and do better.
They didn't have to do these and I think most of you are being very negative and unaperciated about the whole thing. If you think you can do better go learn programming and do better.
ZsasZ
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Originally Posted by dawnrain
I like the weekend events. It was the first time I got to try the Elite missions. Even managed to pick a couple of Kanaxi's weapons.
Also, my understanding is that, these events do NOT take away from ANet resources devoted to other aspects of the game (e.g. development of a trade system). ANet created an events team whose primary job is to develop and create events. |
Rent
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Originally Posted by lacasner
that really this game has become as stagnant as a turtle racing a hare (not to say WoW is the hare, WoW has bad points as well, jsut as many as guild wars if not more, they are just different.)and frankly I dont want to partake in it anymore, if guild wars doesnt change the game.
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Tear Of Cherokee
I totally agree. First of all arent these ELITE missions? Which in the name basically premotes that the lesser of skill player shouldnt make an attempt? The worst part about it is 98% of the people there arent even running the tested builds for success.
However, even though the deep and urgoz were bad this weekend because it was open to all. I have also noticed tombs becoming one of the most frustrating places in tyria. I am sick of idiot rangers who think orders means they get energy, they forget their pets or dont have barrage because they dont even know what BP stands for, headstrong monks who give commands who dont use word of healing then leave when 2 people die, un-experienced MM's trying to run rotting flesh and deathly swarm and countless other nonsense proving unskilled teams.
Know your role and stick to your job and dont act like you know a build when you dont...
I am only doing elites, tombs, fow and UW with guildies/alliance now. Pug skill has depleted.
However, even though the deep and urgoz were bad this weekend because it was open to all. I have also noticed tombs becoming one of the most frustrating places in tyria. I am sick of idiot rangers who think orders means they get energy, they forget their pets or dont have barrage because they dont even know what BP stands for, headstrong monks who give commands who dont use word of healing then leave when 2 people die, un-experienced MM's trying to run rotting flesh and deathly swarm and countless other nonsense proving unskilled teams.
Know your role and stick to your job and dont act like you know a build when you dont...
I am only doing elites, tombs, fow and UW with guildies/alliance now. Pug skill has depleted.
Sorcha
Well personally I would love to be able to take part in one of the special weekend events. In fact I could feel more anger swelling inside me this morning when I saw the latest offering.
Anet seems to aim these only at the kids who are off school on holiday, and those people that work a nice Monday to Friday job. What about us poor sods that have to work the weekends? Despite having been playing the game for over a year now, I have been unable to participate in hardly any of the special events, because I have to work the weekends and I don't get to come home at all. The few exceptions have been when the events have extended through until early on the Tuesday morning.
In fact I am seriously considering just going to play a different game. It seems obvious to me that Anet are not interested in keeping players like myself, or they would extend more of the special events to cover a greater time span. That would be a shame as I have put in well over 2000 hrs playing time, but it is so very annoying!!
Anet seems to aim these only at the kids who are off school on holiday, and those people that work a nice Monday to Friday job. What about us poor sods that have to work the weekends? Despite having been playing the game for over a year now, I have been unable to participate in hardly any of the special events, because I have to work the weekends and I don't get to come home at all. The few exceptions have been when the events have extended through until early on the Tuesday morning.
In fact I am seriously considering just going to play a different game. It seems obvious to me that Anet are not interested in keeping players like myself, or they would extend more of the special events to cover a greater time span. That would be a shame as I have put in well over 2000 hrs playing time, but it is so very annoying!!
kaya
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A gift horse we pay for these games and the content therein. Yes, they don't have to do these things. At the same rate, we don't have to buy new chapters. It is a two way street. And I for one would rather see my money going to make lasting improvements in the game like a desperately needed trade system rather than a series of temporary weekend only changes.
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IMO: anything they do after the game is release (excluding fixing bugs) are gifts. Again i say "looking a gift horse in the mouth"
Loviatar
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Originally Posted by Tear Of Cherokee
I totally agree. First of all arent these ELITE missions? Which in the name basically premotes that the lesser of skill player shouldnt make an attempt? The worst part about it is 98% of the people there arent even running the tested builds for success.
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Numa Pompilius
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Originally Posted by xXa1
apparently their policy is so confused and terribly short-sighted.
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a) rare, seldom-dropping, hard-to-get items worth a bundle OR
b) common, drops-thirteen-to-a-dozen, items worth next to nothing?
You _can't have_ this alternative, due to the law of demand and supply:
c) common, drops-thirteen-to-a-dozen, items worth a bundle.
...so criticizing ANet for not providing that for you is silly.
lishi
here the secret of this weeked
- make people play , make even some of them come back.
- arenanet have just change 1 number to make the event(this is a little understatement but shouldnt too hard double a drop)
- make people play , make even some of them come back.
- arenanet have just change 1 number to make the event(this is a little understatement but shouldnt too hard double a drop)
awesome sauce
Ironically the only weekend that no-one ever really complained about was the pvp extreme weekend, which was also my personal favorite. Not because of the rewards or skill changes, but because I loved running out into battle and watching everyone yell "Extreme!!!". Seriously, it's the spirit of these events that make them fun.. not the content.
Ulivious The Reaper
only negative things i have abou these recent events is the glitches, i mean come on Anet if youre going to implement an idea fix it before you give it to us, lol
mitch herbort
If yuh dont like the weekends there is a simple way to avoid them... dont do them and dont post threads about how much you dislike them.. its really straight forward i think...