Halloween and Wintersday '06 in Lions?

ignis

ignis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Norway

Rus Corp

Mo/

what do you guys think, will The One and Only Capital of Guild Wars - Lion's Arch - be redecorated for this year's holiday events? I sure hope so, because if not, Guild Wars will lose a lot of loyal players. no town in Cantha (yuck) can even compare to Lion's or any other town in Tyria. and yet it seems that the most recent expansion gets most love from the devs...

Slainster

Slainster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

it would be nice, LA must be one of my most favourite places in GW..

Guildmaster Cain

Guildmaster Cain

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Guildmistress Eve [Me], Guildmistress Azura [N], Guildmistress Azumi [A], Guildmistress Jaina [D]

Guildmaster Aeron [Rt], Arthas Ironfist [W], Guild: The Tyrian Templars [TTT]

Personally I prefer the sunny beaches of Fisherman's, one of the most private areas in Tyria.

SpeedyKQ

SpeedyKQ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

E/Me

They've already written the code to decorate Ascalon, LA, and Drok's for Halloween and Wintersday. It should be real easy to put it back for this year, I can't imagine that they wouldn't. Don't know whether they'll add any new decorations to these cities, or whether they'll decorate any new cities.

I'd LOVE to see HzH done up for Wintersday.

bryann380

bryann380

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

USA

Mo/

As long as there's a decayed orr emblem collector, it won't matter to me where they take place. At the time of this post, I have almost 3,500 emblems. =)

-Old 3FL-

-Old 3FL-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

Western Australia.

Crystal Mountain [CM]

W/

^thats cos ur addicted bry bry :P
I <3 Wintersday in Ascalon (looks soooooooooo much better)
and i <3 Halloween in LA!
DANCE PARTIES!

Kailin Aer

Kailin Aer

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

USA

Bad Karma Resurrection [BKR]

Hmm, this is a REAL tough one..

Nightfall launches on 27 OCT
So unless any event for halloween also takes place on the starter island for those ppl playing in Elona, the majority wont see it.

The number of ppl in Cantha at this time.. Only Anet would know, but its still a sure thing that most would want cool stuff for their Cantha characters

Tyria, obviously, I agree LA and Droks should get the holiday treatments

But... How this is all going to be managed? Lord knows!

Dragonfest was very Cantha based
Halloween (the best event ever by far IMO) was only in Prophecies

I would hope that all the players in all three campaigns could participate personally

Slainster

Slainster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

^^ hadnt thought about NF been out already! guess Ill be hopping allover the place!

bryann380

bryann380

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

USA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by -Old 3FL-
^thats cos ur addicted bry bry :P
Me? Addicted?? Naaaaah!

<_<
>_>

I farm undead all the time anyway so one day, I just started saving them. And even if both events end up not using them, each stack sells to the merchant for 3K.

Reks

Reks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/P

It'd be a waste of art if they didn't decorate Lion's Arch and Droks, and just used the Halloween event as an incentive to buy Nightfall if it moved to Elona.

Two April Mornings

Two April Mornings

No Luck No Time No Money

Join Date: Nov 2005

Amherst College, MA

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Me/

on topic---Yes, id like LA to be redecorated.

floppinghog

floppinghog

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

pit of brimstone

Squad Six Six Six [ssss]

A/Me

they will redecorate, and didnt they mention awhile back that halloween +winters day = only tyria? maybe not

regardless what may be, it should be = people who have a pumpkin crown already better not get shafted 2nd visit....

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

They upgraded event and keep it in same area.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Guild Wars Nightfall, the third game in the award-winning Guild Wars epic, releases worldwide on October 27th. In addition to the new campaign, players who log on and travel to Lion's Arch or Kamadan (the starting city in Nightfall™) October 27th – 31st may notice signs of the imminent return of a certain well-known but less-than-sane monarch, and a decorative theme befitting the season.
Looks like Halloween will take place in LA and Kamadan. WOOOOOO!

ignis

ignis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Norway

Rus Corp

Mo/

LA > All! Woot!

Konrow

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

Hey as long as i have access to it i'm fins. and seeing as i got all three campaigns, well will have all three i'm fine. although LA is the place to be for every holiday

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

yeah, halloween!!! I thought that they could easily reuse the code (why not its already been written, use it for all its worth)....and in LA that will make hundreds of gwp people happy (and the rest of us as well).....nice that they dont forget what and where they started.

SPIRIT OF THE SEA

SPIRIT OF THE SEA

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

AMEN! LA is the center of GW when im in a bad mood i go on beachs and it cheers me up (yes i know im a loser) but i say its awsome for it to be decorated

Nanood

Nanood

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Supermans Crystal Palace

Legion Of The Dark Sun

I'll go wherever the party is !

Deliverian

Deliverian

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

Guardians of the Dark Star

E/R

LA's huuuuge Halloween party was my best gaming experience ever! Huge parades with people running, effects everywere, farming and trading for halloween items... Wintersday wasn't to good thoug... Nothing fun.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Question.. would the event that start in LA and Nightfall happen at the same time?

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Also some people won't even get their copy of nightfall by halloween, so doing it in LA is a safer bet

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

I'd prefer it if they left it like last year as well.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

ok, so the event will be in LA And Kamadan.

Does this mean that people with Factions-only won't be able to participate?

Wow, this must be the first event that shut out Factions-only ppl. XD XD

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

I owuld prefer it if it was kept Prophecies only and they gave Elona it's own event later on. Each continent with it's own unique event and Wintersday spanning all continents.

lambda the great

lambda the great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

here

Almost a Guild

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Skullcrasher
Question.. would the event that start in LA and Nightfall happen at the same time?
The event starts 1 week before Halloween and NF is being released...err 26th? or the 27th? so maybe

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

We will know by Sunday at midnight Monday for most if there is anything really planed.

strcpy

strcpy

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

One of Many [ONE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by -Loki-
I owuld prefer it if it was kept Prophecies only and they gave Elona it's own event later on. Each continent with it's own unique event and Wintersday spanning all continents.
I agree, there are enough holidays to go around. Given the way the system works they may even celebrate the same holiday in different continents in different ways. Maybe Tyria gets the mad king (already have the code, just need to make sure it works with the newer version) and Elonia gets a new "king". Factions has its Dragon Mask and may even share another holiday. I would even keep the rewards the same (that is - everyone gets the same items and same mask).

To me, what the Mad King said and what was said about him means Tyrian only. Of course, they can break this, but it would require a re-write of last year.

Not only that but it would be nice to have older campaign only content released from time to time. Do I expect this? Not so much - I understand the push to purchase new campaigns. Nor am I going to RageQuit if they do not do this (GW is still one of my favorite games). But having the Mad King visit Tyria isn't a big deal. It was NEVER said that all campaigns will get identical content and it is silly to expect it. Especially when it is just for fun type events.

This is true even should I decide not to purchase new content - there isn't another game out there that does this much for so little money. One of the faults of GW is that they appeal to "cheap bastards" (of which I am a member - only online only game I play because of the no monthly fees plus too many other examples to site). Too many want everything they can for free and get angry when they do not get it. While I would like it, I'm happy as long as I get my money's worth.

Fred Kiwi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

[cola]

Quote:
Originally Posted by bryann380
As long as there's a decayed orr emblem collector, it won't matter to me where they take place. At the time of this post, I have almost 3,500 emblems. =)
shit you are gonna be so LOADED if candy canes are gotten by emblems this year!