Theory Needs Testing for Event!

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

I've been to two events so far, and noticed that my title dealing with games of chance won increases by 1 each time I won a CCShard in the event.

In the first event, it went up 14, and in the second event, it went up 13.

I also noticed that when it came to picking up Wintersday Gifts during the dropping ceremony, the number of gifts I was assigned was 14 in the first event, and 13 in the second event.

Could the number of gifts you are assigned directly correspond to how many CC Shards you win in the circles? That would explain some the discrepancy with the number that people are getting assigned... :dunno:

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

Well I had no shards and still got around 15 presents..

atkafighter

atkafighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Did anyone notice that the 9 rings increases your lucky title track?

FalconDance

FalconDance

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

...deep within the sylvan splendor...

Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]

Yeah, I wondered about that ..... my Smiter shows a few adds to the Lucky and Unlucky title -- even though he has never done any of the games, including the Wintersday event yet .

Feathermoore Rep

Feathermoore Rep

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

PM me for JACT Invite

Feathermoore Clan

R/Mo

Yes the 9 rings affect your unlucky/lucky title track. And there is no set number about how many presents are dropped for you. The first time i got like 3..and picked up 47 others from people who didnt pick them up and left the district. The next time i got dropped about...12 or so specifically for me and grabbed 68 others.

So if you want presents, grab a fruitcake or two, eat it and spam ";" button + space bar. -- Oh and avoid the grenchies at the end. They'll try to kill ya

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Wintersday gifts corresponds to the winning diety. (i.e. Whoever wins, more presents drop near him. As far as I can tell, no player gets an unfair anount of gifts.)

Well, I haven't done extensive testing. But you could be right.

sixdartbart

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

I have had 14 drops for me in each event and if you are in the winning ring each round "not the center" you will get shards and 1 gift for each time you win it.
As far as I know everyone in the district gets the same amount of drops but with all the presents it can be hard to see all of them assigned to you.

No idea about the titles, just looked and I have points in both and have never done any of them before.

*EDIT* it is definitely worthwhile to stick around to snag the gifts from the afkers and people who leave, I'm getting around 100 each time with some fast keyboard work

Gneppe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Denmark

Surprise Team Buttshizzle [TTUB]

My highest amount of gifts was 34

sixdartbart

sixdartbart

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Peace Machine GRRR [DiE]

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Well I had no shards and still got around 15 presents..
I know where you can get some shards if you need em

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Presents just drop randomly during a certain time period, about 1 per minute for a person. It's completely not connected to 9rings or the winning side nor the amount of shards you got.

logan90

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
Wintersday gifts corresponds to the winning diety. (i.e. Whoever wins, more presents drop near him. As far as I can tell, no player gets an unfair anount of gifts.)

Well, I haven't done extensive testing. But you could be right.
Where the presents drop doesn't seem to have any relation to which God wins. It depends where you stand. Any which are assigned to you spawn within the aggro bubble range of you. This is how the presents sometimes spawn in unreachable areas, such as the ledges behind the Gods in Kamadan. Stand away from the walls or risk losing some.

Enko

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

VA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
Wintersday gifts corresponds to the winning diety. (i.e. Whoever wins, more presents drop near him. As far as I can tell, no player gets an unfair anount of gifts.)

Well, I haven't done extensive testing. But you could be right.
reason why more presents are dropping near the winning god is because more people are standing on that god's circles . .. with the way we have the odd = grenth, even = dwayna, its not surprising that you barely see any presents dropped near the losing god . ..

presents just spawn next to your character. makes things a lot easier to pick up your own if you just step off to the side when they start coming.

NJudson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by sixdartbart
I have had 14 drops for me in each event and if you are in the winning ring each round "not the center" you will get shards and 1 gift for each time you win it.
As far as I know everyone in the district gets the same amount of drops but with all the presents it can be hard to see all of them assigned to you.

No idea about the titles, just looked and I have points in both and have never done any of them before.

*EDIT* it is definitely worthwhile to stick around to snag the gifts from the afkers and people who leave, I'm getting around 100 each time with some fast keyboard work
The 1st time I played I came in a little late and missed the hats, but I got 10 presents though. The second time I was there the whole time and got my hat, but only picked up 24 more. I'll have to try the fruitcake thing, but I find it hard to believe anyone can consistently get 100 or near 100 gifts unless they are absolutely lucky and are in the right place at the right time over and over and over.