So....whats the surprise?

Silly Warrior

Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

In your local courthouse.

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

At the start of Wintersday I remember reading somewhere about a special " surprise" at the end of Wintersday ( besides the hats and events).

Does anyone know what this is....or have any speculations?

Tell me if you know if it already happened....or what you think it might be

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

People are speculating that there will be a "special ending" at the last visit, in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

However, they are wrong!

Remember during the Dragon Festival where they promised a "special finale?" Nothing out of the ordinary happened on the last visit.

LONGA

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

Maybe this one?
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Wintersday_2006
Read "Wintersday Gaile"
Anyway I cant attend the Last Finale
I just read on the board later

Silly Warrior

Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

In your local courthouse.

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
People are speculating that there will be a "special ending" at the last visit, in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

However, they are wrong!

Remember during the Dragon Festival where they promised a "special finale?" Nothing out of the ordinary happened on the last visit.
Well yeah, your most likely correct on that, since its like 2 in the morning for those in central time...but I was thinking more along the lines of new features.

Like an auction house

aspectacle

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

As the decorations have been up for some time I can only imagine that the special finale they have planned is the Dwayna vs Grenth hat giving out which is going on at the moment.

It seems like a finale to me.

kurtas

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Ex Talonis

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Warrior
At the start of Wintersday I remember reading somewhere about a special " surprise" at the end of Wintersday ( besides the hats and events).
Nop, the special suprise IS the hats and events.

Iscana

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Aah, so the final is just some Anet people making a real last party with screenshots and stuff? :P Hehe that's quite funny. I also did make a Xmas Train and had around 70/80% of the people in the district running behind me for like 2 hours and let them type things all at the same moment like: Choo Choo, here we come. or whatever, really funny when you archive this. XD

atkafighter

atkafighter

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

My surprise was a handful of errors right when the avatars handed out hats on the very last visit. -_-"

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/

only thing I noticed was more presents during the last visit....and when I changed districts I got presents there as well......even though I got there after the hat was given out.

well, now there is a collector for all those extra shards too---gives out wintersday gifts....maybe that was the big surprise....

Bankai

Bankai

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Bubblegum Dragons

Mo/E

I got 75 presents in district 18 on the last visit.

There were only 5 others, who were all afk, so I could get all their presents

winkgood

winkgood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

GoL

R/

The surprise for me was the Candy Cane shard collector. 5 shards for 1 present. Located in both LA and Kamadan.

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
only thing I noticed was more presents during the last visit....and when I changed districts I got presents there as well......even though I got there after the hat was given out.

well, now there is a collector for all those extra shards too---gives out wintersday gifts....maybe that was the big surprise....
That happened for all the apearances. That's how I managed to get a whole lot of stuff, without having to spam ; + spacebar (although I still spammed).

Silly Warrior

Silly Warrior

Hold it!

Join Date: Jul 2006

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The Arctic Marauders [TAM] (elite PvE, PM)

Quote:
Originally Posted by cosyfiep

well, now there is a collector for all those extra shards too---gives out wintersday gifts....maybe that was the big surprise....

When anet said surprise...I'm sure they didn't mean more shards. I was thinking along the lines of like the annoucment of Ch4 or something.


Anet: Yeah guys the big surprise is....more yuletide tonics yes!!!!


Cough

Bale_Shadowscar

Bale_Shadowscar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

New Dragons [NDR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Warrior
Like an auction house
Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Warrior
I was thinking along the lines of like the annoucment of Ch4 or something.
I really don't think something as big as those 2 would just be a 'suprise' at the end of a festival; they'd make a big deal out of it.

I think the finale when the God's came was a 'suprise'. And it was to the people who didn't come last year, and the 9 rings thing was new as well.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

The new collector is.

Renegade26

Renegade26

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

R/

It's me! BARAWRAHRAWR!!!
Scary huh.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

WoW! i never had thought of it myself! what a big suprise!! a collector..

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I thought the surprise is the event itself?

TiNkLeR

TiNkLeR

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Portugal

Hat storage?? Where the F*** is it??

SilentAssassin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by TiNkLeR
Hat storage?? Where the F*** is it??
... its already from the start here.

Stupid Shizno

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

go to a major town (la, kamadon) and press alt.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

so wait, there is a hat storage?

TiNkLeR

TiNkLeR

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Portugal

owww... Festival Hat NPC??

Its that s****? OMFG! I cant believe it.

Mouser

Mouser

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Defenders of Gods

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by TiNkLeR
owww... Festival Hat NPC??

Its that s****? OMFG! I cant believe it.
So, you're complaining about the fact that you can duplicate any of your festival hats to any other character on the account, and you don't have to keep all of those hats in storage? Nice.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

I thought that was great. I only had to do the hat collecting with one character instead of 10 and I don't ever have to carry hats around in inventory.

Just remember that he can't reproduce the hat with dyed colors.

Queenie

Queenie

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

I don't get it. Everyone's asking for armor storage...And anet give us freakin a hats NPC, thats not really "storing" imho (Festival hats have never been a storage issue for me).Once again, I'm dissapointed about anet just ignoring our cry for armor storage.

electrofish

electrofish

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Queen Christie
I don't get it. Everyone's asking for armor storage...And anet give us freakin a hats NPC, thats not really "storing" imho (Festival hats have never been a storage issue for me).Once again, I'm dissapointed about anet just ignoring our cry for armor storage.
Wow... just wow... how ungreatful people can get around here never ceases to amuse me.

Queenie

Queenie

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by electrofish
Wow... just wow... how ungreatful people can get around here never ceases to amuse me.
I don't think "ungreatful" is the word for it, maybe storage isn't a problem for you but it is for others, theres been countless amount of threads asking for more storage and all we get is hat NPC.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

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True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouser
So, you're complaining about the fact that you can duplicate any of your festival hats to any other character on the account, and you don't have to keep all of those hats in storage? Nice.
OMG, the cost 10g! That's alot to complain about!

Alya

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

European servers

RTFM

Quote:
OMG, the cost 10g! That's alot to complain about!
Right, and when you want to dance silly with your friends in your GH, you will have to jump to a laggy city, run to the hat holder, pay 10g, get a few dyes to dye your hat to match your armour, jump back to GH (assuming that you STILL have the festive spirit)... and then decide that you want a different hat... and do this EVERY DAMNED TIME!

No thanks.

I really do not think that the hat NPC was such a great idea.

Jamison0071

Jamison0071

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

Morporkian Mercenaries

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alya
Right, and when you want to dance silly with your friends in your GH, you will have to jump to a laggy city, run to the hat holder, pay 10g, get a few dyes to dye your hat to match your armour, jump back to GH (assuming that you STILL have the festive spirit)... and then decide that you want a different hat... and do this EVERY DAMNED TIME!

No thanks.

I really do not think that the hat NPC was such a great idea.
1. Dancing silly with guildmates? How often do you do it??!?!
2. According to Gaile, the Festival Hat NPC is coming to Guild Halls.
3. 10gold...your complaining why?
4. Dont dye hats that you will delete...there is only 3 hats that I know of that can be dyed (Tengu, Dragon and Jesters) anyways.

This thread yet again people will complain about anything. Well I'm off to make a thread about how that snowman in Droknars near storage has melted, that is sooo BS, Anet you suck IM QUITTING GUILD WARS NOW ZOMG

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Warrior
Well yeah, your most likely correct on that, since its like 2 in the morning for those in central time...but I was thinking more along the lines of new features.

Like an auction house
We have your "auction house" in the form of trading using the party search.

So I doubt that will show up anytime soon. I doubt anything is going to happen and if it does, it will typically be at a stupid US time, when im asleep.

leprekan

leprekan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Posers and Wannabes [nubs]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by electrofish
Wow... just wow... how ungreatful people can get around here never ceases to amuse me.
Ungreatful? Nope. I bought this storage box with chapter 1. This is CHAPTER 3. It would be A LOT easier to struggle daily with the storage system if someone from Anet could be adult enough to answer why they won't fix it. Please do not say mules or extra char slots many of us have them AND an extra account or two.

Puddingbroodje

Puddingbroodje

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Netherlands

Lovers of Whiskey and Women [LWW]

E/Mo

well i'm glad that i can get rid of my hats from my storage!
and wtf.. 10 gold? go outside, kill a mob and you got your frkn 10 gold.

i would really like to thanks anet for this storage possibility

gojensen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

GrNO

W/Me

Hat maker is excellent news! I have 9 chars. 4 of which I play regularly. Now I can get the hats for all of them without wasting all my life online. I had to attend 2 events for 4 hats - as opposed to 8 events for my 4 main characters.

That doesn't mean I wouldn't like more storage options and an auction house though

tommarrow

tommarrow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shyft Machine [MYTH]

E/

I do find it disapointing that after buying 3 game I still have to share my storage with all of my characters. No I do not think that a extra character should be used to store stuff. Many people want to have multiple armors just so they can switch them around. That is 5 storage slots used up per set of armor. I give them $150 and the best they can do is give me material storage.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I have 11 hats on each of my 8 PvE characters. Not to mention all the weapons and items i got between all of them, there is barely any storage space left. Hell, I have to give out free items to peoples that I don't know in towns. But the event is fun and can't wait till dragon festival!