I missed it last year and was stoked for this years events. In all I enjoyed the games, missions, etc.. Sure there were hiccups but overall it was a great deal of fun. Hearing my friends laugh (voice chat) while chasing gifts and grentches etc was worth every minute invested.
I really enjoyed it and wonder how they will top it next year!
Wintersday Festival Rawked!
Enchanted Warrior
Terra Xin
*cries* there's only one round left because I went out and got wasted 
...
But the event was cool, loads and loads of presents which was really awesome. Cool job Anet^^.
...But the event was cool, loads and loads of presents which was really awesome. Cool job Anet^^.
Jamison0071
As per usual a really awesome event Anet, thanks so much 
I have attended almost every round (to get gifts to fund my new armor :P) and have had alot of fun! I look forward to next years events!
Curse You
I've had my necro at every one so far. I however, fell asleep for one of them.
Lynx Of Ithorian
The great thing about this years event was that I didnt feel obliged to be there for every event , infact - i've only invested about 20 minutes into the event this year and came away with 3 new festive hats! (my guildy took me on a dist hopping run 
) and quite a few presents along the way !. And now with this new npc hat creator I dont need to repeat it with my other characters.
Good Job Anet - and thank you for making the event more accessible to those who can't "grind" this time of year !
) and quite a few presents along the way !. And now with this new npc hat creator I dont need to repeat it with my other characters.Good Job Anet - and thank you for making the event more accessible to those who can't "grind" this time of year !
-Loki-
Four more hats. Good thing they added the hat trader, otherwise my ranger would be crying, carrying 11 hats.
SlippyJack
Very Fun, timed my naps perfectly. Made every 3hr event of the finale, but will miss the last one because I have work tomorrow.
It will be nice to pay attention to my wife and son again... GJ Anet, might need to work on the "Kamadan AFK presents" lag situation though.
It will be nice to pay attention to my wife and son again... GJ Anet, might need to work on the "Kamadan AFK presents" lag situation though.
Shadow of Light
Happy New Year! ^^
Thanks for the fun, hats, alcoholic beverages and excessive levels of sugar, Anet.
Thanks for the fun, hats, alcoholic beverages and excessive levels of sugar, Anet.
Stormcloud
45-60 minutes left till last events, I have had a blast over the event thank you A-net. Now do I stay up for the last one....
VGJustice
I'm afking in LA for the last event, having already gotten all four hats and given them to the hat dude. That guy has now allowed me to just have fun with the whole thing. Thanks a lot, A.Net
Orphan Anthem
Yeah Hat NPC ftw. Attended first two slept thrid and fourth and attended last 4
Gonzo
Yeah hatguy gave me some time to have pressie fun! yay for that
I pwnd U
Good job ANet great festival! Loved it! Specially since it helped me get my drunkard title!
cosyfiep
it was a blast.....got all the hats and lots of gifts......
but
its over now
cant wait til the next one!
but
its over now
cant wait til the next one!
lyra_song
It was fun having those present grabbing duels for when the presents lost their specific assignments.
^.^
Thanks Anet! Happy Wintersday!!!
I hope Grenth won....cause I NEED SNOW!
*thwacks Dwayna with snowboard*
^.^
Thanks Anet! Happy Wintersday!!!
I hope Grenth won....cause I NEED SNOW!
*thwacks Dwayna with snowboard*
Chieftain Heavyhand
24 hours of Wintresday joy. Played from beginning to the end. Collected all 4 hats and as may gifts as I could get my hands on. Was bummed about the Singed Gargoyle Skull increase but still managed to get to my goal of 1000 Spiked Eggnogs and 1000 Wintergreen CC with the help of the Grawl. The CC shard collector rocks, traded in all 1000 of my shads, thought I was going to have to hold onto them till next year.
Thanks A-net for a great Wintersday Event.
Thanks A-net for a great Wintersday Event.
broodijzer
thanks A-net! really enjoyed it. I haven't seen any other gaming company making such awesome events. really cool.
Jetdoc
Grats to A-Net for an awesome Wintersday celebration!
1. Snowball Arena was as addictive as ever.
2. The finale was fun as heck, and the addition of the CC Shard collector put the icing on the cake. Love the timing of the addition of the collector as well, as you saw much charity being spread over the last day (i.e. people giving away "worthless" CC Shards so that Dwayna/Grenth would win).
3. One character now has the Drunkard title (from farming Skulls - those poor gargoyles), and another two have enough Spiked Eggnog to accomplish that as well.
Overall, a rousing success!
1. Snowball Arena was as addictive as ever.
2. The finale was fun as heck, and the addition of the CC Shard collector put the icing on the cake. Love the timing of the addition of the collector as well, as you saw much charity being spread over the last day (i.e. people giving away "worthless" CC Shards so that Dwayna/Grenth would win).
3. One character now has the Drunkard title (from farming Skulls - those poor gargoyles), and another two have enough Spiked Eggnog to accomplish that as well.
Overall, a rousing success!
Spike
I had so much fun at this years event. I'm sad I missed last years event and can't wait for next years . I agree a great success.
. I agree a great success.
Darcy
Thank you for all the Winterfest fun.
Thank you for the Hat NPC (I got all four hats.)
Thank you for a great ten months of gameplay.
I am looking forward to a 2007 with new changes and chapters and old friends and festivals.
Thank you for the Hat NPC (I got all four hats.)
Thank you for a great ten months of gameplay.
I am looking forward to a 2007 with new changes and chapters and old friends and festivals.
GranDeWun
Great event. I wasn't around for much of the finale day, but thanks to the nifty hat NPC, and the offset timing between LA and Kamadan, I now have all 4 hats for all characters!
Agatsu
I want to add my thanks for a great event!
I tried everything at least a few times and liked the variety of the quests and arena events.
With the new Hat Maker npc I was able to enjoy much more of the Grand Finale without the need to get a hat or two for all my ten characters. I easily got the four new hats and can have them for every one of the *guys*.
I have to say I think the jester hat is my favorite of all the eleven different hats that have been given out.
gg and I look foward to the next event
I tried everything at least a few times and liked the variety of the quests and arena events.
With the new Hat Maker npc I was able to enjoy much more of the Grand Finale without the need to get a hat or two for all my ten characters. I easily got the four new hats and can have them for every one of the *guys*.
I have to say I think the jester hat is my favorite of all the eleven different hats that have been given out.
gg and I look foward to the next event
Sir Skullcrasher
This event was fun and I enjoy doing the mini game to help either side to win. Also running around getting presents was fun. Althought in Kamada, some of the presents got spawned on the ledge and no one could reach it. Also on Grenth side, it funny how peoples keep dying left and right and peoples screaming out "RES ME" so they can get their presents. I can't wait till next years Wintersday event.
Stupid Shizno
Four Hats? there were new hats this year? I only had the horns/yule cap from last year, which new hats are there
Griff Mon
It was loads of fun. Made most of the events, even if I had to AFK some of them.
What surprised me was the number of people on my friends list who had not been on in months showed up for this and are now getting back into Guild Wars!
What surprised me was the number of people on my friends list who had not been on in months showed up for this and are now getting back into Guild Wars!
Kay84
Yeah, thanks A-net for the event! It was awesome!
nin
Just wanted to say "Thanks!" to the devs for another great event! Had an awesome time!
Anghardel
I was very pleased with this year's Wintersday Celebration. The games were pretty fun, though I couldn't stay in the snowball arena long because I was unfortunate enough to be bad at it myself and be paired up with lots of folks who never wanted to listen to anything ( :P ).
The presents idea was great; it's pretty neat that they limited the number of peppermint and rainbow candy canes this year. Should prove to be interesting price wars when the darned things run out - though, a year after the previous Wintersday celebration there were still stacks upon stacks floating around.
All in all, I really loved it, though my computer did not - it cried and cried when everything started blowing up and dying/spawning after I got my Grenth hat in Kamadan :P.
Definitely looking forward to next year!
The presents idea was great; it's pretty neat that they limited the number of peppermint and rainbow candy canes this year. Should prove to be interesting price wars when the darned things run out - though, a year after the previous Wintersday celebration there were still stacks upon stacks floating around.
All in all, I really loved it, though my computer did not - it cried and cried when everything started blowing up and dying/spawning after I got my Grenth hat in Kamadan :P.
Definitely looking forward to next year!
Omega X
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Four Hats? there were new hats this year? I only had the horns/yule cap from last year, which new hats are there
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Grais
I enjoyed the festivites, and appreciate the effort Anet goes too, but the one who REALLY enjoyed the event was my nephew, the finale in particular.
No kidding 10 minutes before midnight he/we were waiting in LA for it to begin, I swear he was levitiating from sheer excitement. Together we had a GREAT time New Years, and I will cherish the memory forever. GG Anet, thx alot.
No kidding 10 minutes before midnight he/we were waiting in LA for it to begin, I swear he was levitiating from sheer excitement. Together we had a GREAT time New Years, and I will cherish the memory forever. GG Anet, thx alot.
Crushedskulls11
Had an awsome time during the event , like to say Thanks!! to the dev team for the event. Had loads of fun, loved the quest. Favorite was the Grenth quest in Kamadan where u trick people into opening fake presents. Laughed my ass off on the one where she gets stuck in the present
Cant w8 till next year and future events
Thanks again Anet!!!
Cant w8 till next year and future events
Thanks again Anet!!!
Memnon
Adding my thanks as well. Had a great time rescuing presents from the Grentches and made some new friends in Lion's Arch District 12 doing so.
Thanks again ANET!
Thanks again ANET!
Aleria
My Thanks as well, I had a blast of a time with last years event and also this years was fantastic.
Thanks for all the hard work you have done to make Guild Wars a very enjoyable game for myself and my family.
Thanks for all the hard work you have done to make Guild Wars a very enjoyable game for myself and my family.
escoffier
gj anet thanks alot,I cant wait for the next event.
Lamont Shadow
YOU DID A GREAT JOB ANET
I loved every minute of wintersday.
Killed tons of dwayna's snowmen
got so many presents and tonics had to give some away in shing jea just to get them out of inv.
Loved the peppermint weapons
traded shards for presents - over 100 gifts, WOW!!!!
Made enough money to get max armor for all my toons (not 15k but max stats + insignias, runes and dye)
And was even able to buy a fiery dragon sword for my warrior (he's been writing letters to Satan for one all year - yeah he's a bad speller) and two new sets of green daggers for my sin's collection
Got real drunk on egg nog and woke up under someone's snowman
Got sick on fruitcake
And had a total blast
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
THANK YOU!
I loved every minute of wintersday.
Killed tons of dwayna's snowmen
got so many presents and tonics had to give some away in shing jea just to get them out of inv.
Loved the peppermint weapons
traded shards for presents - over 100 gifts, WOW!!!!
Made enough money to get max armor for all my toons (not 15k but max stats + insignias, runes and dye)
And was even able to buy a fiery dragon sword for my warrior (he's been writing letters to Satan for one all year - yeah he's a bad speller) and two new sets of green daggers for my sin's collection
Got real drunk on egg nog and woke up under someone's snowman
Got sick on fruitcake
And had a total blast
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
THANK YOU!