Wintersday to Last One More Week!

^^The only people upset about it are the people who are looking to profit over it, as was shown in this thread a few posts up by the guy who wants to sell his presents.

I'm glad any time something ruins plans of people who think they are being clever and stocking up to make a big profit after something starts or ends. Quite glad. They are a pox on the community.

Agree with Gaile Gray. Thou Im not living in Taiwan but the earth quake also affect my game play.I got a crazy lag playing GW rightnow.
I hope they fix the calble soon.So I can play missons and complete my Protector Title.

Does that mean only Taiwan accounts get the "gift-sharing"? What about accounts in other territories but originating from areas south, southeast, east, and southwest of Taiwan?

Huh? I doubt having to wait a week or two would ruin their plans. Slightly less profit maybe, but ruin? Highly doubt it. Funny why you think these business-minded ppl are a pox... They supply because there's demand.

Also, to some, the hats are likely more important than the alcohol and the presents.

Ok, ruin was too strong a word.

However, I'm not refering to people who supply something that is in demand.

I'm refering to people who are profteering.

These people do not stock up on Candy Canes because they want to use them later with guildmates or friends. They only see dollar signs and the potential to sell them for huge profits later.

I'm not saying everyone should be puritans or not think to profit. I'm just pointing out that there is a minority of people who are selfish and their ONLY concern is their own wealth grab, above and beyond any concern for the game, the community, or anyone but themselves.

It happens in the real world too.. rich fat cats who try to maniuplate commodities or stock markets.. Who take advantage of natural disasters to make a huge profit on certain products, etc. I don't want to be misunderstood here. There is a fine line between watching markets and seeking a way to make a profit from them, and out right profiteering. There are many, many people who are selfish and unethical.

This Wintersday extension is a fine example of what I mean. It's great for everyone. It gives people who were not around for most of it a chance to enjoy it too, and get some of the fine items for themselves. But some people are angry because (and only because) it's going to cost them money on their investment. The longer it's extended, the more normal people can get these things for themsleves. The more of these things that exist in game, the less price these people can later demand for them. It was an investment made only for the purpose of reaping huge profit. They don't care that others may have missed the event and can now enjoy it. Quite the contrary, if they could, they would take that ability away from everyone else, soley because they selfishly want to profit from it.

My disdain is only for those people who would take away anyone elses rights to enjoy something or get something for themselves, because they saw this as an opportunity to profit, and now that it's being extended for everyone benefit, are mad, soley because they are worried about the "investment" they have made. They aren't concerned about fun, the community, or anyone who didn't get to enjoy this event for themselves. They only want to manipulate thing to their own benefit, any chance they can get.

EDIT: I don't want to get into a long, huge argument with people over this, so I'm going to leave this as is. But I do have a closing thought that I think helps to sum up what I'm trying to say.

The Candy Canes and Wintersday Gifts were not added to the game as "tools" for making profit. They were put into the game for normal, everyday players to use in normal, everyday play. People that saw/see them only as money making tools are people that I have disdain for, and don't like to play with. I wouldn't take that ability away from you however. More power to you. Really, I'm not saying that this should somehow change. I'm just saying that, when things happen that cut into those profits even a little bit, I take pleasure in that, because I think your intentions were less than pure to begin with.

Does anyone else smell that?


Smells like my booze breath to me.

(Chugs down 200 more nogs)

In other words, Anet is a week behind on their update.

Great flavor for a cover up though, kudos.

yah dude.. there's already plenty of threads about this..

oh, great :\
now my new tonics will be sold at 250g max, and not 1.5K like the haloween ones.

Im happy its one week longer, not because i want to farm CCS or anything ( heck, this whole winter thing is lagging me like crazy i cant wait for it to be gone) its just that when i was playing the G vs D Ring games, I felt kinda disapointed knowing that it doesnt really matter if grenth wins , Dwayna will still be declared winner just so spring can start.

Hey, it's Anet's game, I just play it. I already sold the Wintersday stuff I'm not keeping for personal use on the 1st so the impact on the market doesn't really matter to me (and certainly shouldn't have any impact on Anets decisions on these things regardless). Like I said, I can certainly just ignore the Wintersday stuff, which is what I'll do, but it does make it all seem a bit less "special" for me. Nevertheless I understand and respect your reasoning re: Taiwan.

Anyway, take this in the spirit in which it's offered, which is as my own feelings on the matter and nothing more. You guys did great with the event this year and while I was enjoying it I really enjoyed it. I appreciate that you do these things at all, let alone so well, and certainly don't begrudge you running them however you think is best.

Edit: Nevermind. Somebody delete this if you would. Thanks.

For some reason I have not received a single ccs drop in the last 2 days, did anet remove the ccs drops?

I like that the wintersday will be longer, but am a little sad because my internets were down on the 1st. I hate my ISP - the trouble had nothing to do with the quake, just their general incompetence. Thankfully they were fired that day... The Dragon Festival orb trade is the way to go with the goodies, IMO.

Exactly. The more candy canes out there, the better. It's better to have more emphasis on fun for everyone who pays for the game, rather than a system of haves and have-nots.

lol Auw. I was actually thinking Grenth was pulling for us. lol JK. well thats nice to see Gaile. I know a few of those guys I talked to recently in International districts were really surprised it was still up. And were really happy they are getting an exclusive shot at gifts in their servers. The CCS collectors are so popular now cause we all want to dump our shards. lol I gave several stacks to my friend to share with his buddies over there.

but to about 99% the event is about getting the hats not some items that are only collected by a few to try to get rich from.

as nice as the events are i myself would prefer a shorter event time (the lead up time numbed me to the whole thing by the time the finale arrived) and a proper finale when the last day ends rather than just hats all day.

this post isnt meant to be a complaint rather just my opinion on events but maybe the only moan i will have is the whole 3 hours wait between hats, having family around means every 3 hours having to disappear to the pc to switch districts(the whole odd-even thing)/continents (different types of hats) to afk and get all hats, a great idea was the hat trader though, made is so much easier to get hats for all chars especially with more being added to the list with each chapter

also the people who hate how LA and Kamadan look covered in snow that doesn't belong there......i do agree that the players affected by the earthquake deserve a chance at playing during the winters day festivities but i have been complaining to myself since day one every time i went into my 2 favorite towns to see them all covered in bright snow that hurts my eyes XD.....PS I H8 Grammar/Spelling

personally im still loving the wintersday! I've found a good area to lvl up my heroes and characters whilst murdering Stone Summit so my stock of Nogs and Canes is rappidly growing


Just a thought, next year, could the winning god's avatar appear for a few days after the event in the areas? Maybe trade a Hat for remaining candy shards? It would clear up those who couldn't get on during the final event or those that staunchly support a god and didn't win?


Oh and this means that even less time after Wintersday finishes, Wintereenmas begins! Hurrah Hurrah!

Same here. I know you still get the CC Shards as a reward in the Snowball Arena, but does anyone know if you still get them as drops in the Underworld Snowball contests?

I think it's nice. I haven't been able to log in since the event started, due to personal reasons.Now I get a second chance =)