:o) Complete Guide to the 2007 Cantha New Year Event :o)

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

I'm not going to add any non-confirmed information and silly rumors to the guide.

ubiquitously

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

A/

I don't want to sound stupid, but I just haven't heard anyone mention this: Will the Lunar Fortunes act exactly the same after the event? In other words, should I use them before the event is over or can I hold on to them for a while and still have the same chance to get those their items? (Pigs too)

Thanks for helping out this noob

Anyone, PLEASE? (Time's running out)

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]

Pah Pei (one of the Knight of Nian, during Respective quest) dropped Cho Wei's Axe for me. He is the warrior boss of the three. I suspect the others also drop greens.

Someone might want to farm these guys, since there are 3 respectively easy (non-max) bosses next to eachother.

Anyway, I got a screenshot to prove it, but I dont think it is neccecary, cos its not a big deal axe anyway.

The other bosses are ele and mesmer, and they prob drop their respective starter-green.

theguywho

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2006

Dominatus of VooDoo

Mo/Me

i got the axe also, first green in ages O.O

TheGuildWarsPenguin

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

Rollerbeetle racing can also be accessed from the Great temple of balthazar.

Tide to Go

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

I War Torn I [Torn]

N/Me

ugh my thread is closed now

lol, keep it up....

My personal apocalypse

My personal apocalypse

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

in the world

Sole Asylum Fire Eaters [safe]

Mo/Me

From the insane quotes my favorite has to be
Quote:
"As a boy I spent much time in these lands."
Rurik deserved to die.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guildmaster Cain
Pah Pei (one of the Knight of Nian, during Respective quest) dropped Cho Wei's Axe for me. He is the warrior boss of the three. I suspect the others also drop greens.

Someone might want to farm these guys, since there are 3 respectively easy (non-max) bosses next to eachother.

Anyway, I got a screenshot to prove it, but I dont think it is neccecary, cos its not a big deal axe anyway.

The other bosses are ele and mesmer, and they prob drop their respective starter-green.
yep me too. got cho wei's axe.i only saw the warrior and mesmer boss.wheres the ele?

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by RushingMaster
Where does one acquire one of those red gift bags? o.O
I think this might actually be referring to the mini piggies. They have the same little bag icon; I guess that's how they decided to tell us there was a special surprise in the fortunes without telling us what the surprise was.

beanerman_99

beanerman_99

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

In the clouds

[Sage]

E/

Curious to know what the Chefs are going to give if you get all the ingredients. Some of those things are kinda hard to get. Do you think it will be worth it to go out and hunt for all this stuff?

gabrial heart

gabrial heart

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Las Vegas

Beautiful Peoples Club [LIPO]

Mo/Me

All the starter greens are listed on wiki, there is also fens focus that drops (monk smitting focus).

Anyway great guide as usual rts! Hats of to you

The quotes during spiritual possession are taken from a few sources, of which, include poltergeist, the simpsons (someone already mentioned), sixth sense, army of darkness, resident evil and ghostbusters. Theres a few i don't recognize and the rest are from gw of course.

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by beanerman_99
Curious to know what the Chefs are going to give if you get all the ingredients. Some of those things are kinda hard to get. Do you think it will be worth it to go out and hunt for all this stuff?
Quote:
Chefs will reward player generosity with Lunar Tokens, while the Celestial Pig will reward everyone for each properly prepared dish.
I haven't done it myself; but I guess the reward is a couple tokens...

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

RTSFirebat, I have to say, your guide brings a big smile to my face! I know these take a lot of time to put together, time that you could be using in the RBA or gathering items for yourse. So you're a champ to create this guide, and I know that thousands of others (like me!) will benefit from your contributions!

*major thumbs up*

glountz

glountz

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/Mo

I got the mesmer illusion green.
/confirm.

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]

Hmm I think I was confused, one boss has a yellow warrior aura and uses warrior skills, he drops the warrior axe.
The other is having mesmer aura and using mesmer skills.
The third has ele aura BUT uses a bow and ranger skills. Wonder what she drops. Though, its undoubtly crap.

zinfamous

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

PP

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
The increased rare drop from chest seems nice, IF ANET DIDNT KILL ALL DOA CHESTS.
I added "the possible increase drop rate on greens when using lucky aura" on Wiki. I was in Sunqua, and with lucky aura the monk boss dropped his green. I got another green from the nec boss on teh way to Kinya province gate. I had 3 heros in my party at the time (they weren't flagged off screen)

I attempted to test this with Ghial, but I died during the trip (quickly too--I solo this a lot and have never seen damage like I received last night....) Lack of patience prevented me from testing further...

I never had a green drop from Shing Jea bosses before, so this lead to my suspicions. (Too bad these greens are worthless)

Yarly

Yarly

Retired GW Player

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

Mo/

Any news on when the hats are gonna be available?

EDIT: nvm i mis read.

Mars Dragonblade

Mars Dragonblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Awesometon.

Ministry of Fate [MoF]

W/

I HOPE all the running about for the collectibles isn't for the new festival hats or I'm going to go (more) insane...

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

They already said you don't need anything to get the hat

HKSdivision

HKSdivision

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
They already said you don't need anything to get the hat
Who said that?

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...6&postcount=22
>_<

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

I know this is a double post... but it doesn't count cause I have to talk about the celestial piggy now.

I was just in D5 and he liked our dishes. Everyone got 16 red gift bags, the mask, and.... mini piggies!!>_<
If I knew he was going to give us one, I wouldn't have wasted 149 fortunes to get the first one...
at least I didn't waste 35k on one like some people did....

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

I feel sorry for all those ppl that payed 50k for the first piggy, ><

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

I saw a pig over in the auction section with a S/B of 100k; I'm sure he wont get any bids now.

sindex

sindex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

California

Swords of Night & Day [SWRD]

I had a feeling it was going to be the mini pig-let or something to that extent. Thank goodness I did not get one that soon.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Lyra took some pictures:


my best shot of the piggy WITHOUT a person inside him ~_~



Good work chefs...

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Here's a question, everytime the Pig returns will we recieve another Mini Pig?

explodemyheart

explodemyheart

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Indiana

Gui1d War스 P01ic트 [Pr으]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by stiffler
Here's a question, everytime the Pig returns will we recieve another Mini Pig?
I hope not. I really don't want 37,495 mini pigs.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

You will get more pigs if your district happens to complete all 5 dishes.

Sir Vengence VI

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

South Africa

Resign or We [CrY]

Rt/

Anyone got all the stuff and gonna be online @ the next finale in 1h?

explodemyheart

explodemyheart

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Indiana

Gui1d War스 P01ic트 [Pr으]

Mo/

I just attended the second arrival and I now have 2 masks for the same char. I'm thinking maybe Anet made a boo boo.

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]

Why? theres always a surplus of event masks. Just show the hatmaker one and delete it forever...

jmartinbsu

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

I just did one run outside of Yaks bend (take the right fork like you are doing a run to Lions Arch) and there are about 20 Ice Golems there. I farmed 3 Icy Loadstones (the equivelant of a dying person dropping a load in their pants?) in that one run alone.

I did the run fast by taking my Talkora and splitting her skills between healing and Minion Mastering...She did really well and with my Crab Pet and her minnions we cleared that right fork in no time at all. Be sure to go back where Rignot (i think that's the bosses name) is, there were 5-7 golems right there having a picnic

stiffler

stiffler

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

South Australia

[ToR]

R/

Looks like everyone will be eating bacon for the next few weeks

Ellador Nae

Ellador Nae

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

GMT+1

Nice guide.
Got two piglets in one go, by switching to a district where the timer hasn't run out yet.

I hope the event gets extended for EU servers though - I've been getting error 040 for a while now, cannot get past the character selection screen.
I've been thinking of getting gw for my friends as gifts, but with all this server crap... I don't think I will.

poozle

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Tuesday Noob Club

D/

Just had something very funny happen, a new dist opened and all of a sudden everyone joined and the event started, was a giant line of people running from middle of shinjae to the chefs, wish I'd got a screenshot.

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Thanks for the guide - very good.

One question to everyone - I think I know the answer but want to make sure.

Do you get anything extra special for collecting and giving ALL of the required chef items by yourself?
I believe the answer is no....

I spent all day yesterday going around the continents getting the stuff - In the space of a few hours I'd farmed everything except about 3 items.
I revisited parts I hadn't in a long time and had good fun doing it.... gave me a reason to revist which was great...

If there's nothing really special about having all ingredients I'm disappointed.... as it really draws no distinction between people who spent hours playing for the items vs. afk guys in the district who didn't give anything to the chefs,

I would have liked a special minipet - like the cestial pig!

As it stands I'm probably not going to get the other 3 items I need to complete all recipes......

Niioma

Niioma

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2007

Netherlands

Mentally Retarded [iDum]

Me/

Profiding the chefs with an ingredient wil give you a Token.. atleast that is he did to me...

Also i'm missing the part about other city's.... or did i skip that.

In LA there is a man who wants to play Rock Paper Scissors....

if you give him 1 token.. if you win you get the blue sugar drink!!

Great guide Btw

The Mad Man

The Mad Man

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/N

Im a bit confused....so if together the entire district can make just one of each dish-not one each person-then everyone there gets the top prize?

TheGuildWarsPenguin

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

As long as the chefs in the district get all the ingredients(doesn't have to be all from the same person), then everyone gets 16 gift bags, mask, and a mini pig.