Guild Wars Special Events / Festivals: Fun or Profit?

KESKI

KESKI

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/

19 Feb 2007 at 20:38 - 41
fun
unlike real life, in GW, One "CAN" have enough money
And I pvp more then pve
with out purpose the so call gold and plat are nothing but numbers.

However, if a person realy believe in capitalism....making money might be what is fun for them, or their calling of the life time

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

19 Feb 2007 at 21:07 - 42
It really depends on what it is....if its a 3x green weekend....then sure. but if its a festival its 100% fun.

Rahl

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

19 Feb 2007 at 21:09 - 43
First for profit, because everyone wants to buy the items for a lot, and I gladly oblige them Then when prices go down, I get what I want out of it, and enjoy every minute.

jcapulet

jcapulet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

19 Feb 2007 at 21:24 - 44
It's for fun and collectibles for me...for hubby it's for profit XD. We each got 2mini-pigs and he's selling both of his. I'm keeping both of mine because I think they're so cute.

I did also have some profit, as someone was trading good gold for sugary drinks in bulk, which I had.

Oh, and getting tons of XP for the festival related quests helped my new monk quite a bit! I <3 the festivals...thank you Anet!

Zedd Kun

Zedd Kun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark]

Rt/

19 Feb 2007 at 21:29 - 45
Plain profit.

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

19 Feb 2007 at 22:01 - 46
For fun. But the event as a whole wasn't very fun for me, so I dunno.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

19 Feb 2007 at 22:09 - 47
Profit and fun for me. I enjoy all the quests, mini games, and stuff like that, but I also sell the collectable drops from the events.

Rakeman

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2006

19 Feb 2007 at 22:38 - 48
Fun. I love partying all night in Shing Jea and popping off firecrackers. This event, I made hardly any profit, but a ton of bottle rockets! Can't wait to set those babies off on July 4th :-D and some sparklers to dance under on my B-day!

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

19 Feb 2007 at 23:47 - 49
Gotta be honest: as soon as it was apparent that all the material farming was district-wide but not for the individual character, I sold all of them that I farmed. I felt cheated, and then I got 75k out of sales.

Communication is getting worse and worse, and this could have been handled much better.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

20 Feb 2007 at 00:15 - 50
For me it is for fun-sure there may be others that do it just for profit. I'm not one of them though. I'm not very rich nor have I ever been. There are others who have enough gold and and still want to make more and get more-everyone is different i guess...In my opnion I would rather play a game for fun over lots of money and good armor+weapons.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

20 Feb 2007 at 00:19 - 51
I thought it was pretty funny to see a few people that were district hopping, asking: "Does this district have all the ingredients? :P. Leeching, the bane of hard work and enjoyment...

AceeBlueEagle

AceeBlueEagle

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

ASH -Ashes of Humanity

R/

20 Feb 2007 at 00:37 - 52
I did it for 100% enjoyment... didn't buy/sell a single thing from any individual.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

20 Feb 2007 at 01:39 - 53
I started out in search of profit but in the I ended out just having tons of fun!

Lord Paca

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

NY

got a PI guild, i'm in!

E/D

20 Feb 2007 at 04:58 - 54
Money... love the money... ^.^
Got my 6 pigs ready to sell when price rasises.

Shadow of Light

Shadow of Light

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Mo/

20 Feb 2007 at 09:13 - 55
For fun, but I see nothing wrong with making gold as well.

By the time the most recent Halloween event had rolled around I'd saved up in excess of 100 decayed orr emblems, which earned me a bit when I stood around in LA offering to sell 5 each for 300g or something.

Similarly the lack of dust in this Canthan event. Materials was buying for 150, selling (when it was in stock) for 250. So I stood around offering to sell 10 per 200g.

Also sold my first pig for 10k, since I was fairly sure I'd be getting at least one more before the night was over...

Fire Rm

Fire Rm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Israel

All The Ectos Are [GoNe]

E/Mo

20 Feb 2007 at 09:18 - 56
well, during the event, its all about fun.
after it, what can i do with my 88 tonics instead of selling them? so its for fun during the event and after it, show-off with fire works and selling stuff (and ofcourse, adding stuff to my collection, i got stuff from every event there ever was xD)

LONGA

LONGA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Thailand

Agot

N/

20 Feb 2007 at 10:11 - 57
I spend my time last week looking for ingrediants and Bettle racing.The ingrediant hunt make me wonder around Tyria and found some nice place I havnt been there before.
I dont really selling anything that involed in the event. I was only temped with 30 K for a set of ingredaint.

Parson Brown

Parson Brown

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

In ur base...

The one true [Hope]

E/

20 Feb 2007 at 18:12 - 58
Special events always start out as fun for me, but after looking at my bloated inventory, profit rears its ugly head.

Garreth MacLeod

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

20 Feb 2007 at 18:36 - 59
I started the event planning on just having fun. And stayed that way through most of it until I logged on my warrior and "found" the stash of booze he'd been holding. Yeah, I sold it. The entire stash. *shrugs*

But I used up a lot of fireworks and snowman summoners. And gave away a few tonics. I had more "fun" than "sell".

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

20 Feb 2007 at 18:44 - 60
This event is better than the dragon festival from last years. We got the rollerbeetle racing, we got new quests to get the tokens. There is fortune teller and we got a new mini pet pig. Good job A-Net.

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

20 Feb 2007 at 19:19 - 61
I am in for PROFIT.

These events are THE days to make money. This time I was merely selling pigs for 5-20k, but I got dozens of them through district hopping and staying in certain districts over night.

FUN: I do not need several days to have seen all the quests and fun extras of an event. Of course they are fun, but I do not see why you cannot have FUN+PROFIT as well.

This time the beetle races were so great that I regularly did them, but besides that I was rather going to sell blue sugary drinks and pigs.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

20 Feb 2007 at 20:47 - 62
MEH I played just to have something to do. if i made a little money, than so be it.

pingu666

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

guildhall

[DETH]

21 Feb 2007 at 00:41 - 63
fun, getting the xp for the quests on my low level chacaters , just wish the event was longer for that..
and i love the little piggies, cute
gettin the fun items and stuff to put towards drunkard/sweet tooth.

but for the hardcore, its about farming

divinechancellor

divinechancellor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

Limited Liability Company [LLC]

E/

21 Feb 2007 at 01:23 - 64
gahh whenever theres an event i end up being pooer than i started

i think i went down 50k for christmas.. and i still have a stack of CC's and a stack of yuletide tonics