No weekend event?

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Not that I'm complaining. Hopefully they are busy fixing soul reaping, hero AI in HM, the strange disappearing drops in HM, or maybe even more ambitious things like a proper trade system........

But there is an event team, and this would break a pretty lengthy event weekend streak. If it's as easy as flipping a switch for triple greens, double faction/LB or sunspear, etc, then why not?

Maybe they are late getting the word out. Or something?

Again, it's no biggie......kinda nice knowing I don't need to farm my brains out while it lasts.

Naomi Heartily

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Benecia Renovation [RenO]

Mo/Me

Don't know about you, but when I log into Guild Wars, it says on the announcement prompt that this weekend will be another double XP from capturing elites weekend.

I'm hoping it's true, because my mesmer wants her legendary survivor

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

Might as well be no weekend.

I'm sitting on 250 skillpoints, 50 of those were obtained just through Hard Mode missions. Which Skill Hunters are that strapped for EXP?

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

ah no mention on the main site, or here........

but double xp from capping elites = no event for 99.99999999% of us

jon0592

jon0592

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

I think they just forgot to put a notice on the offical site.

ForgeWhelp

ForgeWhelp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

TGW

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zinger314
Might as well be no weekend.

I'm sitting on 250 skillpoints, 50 of those were obtained just through Hard Mode missions. Which Skill Hunters are that strapped for EXP?
yep, once you hit 200+ skill points, what's the point?

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

once you have elite tomes, there is even LESS point

oh well, this'll be my 'do something else besides play gw' weekend (which is welcome)

Firebaall

Firebaall

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Heh...330 some skill point over here, on my monk. It would nice if we could get back some of the cash we spent on skills. Something along the lines of trading in extra skill points for 1K.

But yeah, double exp for capn' elites is kinda....usless.

Yaga Philipe

Yaga Philipe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

Insanity

Vis Decus Vertus [vDv]

R/

I don't really care anyways, I never do the weekends usually.

I MP I

I MP I

Hustler

Join Date: Nov 2006

in between GW2 servers

Mo/

Double xp while capping elites weekend again? I have 463 unused skill points on my warrior and everything unlocked.... So what's the point? Add something extra like double xp from elite skill capping and double festival tickets at the boardwalk, double tome and elite tome dropping weekend, double the chance of getting a gold/keys etc. You know, something fun?

Jhadur

Jhadur

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Glob of Ectospasm [GoE]

Will be handy for my Survivor Dervish just got him to Sanctuary so will spend the weekend capping

Esprit

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

Double AB faction please.

kumarshah

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/Mo

I think they are discussing which minipets to give during E3.

Rhedd

Rhedd

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

You ever have to clean up after a Moa bird?

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

While I'll admit that it's a pretty useless weekend, there ARE one or two people that it might benefit.

I have a friend that was recently capturing every elite he could, to get the next level of his Survivor title. He would've been pretty happy with this weekend, then.

Personally, I have useless XP coming out of my ears, and can't really say I care.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

skill points need to go the way of the refund point

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

*Gasp*, remember when there weren't events every weekend and people still got on with their lives and played GW anyways? *gasp* the terror of not having triple heros exp weekend. Seriously, most weekend events are gimmicks and most hard core players will be playing either way.

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

Good for me, because I need more elites

Jamison0071

Jamison0071

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

Morporkian Mercenaries

N/Me

I guess I'm the only one looking forward to this weekend

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

It's a good weekend to go for survivor title at least...not much use beyond that...

ThunderStruck

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

I'll hopefully be hitting Legendary Survivor on my dervish this weekend. About 90~ skill caps to go!

Seef II

Seef II

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

US

R/Mo

Useful for me, I'm playing a ranger through the three PvE campaigns now.

RaiZaku

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

I ACROSS I [Iru]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamison0071
I guess I'm the only one looking forward to this weekend
I'm looking forward to it too I could use the extra skill points as I've been spending them like crazy lately.

Halmyr

Halmyr

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada! eh!

~none~

W/Me

I'm also looking forward to it too.
Hopefully I can cap fast enough to get the las 53 elite I need this week
right I have 26 skill points on me, so just want I needed for the last push !

Envious

Envious

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

13N/144E FoKai

This weekend event is good for people that are going for their survivor title track. Otherwise, its just good XP.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Envious
This weekend event is good for people that are going for their survivor title track. Otherwise, its just good XP.
QFT - I'm delighted by the double XP weekend. Now I only need to capture 56 (or so) elites to get Legendary Survivor on my Monk as opposed to 112!

punkypine

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

its pretty good for me, i need to cap alot of elites, this just gives me a reason to do it.

VGJustice

VGJustice

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tyria, cappin' ur bosses

Boston Guild [BG]

R/W

I'm pretty happy for this event. I'm in the process of going for all the skill capping titles, and the extra XP will be more than welcome (since I'm probably going to go for a PvE UAS shortly after that). The extra Skill Points will be *quite* welcome, even though I've already obtained over 200.

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by jon0592
I think they just forgot to put a notice on the offical site.
Actually, we're not likely to news post on the website for most weekend "themes." We will update on the website, or through other means, for some events, like the recent mini-birthday celebration. But for most weekends, you can find your news on the log-in screen.

sindex

sindex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

California

Swords of Night & Day [SWRD]

I give it a month or so before anything really interesting will happen update wise.

Sol Deathgard

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shadows of the Dragon

W/N

I laugh every time they put this event up, because it usually happens just a few weeks after I've gotten every every elite. Happend in Factions, no in NF. But I'm glad this is something most of my alliance won't take part in, we've been trying to do DoA, Urgoz, or the Deep for weeks now but either we get double fame, have something to farm, ect. ect.

trobinson97

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
once you have elite tomes, there is even LESS point

oh well, this'll be my 'do something else besides play gw' weekend (which is welcome)
You're right about that. It's "play Spider Man on the 360" weekend.

Lady Ana Stacia

Lady Ana Stacia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Germany

Beware of our Temper [BooT]

Me/

Well personally I am looking forward to it. My mesmer will be able to finish off her Legendary Survivor with ease! 500k in xp to go!

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

I think a lot of people forget that new people come into the game all the time and it does mean something to them. Guild Wars isn't just for those who have played it since the beginning, besides if you need special events to play maybe it's time to find another game.

VinnyRidira

VinnyRidira

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Ridirian Guides

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by ForgeWhelp
yep, once you hit 200+ skill points, what's the point?
I would have agreed with you except I wanted to get all the monk skills on my Ritualist and ran out of skill points after using 211. I have to do a lot of XP farming in order to complete the monk set.

sweat man

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

scotland

electronic Empire [eE]

W/

while this is of use to me. cba, i realy dont bother with pve, leaving me with 7 unused skills on my monk and 1 on my warrior, i have less than 2k in storage and f' all good gold weapons. meh, pve, bring on the double fame and faction weekends!

fgarvin

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamison0071
I guess I'm the only one looking forward to this weekend
Nope, you're not...

tyche7

tyche7

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Nebraska

The Killer Panda Bears

W/Mo

I'm looking forward to it. My survivor char is JUST about at level 2 and this will go a long way to getting her all the way up (-:

Zexion

Zexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Warrior Nation [WN]

N/Me

I personally hate that you don't post em on the official site. I almost never check the login screen, as I use auto-login. I check the official page much more often than the login screen announcements thus.

So yeah, boo for not posting them on the official site

_Zexion

lucifer_uk

lucifer_uk

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Nottingham, England

The Venerable Truth [TvT] The Venerable Alliance [TvH] [TvL]

R/

Instead of having it 2 weekends in row why didn't they have a week long event for us weekend workers?

william1975

william1975

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Dragons of Torment (DOA)

Me/

Would be far more useful an event if there was some way of using skill points othere than buying skills, once they are unlocked your character has no need for xp or skill points

This is not to say that i have unlocked everythign on every character, I'm just thinking of those that have done that, or don't wish to unlock every skill, as its awfully expensive already, just to capture all the elites it must be nigh on 300k