Ideas for weekend events...

NoXiFy

NoXiFy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

★☆٭Ńēŵ~ŶờЯК٭☆★

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/Me

Well, you obviously need ideas. Seeing as how your doing double AB awards... which might have been cool the week after factions came out.

Some ideas that were awesome in the past:
UW/FoW access weekend
Double Hero points weekend
Double Sunspear/Lightbringer weekend
Special events (festivals, etc...)

What we ALL want now... DOUBLE EoTN REP WEEKEND. To purchase the new armors and get an actual benefit from the skills, we need to get ranked. And with no HardMode, or area that naturally gives more than 1point per kill (Ex. Istan=1point per kill, Desolation will give you 7pts a kill: Sunspear pointS) Than it's pretty lame.

I spent a long time (2 and 1/2 hours) farming for Monument armor for my warrior with the Devourer and i got eally bad luck with the bonuses and stuff.

So, basically, we need at least a 2x point for the new titles. A 4x point would be awesome, seeing as how at even 2 points a kill, 26k points is a TON to get.

Post your opinion about this, and more weekend events! (Double tome weekend =o)

One that I just thought of... it would be REALLY cool as an total ingame addin... a LOTTERY. 100g-1k to get a ticket, and the results are anounced globaly (like HoH winners) every 6hours or so.

And another in-game addition that would be cool, is give the HoH winners more of a reward. Winning halls is supposed to be the most difficult thing in the game, why not reward them? One person getting an r9 Runic blade in a group used to be "OMFG!!!! IM RICH!!!!!!!!! wts: runic blade, 100k+500e" Now, its pretty much, "wts:runic blade 70k obo" Please... add more AWESOME weapon skins, available as HA drops only. Also, it would be kinda neat if you achieve a "Divine Aura" around you for 30minutes. Like, if you win halls than you lose, you could be in the HA outpost, or a PvE outpost with a Big glowing light around you so people could be like "Congrats!"

HayesA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Pennsylvania

E/

You do know you get bonuses for killing stuff right? The snowman dungeon nets several k worth of points because of neat bonuses like +4 points/kill. And double points for 45 secs, and when you slay a mob, it gets replenished. I even saw a bonus, after 250+ kills, that says for 60 seconds, get +10 points/kill! :>O

So, after a while, it snowballs, and you can rake in some really good points.

So, find a place where baddies regenerate, and start killing!

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by NoXiFy
Winning halls is supposed to be the most difficult thing in the game, why not reward them?
Not really...it's pretty easy to win halls.

holababe

holababe

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

Goon Squad [LLJK]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by NoXiFy
What we ALL want now... DOUBLE EoTN REP WEEKEND. To purchase the new armors and get an actual benefit from the skills, we need to get ranked. And with no HardMode, or area that naturally gives more than 1point per kill (Ex. Istan=1point per kill, Desolation will give you 7pts a kill: Sunspear pointS) Than it's pretty lame.
Agree, double EOTN rep would be nice.

Quote:
Originally Posted by NoXiFy

And another in-game addition that would be cool, is give the HoH winners more of a reward. Winning halls is supposed to be the most difficult thing in the game, why not reward them? One person getting an r9 Runic blade in a group used to be "OMFG!!!! IM RICH!!!!!!!!! wts: runic blade, 100k+500e" Now, its pretty much, "wts:runic blade 70k obo" Please... add more AWESOME weapon skins, available as HA drops only. Also, it would be kinda neat if you achieve a "Divine Aura" around you for 30minutes. Like, if you win halls than you lose, you could be in the HA outpost, or a PvE outpost with a Big glowing light around you so people could be like "Congrats!"
Dear God no! PvP and PvE are seperate for a reason.

Sekkira

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

Oh My God! Why Do We Have To Grind For Optional Armour?

Metal Herc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Man, you dont need to get your armor in one sitting. Do a little bit of rep farming every time you play, then just go have fun. In a week or so you will have your armor...

I am really looking forward to double AB.

Divinitys Creature

Divinitys Creature

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P

The Gothic Embrace [Goth]

UAX weekend including EoTN skills (for PvP). Could it extend it to PvE somehow?

UAX means unlock all skills, and equipment.

trielementz

trielementz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Spectra Sg [SpcA]

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by HayesA
You do know you get bonuses for killing stuff right? The snowman dungeon nets several k worth of points because of neat bonuses like +4 points/kill. And double points for 45 secs, and when you slay a mob, it gets replenished. I even saw a bonus, after 250+ kills, that says for 60 seconds, get +10 points/kill! :>O

So, after a while, it snowballs, and you can rake in some really good points.

So, find a place where baddies regenerate, and start killing!
um 'baddies regenerate'? sounds like a different game to me

the bonuses are good if you are in a tightly packed area like the snowman dungeon. ebon vanguard areas are pretty tricky when it comes to milking those bonuses. don't know how many hunt rampages i've lost trying to look for the next group. so you make up for it by going more trips, and trying not to weep that it reminds you of some random korean MMO where you grind for xp.

Perth68

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Sacred Blood

R/

double faction for Jade Quarry only, place is fun but nobody to play with.

I think boss weekends might be interesting fight some special monster or somesuch.

Winstar

Winstar

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

London

adjust some god damn skills weekend

undeadgun

undeadgun

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

US

Its Rainning Fame Hallelujah[伞回伞], also as guild leader

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Winstar
adjust some god damn skills weekend

QFT 12 char

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

how about half price signet of capture weekend? that would be a lot softer on my bank balance seeing as im goign for legendary skill hunter.

oh, and i remember the free UW and FoW access weekend a few months ago. So much trapping! aaah.. good times.

Matfei

Matfei

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Australia

None. Being a loner X-Fire: matfei1

W/Mo

Free Platinum weekend - Bringing inflation into the widespread spectrum

1K per minute for everyone logged in

Clord

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

Random Weekend Event

All characters during that weekend who are level 20, (not ruining new players first impression) are transformed random Asura, Charr or Norn and even maybe random skill bar based to their profession. This just mean that player take look of random NPC from one of their races.

Demigod Weekend Event
Everyone become level 31 and all attributes are 50 by default during that weekend event.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Clord
Random Weekend Event

All characters during that weekend who are level 20, (not ruining new players first impression) are transformed random Asura, Charr or Norn and even maybe random skill bar based to their profession. This just mean that player take look of random NPC from one of their races.
Haha, nice idea. I can see Anet implementing this to promote interest in GW2.

Although i think it would have to be like the April Fools day thing they did where they swapped your sex whilst in LA, Kaineng and Kamadan. Rather than have it be all weekend.

NoXiFy

NoXiFy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

★☆٭Ńēŵ~ŶờЯК٭☆★

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Clord
Random Weekend Event

All characters during that weekend who are level 20, (not ruining new players first impression) are transformed random Asura, Charr or Norn and even maybe random skill bar based to their profession. This just mean that player take look of random NPC from one of their races.

Demigod Weekend Event
Everyone become level 31 and all attributes are 50 by default during that weekend event.
HAX! Demigod would be FTW! /vote

Cebe

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

Triple Glacial Stone Drop Weekend
Double Destroyer Core Drop Weekend
Double Superb Charr Carving Drop Weekend

Triple chance of gaining a max damage weapon from a chest weekend

Double Bottom Left Map Piece Drop Weekend

Triple Dungeon Trap Weekend
Double Damage from Duncan Weekend
Double Attribute Points for Undead Monsters Weekend
Triple Chance of Rare Material Drops from Dungeon Treasures Weekend
Triple Chance of Party-Wipe Weekend

Triple Ecto Drops from [wiki]Ravager[/wiki]s Weekend

Double Ale Drops from Frontis Irontoe's Lair
Triple Degen from Poison Weekend
Triple Speed Boost for Jotun Weekend
Quadruple Jotun Pelt Drop Weekend
Triple Chance to Spot the Sylvari in the Endgame Cinematic Weekend

I think that sums up the most popular ideas?

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Heroes and henchmen go away on vacation weekend.

Selket

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Grand Court of Selket/Sebelkeh

What If You Had An Outpost Named After You [slkt]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera Lure
Heroes and henchmen go away on vacation weekend.
the no one plays weekend?

oh ok

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Selket
the no one plays weekend?
PUGs get a bad rap. They were fine before Nightfall. I easily got Protector's on all my characters largely in PUG play. There were some failures sure, but not so many considering. It was (and still is) fairly easy to watch teams forming and decide which had a good chance or not. It was great fun.

Fast forward to nowadays and sure, PUGs are horrible - but that is only because no one joins them except the newest players, by and large. So while I agree with you that joining PUGs now is largely a waste of time, it wouldnt be if people would drop their security blankets for a bit.

Bored to tears now of H/H play, everyone standing around with 4's over their heads, and the concept of team play being finding a singular friend or guildie and loading up the heroes. I had good times doing that, mind you, while getting Legendary Guardian, but it got dull for me over time. Hard for me to continue finding things I want to do with a team of heroes.

GW PvE has pretty much turned into play with bots or stand around and chat. Maybe not a bad thing, but I for one at least wouldnt mind a brief respite from that pattern.

arbiter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

that dwarven house in beacons perch

koss

W/

well... double lightbringer/sunspear has been done already. Double hero has been done like 3 times. UW/Fow are open to the world most of the day now anyway. And special events, i hear halloween is coming up yay!

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

PUG incentive weekend. Special bonus for all PUG's with no heroes or henchies.

IslandHermet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

Well lets see i cant rember the last tripple green drop across all campaigns we had its been awaile and i have been suggesting one for a long time but we will not see one even tho i will Suggest one again

"Tripple Green Drop From All Green Drop Sources Across all 3 Campaigns"

Retribution X

Retribution X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Check behind you again.

N/

Ret is invincible weekend. Retribution X is invincible for this weekend.

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Retribution X
Ret is invincible weekend. Retribution X is invincible for this weekend.
Nice idea, shouldn't to be hard to implement, won't happen. LOL nice try.

Mohnzh

Mohnzh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Might find me roaming around doing missions in hard mode...or maybe I'm lost in the Underworld...

[KCOR]

Mo/

Original rewards for dungeon and mission completion in EotN weekend.

That should speed up rep point garnering.

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Triple reward from dungeon chest

e.g. 2 onyx gemstone + 1 green in a single drop

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

R!ghteous Ind!gnation

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera Lure
Heroes and henchmen go away on vacation weekend.
How about a 7 hero weekend instead...

Richardt

Richardt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

http://friendsofloa.com/forum

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera Lure
Heroes and henchmen go away on vacation weekend.
Wait.....I already thought they were on vacation

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by R!ghteous Ind!gnation
How about a 7 hero weekend instead...
I could go for that as well. It would certainly be fun, at least for the short term, to build and manage an entire team. I'd like to try it. I've already said in the other topic that Anet ought to let the cat out of the bag on this and allow it at this point. Wont really change the current social aspect of the game any, but would make a lot of people pretty happy. Nor does it require additional flagging mechanisms etc.

Still would rather have them go away for a weekend, but hey, we could have one weekend of each. Even better, and, it would give Anet a chance to try the 7 hero thing without having to make it permanent. Even though they have said no and never to the concept, GW2 is some 2 years+ away. I'm thinking they'll change their mind on this at some point months after GWEN HM is out and players need something new yet again.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Richardt
Wait.....I already thought they were on vacation
lol. You do have a point there of course.

nrvllrgrs

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Keepers of Lore [LORE]

Me/R

I would like a weekend, say around Wintersday Festival, where players can buy whatever armor they want regardless of rank. Consider it a gift in the Wintersday spirit.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

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