:o Complete Guide to the 3rd Annual Halloween Event 2007 :o

Lest121

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

Costume brawl wasn't designed properly, I rather the Chinese event instead of this.

Drucilla

Drucilla

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ohio, USA

Fires of Wisdom [wise]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Theus
Hard to lighten up when Anet has no concept of Balance at all.

Check out the builds.
If you don't like it...don't play it.

But all in all seriousness...I don't think an event game is SUPPOSED to be balanced/serious. It's all in good fun!

Lest121

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by «Ripskin
The only problems I can see for this is the monks skills.
That's why I don't like it because I am a Monk... sheeeesh it was bad trying to use those skills.

DvM

DvM

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

Survivor Squad[SS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire Rm
when will they be here than?
Halloween perhaps?

Cale Roughstar

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

Yeah, costume brawl was bad for 2 reasons imo... first, the skills/balance is brutal. Way too many conditions going around with almost no condition removal. Second, it seems that it is lagging HARDCORE. I just did 7 or so runs, and had an average of 4 (out of 5) players loaded for the whole thing. One time it was only me and another for the first minute or so. Anyone else getting this or am I just unbelievably unlucky?

Kabu To

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2007

Glory Of War [GofW]

Mo/

I'm a monk and I can honestly say that if you gave the monks real bars this wouldn't be fun at all.

Cherng Butter

Cherng Butter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Maryland

The Mirror Of Reason [SNOW]

E/Mo

Ahh just had like an 8 run streak, had a great team of 3 warriors, 1 ritualist, and 1 ranger split up and cap like a great AB team, then just camp the enemy's base and laugh at them

The skill bars should be more even, imo. Wtf is the monk bar?

MSecorsky

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

This is a Halloween event! You're probably expected to die often and painfully.

IlikeGW

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cherng Butter
The skill bars should be more even, imo. Wtf is the monk bar?
yeah the warrior one kicks a lot of butt, while a lot of others are too random to do any good

Crimso

Crimso

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

PCformatforums[PCFF]

Me/Mo

I'm glad the monk build wasn't prot or healing, we don't need matches lasting for ever, if anything it should be improved into a better smite build.

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

I've added tons of new info to the guide enjoy feedback always welcome

Taki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

N/Me

The bars are decent enough and better than what most of the playerbase would have run if they were given a choice. With the preset bars it makes life easier for newer/casual players and makes it harder for experienced griefers to piss on everyone's fun.

I think they should have made the monk bar almost completely smite with limited healing/prot and a speed buff though.

Anyway, it's a welcomed change and hopefully will provide me with enough entertainment for a few hours. Bitch less, IMO.

vergerefosh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Englishmen Don't Drink [Tea]

W/R

I like the costume brawl is fun. Got a good run going with 2 wars, 2 eles and a para, till we got smashed by a similar team. Costume brawl is good fun, tho I prob won't play it on my monk

street peddler

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

monks would ruin it if they had real bars

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

The new item is a rehash of old items from other events.

wtb originality - 2k?

Ruby Lightheart

Ruby Lightheart

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Clan of Elders

R/Mo

hmm if there are supposed to be three horsemen in kamadan how come i can only find Naramon

Swame Rain

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Washington

Lazy

Mo/

I guess all the collectors aren't here yet..can't seem to find the ornate grawl necklace(ascalon city)...either that or they just decided to leave them out this year?

Ruby Lightheart

Ruby Lightheart

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Clan of Elders

R/Mo

i hope not..i got a bus load of termite legs

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Oh i am so farming those goodies in pre

De Wilde

De Wilde

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

Slayers of Champions [SoC]

R/E

Tonics are also available in the goodie bags given during the brawl, i ended up with two of them =)

But it's a luck of the draw sort of thing.

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

I cant find the Horseman in LA that collects feathered avicara scalps, are they not in there yet?

Lanfear of DE

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

Souls Of Heros

N/Me

I really hope Anet didn't decide to go cheap and only give us 1/2 the collectors.. and what's the deal with having 2 for mandragor carapaces?????

willypiggy

willypiggy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/Mo

nice guide, thanks a lot =D

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

did the brawl and we had a flawless victory and if I am not mistaken we got 1000 balt. faction instead of the reg 100.....I might have been seeing things, but I am almost sure of it.

shrouded^god

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

I've gotten flawless a couple times and think I only got 100...didn't pay much attention though.

Dego

Dego

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Slovenia

E/

i just love the PVP in the event

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

Nice guide RTS

I'm a bit sad that you can't get tonics from any collectors in prophs, that doesn't seem very fair imo

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

Monks.. are imba.

We had 3 monks, one necro and one ranger in our team.

12 Consecutive victories from which about 7 were 20-5 or higher.

But yeah, we all got tired and we left after the 12th win.

tazrick

tazrick

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Oahu, Hawaii

The Lost Alliance [Lost]

A/E

Can somebody tell me any good strageties for getting the mystery item or any other halloween items? PM Makit Ploge if you can help.

tazrick

tazrick

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Oahu, Hawaii

The Lost Alliance [Lost]

A/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dego
i just love the PVP in the event
What PVP events are there? can you plz PM makit ploge and tell me?

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

You could just look at the guide but....

1. Trick or Treat bags are the mystery item. I find farming Fort Ranik for Charr Carvings (3 Charr Carvings can be traded in for an halloween item at Ascalon) gets me about 5 or 6 Trick or Treat bags per run.


2. The Costume Brawl is what Dego is refferring too. You can get to it by talking to Bobby in ether Lions Arch,Kamadan or the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Ruby Lightheart

Ruby Lightheart

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Clan of Elders

R/Mo

well..this stinks..we are still short have the horseman collectors

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Roo Ella
Charr_Carvings
Best place I have Found is outside Pilkin Square
Ornate Grawl Necklace
Old Ascalon
Decayed Orr Emblem
Nebo Terrace
Glowing Heart
North Kryta Province
Feathered Caromi Scalp
North Kryta Province
Maguuma Mane
Maguuma Jungle
White Mantle Emblem
Southern Shiverpeaks
Mandragor Carapace
Best place I have Found is Plains of Jarin
Sentient_Root]Sentient Root
Best place I have Found is Plains of Jarin
Juvenile Termite Leg
Best place I have Found is Plains of Jarin
Copper Shilling
Issnur Isles
Fledgling Skree Wing
Cliffs of Dohjok
Silver Bullion Coin
Zehlon Reach
Chunk of Drake Flesh
Plains of Jarin

Hope this helps but other posters might have better areas of farming.
I found fort ranik the best place for charr carvings, i did the mission one time and gave around 25 carvings, playing as MM certainly did the trick pretty good, 15 minutes each time.

For the necklaces, eastern frontier is your best bet, going as a channeling rit delivers some nice amounts of necklaces in about 5 - 8 minutes, going from the ruins of surmia mission. (take ancestors Rage, build up a lot of grawls and then BAMMM)

Havent bothered other areas as ascalon is just the place for farming, easy and quick, and ofcourse all solo.

Correction: with my rit i do the eastern frontier in like 3 - 4 minutes

KANE OG

KANE OG

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

Ogmios Graybeards

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by tuna-fish_sushi
I cant find the Horseman in LA that collects feathered avicara scalps, are they not in there yet?
Can't find the Grawl Necklace collector in Ascalon either. Anyone know what's up with this?

KANE

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

I would guess they will add the other collectors later on (there are a few npcs still missing in LA such as the Transformed Krytans who are a Bone Dragon,a Tengu and some Grasping Ghouls. Also missing the Mad Kings Guard). Not adding them would seem pretty pointless.

Also noticed the talking corpse is missing (when you stood on it , it said something directed at you) though last year it was glitched so that it never actually showed up but would still talk. So they probably removed it completely.

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Hard to say why some of the collectors are missing... the guide is still borrowing information from last year. Hopefully they will show up soon.

Fire Rm

Fire Rm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Israel

All The Ectos Are [GoNe]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Free Runner
lso noticed the talking corpse is missing (when you stood on it , it said something directed at you) though last year it was glitched so that it never actually showed up but would still talk. So they probably removed it completely.

i miss him ;(
hope he will be back.

Spider Pig

Spider Pig

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

E/

Anet said that during the weekend various NPCs and holiday characters will appear in LA and Kamadan.

i think that at the end of the weekend all the NPCs will be in LA and Kamadan.

Bubba

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Netherlands

port sledge snow cones [COLD]

Just noticed the second horseman in Kamadan: Horseman Garthim, so I take it the other outposts have their second as well

Divine Starr

Divine Starr

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Missouri

E/Mo

Just wanted to post another good spot for Charr Carvings...
Grendich Courthouse > Flame Temple Corridor (head towards the altar near the Dragon's Gullet portal) > Dragon's Gullet portal to rezone