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freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

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31 Oct 2007 at 20:28 - 1

Am I the only one who feels the Hallowean events are nothing more then standing around waiting for the King to arrive, listen to him say some stuff and get free goodies?

Where are the quests like during Winters day?
Where are the present drops like other festivals?

We get..

Mad Kings guard Henchmen,
The fancy dress pvp event,
Some cutouts to look through and take screen-caps,
Some trick-or-treet bags that contain mostly consumables that give buffs and
Some really nice outpost make-overs.

...but i'd personally rather a quest or two! I dont love pvp, so the fancy dress thing doent apeal at all. It would be nice to get some posions which turned you into something funny like at xmas.

Other events just seem to get more attention paid to them, and are alot more exciting to take part in.

Can we not have a quest or mission next year?
Does anyone actually hang around once they get their two masks?

Martin Firestorm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Louisiana

E/Me

31 Oct 2007 at 20:33 - 2

I'm worn out on the holiday quests. Its always do 4 or 5 quests to get most of the needed items for whatever, then get the last few as drops doing anything else. I'd rather stand around for awhile and then go do whatever I feel like doing. Plus its fun watching everyone have a go at the mad king says thing.

Oh, and I do hang around after I get the mask, or more accurately, I come back to get the other one and then repeatedly to get the current give aways (the TT bags this year). Also, the costume brawl was a nice addition this year.

~ Dan ~

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/

31 Oct 2007 at 20:41 - 3

I missed last year's, found the Mad King visits quite fun the first few times, but it got boring pretty quick

Costume brawling was kinda meh, i just did it for gamer points. Similar format as HB / AB, nothing new.

Quote:

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

It would be nice to get some posions which turned you into something funny like at xmas

As in the transmorgrifier (sp?) potions? We did get them...

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

31 Oct 2007 at 20:44 - 4

Yup, I was surprised/disappointed by the lack of quests as well. The event, while certainly looking nice, doesn't seem to have a lot of substance. Not that I'm complaining, really, as I appreciate Anet having these events at all...

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

31 Oct 2007 at 20:48 - 5

Well, this *was* the first holiday event that surfaced, they just haven't had much time to add too much content to it :-p

Rinadan Farhunt

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

In the land of the horny gollochs.

To Rise From The Ashes [Rise]

R/W

31 Oct 2007 at 20:50 - 6

Halloween event is boring. Only worthwhile thing is Mad king. Lasts all of 10 minutes. See you next year!

Esan

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2007

Wars

31 Oct 2007 at 20:52 - 7

Another freekedoutfish thread full of exciting griping.

(By the way, freekedoutfish and Hallowean should exchange vowels.)

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

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31 Oct 2007 at 21:01 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

Where are the quests like during Winters day?
Where are the present drops like other festivals?

Disagree: I think it's much better if Anet gives a specific flavor to each event, and not create them on the same schemma, but with only different "quest names" or "quest items".

Instead of looking in the Halloween for what you'd like to see in it, either appreciate it for what it is, or do not take part in it.

Yet another thread that will end up in whining on the right side of the boat, pointing the finger at the right side on the left side of the boat, and people standing silently in the middle waiting for the boat to sink

I MP I

Hustler

Join Date: Nov 2006

in between GW2 servers

Mo/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:05 - 9

Yes Halloween is a boring event. So what should you do?? Well one of two things:

1. Make a well thought out suggestion in Sardelac Sanitarium. Or

2. Skip the boring Halloween event and wait for the Wintersday one.

Jamison0071

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

Morporkian Mercenaries

N/Me

31 Oct 2007 at 21:07 - 10

I personally enjoyed my third Halloween and loved the new jokes and hats!

Fitz Rinley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Rusty Rose

W/Mo

31 Oct 2007 at 21:11 - 11

I would agree that there could be some fun stuff added. I can't remember which festival it was where you had to chase the naked man about sock over by Bergen (or something like that).

And I don't PvP much myself. I considered it when the report feature was implemented - but the children who intended to grief and leech put up a hell of a fight to make sure they would never be accountable for RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing up other people's play. So, I no longer have a reason to PvP. It won't get anything I need. I can't use it to give all my characters skills like a PvP player can. I can't earn the right to skins I would want for weapons. PvP is absolutely useless for PvE players (although the reverse is not true as any PvPer can benefit fully for anything they do in PvE - again the prejudice for PvP players from ANet.)

And certainly a little bit of a scavanger hunt or something would have been appropriate. Quests to allow players access to past hats at each festival would be really nice. Yes, I got both hats available this year. Went to the hat maker to have them studied, and promptly destroyed them. These parties are more about showing off who they elite players of yesteryear are instead of including new players in what GW is across the board. (O, you don't have XXX - you noob. Why I am so much more perfect that you are because of what you will never have.)

HayesA

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Pennsylvania

E/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:12 - 12

Farm for ToT bags
wait 1 week
???
profit!

princess of teddys

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

The oblique magical animal[CUTE]

Me/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:12 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

Disagree: I think it's much better if Anet gives a specific flavor to each event, and not create them on the same schemma, but with only different "quest names" or "quest items".

Instead of looking in the Halloween for what you'd like to see in it, either appreciate it for what it is, or do not take part in it.

Yet another thread that will end up in whining on the right side of the boat, pointing the finger at the right side on the left side of the boat, and people standing silently in the middle waiting for the boat to sink

I think it was cool halloween ISNT a big hoilday anyways,TOT(trick or treat) bags wear class even tho I did see them last yr but it was still great fun,If you dont even want them why not sell them in a week for 3k?or more.thats what people did with the mini pets,remember when only like 5 people had them?now every1 sold them.

And every hoilday[im guessing] you get a new hat in certain places.Some ppl are soo eager to get a hat.I couldnt get one so that was another exclusive thing

Rinadan Farhunt

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

In the land of the horny gollochs.

To Rise From The Ashes [Rise]

R/W

31 Oct 2007 at 21:15 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitz Rinley

Why I am so much more perfect that you are because of what you will never have.

Because obviously my pumpkin hat makes me uber-leet (Tm) and shows that I've been playing the same game for years, and therefore must be a really interesting person with a great life

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

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31 Oct 2007 at 21:15 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esan

(By the way, freekedoutfish and Hallowean should exchange vowels.)

For that sir, you /winthread.

I actually lol'd for real. No offence Fish, but it was funny.

I like Halloween, the Mad King has a nice musty old familiar feel and I don't have to go tromping around Tyria picking things up to get some goodies, just spam emotes till I look like a complete fool and job done.

princess of teddys

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

The oblique magical animal[CUTE]

Me/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:18 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rinadan Farhunt

Because obviously my pumpkin hat makes me uber-leet (Tm) and shows that I've been playing the same game for years, and therefore must be a really interesting person with a great life

Kill me

I hope your not serious

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

31 Oct 2007 at 21:18 - 17

Why are you standing around when you could be dancing?

Rinadan Farhunt

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

In the land of the horny gollochs.

To Rise From The Ashes [Rise]

R/W

31 Oct 2007 at 21:19 - 18

*throws on another bucket of sarcasm* of course I am...

Saraphim

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Hand of Omega [WHO]

E/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:25 - 19

Dunno about anyone else, but I wear my pumpkin hat because I prefer it to the new ones. I also don't have the elusive 2005 helm, which was even better looking but I wasn't around then.

In response to the 'do you hang around' - not after, unless it's the evening but beforehand yes. I like to dance and muck about. I was in ED22 earlier and most people were standing around doing nothing, so I broke out my assassin's spirit dancers and started boogying , a dervish threw up his disco ball and lots of people got their groove on in the end.

Shame there was a bit of the usual "noob" rubbish when people didn't twitch emote fast enough during Mad King Says, but I guess you can't get away from it. I still find loads of fun chortling at the unintentional deaths (mine included), as long as people don't get nasty about it.

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

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31 Oct 2007 at 21:45 - 20

the paragon joke was a nice touch, not really funny but brought a smile.

i'd like to see more quests that give tokens like the canthan new year one,need goodies for sweet tooth, pity halloween doesn't give free sugar things like in real life

Sakkaku Kaikou

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2007

Right up your alley.

Wind Riders [WIND]

W/E

31 Oct 2007 at 21:53 - 21

I rather like the Halloween event better than Wintersday or...the other ones, simply because I'm usually busy getting ready for the *actual* holiday during the time the event's going on. It's nice to just have to sit through a couple sessions to get the hats, or even just afk while I go carve pumpkins or whatever.

And I really did like that paragon joke. x3

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

31 Oct 2007 at 21:59 - 22

The Paragon joke made me smile because it's true.

Mad King Thorn is my favorite ANet character. I liked the 2 new masks. I especially like the part where I don't have to run around questing for a half hour, but instead party with Mad King for half an hour. It's all in good fun; if you don't like it, you don't have to play.

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

31 Oct 2007 at 22:00 - 23

Glad sweets were introduced, however I'd rather have had them come cheap and plentiful without the modifiers, so I could just chow them down for my title, instead of feeling like i really should be saving them for hard mode.

Would be nice to have quests. Definitely. That's what makes the Canthan spring event shine.

Serioulsy, the event headpieces need to be fully moddable with armor, so we can actually use them, instead of sending them to the festival hats guy, deleting them, and never seeing them again.

The decorations, while as far as I can tell are identical to last year, are fantastic -- the art team is and always has been top-notch. Wish the 'deciders' were half as competent.

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

31 Oct 2007 at 22:04 - 24

I feel kind of gypped that the trick or treat bags only have 1 item in them. It's like of like the guy who made those really tiny candy bars and called them "fun" size.

Shiishii Momo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

I need a guild, R5 KOBD

N/

31 Oct 2007 at 22:10 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esan

Another freekedoutfish thread full of exciting griping.

(By the way, freekedoutfish and Hallowean should exchange vowels.)

Said it before I could, exactly what I thought when i read his post (minus the excellent exchange of vows comment)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HayesA

Farm for ToT bags
wait 1 week
???
profit!

EAHHHH!! Damn ToT bag gnomes are ruining my life!!!

Monique

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

31 Oct 2007 at 22:11 - 26

Some cutouts to look through and take screen-caps,

LOL THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FOR? I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE CODER'S SHOWING THAT THEY CAN'T PRODUCE 3D OBJECTS LOL.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

31 Oct 2007 at 22:57 - 27

I agree, i wanted quests and new weapons

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

31 Oct 2007 at 23:09 - 28

Partying with MAD KING THORN is kinda fun - not losing in R/P/S is nice. I'm loving the ToT bags - lots of lovely little tid-bits in them.

The paragon/drunkard joke is the funniest one he's got. Glad to see a couple new ones tossed in.

The Masquerade Brawl is a pretty fun time - no pressure PvP FTW! Great addition.

Inniss

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Bendigo - Australia

Search For Gwen Foundation

E/Mo

31 Oct 2007 at 23:52 - 29

Loved this halloween. I always get a laugh when Thorn says "Jump! NOW!" and all the people who don't get it die in mid-air.
Love the jokes too because of how deliciously lame they are... especially liked the Asura jokes, and the paragon joke was gold XD

Also Huzzah! for entirely new hats, and not another pumpkin design.

zamial

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2006

Usa

TKC

N/

31 Oct 2007 at 23:53 - 30

ROFL

A non-grind event..........

*Mad kings says Drink* should be the 1st command and if you aren't drunk, to bad the mad king poisons you. /laugh

Maybe next year the couldren could start creating fog when the Mad kings guard stands, and the mad king could "rise" from the mist instead of *bam* there he is......and maybe turn into a swarm of bats and fly off in a spiraling, separate direction, for visual coolness.

Mad King event scores 9/10.

Favorite quote from RL player during Mad king says, " Did you fail kindergarten?"
to those that emoted when they were not supposed to.

Fitz Rinley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Rusty Rose

W/Mo

31 Oct 2007 at 23:59 - 31

I have no use for those hats. I can't get what I would like - I no longer give a damn. That simple. I started two years ago. It isn't a matter of wanting to show off my starting two years ago, it is a matter of: Every player should be able to get that which entertains them in the game. If they cannot - then it is a bad game design that is prejudicial against new players (which I am not).

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

01 Nov 2007 at 00:03 - 32

funniest thing for me

"How are a Paragon and a drunkard alike?"

and someone goes "one loses in AB"

i lol'd

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

01 Nov 2007 at 00:09 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitz Rinley

I have no use for those hats. I can't get what I would like - I no longer give a damn. That simple. I started two years ago. It isn't a matter of wanting to show off my starting two years ago, it is a matter of: Every player should be able to get that which entertains them in the game. If they cannot - then it is a bad game design that is prejudicial against new players (which I am not).

But what if some people like the new mummy mask/scarecrow MORE then the pumpkin hat? Should they somehow not be given the opportunity to get the hat they prefer?

More Outrage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Yorkshire

GOO

01 Nov 2007 at 00:11 - 34

Yeah I agree it`s boring I want it to be more like real life with teenage monsters turning up saying trick or treat then grabbing a rather large handfull of sweets from me then turning up 15 minutes later and anonamously egging my windows because I didn`t give them cash for cigs and booze. Wonder how that could be implimented into the game?

Well it didn`t happen this year, guess my kids didn`t pee anybody off for once, phew, lol.

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

01 Nov 2007 at 00:11 - 35

it was a 'nice' event, got lots of treat bags (some with alcohol for when I work on that title)......the hats were ok, nice (yeah that word again) change from the pumpkin (since I have 2 of those) but my monk has clipping issues with the scarecrow. The change of jokes was needed (and yeah nice)....liked the paragon one and the norn one too.

the costume brawl was ok for one or two minutes, then the pvpers took over and no more wins for us pve noobs

would be nice if it had not been accessable from temple of balt. so that the pve people could have enjoyed trying out pvp without having to ....welll lets not go there----
am VERY happy halloween happened on a weekday so I could participate (not everyone has weekends off ya know).....so that was you guessed it NICE!

Fitz Rinley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Rusty Rose

W/Mo

01 Nov 2007 at 00:19 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

But what if some people like the new mummy mask/scarecrow MORE then the pumpkin hat? Should they somehow not given the opportunity to get the hat they prefer?

As soon as the rest of us can get what we prefer. Other than that,

RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO 'em.

trielementz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Spectra Sg [SpcA]

W/Mo

01 Nov 2007 at 02:29 - 37

the bonus mission pack is coming.. new missions will come from there. and nobody had to stay afk or even be at the event if they didn't want to. even if there are quests for this event, they'd be repeated like what happens during the dragon festival. people will do them once and get bored. seeing as i'm not paying a monthly fee, i think it's fair that they don't come up with new missions/ quests every festival.

Omniclasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guild Hall

A/

01 Nov 2007 at 02:35 - 38

Did you fail kindergarten?

Fitz Rinley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

The Rusty Rose

W/Mo

01 Nov 2007 at 03:20 - 39

I dont think they should necessarily come up with new quests every holiday. What is wrong with regular quests, easter egg hunts, scavenger hunts, that we can count on and prepare for? What is wrong with setting it up once and for all and having it simply activate on the date in question?

We all know these holidays. A regular holiday quest, items that you can count on (witch's hat, pumpkin head), etc. do not make the season less. Does anyone really argue that you just can't have dinner each thanksgiving, that instead you have to have something else each year? How about, New Years is so trite and boring being at at the same time all the time, lets randomize it to make it more interesting.

Or maybe, presents are so cliche for birthdays, lets stop that and start just randomly making new things to do. Maybe we could insist people having a birthday give up a forearm or something, after all we want to be totally original this time round.

Ok, a little bit facetious, but there really is nothing wrong with having reliability and some tradition to all this. Nor should there be any problem with allowing players access to those things from times before.

And I am not saying there can't be something new occasionally. As I have been typing here it occured to me a Norn May Day with May Pole dancing (new dance emote?), goood special spiced flower cider (Frost Ilboga Cider?), and a kind of Norn Olypics with hatchet throwing, caber tossing, lightning dodging, 9 pins, and ofcourse Charr Mudwrestling! (Where the character wrestles a Charr in an arena that has slow and slippery terrain,

) And we do realize one must be inebriated to compete.

Plenty of room for new things. I didnt really care for the dragon fest quests because they were all Nightfall stuff. I wanted Canthan stuff - Factions stuff in my Factions Festival. <sigh emote here>

EinherjarMx

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Mexico

La Legion del Dragon [LD]

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01 Nov 2007 at 03:29 - 40

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