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You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

14 Dec 2007 at 00:11 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamster

Anet must think their characters have at least 8 heads now. Can't we have a chestpiece, gloves or something other than a headpiece for once?

Still, events are fun. I'll be glued to Snowball arena all Holiday

/100% agree.

Jaythen Tyradel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

14 Dec 2007 at 00:11 - 42

I guess it is time to familiarize myself where all those items are for the Best Snowman Ever Quest.

Coal-Ascalon City
Pipe-Droks Forge
Hat-Lions Arch

For Grenchie Wintersday
Termites-By the dock north of Lions arch-talk to fisherman
Gunk-southeast of Temple of Ages
there was one more..I guess I will have to wiki it..
Garlic-talk to Necro on the beach north of Nebo Terrace
Dirty Socks-DRAT! How could I forget the streaking NPC outside of Bergen hotsprings.

Now I am ready to stand in Lions arch..and spam these answers to the clueless or lazy over..and over...and over...and over....and over....and over....and over...
What?
It's better someone gives them the answer (and correct one too) to get them to stop.

Also, I wonder how soon we will find out which person won the Design a Hat contest. IIRC, it will be announced on the 19th.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

14 Dec 2007 at 00:17 - 43

Sweet, i was expecting some sort of new item, like a new transmogifier.

Still, i love the snowball arena and look forward to the new headpieces and quests.

Still hope for a surprise though

Phoenix Tears

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 00:18 - 44

i hope just they give players this year the possiblily to win event hats of older events too. so that peoples, hwich had no chance to be on on those old events get this winterday the chance to win their missed most wished event hat XD

that would be nice *wants a Witch Hat for my Ele/Nekro, but missed the event

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 00:20 - 45

I'm seriously beginning to think this event "team" lacks any creativity. They've had an entire year and all they could come up with was 2 new quests?

Failure. Sorry to be a 'scrooge', but this is pretty disappointing considering other MMO's events are completely different every year, and they couldn't even add another town to the list. That's what made it feel different last year, was because we had Kamadan decorated too. :/

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

14 Dec 2007 at 00:23 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

O-ho! What are these "repeatable snowball fights?" Because of the word "another," I smell a new bit of fun!!!

Nah, they're just the pve UW quests. You even quoted it

Read above where it says the stuff for the snowball arena.

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 00:24 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomme Moon

I'm seriously beginning to think this event "team" lacks any creativity. They've had an entire year and all they could come up with was 2 new quests?

Failure. Sorry to be a 'scrooge', but this is pretty disappointing considering other MMO's events are completely different every year, and they couldn't even add another town to the list. That's what made it feel different last year, was because we had Kamadan decorated too. :/

Yes, because I'm sure they have an entire team devoted to coming up with new events each year..

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 00:26 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind

Yes, because I'm sure they have an entire team devoted to coming up with new events each year..

Uh, yes, they've said when they finished Factions they split up into 3 teams, two teams doing campaigns (nightfall and utopia, turned into GWEN) and then another team dedicated to in game events. I don't have a quote, but I'm sure someone will back me up on that one.

Not only that, but going by that same logic how do you know other MMOs do? How can they pull it off then?

Monkty Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Canada

Mo/

14 Dec 2007 at 00:34 - 49

So are they going to have the Xunlai Tournament House wintergreen weapons again or maybe... They will have Rainbow Weapons this year. I hope they do. I need a Spear.

Danax

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ontario

R/Mo

14 Dec 2007 at 00:50 - 50

Great, Wintersday is my favourite event in Guild Wars. I dont like how they nerfed the wintersday item list by taking out peppermint candy canes, but didnt replace it with another item.

I expected the same stuff as last year, and 2 new quests.

There is 1 thing I am a bit hopeful for. SNowball matches without leavers. (Occurs most often on Grenth's side, Yellow snowball is harder to use as effectively as Avalanche)

Hopefully this year, the leecher system will help. Please, anyone reading this, be courteous and don't leave, or leech =/

Here are some personal tips for the snowball arena:

Hidden Rock yourself before the match starts.
Use yellow snow as a condition removal when you are avalanched.
Use Snowball and Ice Fort at the same time if in dire need of health.
Ping your health if you're going to die, and have a present. Announce it in team chat if you're a fast typer.
Use the ";" key to pick up presents.

If you're a snowball strategist, play these professions. IMO, they work the best.

Elementalist - An extra snare is VERY useful, and if your on grenth's side, atleast you have 1 snare for emergency. This skill is the best IMO for stealing a present if no snares are available. Simply Snare them, Hidden Rock, Snowball, and tap ";" and the spacebar).

Warrior: - A Speed boost is great when carrying presents. Not much needed to say here.

Monk - Ice breaker can be helpful for keeping present carriers alive.

Ritualist - An extra stationary fighter can be very handy in fights, and can be set up to strike down weakened present carriers travelling to their base.

Necromancers - Not a favourite of mine, but a sacrifice could be helpful if a present carrier has very low health and is close to the NPC (combines well if the opponent is snared). Although, keep in mind you could be more useful to your team is you had a speed buff or snare.

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The edge of reason

I don't play any more.

W/E

14 Dec 2007 at 00:57 - 51

Anet's still doing the "once every three hour" crap?

I love the snowball arena, but I really wish that the events would happen more often... I mean, there's 4 hats, so we have to be able to log on from 12 PM to Midnight... Or do they come every 2 hours?

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

14 Dec 2007 at 02:52 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danax

If you're a snowball strategist, play these professions. IMO, they work the best.

Elementalist - An extra snare is VERY useful, and if your on grenth's side, atleast you have 1 snare for emergency. This skill is the best IMO for stealing a present if no snares are available. Simply Snare them, Hidden Rock, Snowball, and tap ";" and the spacebar).

Warrior - A Speed boost is great when carrying presents. Not much needed to say here.

Monk - Ice breaker can be helpful for keeping present carriers alive.

Ritualist - An extra stationary fighter can be very handy in fights, and can be set up to strike down weakened present carriers travelling to their base.

Necromancers - Not a favourite of mine, but a sacrifice could be helpful if a present carrier has very low health and is close to the NPC (combines well if the opponent is snared). Although, keep in mind you could be more useful to your team is you had a speed buff or snare.

Ah, you've found my three favorites. Of course, I'll be playing with my Ritualist.

But in the long run, I think Warriors and Elementalists have a lot more power in the arena than any other profession. Monks and Necromancers are much more supportlike than those other three, and of the other five, I'd have to say that the Dervish has the only other moderately useful profession skill.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamster

Anet must think their characters have at least 8 heads now. Can't we have a chestpiece, gloves or something other than a headpiece for once?

Sardelac Sanitarium, gogogo.

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

14 Dec 2007 at 13:16 - 53

GOOD POINT! DONT FEED THE DWARF
i might sit there and play along

mortis corpus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

Private room in the Catacombs with Eve

Deaths Doormen (DOA)

N/E

14 Dec 2007 at 14:56 - 54

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Perfect Slayer

From the official website:

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Starting at Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) on Friday, December 21st, Kamadan, Lion's Arch, Droknar's Forge, and Ascalon City will be bursting with seasonal joy. Make the rounds and gaze at ornate Wintersday decorations, talk to special NPCs, and engage in a host of themed quests, missions and games. Take part in one of nine grand finales—even claim a special headpiece as a memento—when you visit Kamadan and Lion's Arch during the 24 hours of Wintersday itself (starting at 12:01 AM Pacific on January 1st). Get the full details at the Wintersday 2007 event page.

www.guildwars.com

Hope to see you all there

SWEET cant wait ahhhh will be a long week to wait

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 16:23 - 55

Wintersday definitely holds its own magical charm in Guild Wars. Guess it just reminds me of when I first started playing... and is still the highlight for me every year. Glad to see it again!

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

14 Dec 2007 at 16:53 - 56

Eles and warriors are hands down the best snowball fighters. Some excellent tips up there. Now if only I could somehow get only my teamates to read that post but NO ONE else, I could get another 20 win streak in snowball (very easy to do once you get a team of 4 competiant people).

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

14 Dec 2007 at 17:09 - 57

Instead of hats I would love to get a tonic that could be applied to existing headgear to make them permanently look like the hat. I never wear any of the hats because I don't enjoy critical hits to the head.

beregond

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Paladins of Eternal Truth[POET]

W/Mo

14 Dec 2007 at 18:14 - 58

Woot! Can't wait for wintersday.

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

14 Dec 2007 at 18:38 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taurucis

Anet's still doing the "once every three hour" crap?

I love the snowball arena, but I really wish that the events would happen more often... I mean, there's 4 hats, so we have to be able to log on from 12 PM to Midnight... Or do they come every 2 hours?

I think the Hats should be collected by turning in specific rewards (Frozen Globs of Ectoplasm for Grenth, and something else of Dwayna?)

But, you can get mulitple hats in one sitting: Long on exactly on the hour in a low number district (1-10). Then, as soon as Headpiece is recieved, go to a higher level district (either odd or even depending on what you got previously). You might even have enough time to switch continents and get one there too!

Prowlinger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Georgia, USA

[HYE]

E/

14 Dec 2007 at 22:07 - 60

So who was the winner of the Wintersday Hat contest?

trobinson97

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Guildless :(

R/

14 Dec 2007 at 22:17 - 61

Ugh, I hate Wintersday. Everyone decides to log in clog every major city, thus increasing my lag.

Bah humbug, hopefully it stays lonely in Russia...

jon0592

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

15 Dec 2007 at 00:17 - 62

Whatever the catch...it better be possible to get all the hats.

TechnoSword

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

International SuperStars

W/Mo

15 Dec 2007 at 00:29 - 63

i gave up on hats, never use em, just farm a ton of alcohal to either use or sell, though i think its easier to make a profit and buy things later =P

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

15 Dec 2007 at 02:37 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechnoSword

i gave up on hats, never use em, just farm a ton of alcohal to either use or sell, though i think its easier to make a profit and buy things later =P

Thing is you can't buy the hats...and it takes a few minutes if you have your schedule down. Hop in when it's hat time, get yours, go back to farming your junk. Show the hat to the festival hat guy and it's yours forever.

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

15 Dec 2007 at 02:48 - 65

Will the rollerbeetle available for play? I need it desperatly for the gamer title.

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

15 Dec 2007 at 03:30 - 66

Offtopic - When does the Canthan new year come around?

lakatz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

15 Dec 2007 at 04:10 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevin

Offtopic - When does the Canthan new year come around?

offtopic too - I'm going to guess about Feb 8. Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) starts Feb 7 and Feb 8 is Friday.

sagilltwins

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

Your Mom's House

香港,poke, mad, BECK, nH

A/W

15 Dec 2007 at 05:04 - 68

yay snowball time!

Leslie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

England

Slash afk [afk]

A/

15 Dec 2007 at 13:54 - 69

It would be nice if the event hats they gave us were actually wearable in combat. I mean we have glasses, sunglasses, mask of the mo zing, and so forth and so on as max armour headgear; not to mention ice gauntlets and destroyer gloves with max armour; all of which able to take insignias and runes. Also I agree with what someone else had said previously in the thread about us having maybe some event gloves or shoes or somesuch. Either way, looking forward to the event

yay wintersday

shadows of hob

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rocky (Dragon)Mountains

Mo/Me

15 Dec 2007 at 18:36 - 70

Ye, let's try to break my 132 winning streak this year!

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

15 Dec 2007 at 18:39 - 71

santa armor anyone?

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

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

W/

15 Dec 2007 at 18:42 - 72

Hooray, looking forward to wintersday. That's probably the reason those candy canes were in kamadam a week ago

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

15 Dec 2007 at 18:59 - 73

Sounds great as usual. Wintersday is my favorite event and I'm sure many others too. The only thing that made me cringe slightly was the hats. It isn't very clear, but are we only going to have a chance at one hat? If so that kind of sucks. They better show us the hats before then so we can decide which one is the best. Other than that i can't wait to get my wintersday fun started.

KiyaKoreena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Kirins of Holy Light

N/

16 Dec 2007 at 06:30 - 74

Hats are great for Wintersday. :-) As part of our festivities in my guild we are having a contest where the winner gets a custom fleece Asura hat.

(<--the test one)

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

16 Dec 2007 at 07:05 - 75

So is everyone in the Wintersday spirt yet?

I can't wait to get home but then i'll spend all the time playing GW's after i've been missing my family

lakatz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

16 Dec 2007 at 17:13 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiyaKoreena

Hats are great for Wintersday. :-) As part of our festivities in my guild we are having a contest where the winner gets a custom fleece Asura hat.

(<--the test one)

What a great idea. Who designed and constructed that hat? It's very clever and very cute.

Happy Wintersday to you, your guild and everyone!

KiyaKoreena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Kirins of Holy Light

N/

16 Dec 2007 at 20:40 - 77

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

What a great idea. Who designed and constructed that hat? It's very clever and very cute.

Happy Wintersday to you, your guild and everyone!

That would be me on both counts. It's slightly altered from what our mini Asura wore for the Halloween contest.

Qwertyfied

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ireland

DVDF

E/

16 Dec 2007 at 23:39 - 78

Quote:

Offtopic - When does the Canthan new year come around?

February 18th.

lakatz

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

17 Dec 2007 at 00:08 - 79

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiyaKoreena

That would be me on both counts. It's slightly altered from what our mini Asura wore for the Halloween contest.

*slapping forehead* I should have known! Why am I not surprised that the ever talented KiyaKoreena, winner of the 2007 Halloween art contest grand prize, designed this cute little hat?

Another great job Kiya!

So in the spirit of Wintersday, I just spent my game time today giving away about 8 undedicated mini pets to new players with wishes for a happy Wintersday. The last one I gave away was a kirin. I now have 8 more slots available in storage.

Qwertyfied

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ireland

DVDF

E/

17 Dec 2007 at 00:48 - 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakatz

So in the spirit of Wintersday, I just spent my game time today giving away about 8 undedicated mini pets to new players with wishes for a happy Wintersday. The last one I gave away was a kirin. I now have 8 more slots available in storage.

Yay for the Wintersday spirit, i shall be doing my bit during it, i personally can't wait for it now, my favourite GW event by far