:o) Complete Guide to the 2008 Canthan New Year Event :o)

evenfall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Event Finale Prize clues:

From gw.dat
Quote:
Double-click to activate a 10 minute fireworks display. This item can only be used in a Guild Hall.
From the gw newsletter
Quote:
Help prepare a meal fit for a celestial being, and you could walk away from the festival with a special gift you can use to light up your Guild Hall or a local town or outpost (but only if the Celestial Rat enjoys its meal).

zottpudding

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Does someone have any information about the rumors, that you can earn double points for your party animal track during the final event (tomorrow) ?

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

What the? Where the heck did you hear that from?

zottpudding

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

From a guy that bought some thousand rockets from me. Seems like he made it up to confuse me ... or someone told him this to make him buy his items^^

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Seems a guild mate of mine has said there something in the GW.dat file in regards to double points.

Envoy

Envoy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/Mo

Hey guys I have a question. Do you only need one of each item for the chef's? I'm going around collecting them and would like to know if I need more than one. Thanks in advance. =]

By the way the thread is very helpful and the only problem I see is with the color coding for the word Miniature.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

How do you know the same new years mask will be given out this year again? That was from last years, year of the lion this year is year of the rat. It doesn't make sense unless i misunderstood your post.

SaucE

SaucE

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

OgreSlayingKnife.com

[MEEP] Biscuit of Dewm

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Seifus Halbred
How do you know the same new years mask will be given out this year again? That was from last years, year of the lion this year is year of the rat. It doesn't make sense unless i misunderstood your post.
Last year was the year of the pig. Gaile has said that its the same mask this year and that its not given out during the finale.

Darth Animal

Darth Animal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Near Watford

We Don't Have A [Clue]

Mo/R

Naga Pelts are the rare-ish drops in Haiju Lagoon, which you need for the "Naga Oil" quest later - Naga Hides are a common early drop.

I've done the "The Knights Who Say Nian" quest without problems with a level 7 paragon and a level 8 necromancer, both from Nightfall, so being level 20 isn't a requirement...to actually beat the trio a level 15 Olias is useful though! They do both have their secondary professions, and are not newly-created.


Buttermilk

Buttermilk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

Mo/

A wonderful guide for a wonderful event.

Already got a new member for my miniature family. ^^

Scarlett Romanov

Scarlett Romanov

Guest

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Seems a guild mate of mine has said there something in the GW.dat file in regards to double points.
Ugh if they did that I'd be terribly pissed. Like others, I have been spending my damn party point items like no tomorrow. For them to just double them like that is just insanely unfair.

Mork from Ork

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

I see the guide says there may be a means to acquire a celestial rat later?

Where is this from?

I though Gaile said they were from lunar fortunes only.

Celestial Abundance

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2008

Silent Rage Guild

N/

I've opened up 213 Lunar Fortunes and still no mini! Well if I don't get one this way I am not going to buy one.. guess it just wasn't meant to be then

Nereyda Shoaal

Nereyda Shoaal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Deldrimor Warcamp

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by okashii
one question: when does the Celestial Feast start?
Bump.
Anyone knows the answer to that?

Awakener

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Australia

Templars of the Apocalypse [Zoso]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nereida Shoal
Bump.
Anyone knows the answer to that?
It says Sunday, so assume 12:01am Sunday (-8GMT)
so 8am (GMT) or 7:01pm (AEDST)

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

i was thinking that you may get more poitns on the finale. wow ...hmm if this is true people already who have maxed the title coulda done it on 2 characters for same amount of goods lol

absolutcrobi

absolutcrobi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Naked Pagans

Rt/Me

6 characters worth of lunar tokens from quests, and a handful from killing, and not one rat.....

bathazard

bathazard

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by SmithyBen
i was thinking that you may get more poitns on the finale. wow ...hmm if this is true people already who have maxed the title coulda done it on 2 characters for same amount of goods lol
its an all account title.

zottpudding

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

it's not a global title, it's char-based -.-

krunk

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Xx Edge of Extinction Xx

Rt/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTSFirebat
Never seen low level ones drop Hide, and the biggest number of them can be found in Haiju Lagoon.
The Naga in Haiju Lagoon drop Naga Pelts and Naga Skins.The Naga Hides come from the Naga in Sunqua Vale,Panjiang Peninsula,Kinya Province.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Naga_Hide

jcrayon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Legion of WolfSong

N/E

Festival Prizes - as exchanged for 25 Festival Tickets from Kao Teng on the boardwalk - does anyone have a complete list of what's in them this year?

EDIT: Ignore above, and importantly, see below.

Note from: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Talk:Boardwalk_Prize

Someone keeps editing the wiki to say last year there was an 85% chance of a pig, however this is NOT TRUE.

Odd however that there is a guy standing next to Kao Teng, holding a pig, with a device that looks like it would be used for stuffing one into a box.

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers,
T.

The Little Viking

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

innergalactic gargleblasters

W/Mo

I do not belive the celestial rats exist regardless of the pictures I have seen posted. I just finished opening 379 linar fortunes and nothing but 4k cash and an overdose of fireworks. Seems to me, that it would be a little more fair. Ive read where people have gotten them while opening only 40 or so, and then I read so many that have opened 100s and no rat. (I am obviously in the latter group). There for I dont belive they really exist. they are a figment of peoples warped imagination. Thats all there is to it. lol
seriously though, for those of us out there that wont get a rat...dont feel to bad, your definatly not alone. and it sucks.

Mork from Ork

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by jcrayon

Odd however that there is a guy standing next to Kao Teng, holding a pig, with a device that looks like it would be used for stuffing one into a box.

Anyone have any ideas?

thats the pig-a-pult. He is trying to help the pig learn to fly. Pay him 10g and he will toss the pig for you.

bebe

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

Anyone know if you need anything for the mask?

Like a stack of tokens or something? ><

Griff Mon

Griff Mon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In the Elfen Forests of Washington State

Damage Radius

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fractal Star
over 200 fortunes, still no rat for me hope we do get em at the finale

thanks for the guide!
I think the going rate for a Celestial Rat is about 25-35K. Definitly quicker and probably cheaper than getting fortunes.

Avatar Exico

Avatar Exico

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Way to Cold at Home:Illnois and School:Iowa.

We Trip Hard On [AcID]

N/

last year i opened like 1k of Fortunes and not even 1 pig showed up I was very pissed all that time got nothing where people got 20+ Pigs.

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Griff Mon
I think the going rat for a Celestial Rat is about 25-35K. Definitly quicker and probably cheaper than getting fortunes.
Or just wait until after the finale to get one and wait for the price to drop. (like it did to the mini pigs last year)

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Confirmed, if you get all 5 dishes done you get the following

- 16 Red Gift Bags
- 5 Crates of Fireworks - makes a 10 min fireworks display in your Guild Hall
- A Lion Mask

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

LMFAO at the reused mask and the "oh so special" GUILD HALL ONLY consumables.

Anet, you are getting INCREDIBLY lazy. Since you reused that mask, I'd like the 1st wintersday Grenth horns I missed out on.

Thanks!

Epic fail.

event rating: -438297429342342342342

cthulhu reborn

cthulhu reborn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

the Netherlands

W/Mo

Guess what Gaile...IT IS A MASK....same as last year.

How about we tell you what's in the game and not the other way around. I guess I will now officially disbelieve anything you say from now on. Why after the polar mini mess up, can this happen again? What you said is simply not true...again.

TPike

TPike

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Pennsyltucky

The Imperial Gaurds Of Ascalon [TIGA]

E/

Didn't they promise "Something volatile ?"

A Crate of fireworks that lasts 10 minutes? - I give them credit for originality.

This was my first event - at least I got the mask for my new Factions character.

Not really farming but I'm getting my share of stuff.

(I had two or three ingredients out of a soup.)

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Gaile was "misinformed" about the hat again. The hat is still giving out AT A FINALE and not a minute before, SAME AS LAST YEAR.

Sigh...somehow I wonder if people at Anet are making Gaile's job difficult on purpose.

Sparks Dawnbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Los Angeles

none

E/Mo

So far I have been very disapointed with the event. I get to spend a lot of money to stand on rings. The Mask was the same one I already have and I didn't like it then eithor. Like at Wintersday we only got 2 hats instead of 4. Who needs fireworks for my guild there are only 2 of us in it.

I don't understand the problem with having a lot of mini pigs. All you did was make them expensive. What's wrong with having pet that a new player can afford? You all cater to the uber rich too much. I think the minis should be achieveable to anyone who buys the game. At 400k a Gwen or Panda is never going to be within my reach and I play a lot.

Trading 5 for one was way too many. I might have been able to accept 2 0r3for one. Then the new rats drop at a mizerly rate. I opened 500 and got 2 but only after I had opened 420 of them. My brother opened 230 and got none. Luckly I had an extra to give him.

If your going to have an event have it and don't skimp. We know what you have done in the past.

A crate of fireworks are you kidding me. Once you use it its gone. A mini you keep forever.

The Celestial Pigs and Rats are BEAUTIFUL! You did a very good job there.

The drop rate on the collector items could have been raised for the lat week or so. I had to kill about 75 griffons yesterday for a wing.

Also, if you actually got something worth while for giving an item to the chef perhaps people would do it. ONE lunar token are you kidding me. Ten lunar fortunes maybe or 10 gift bags. Maybe people would get off the rings and go hunting. I managed to come up with about 14 item needed all together in about 2 days of massive farming. But our district only finished 3 dishes. And for a crate of fireworks, I could have been trying to finish my cartography or vanquishing.

Awakener

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Australia

Templars of the Apocalypse [Zoso]

N/

Well I don't know how many threads i've said this but...
650 Lunar Fortunes NO RAT.

Fireworks = Fine.
Mini Pig Trade = okay (had 6 pigs)
Celestial Rat = EPIC FAIL (well for me anyway)
Same Hat = Fine for me, don't really care all that much.
Party Animal = Nice title I like it =]

rating 5/10 (reason because NO MINI RAT) GArghh.

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomme Moon
LMFAO at the reused mask and the "oh so special" GUILD HALL ONLY consumables.

Anet, you are getting INCREDIBLY lazy. Since you reused that mask, I'd like the 1st wintersday Grenth horns I missed out on.

Thanks!

Epic fail.

event rating: -438297429342342342342
Although we knew they were doing this, I have to agree. No new hat just seems pretty lazy, and for the majority of people there is no reason to even attend this event. I have no interest in the fireworks, they're just going to be taking up space in my storage until the end of time.

Please don't make more events follow the style of this one. Very disappointing.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

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

W/

So i take it there was no truth to the rumor that you get double party points during the finale?

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

just thought when gw2 comes out they can easily just re-roll this event every year and change the celestrial npc. Same mask...same prizes....

oh well... i missed the first rat visit by 5 mins..ill seehim soon

i have enjoyed the event. and people saying the event was bad...well stop judging something that hasnt 100%finished. still time to have fun playin rollerbeetle etc

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

9 Rings to get to level 2 lucky while asleep. (+1)

1000 fortune = got 2 rats that dropped on the last 100 - had two accounts with 18 characters and ran every character through the missions. (-1) (Not achievable by average player)

25,000 easy exp points for legendary survivor. (+1)

No new hat (-1)

Roller Beetle Racing just for victory tokens and gamer title (-1) (Only one map is boring)

Final Event big surprise a waste of an inventory slot (-1) (could have been something so much better)

Touch the worm = win every time because others go afk just to get the gamer title (-1)

Overall Rating for me (-3). About what I guessed it would be.

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by R.Shayne
Touch the worm = log in go afk get get the gamer title (-1)
What?

1234665

Azalyn

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Guardians of The Heroes

R/Me

Not sure if this is where to ask: Are there any guilds that are supplying the ingredients in a specific district? I know many did that last year. Thanks.