Bonfire night

Burning Freebies

Burning Freebies

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What does everyone think about a bonfire night? I was thinking about fireworks this weekend (with all the excietment with the party) And i thought about bonfire night. There is nothing to do with one on GW already.

Dylananimus

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It's probably too much of a British thing I would think.

Burning Freebies

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Yes Dylananimus, it is meant to be a British thing, it will be held in Englsih District 1 of Lions Arch. However, people will have to provide the majority of the fireworks from themselves, as I will not have many myself.

Squishy ftw

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What's a bonfire night ?

Konig Des Todes

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Originally Posted by Burning Freebies
Yes Dylananimus, it is meant to be a British thing, it will be held in Englsih District 1 of Lions Arch. However, people will have to provide the majority of the fireworks from themselves, as I will not have many myself.
I trust that is sarcasm . Having some bonfire parties in GW would be nice to have imo.

Shayne Hawke

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Originally Posted by Squishy ftw
What's a bonfire night ?
It's an Ascalon thing.

Dylananimus

Dylananimus

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Freebies
Yes Dylananimus, it is meant to be a British thing, it will be held in Englsih District 1 of Lions Arch. However, people will have to provide the majority of the fireworks from themselves, as I will not have many myself.
Ah, I thought you meant Anet could/should implement a Bonfire night thing, not that it could be a player held thing. My bad

makosi

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Nice idea but Bonfire Night (aka Guy Fawkes night) is November 5th. This thread is a tad premature.

Jiub

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yeah it would be pretty cool to have an ascalon only event like this (as ascalon is the closest thing to britain in GW)
maybe even a pre-searing ascalon event? that would be cool for all the LDoAers out there.

maybe it could be an Anniversary of the Searing festival or something where they burn a big model of a charr on stick (eg: Guy Fawkes)

WinterSnowblind

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Originally Posted by Squishy ftw
What's a bonfire night ?
Guy Fawkes Night (more commonly known as Bonfire Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November 1605 in which a number of Roman Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.

Basically, we light a giant bonfire, and burn a straw effigy of Guy Fawkes. Wouldn't. I'm sure they could change it around a bit and add it into Guild Wars, it would be a fun holiday, but I think there's already enough festivals around that time, with Halloween and Wintersday.

Shayne Hawke

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Originally Posted by WinterSnowblind
Guy Fawkes Night (more commonly known as Bonfire Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November 1605 in which a number of Roman Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
Considering how close it is to Halloween, I'd say it's not gonna come true. The best you'd get is more bonfires showing up in cities on Halloween, which I'm not sure fits with the holiday as well as their other decorations.

A11Eur0

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There's a bunch of events that are held weeks apart...mini events though, not like Halloween or Wintersday.

I say this would be a good idea, if it were a global thing.

And I thought the Gunpowder plot was a good thing in history? People standing up against an oppressive government and all. But you celebrate the foiling of it? Burn him in effigy? I'll pass...this is why England is being walked on by their parliament.

Burning Freebies

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Well guys, you have some nice ideas.
Makosi, I know its really early to start an event like this, I was just seeing what the community thought of it. It is also a message to people to save their fireworks for the big night.
Jiub, holding it in Presearing Ascalon would mean no fireworks, which would be quite annoing. But a big model of a charr burning is a great idea (if only we could have one!)
WinterSnowblind, that is a problem. It is really near Halloween and Wintersday. You could have it as a special weekend drops from monsters thing though.
Shayne Hawk-The Halloween deco is removed on the 1st November, so the events wouldnt clash (i think)
A11EurO-Holding it globaly would be a problem, as only British people know the true story. You would have people asking what the hell Bonfire night was all about. And yes, I dont like celebrating the foiling of the plan, but I sure do like the fireworks.