Wintersday In July

WhiteWasabi

WhiteWasabi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

KAMADAN AD1

Zealots of Shiverpeak

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PLEASE! OH PLEASE!
MINI Polar bears again!

Nightow

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteWasabi
PLEASE! OH PLEASE!
MINI Polar bears again!
If they do, they had better up the drop rate so we all get a decent crack at it. >_>

Charrbane Striker

Charrbane Striker

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/E

I'm going to Greek this weekend, so I cant visit at GW and miss whole event. =(

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

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Interesting. Despite all the negative responses on this thread, my first reaction was "sweet." I like snowball arena. Won't be around for long enough to get a lot of points. Normally wintersday lasts for like 3 weeks, best time to work on getting higher gamer ranks. I might be able to get rank 3 though.
I wonder how they will do victory tokens/whatever for said arena (they have had a couple different ways, given stuff to only the winning team, both teams, tokens, only ale, or a random "gift box")?

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

I'll be raptor farming. No polar bear drop quest settled that bet.

Lady Raenef

Lady Raenef

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Oregon, USA.

Zero Mercy [zm]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Selket
costume brawl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snowball arena
/agree

I hope more events like this come about. These actually make the game far more interesting for us. I just hope they implement more things like this. I'd like to see a during the weekend elite mission with 12 players with new drops that forbids Ursan and Shadow Form. =]

Jamison0071

Jamison0071

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

Morporkian Mercenaries

N/Me

Wow, didn't expect this! Sounds like alot of fun though!

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/

oh I forgot about the mini polar bear now who had to bring that up?


still hope for more stuff for my party animal title---and may toss some snowballs at people for a change.....cant wait!

TechnoSword

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

International SuperStars

W/Mo

Quote:
For the Wintersday in July special weekend event, the only thing that will be turned on are the Snow Arenas. It takes a full live build to put up and take down the town art and decorations, so doing that is a lot more involved and takes much more resources and preparation. --Regina Buenaobra 22:56, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Just incase people are still confused about what is going on. So no collectors, no polar bears, no hats, wintersday decoration theme and game points!

Kanyatta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Guildless, pm me

R/Mo

No matter how many times it's said, there's still going to be over 9000 people asking what the hat is this year.

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanyatta
No matter how many times it's said, there's still going to be over 9000 people asking what the hat is this year.
so whats the hat this year?

jaymat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lack of Talent [Luck]

wait? theres a hat?

nix1016

nix1016

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

No gamer pts? I thought gamer pts came with snowball arena as a given...

cellardweller

cellardweller

Likes naked dance offs

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Older Gamers [TOG]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jaymat
wait? theres a hat?
How long before the hat guy gets here?

Creeping Carl

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kumu Honua
Americans aren't the only people in the world who eat Hamburgers. Nor are they the only people in the world with some people who don't know geography. I can find hamburger eating geography dunces in any corner of the globe.

Pointing out ignorance of a people by use of ignorant stereotypes just makes the speaker ignorant himself of more than his accusations.

I'm sure I can find a vegetarian American who is just as bad at geography as the hamburger eater. I bet I could also find a hamburger eating geography major.

The comment was asinine and the most asinine statement in the entire thread. All the anti-whoever posts are but that one really took the cake.
I was only pointing out the intention, I didnt necessarily agree with it. Honestly, I think you're blowing this out of proportion.

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

l what the hell i WOW

Xx_Sorin_xX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Infectious
Its winter in New Zealand aswell.
Typical Americans thinking they are the only people on this planet, L2GLOBEANDUNDERSTANDBASICCONCEPTOFHEMISPHERESANDSE ASONS
where's new zealand? is that somewhere in florida?

NuclearDope

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Xx_Sorin_xX
where's new zealand? is that somewhere in florida?
Hehe.


Odd weekend, but not bad by any means, nice to see something different.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Television networks do the same thing every year. I'm actually surprised we haven't seen thing type of thing already.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Either way it's a good idea. It's a quick thought but it's a thought nonetheless.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

How about something useful, like removing titles, removing the hero cap, etc.

Kumu Honua

Kumu Honua

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Infectious
Yes, but a study wasn't done on other countries and there childrens (and parents) knowledge of the rest of the world, therefore Americans take the bullet.
You don't really believe that Jay Leno is a "Researcher" do you?

I'd love to see actual scientific non-biased studies about the correlation to Americans who can find their own asses with a map and those who cannot.

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Infectious
Its winter in New Zealand aswell.
Typical Americans thinking they are the only people on this planet, L2GLOBEANDUNDERSTANDBASICCONCEPTOFHEMISPHERESANDSE ASONS
Well hell as long as we're insulting Americans here to some extent... Australia and NZ! L2MOVEURLANDSCLOSERTOCIVILIAZTIONSOASTOCOUNTASPART OFTHEHUMANRACEANDSTOPBEINGANALIENPLANETBECAUSEICAN GETTOGETOMOONFASTERTHANTOURSILLYCONTIENT/ISLAND.

Also I'm sure Anet didn't do it because it's winter in other places, Christmas in July is a common thing, so they are probably following that.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk
How about something useful, like removing titles, removing the hero cap, etc.
Since removing the hero cap would go hand in hand with titles, removing titles and hero cap would be silly. Who the hell wants to play this game without titles and get bored in 2 months? Sure as hell not me or the majority I can tell you that much. But they do need to get fixing those skills.

Dograzor

Dograzor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Circle of Life (AURA)

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WTF??

Alright... I could understand this if EU, USA, and Korea had winter....

Lame...

Anet, mind starting an all new summer festival??? this is really... lame...

pamelf

pamelf

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Lost Templars [LoTe]

Me/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dograzor
WTF??

Alright... I could understand this if EU, USA, and Korea had winter....

Lame...

Anet, mind starting an all new summer festival??? this is really... lame...
Wow, you think an entire HALF THE PLANET that has winter at this time is lame? :S

Dograzor

Dograzor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Circle of Life (AURA)

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by pamelf
Wow, you think an entire HALF THE PLANET that has winter at this time is lame? :S
No, Im not an idiot.

But as far as im concerned the main GW playing area's do NOT have winter.

Except NZ/AU, and a few others.

So I still cant see the logic behind this.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by pamelf
Wow, you think an entire HALF THE PLANET that has winter at this time is lame? :S
Actually it's not half the planet, at least not in practical terms anyway. Most of the land is above the Equator. Look at a world map and you'll see.

It might be fun to be seeing snow in GW without it being 40+ degrees celcius outside though.

Free Runner

Free Runner

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

GW2G

Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dograzor
So I still cant see the logic behind this.
How about fun? you think people having fun in the Snowball Arena could be the logic behind this? wtf would they have done anyway? double dye drops yay! thats not a lame weekend at all! but when they add a chance to visit the Snowball Arena, now that is lame!

xunobulax

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2007

Mo/

Does this mean the mini polar bear will drop?

RhanoctJocosa

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

W/

whatever wintersday is always fun!

EPO Bot

EPO Bot

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Mo/N

Same old: They get something for free and they complain about it.
Making laser printers or cellphones seems so much more rewarding.

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

this wintersday means maybe some more polar bears?!? you never know, lets hope for some

Dograzor

Dograzor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Circle of Life (AURA)

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Free Runner
How about fun? you think people having fun in the Snowball Arena could be the logic behind this? wtf would they have done anyway? double dye drops yay! thats not a lame weekend at all! but when they add a chance to visit the Snowball Arena, now that is lame!
CAll it a Summer festival or something like it, just dont make an event that has been for 3 years in december and make it in july, looks cheap to me...

Where did the creativity of anet go..

NiukNiuk

NiukNiuk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

France

P/

Cool idea imo

kazi_saki

kazi_saki

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Somewhere between GW and GW2

Shaved Wookies [HoT]

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yep yep. cool idea.

I finally get a peak at how snowball arenas would work! anyways, I do like the winter in july but I did wish they made a summer event. There is nothing wrong with making up events for Tyria. Make it like Krytan Vacation Weekend where beaches and fun in the sun.....wtf something like that.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

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What? December in July? (no disrespect for southern hemisphere, I think they should swap seasons for our fun too )

Great idea, Gamer points yum yum, week-end is going to be fun

ryanryanryan0310

ryanryanryan0310

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Scars Meadows [SMS]

There's always winter in some part of the world.

shoogi

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Ray

Now, will we finally see a TA version for snowball? nah.

Snowball still owns, shame it's ruined by having to play with noobs. At least it isn't as bad as dragon arena, where the noobs hurt your team by giving away free points.

ilipol

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk
How about something useful, like removing titles, removing the hero cap, etc.
Although I agree that they should not have introduced titles in this form, you should ask yourself how many PvE players would leave the same moment they removed the titles?

And on topic ... I hope the monsters drop something other than CCS...

O Nuxtofulakas

O Nuxtofulakas

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Did u check your closet?

N/

Let's hope we'll get some ice-cream drops

And polar bears will be cool to drop again - or at least Grizzly bears since it's not winter yet..or it is....or not...w8..let's check the hemisphere... nah...i am confused...

Anet give us special drops and don't care about those who QQ everytime...