Xunlai Tournament House Points for 10th September

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

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As many are aware, there were some technical problems that affected some players who made Xunlai Tournament House predictions. As a result of these issues, these players did not receive their points for making August predictions. We do have a list of those who were not properly credited for their August points, and we have the exact number of points these players are due.

If you opened a support ticket about this issue, you were informed that we would be distributing your August points with an upcoming build. You may have also read about this in another thread on the forums.

As an update to this situation, I've been notified by the team that we will be able to replace these points in the next month's build (October), when we distribute points for the September predictions.

We apologize for the delay in crediting your points and the inconvenience to you.

Sora267

Sora267

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Thanks for the post! It sucks that those who didn't get points need to wait that long, but at least they're getting em.

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

What i want to know is what kind of problem that's being addressed for people who did not receive their points?

I didn't register my account in-game at Tolkano [Tournament] and that prevented me from getting my points. Will people who didn't receive their points because of this get them in October's update also?

[Morkai]

[Morkai]

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Heroes of Elonia [HE]

W/Rt

Ok thanks for clearing this up.

Guess i can stop constantly checking my alts for points now.

Xunlai Guru Agent

Xunlai Guru Agent

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Thanks for clearing this up.

joshuarodger

joshuarodger

Unbanned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] -- IGN: Swirly

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gift3d
What i want to know is what kind of problem that's being addressed for people who did not receive their points?

I didn't register my account in-game at Tolkano [Tournament] and that prevented me from getting my points. Will people who didn't receive their points because of this get them in October's update also?
i had the same problem. any word on this yet? thanks regina.

PlasticBlue

PlasticBlue

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Middelburg

The Sneezing Dragons

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I believe you have to have a registered account (ingame) to be able to join into the predictions. One ingame and one on the xunlai page. If you miss one of those, your predictions aren't valid. Could be wrong though...

Thanks for clearing that up. Support was very friendly and responded fast as well. Glad we have a date for the arrival of the missing reward points now too ^^

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Better late then never

Thanks Regina.

Lyynyyrd

Lyynyyrd

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

Aussie Trolling Crew - Spah!

Lazy and sluggish as usual.

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

Glad they are getting their points. Though I wouldn't say it is that late of a response. Only a few days later.

Lyynyyrd

Lyynyyrd

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

Aussie Trolling Crew - Spah!

Quote:
Originally Posted by I pwnd U
Glad they are getting their points. Though I wouldn't say it is that late of a response. Only a few days later.
Almost a week is a very late response for a business to handle matters of public relations.

AKB48

AKB48

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2008

みやき町

Mo/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
Almost a week is a very late response for a business to handle matters of public relations.
But you can't expect them to work 24/7, and so you can't expect they fix every major(can I call this major?) issue in seconds flat. Be happy that at least they fixed the problem in the right fashion this time.(rememeber the skill changes......?boy oh boy were some of they b-a-d)

Lyynyyrd

Lyynyyrd

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

Aussie Trolling Crew - Spah!

Quote:
Originally Posted by AKB48
But you can't expect them to work 24/7, and so you can't expect they fix every major(can I call this major?) issue in seconds flat. Be happy that at least they fixed the problem in the right fashion this time.(rememeber the skill changes......?boy oh boy were some of they b-a-d)
I don't expect them to work 24/7, I don't expect them to fix issues quickly, but I do expect them to report the issues to the effected public quickly. Considering it took them 6 days to simply make a note about it, that's bad.

esthetic

esthetic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2008

Fantasy Island

[Qtie]

R/Mo

Thank you for the update! Im glad that Anet is addressing the problem. How Anet handled this i dont mind in fact I applaud. They really dont owe us anything and they are making an effort to please you.

How some guru ppl and moderators handled posts from ppl who did not get their reward points ... I do find fault. Some posts from the more experienced Guild Wars veterans were dismissive, insensitve, condescending, and inappropriate. What is Guru for but for questioning what is going on in the game and giving advice. Guru is for everyone, new and old, wise and naive. If some of the new ppl make mistakes, be patient and either ignore or share your wisdom not your scorn. My two cents.

Velvet Wing

Velvet Wing

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

In your cupboard *nomming* your cookies

Blade of Souls

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by esthetic
How some guru ppl and moderators handled posts from ppl who did not get their reward points ... I do find fault. Some posts from the more experienced Guild Wars veterans were dismissive, insensitve, condescending, and inappropriate. What is Guru for but for questioning what is going on in the game and giving advice. Guru is for everyone, new and old, wise and naive. If some of the new ppl make mistakes, be patient and either ignore or share your wisdom not your scorn. My two cents.
/applaude, cheer, bow, roar!

Could not agree more...

I do however feel that if Anet at least made a post (stickied by mods) that they are aware of the issue and sorting it out as soon as possible (don't even need a date), a lot of whining by both members and mods could have been averted

but then again, that's just my 2 cents ^_^

RazmO-

RazmO-

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

N/

Thanks for clearing this up.
I assume it wont cause any problems if we didnt get our points yet and we will do Septh's bets as well ?

Taixen

Taixen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

England

A/

Better late than never, 2-4 months worth of points on one day should be nice.

kratimas

kratimas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Order of the Setting Sun

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
Lazy and sluggish as usual.
Really why not get over yourself and go play something else. Why waste your time trolling GW forums?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
Almost a week is a very late response for a business to handle matters of public relations.
I also have to guess you have not worked for many large businesses based on this idiotic statement.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
I don't expect them to work 24/7, I don't expect them to fix issues quickly, but I do expect them to report the issues to the effected public quickly. Considering it took them 6 days to simply make a note about it, that's bad.
OK, so the way you see it they should do this:

Day 1 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 2 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 3 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 4 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 5 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 6 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."

Day 7 "OK we figured it out, everyone who didn't get there points will get them next month."

Dude you really need to get a clue on how business operates.

ps

Thanks for the update, I will let others know that don't read these boards anymore.

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

Quote:
Originally Posted by Taixen
Better late than never, 2 months worth of points on one day will be nice.
hahaha you are assuming a) that the "fix" works correctly for everyone (having been in this situation and having to wait 4 months for points -not a 100% banker) and b) that next month doesnt have a glitch .

Thank you for the update Regina, it would be appreciated if you could comment exactly either what the glitches were or what the fixes are as I had two new accounts that although were registered at the website, werent with tolkano.

I would prefer this was made clear here than having several more people sending tickets into support to confirm the same thing.

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

Quote:
Originally Posted by kratimas

Day 1 "Well we are not sure what the problem is yet but, we will let you know as soon as we find something out."
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I would suggest that maybe on day 1 or 2 when it became apparent, that a post was made along the following lines:

We have been made aware of a problem with the Xunlai Agent Points. we are currently looking into it and will make a general update post when we have further information.


This a) makes the customers aware that anet knows of the issue and are looking into it and b) others that havent checked to be aware of a possible issue instead of shouting from the rooftops.

Just my opinion

Daenara

Daenara

Bad Romance

Join Date: May 2006

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Grand Matron

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Velvet Wing
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I do however feel that if Anet at least made a post (stickied by mods) that they are aware of the issue and sorting it out as soon as possible (don't even need a date), a lot of whining by both members and mods could have been averted

but then again, that's just my 2 cents ^_^
Most people don't read stickied posts.


And thanks for the info, I will look forward to next month I guess.

PlasticBlue

PlasticBlue

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Middelburg

The Sneezing Dragons

E/

A-Net acted like they should have.
Don't forget that there is something as "weekend" and there are often other problems that are more important (I remember something about lag on one of the European servers?)
They don't HAVE to help you out and they don't HAVE to fix everything, they could have just said: bad luck guys, you're not getting any points this month, no screen = it never happened, ...

Come on Guru, where is the love?!?!?1

rexalex

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

Hungary

Hungarian Seniors [HUNs]

N/Mo

i got my 21 keys without trouble... nothing serious rewards from chest btw

kratimas

kratimas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Order of the Setting Sun

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Drops Az
I would suggest that maybe on day 1 or 2 when it became apparent, that a post was made along the following lines:

We have been made aware of a problem with the Xunlai Agent Points. we are currently looking into it and will make a general update post when we have further information.


This a) makes the customers aware that anet knows of the issue and are looking into it and b) others that havent checked to be aware of a possible issue instead of shouting from the rooftops.

Just my opinion
/Disagree

If you had no problem then you don't really care either way.

If you had a problem then you should have contacted support about the issue you were having.

And then Oh my goodness, guess what, they now know about the problem.

The real problem is that all these whiney kids these days need everything right now! They think that everything is "owed" to them and they should never have to wait for anything no matter what.

It is truly sad what this world and society is turning into.

tre_peter

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Northern Ireland

It's seems a lot of people (me included) are wondering if their account needs to be registered in-game with Tolkano in order to receive points (before the update that distributes them).

Is there any official info on this?

EDIT: Oh, and thanks Regina for the update!

The First Silvari

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2008

No One Will Have Me

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by kratimas
/Disagree

If you had no problem then you don't really care either way.

If you had a problem then you should have contacted support about the issue you were having.

And then Oh my goodness, guess what, they now know about the problem.

The real problem is that all these whiney kids these days need everything right now! They think that everything is "owed" to them and they should never have to wait for anything no matter what.

It is truly sad what this world and society is turning into.
I dont think you understand the problem here.

People read the posts and the in game instructions but still had problems. They wanted to know why they did not get what they were told they should get. The problem was never about people waiting or having patience. There is a game bug and no amount of waiting would have solved the problem without Anet correcting the problem. If the problem was identified and addressed by Anet right away you would not have 75% of the people posting here on guru about this topic.

And by the way, we all did pay money to play this game some more than others and Anet wants to keep us happy as we are an asset to them.

Vilaptca

Vilaptca

Pre-Searing Vanquisher

Join Date: Jun 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by The First Silvari
I dont think you understand the problem here.

People read the posts and the in game instructions but still had problems. They wanted to know why they did not get what they were told they should get. The problem was never about people waiting or having patience. There is a game bug and no amount of waiting would have solved the problem without Anet correcting the problem. If the problem was identified and addressed by Anet right away you would not have 75% of the people posting here on guru about this topic.

And by the way, we all did pay money to play this game some more than others and Anet wants to keep us happy as we are an asset to them.
We didn't actually know it was a bug or a problem until people actually started contacting support.

These posts pop-up EVERY month. Every single month, without fail. Impatient people who can't wait even 10 minutes for their reward points.

The problem is that nobody contacts support. They immediately come here and whine and moan about how they don't have their points yet, but Bobby does. Do you really think ANet knew there was a bug with the points if within the first hour of the update every whiney baby came out to complain about not having their points? Its not really the kind of bug that someone can immediately point out, because every update that adds tournament reward points this kind of thing happens, but with most updates people get their points.

Ever heard that story of the boy who cried wolf? The community has shouted "i haz no points!!1!" too many times. Now this time they really didn't have points and look what happened.

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The edge of reason

I don't play any more.

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vilaptca
Snippety
Yeah, there is a problem with all the impatient people who didn't read the thing that says "Wait 15 minutes before mobbing the Xunlai for your loot" complaining on these boards.

However, there are some people with legit problems (such as myself, and the others hit by this glitch) when it comes to the Xunlai House. Since everyone assumes that we're all "WHERES MY POINTZZZZZZZZZZ" our questions usually don't get answered...

But thanks for clearing this up Regina. A few nights ago I dreamed that I had 105 Reward Points (My dreams are always this crazy, don't worry) so now all I can do is hope that it comes true...

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gift3d
What i want to know is what kind of problem that's being addressed for people who did not receive their points?

I didn't register my account in-game at Tolkano [Tournament] and that prevented me from getting my points. Will people who didn't receive their points because of this get them in October's update also?
It sounds like you're experiencing the same issue that affected the other players. If this is the case, then yes you should be getting your August prediction points in October.

BBBD

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

2 of my accounts. have not recived any :\ do i need to send the account info to you guys or???

tyrant rex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by BBBD
2 of my accounts. have not recived any :\ do i need to send the account info to you guys or???
no please forward your account info to me along with credit card info too...................

BBBD

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by tyrant rex
no please forward your account info to me along with credit card info too...................
harr dee harr harr. i ment the ticket thing... tellin them the account name not pass etc...

AKB48

AKB48

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2008

みやき町

Mo/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
I don't expect them to work 24/7, I don't expect them to fix issues quickly, but I do expect them to report the issues to the effected public quickly. Considering it took them 6 days to simply make a note about it, that's bad.
You got a point there =X

| Sinister |

| Sinister |

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Ontario, Canada

치 The Spearmen 치

W/E

Sweet, finally their coming :P

Apollo Smile

Apollo Smile

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

[LORE]

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyynyyrd
Almost a week is a very late response for a business to handle matters of public relations.
I sent a support ticket the day after the points were given out and was given a response a couple days after. Go troll somewhere else.

tre_peter

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Northern Ireland

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
It sounds like you're experiencing the same issue that affected the other players. If this is the case, then yes you should be getting your August prediction points in October.
Woo, double points! I've never received any points before. I can't wait to see how many points I get, then see how much the Z-keys sell for. I need gold bad lol. Thanks again Regina for clearing things up.

Syrax

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Ice Cold Elements (ICE)

N/

I see the Xunlai Tournament House hasn't been updated to the September predictions yet. When will it be? When I log on now, I still see the August Predictions there.

bebe

bebe

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

http://tinyurl.com/4g5ueb8

Put the peanut in the peanut hole!

^ Wondering the same thing.

I wanna predict!

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vilaptca View Post
The problem is that nobody contacts support.
Im sorry, but thats just a lie. What maybe you should say is that when people contact support, they are sent a form reply that often does not even relate to the original issue/question.

as an example, I had an issue with April points on two accounts. I sent in support tickets on both accounts. I had to chase them up to get a reply after two weeks (having teh standard "we have passed it on to xxxx" reply) and then it not being dealt with until a week after the deadline to claim the points.

So don't ever come out with such statements as "nobody contacts support"

nidy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Long Island, NY

R/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Temptress View Post
^ Wondering the same thing.

I wanna predict!
I didn't get my points and I was able to make my September predictions today.