Day of Balthazar

Maybe we can have an ingame event (Pve) such as the Day of Balthazar, or Day of Grenth where one attribute is buffed (for example water magic attributes are buffed +3). I think this would be fun to play with and would encourage use of new builds.

It wouldn't encourage new builds. All the wiki builds with a given attribute at 16 would just be insanely more powerful and you'd see nothing but cookie cutter builds left and right.

Bad suggestion, imo.

Maybe make a "Weekend of the Gods" where all shrine blessings are free and entering UW/FoW is free.

I have to admit that when I saw the thread title I immediately imagined the Festival of Lyss actually being turned into an event, and then expanding for festivals of the other gods.

I don't think I understand why this would be great. Buffing one random attribute - for example, Water Magic - is like saying "YAY elementalists" and screw everybody else. If it was a Day of Grenth, it should affect Necromancers, Ritualists, Assassins, and Water Magic, since that's the lore status. Similarly, a Day of Balthazar should affect Warriors, Paragons, Dervishes, and Fire Magic.

I agree with him.

Honestly theres no need at all for insane buffs to attributes.

I think what he was suggesting was actually a buff to underused attributes, not ones that are already popular, which in a way makes sense. The only problem with this is it would mean Anet admitting that they have made certain attributes/build types completely underpowered compared to others.

we already had one of these a long time ago. at least the free uw/fow entree part. im not sure if id agree to it. but the shrines i definately wouldnt agree to because everyone would just super buff up for free and make everything way too easy.

as for the main topic i realllly dont agree because lets say the buff for monks goes to smiting prayers and other professions get more useful buffs. it would just make everything too unbalanced.

I'd rather have on an Event like Day of balthazar or Day of teh gods would get a non-effect Form of one of the 6 avatars that all people can wear (it would be random)... So just the appearance would change no additional effects

and free underworld... is devotion to the gods how?its just for farmers.
alright idea imo. just not the right balance to it.

As a side note, Balthazar also provides a monks Protection Prayer's. If I'm remembering my lore right, anyway.

On topic: OP's idea is impractical. It would screw with PvE and PvP. I like the idea of a Weekend of the Gods, but other than that note so much.

/unsigned.

Nah, Balthazar does smiting. Dwayna is heal/prot.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Balthazar
The god of war and fire, Balthazar is often worshipped by Warriors and Elementalists, though Monks devoted to the Protection or Smiting disciplines can also be found among his devotees.

What's people like you's problem? If you think it's to easy don't do it! One day of +1 attribute is not going to ruin the economy, this is PvE it doesn't affect you, spoil sport, I bet you were an Ursan Hater too

If there's free booze/party/sweets;

/signed.

But buffing attributes? Err, what for? It's not bad, but I don't see the point.

I was kinda thinking of wat fooze said, buffing certain attributes that no1 uses anymore. Just sumthin i thought of when i remembered wat i read from the proph booklet which is wat was quoted from wiki. The fact that each god can have their own day adds a bit of flavor i think. And releasing a new elite dungeon on day of lyssa or melandru would be sweet too

as a matter of a fact i was an ursan hater tyvm. i thought it was a poor excuse for a build. then again i wouldnt really call it a build either. anyways ill get back on the real topic. i wouldnt agree to it because mainly the point he was getting at was to make people more interested in trying different builds. this game and the skills have been out long enough where most people have tried the good combinations of builds and the newer ones just pvx. it wouldnt promote new build trying only make pve even easier than it already is now.

a day for the god of fire and war?
firewater random drops!
/signed
and make kamadan and stuff all flourishing with torches set up
real conan the barbarian setting
there should also be some quest you can do to get 10 flames of balthazar (= 2 zkeys but nye)

PvE is already way too easy. Free shrine buffs for a weekend wouldn't affect that. For a whole weekend PvE would be different, not easier.

im not sure on the whole buffing of stats...but the idea of festivals based around gods that are praised and worshipped in game is a great idea.

Actually, it would be a pretty cool feature if the entire Tyrian calendar was arranged around the five (or six) gods so that each of the gods had their own season and at the turn of every season there was an event where the gods of the old and new season would fight over the minds of followers like Grenth and Dwayna do during the Wintersday, with a possible extension of the old season if the players support the old god. Add some specific flavor to each season and you have an engaging game experience

well i wasnt thinking of the normal buffs i was thinking more of the dp remover from the shrines. if that became free then people would use this to vanquish and it wouldnt cost them a dime to stay at no dp

make it a festival with gifted and such, the original idea is interesting but no one would bother to come up with build for just one day even it ifs one day a week. /no signed for the original idea, /signed for the festival idea.

A good God event would have something to do with fun quests and activities that has something to do with that specific God. Buffs and add-ons are just too much to ask.

I suggest:
God Mode day: Everyone has all attributes set to 21, casting time/attack speed/recharge increase by 50%, automatic gain of a q9 Crystalline and Amethyst Aegis, Mini Ghostly hero....

/sarcasm

@ OP: What would be more interesting is having celebrations....ie Lyssa/Dwayna sometime in spring, Balthazar in summer, etc...with a few special party items/drinks/sweets...but nothign expensive like Polar Bear or ppl will farm ALL WEEKEND even more than they do now.

I think you are on the right track but asking the wrong thing.

June or May would be a good time to have this.

We have been talking about an event in August in the Frog Days of Summer topic which is just the GG farewell event moved to August and renamed.

Here: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10329909

Currently the months that do not have events are:
May
June
August

I think Balthazar's Day should be a PvP event the rewards are already set up but have been removed:

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Zaishen_Medallion

PvP has no events so I think this might help people try it out even open up all areas for the event. IE remove the 5 wins to progress past the random arena and make all areas open for the weekend or maybe give one of the priest the ability to transport you to an area like they do with the guard to the Deep and Urgoz's.

The way we need to look at asking for more events is looking at older ones they no longer run.

There are 3 months that have no events and at least 4 events I can think of that are no longer being used.

Those events are:

GG Farewell
Day of the Tengu
Guild Wars Nightfall PvP Preview Event
Visit Eye of the North for the Holidays (they may rerun this one will not know until December)

Now we can ask for new holidays which will create more work and that may cause them to say no, but if we take it from a perspective to where it is something that they already have the work done for and could implement it easily then they might go for it.

Personally I'd like to see a Balthazar's day event call it Battlefest weekend or The Balthazar Celebration or what ever and reuse the GW Nightfall PvP event.

I'd also like to see a EotN event and they could spice up the Visit the Eye Event but move it to one of the months that doesn't have something going on or leave it where it is.

That leaves the Tengu celebration for one of the unused months. I admit it needs some work like opening up the boardwalk and traders, but it is there and could be reused.

If these suggestions were carried out there would be no reason not to have an Event every month.

I think it would also be neat if the quest at one of the events, had a difficult final boss that would actually require an organized full team of players to take on, wiht a neat reward at the end. Also teams that clear it the fastest could get another reward or sumthin
Fighting an Avatar of Balthazar would seem kinda cool to me....