Halloween 2008: The Mad King's Revel

fog_of_redoubt

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

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Originally Posted by Sjeng View Post
I guess I'll leave my pc on during the night then. I never leave stuff on when I'm at work. Shortcircuits can burn down your house.
LOL, so you shut the main power feed coming into your house when you leave for work? Or do you think your PC is the only electrical item in your house to be able to sense your absence and spontaneously "shortcircuit"?

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Anyways... back on topic. Look out for my next event guide... coming soon in the next few days

Shemsu Anpw

Shemsu Anpw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2008

Sephirot - Keter

Well a Hat is not specifically mentioned in the offical Guildwars statement on their website. I thought they listed them before when they were available?

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

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Originally Posted by Sjeng View Post
I guess I'll leave my pc on during the night then. I never leave stuff on when I'm at work. Shortcircuits can burn down your house.
And yes, they did promise us a hat npc once that should stay for a week after an event ended. Never seen one (I think there was 1 holiday that had one... can't remember).

Wow. Just wow...
As fog of redoubt pointed out, there are lots of electrical devices that still draw a charge when you leave your house. Unless you unplug your tvs, clocks, water heater, etc every time you leave your house, leaving your computer on is no different.

Second of all, none of this "they promised it" bullshit. They actually DID have hat NPCs for several of the most reccent holidays (every holiday you need to exchange something to get the hat has this). Just because you aren't aware of them doesn't mean they don't exist. They won't have one for Halloween because that one you don't have to collect any collector item for it.

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

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Originally Posted by Sjeng View Post
awww MAN! finale on FRIDAY!?!!?!? christ Anet! you have a whole weekend and you pick a WORKING DAY!?!??! not the whole world celebrates halloween you know! EU doesn't have a halloween holiday. gg anet, gg. how am I supposed to get my hats now...
Eh...so feel lucky that you're getting an in-game celebration for a holiday you don't have?

Seriously, it's all day on Friday. Even if you are afraid of leaving your comp on for fear of burning your house down (*chortle*...), there is no time either before you leave or after you get home on Friday that you can pop on to get a hat?

Parson Brown

Parson Brown

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

In ur base...

The one true [Hope]

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10 days farming ToT Bags = instant max sweet/party title and a lot of alcohol? Me likey!

I doubt I'll be farming raptors, though. It seems killing something that drops a collectible drop would be time better spent. Charr carvings and termite legs probably do it for me, but I prefer charr carvings because low-level charr also give a good number of minor runes and insignia.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

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Originally Posted by Parson Brown View Post
10 days farming ToT Bags = instant max sweet/party title and a lot of alcohol? Me likey!

I doubt I'll be farming raptors, though. It seems killing something that drops a collectible drop would be time better spent. Charr carvings and termite legs probably do it for me, but I prefer charr carvings because low-level charr also give a good number of minor runes and insignia.
Ummm low level termites do also and there's a couple of places you don't have to roam all over the map to get to a group of 20 slaughter them, zone back into an outpost and back out again. I got over 1800 termite legs last christmas in very short time.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

Happy Holloween to all Guild Wars players, Regina and Arena Net, may millions of trick or trick bags falls onto my lap even while I am away! I mean your lap.

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

So will there be two hats again this year?

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

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Originally Posted by reLaxx` View Post
What about minotar horns and troll tusk.

Those are for the LADIES!

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

Well killing charr here I come. I will kill charr and get ToT bags and goodies and everything.. Look out and do not ask me where couss

Sjeng

Sjeng

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

in my GH

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by fog_of_redoubt View Post
LOL, so you shut the main power feed coming into your house when you leave for work? Or do you think your PC is the only electrical item in your house to be able to sense your absence and spontaneously "shortcircuit"?
Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
Wow. Just wow...
As fog of redoubt pointed out, there are lots of electrical devices that still draw a charge when you leave your house. Unless you unplug your tvs, clocks, water heater, etc every time you leave your house, leaving your computer on is no different.
Well, sorry for not having a degree in electrotechnics. No need to flame me hm'kay? I go by the rule: "if you're not sure about something, it's better to be safe then sorry". But thanks anyway for pointing out that the pc is no diferent than other electrical devices. Although that kinda says: if you're worried about electrical fires, you should shut down every electrical appliance... So by turning off my pc's main power I'm eliminating 1 more hazard. (I have those convenient multiple socketboxes with an of/off switch that cuts power to my pc, monitor, speakers, router etc. connected to it.) But during the night should be allright as I'm home then.

I guess I'll have to try and catch the Mad King right after work, just before I leave home fridaynight. I just hope there will be an appearance in that timespan. I just seem to remember all previous years finales being on sunday, even if the actual 31st of october was on a weekday...

Wise Watchman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Manchester, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

Mo/

I hope they throw in Dragon Arena and Boardwalk for good measure.

Also, might have to follow the masses and go raptor farming.

Jensy

Jensy

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

N/Mo

Quote:
I guess I'll have to try and catch the Mad King right after work, just before I leave home fridaynight. I just hope there will be an appearance in that timespan. I just seem to remember all previous years finales being on sunday, even if the actual 31st of october was on a weekday...
Not true.

2006: Tuesday, October 31 Mad King
2007: Wednesday, October 31 Mad King

It's following as all others have.

\O_o/

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

don't they give out hats for abotu 24hrs surely if you want it so badly you can log on within the a day

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

I thought the Decoration started at noon today?

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

A bit of propaganda:
http://kotaku.com/5067126/ncsofts-mu...alloween-plans

The interesting part:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kotaku's Mike
Guild Wars' event kicks off on October 24th with the return of Mad King Thorn, with mini-games, jokes, riddles, and prizes, in what many people have told me is the best MMO-Halloween celebration available.

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Official Wiki has been decorated. Mmm pumpkin colour

Are the decos up yet? Still at work (Sigh, want some of that fun goodness).

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Decos are up for some time now, looking great as before

gotta love Halloween event.

Anet just one thing to comment on, the bonus mission pack npc's are moved, and they need to stay there, the perfect spot to put them in lions, not in the way and not to hard to miss.

Me goes of to document the entire tombs of the primeval kings outpost, because at this point it looks absolutely AWESOME.