Finale

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

Is the finale tonight at 2AM Central Time? Are we going to receive hats if we attend them tonight? Thanks!!!

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Yes, and yes. We don't know yet what the hats are.

Have fun!

MStarfire

MStarfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2007

[SOS]

Rt/

Oh please, nobody's hacked the .dat file and figured out the hats yet?

Sora267

Sora267

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

They usually don't stick them in till the last minute.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

therangereminem says he did but hasn't posted pics, because he says people said he was "lieing" last time.

His claims are Gingerbread Man and Nutcracker.

Thing is, you find both of them in LA

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MStarfire View Post
Oh please, nobody's hacked the .dat file and figured out the hats yet?
Maybe, they didn't say.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sora of the Divine View Post
They usually don't stick them in till the last minute.
Wrong. They were found for Halloween when the decoration build came. But they didn't look like masks so people didn't think they were.

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

finale is in appx. 1 hour!!! ahhhhhhh

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Grentch Cap for Grenth...

ShadowbaneX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes of the Horn

A/Me

Grinch Gap

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Grinch Cap in Kamadan as well - there are only 2 hats. Dwayna's hat is a rudolph cap.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Yay for another weak round of hats. They're really skimping out it seems.

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

Grench Cap and Rudi Mask

Personally I like the Grench more but basically every mask before last year wher still 10x better.


Nightow

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

Nomme Moon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by A11Eur0 View Post
Yay for another weak round of hats. They're really skimping out it seems.
I had my hopes up from the zombie masks for Halloween..THOSE were cool. these seema little underwhelming, but better than last years.

daze

daze

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2008

In my own mind

The Dragon Exchange

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan View Post
Grench Cap and Rudi Mask

Personally I like the Grench more but basically every mask before last year wher still 10x better.
Pics in a sec
Rudi mask? like the Notre Dame Football player movie?

Oh great! Thats all i need is a mask that makes me look like Sam the hobbit.

Vinraith

Vinraith

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2006

I appreciate that Anet is still running these things and taking the time and effort to put out new hats with each celebration. With that said, unlike last years offerings (which looked ok on my female characters but awful on my male ones) these hats don't seem to look good on any of my characters.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

I'll say it's a draw, personally.

Queenie

Queenie

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Rudi mask.

Athena The Sniper

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2008

Gale Shadows Character: Athena The Sniper

R/

Yep...And here is the other hat... Wish they would add more game expansions or something

TideSwayer

TideSwayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

We Farm Your [?????????s]

As always, I don't care what these hats look like, as 5 seconds after the Finale I just show them to the hat trader and never make them again. Thanks a lot for craftable max armor versions, not.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TideSwayer View Post
As always, I don't care what these hats look like, as 5 seconds after the Finale I just show them to the hat trader and never make them again. Thanks a lot for craftable max armor versions, not.
I do the same, but technically, the hats are the best headpieces for my 600-900 monk as they have no armor, but yeah I know what you mean.

Ok, this year's hats are not too bad, but certainly not something I would die for sorta speak. Nevertheless new hats are better than recycled ones.

Kamara

Kamara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International

Blinkie Kaulitz Armie

E/

Cute hats this time around. Nice work. Picked up my Rudi hat in the first event (and 27 gifts ) and will get the Grenthy Grentch hat at next showing.

The Rudi hat may even take its place as favourite hat of mine. The Yule '05 cap has been my favourite for a loooooong time. (With the '06 yule hat being fail on a stick. I mean, seriously. No-one looks good in it. ahem)

But yes! Cute hats. ^_^

TheRanger

TheRanger

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

<I>I do the same, but technically, the hats are the best headpieces for my 600-900 monk as they have no armor, but yeah I know what you mean.</I>

Not neccessarily, you miss out on the +1 attribute bonus. Getting hit on the head is like a 1/8th chance and usually the attack is strong enough to deal over 60.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheRanger View Post
<I>I do the same, but technically, the hats are the best headpieces for my 600-900 monk as they have no armor, but yeah I know what you mean.</I>

Not neccessarily, you miss out on the +1 attribute bonus. Getting hit on the head is like a 1/8th chance and usually the attack is strong enough to deal over 60.
A little off topic, but if the duo smiter has 18 points in smite, he can do around 80 points of damage back with holy wrath + retribution. He buff's it up with 'by ural's hammer' just before the aaxtes or smites hit you and he does 105 damage back.

This means your health must be at least 800, so protective spirit allows you to get 80 damage instead of 60. You don't need the +1 headpiece bonus, just need two major runes, one of divine, the other protection, + one sup vigor. If you set this up you only need shoes and pants (to get +2 pips of regen) and a headgear so you can put 3 runes on. As the chest piece gets most of the hits, I just don't wear one. So if I need a headgear, I still prefer one with no armor instead of + 15 (because I don't have my starter armor anymore), even though it only has 1/8 chance to get hit.

But you're wright, it is not that a big deal, I just wanne get everything out of it, even if it's only 5 more damage every 8 hits.

Lest121

Lest121

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Army of Darkness

A/Mo

Horrible looking hats sheeeeeesh..............

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Well, just like last year, I liked one of the hats. :P Last year it was Dwayna's wreath, this time it's Grenth's cute cap.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

I'm not wild about either hat, but they are cute. I give ArenaNet folks kudos for originality. I've never seen anything like them before.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

I was expecting something worse. Good job, ANet.

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

I would've wanted 4 masks instead of 2, but these are great and I'm very pleased. Thanks Anet.

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Are the events late/missing some districts? I slept through 2 events, but I only have 1 hat. And D9 kamadan still doesn't have any gods at 9:11 AM EST.

Edit: There they are! 15 minutes late. I'm blamin hangovers.

Nightow

Nightow

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

D70 Kamadan @ 9:13am, no gods.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightow View Post
D70 Kamadan @ 9:13am, no gods.
Yea i know, i went to LA at 9:08 and just barely made it to get my rudi hat, then some people in my alliance tell me that Kamadan hasn't gotten their hats yet so I port there and the event starts! Horray for not having to wait 3 hrs to get one hat, perhaps 6 hours if I had not made that one in LA... =)

Jongo River

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

I'm pretty sure Kamadan always starts 15 minutes after Lions - it's to let you get both hats in one sitting. Not to mention double presents.

Kamara

Kamara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International

Blinkie Kaulitz Armie

E/

I think it's worth poining out two things here.

1) Kamadan will be 15 minutes later than Lion's Arch.
2) Districts have to exist for 10, 15 minutes before the event, in order to get the gods. (I wish I could give a source for this, but I remember hearing it first hand at a Gaile or Regina chat / wiki page. If anyone can give the source, or have proof I'm jibbering nonsense then please do so! ^_^) So if you join a district too far down you may not get a hat. Go for a middle-ish district.

jammerpa

jammerpa

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Sunny FLA

Omega Knights

N/Me

The hats are original and cute.. by no means an epic fail like last years hats.

All in all, I give this Wintersday an A+ for all the new content, tonics and summoning stones.

Thank you Anet for another wonderful event

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by jammerpa View Post
The hats are original and cute.. by no means an epic fail like last years hats.

All in all, I give this Wintersday an A+ for all the new content, tonics and summoning stones.

Thank you Anet for another wonderful event
Grenth hat is awesome, but still I think that last years ice crown is one of the best of wintersday.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos View Post
I was expecting something worse. Good job, ANet.
Yep,glad it's better than the wreath that looked like a birthday cake.
I don't think the grentch hat looks that bad really. I'll get mine sometime today.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I liked the hats but wish the events would be a little bit more.. creative (like the Mad King event). Still, it's nice that they had some new designs for the hats and new tonics for us this year.

Issac

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

Well the hats don't seem that bad.

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

if it weren't for the addon ears on the grench I would love it.
Rudi ftw tho