Please PM me directly if you find any mistakes in the guide, and I will take the time to correct them when I'm online - RTS
Please be aware I live in the UK (GMT Time Zone), so updates to the guide maybe subject to minor delays. Again just PM me - RTS
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Complete Guide to the Guild Wars 4th Year Anniversary Celebration (Thursday 23rd April - Tuesday 28th April)
by RTSFirebat
(IGN: Luna Silverwood)
Please enjoy this guide to the Guild Wars 4th Year Anniversary Celebration.
Please be aware I live in the UK (GMT Time Zone), so updates to the guide maybe subject to minor delays. Again just PM me - RTS
Disclaimer: This guide may not be duplicated or re-used anywhere else without my permission first. PM me directly if you like to discuss it. Thanks - RTS
Complete Guide to the Guild Wars 4th Year Anniversary Celebration (Thursday 23rd April - Tuesday 28th April)
by RTSFirebat
(IGN: Luna Silverwood)
Please enjoy this guide to the Guild Wars 4th Year Anniversary Celebration.
Thanks to Guild Wars.com for Image
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Table of Contents:
Note: Use CTRL+F and search for each topic listed below...
- General Event Information and Schedule
- Game Update - Thursday, April 23 Details
- Which characters can join in with the Event?
- My character is not from Cantha, how do I reach Shing Jea Monastery and the Shing Jea Boardwalk?
- Where and when will Firework Displays be taking place?
- Event Collectable Item: Birthday Cupcake
How do I collect them?
What are they used for?
- Event Collectable Item - Victory Tokens
How do I collect them?
What are they used for?
- Hall of Monuments: Now Account-Wide
- New Storage Upgrades
Equipment Packs
Xunlai Storage Panes
Free Storage Pane Give-away Information
- The Zaishen Menagerie (Pet Storage)
Moss Spider Unlock
Pet Unlock Pack Information
- Zaishen Challenge Quests
Zaishen Coins
RewardsThe Zaishen Menagerie
Tesla Zaishen Copper Rewards
Pohke Zaishen Silver Rewards
Jessie Llam Zaishen Gold Rewards
- Guild Wars In-Game Store Changes
Makeover Pack
Extreme Makeover
Character Name Change
Purchasable Xunlai Storage Panes (Tabs)
- Nicholas the Traveler
Gift of the TravelerAlcohol Items10 Aged Hunter's AlesMiniatures
10 Hunter's Ales
1 Keg of Aged Hunter's Ale
Miniature Gwen DollParty Animal Items
Miniature Professor Yakkington
Miniature Brown Rabbit
10 Bottle RocketsSummoning Stones
10 Champagne Poppers
5 Crates of Fireworks
Disco Balls
10 Sparklers
Everlasting Crate of Fireworks
5 Mercantile Summoning StonesSweet Tooth Items
5 Mysterious Summoning Stones
5 Red Rock CandiesTonics
5 Blue Rock Candies
5 Green Rock Candies
10 Honeycombs
10 Jars of Honey
5 Mysterious TonicsWeapons
5 Cottontail Tonics
1 Everlasting Cottontail Tonic
1 Traveler's Bo StaffMiscellaneous
1 Traveler's Walking Stick
1 Vampiric Dragon Sword
1 Ascalon Razor (Max damage and Inscribable)
1 Icy Dragon Sword (Inscribable)
1 Moss Spider Egg
- 4th Year Birthday Gift Mini-Pets
- White (Common) Minipets:Miniature Abomination
Miniature Desert Griffon
Miniature Dredge Brute
Miniature Krait Neoss
Miniature Kveldulf
Miniature Quetzal Sly
Miniature Terrorweb Dryder
Miniature Word of Madness
- Purple (Uncommon) Minipets:Miniature Firestone Elemental
Miniature Jura
Miniature Nian- Gold (Rare) Minipets:Miniature Dagnar Stonepate
Miniature Flame Djinn
- Green (Unique) Minipets:Miniature Eye of Janthir
- Minigames
Shing Jea Boardwalk Games of Chance
Rings of FortuneRollerbeetle Racing Guide - by Feathermoore Rep
Nine Rings
Dragon Nest
Basic InformationDragon Arena 6x6 (Dodgeball)
Rollerbeetle Skills
Racing Basics
Race Maps and (?) Box Locations
Rewards
Tips and Tricks
Skills
General Tactic
Recommended Tactic
Rewards
- Updates to Guide
- Contributors
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General Event Information and Schedule
The event schedule is as follows:
Thursday, 23rd April:
The event begins on Thursday, 23rd April 2008 Noon Pacific (-7 GMT).
Indulge your Sweet Tooth when Birthday Cupcakes start dropping from creatures across Tyria, Cantha, and Elona.
As an added treat, fireworks displays will start to light up the sky every hour in Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Friday, April 24th
Test your luck and skill at the Shing Jea Boardwalk! Starting at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT), this popular venue will once again open to the public in the Shing Jea Monastery.
Challenge yourself and others in Rollerbeetle Races and the Dragon Arena. Starting at Noon, these mini-games will be accessible from Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Tuesday, 28th April:
Starting at 12:01 AM Pacific on Tuesday, April 28, characters turning four will find a gift in their inventories that has a new miniature from this year's birthday series.
Characters turning one, two, or three will receive a wrapped miniature from that corresponding set of past Guild Wars birthday presents. We give birthday presents year round, so each of your characters will receive gifts on their personal birthdays (creation dates).
Time Conversion Tool:
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Game Update - Thursday, April 23rd Details
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Update - Thursday, April 23 Fourth Anniversary Update: Major Content and Feature Additions Our goal for the Fourth Anniversary Update is to deepen and enhance replayability of the game with a variety of features aimed at satisfying the full spectrum of Guild Wars players. For example, we wanted to give new purpose and rewards to existing content, so we added a new system of cycling Zaishen Challenge Quests and the Traveler to encourage players to experience the different types of available content in a whole new light. We've also designed an elaborate unlocking system for every pet in the game, making it possible for you to accumulate unlocked pets and swap them out for different builds and gameplay types. As the demand on inventory space increases with all the new content being added to the game since our last storage update, we have increased your storage potential with the creation of Equipment Packs and additional Xunlai Storage panes available in the In-Game and NCsoft Stores. In the same vein, the Hall of Monuments has been made account-based to make the accumulation of titles and other accomplishments more smoothly available to multiple characters on an account. As you play these characters more and more, you might be looking for a way to freshen up their look beyond just getting a new set of armour, so we have added a whole new way to do this with Makeover Credits that have been added to the In-Game and NCsoft Stores. These Credits are redeemable at a [Stylist] NPC who deepens your ability to truly customize a character by allowing you to mix aesthetic features from ALL campaigns, something which is not possible through character creation. The Live Team has been working non-stop to make these new features a reality, and we're incredibly happy to finally reveal everything we've done. Instead of releasing a typical Developer Update article, we're explaining all the exciting new content in a series of detailed gameplay web pages. You can find the links to those pages in the update notes below, as well as a summary of each updated game feature. Read on for more information! Equipment Pack Each character has been given a 5th bag slot reserved for the Equipment Pack. These new bags will save you oodles of storage space and give you a way to keep your weapons and armor divided from your other loot. These bags: Hold only weapons and armor. Come in four sizes: 5-slot bags are available in Pre-Searing Ascalon in exchange for a treat for Professor Yakkington, for a nominal fee of gold at various merchants across all campaigns, or for Zaishen Coins at a new Zaishen Rewards NPC in Great Temple of Balthazar. 10, 15, and 20-slot bags are available in exchange for Zaishen Coins at a Zaishen Rewards NPC in Great Temple of Balthazar. See the gameplay article for more details. Xunlai Storage To provide you with access to even more storage space, Xunlai Storage Panes are now available for purchase in the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. Xunlai Storage Panes each add an additional 20 slots of storage space to your Xunlai Chest. These panes can be used by any character on your account that has access to your storage chest. You can now purchase up to 4 additional panes of storage from the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. See the Storage FAQ for more details. Zaishen Challenge Quests Every day, we challenge you with different objectives from all over the world, running the gamut from missions to bounties to PvP. Each day, these quests have you play in a specific area for each of the three formats. We believe this will encourage players to group up with those in the area attempting to complete this common goal of getting rewarded for that day's Challenge Quest. Zaishen Challenge Quests have a variety of rewards, including the new Zaishen Coins, a new form of currency taken by Zaishen Rewards NPCs. Pick up your Zaishen Challenge Quests in the Great Temple of Balthazar. Your Quest Log can only hold three of each type of Zaishen Challenge Quests. Three quest types are offered each day: Mission completion. Finish storyline missions for the Zaishen. Bounties. Hunt down and kill evil bosses from around the world! Combat. Battle it out in different arenas and triumph over other players. Each quest has one Base Objective, which is required to complete the quest and rewards you with experience, gold, faction, title points, and Zaishen Coins. Quests may also have one or more optional Bonus Objectives, which reward extra Zaishen Coins. Zaishen Coins: Come in copper, silver, and gold denominations. Are only awarded for completing Zaishen Challenge Quests. Are not tradeable to other players, but can be passed to other characters on your account through the Xunlai Storage Vault. Can be used to buy items like the Equipment Packs from Zaishen Rewards NPCs in the Great Temple of Balthazar. Can be used to unlock pets for your Zaishen Menagerie collection. See the gameplay article for more details about Zaishen Challenge Quests and Coins. Zaishen Menagerie Arcane Mages of the Zaishen Order have been hard at work on the island of the Heroes' Ascent volcano. Terraforming magics learned from the hedge wizards of Vabbi have allowed the Zaishen to create a sanctuary and breeding ground for many of the charmable animals from around the world. They fund the sanctuary and their study of these animals by allowing adventurers to build their own collection of charmable animals to be cared for in the Menagerie Grounds. By unlocking a pet for your collection, you will then be able to recharm that tier of animal any time you wish by visiting the Zaishen Menagerie Grounds. As part of this service, the Zaishen Trainers have developed evolutions of certain rare animals that have never been seen in the wild, and they've even recovered a small amount of extremely rare Moss Spider eggs to be trained as a charmable pet for the first time. The Moss Spider is best known for being native to Ascalon before the Searing, and until now was believed to be extinct. The Zaishen Menagerie is an outpost, located in the Battle Isles next to Heroes' Ascent. Speak with Gate Guard Hirvela to enter the Menagerie Grounds. All characters on your account share a Menagerie collection. Unlock seven different tiers of level and evolution for every charmable animal in the game. Unlock a pet by bringing your charmed animals to Emryd the Tamer, or visit Helena [Zaishen Keeper] to unlock them with Balthazar Faction or Zaishen Coins. Only charmable animals from campaigns you own are unlockable via the Zaishen Keeper. The menagerie is your own area--only you and your Heroes can enter. Once you've unlocked a pet, you'll see charmable level 5 versions of that pet roaming the grounds. Higher-level versions and special evolutions of your pets are also available from Wynn [Zaishen Training Captain]. Purchase an unlock pack from our In-Game Store or the NCsoft Store. The unlock pack adds the non-prestige pets from all campaigns to your collection. See the gameplay article for more details. Nicholas The Traveler The rumors aren't true, Nicholas Sandford survived the Searing! He may look a little aged since the last time you saw him, but Nicholas and his trusty companion, Professor Yakkington, are finally coming out of hiding. Having dropped his last name in favor of the moniker "the Traveler," Nicholas has mourned in seclusion over the loss of his family, friends, and beloved Mary Malone long enough. He has traveled the globe, gathering up a hefty supply of exotic and unique new items to put in his Gift of the Traveler, which he trades for materials, trophies, and other items he desires. Each week, Nicholas and the Professor will change location to a different explorable area in Tyria, Cantha, or Elona. In each location he will want something different for one of his Gifts. He is out there in the world right now; do you have the stamina to find him? The Traveler changes location at the end of each weekend. Each account can get up to 5 Gifts of the Traveler each week. The Traveler gives his Gifts in exchange for the items he desires that week. The item he seeks will change depending on his location in the world. Gifts of the Traveler hold many new and exclusive items, but you'll just have to open one to see what they are. See the gameplay article for more details. Hall of Monuments: Now Account-Wide Our previously announced plans for the Hall of Monuments to be an account-wide feature have come to fruition, and then some! Switch between your Character and Account views by speaking with Kimmes the Historian in the Hall of Monuments. Added the ability to specify the displayed achievements for each monument. Added the ability to replay the cinematic view of a monument. Accomplishments will automatically be added to your account the next time you log in with any character that has a displayed an achievement in the Hall of Monuments. See the gameplay article for more details. New Character Customizations The ability to change a character's look once created is a luxury we've never had. Now you will not only be able to freshen up the look of a character you have been staring at for years, but you'll actually be able to mix and match aesthetic features from all campaigns, giving you a multitude of new combinations that aren't available during character creation! To prepare for this new feature, we've had to reorganize the way characters' appearance data is stored. As such, the first time you view your characters at the character selection screen, they won't look the way you remember them. Never fear! To update your character selection screen's display, you need only log in on each character, and they will be viewed correctly from here on out. Preview your new look! Speak with Anatomical Engineer Llye [Stylist] in the Great Temple of Balthazar to check out all the options for redoing your character. The Stylist allows you to mix and match aesthetic features from different campaigns, creating hundreds of combinations which are not available at character creation. Change your character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale with Makeover Credits, or all of those plus gender with Extreme Makeover Credits, at the Stylist. Buy your Makeover Credits and Extreme Makeover Credits at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. Makeover Credits are sold in packs of 5, and Extreme Makeover Credits are sold individually. Each Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale. Each Extreme Makeover Credit allows you to change one character's gender, as well as the Makeover options of hair style, hair color, face, skin color, and/or body scale. Character Name Changes are now available at the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store. See the gameplay article for more details. Bug Fixes Fixed description for Piercing Trap Trap. When Piercing Trap is triggered, all nearby foes are struck for 5..41..53 piercing damage. Any foes with Cracked Armor are struck for an additional 15..51..63 damage. Piercing Trap ends after 90 seconds. While activating this Skill, you are easily interrupted. (Attrib: Wilderness Survival) so it no longer refers to Cracked Armor as "Cracked Armored". Fixed description for Weapon of Warding (PvE) Weapon Spell. For 5..9..10 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding that grants target ally +2..4..4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. (Attrib: Restoration Magic) so it no longer inaccurately states that the skill ends if target ally attacks. Fixed a bug that allowed players to bypass the 5 Gift account limit per day from Nicholas Sandford in Pre-Searing. Fixed a bug which caused Red Iris Flowers to drop in Pre-Searing Ascalon with much less frequency than originally intended. Miscellaneous The Miniature Greased Lightning is now Green Rarity. Charm Animal Skill. Charm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. (Attrib: Beast Mastery): changed functionality to "Charm target animal. Once charmed, your animal companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Animal equipped. (Cannot charm animals 4 or more levels higher than you.)" |
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Which characters can join in with the Event?
Any character can join in this event, as fireworks will be taking place in the 3 major towns of Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
You will however need to have Guild Wars: Factions in order to be able to enter the Shing Jea Boardwalk.
You will still be able to join games within the Dragon Arena and Rollerbeetle Racing by speaking to the following NPCs:
- Dragon Arena - Captain Li Sah in the Shing Jea Monastery and from the Great Temple of Balthazar
- Rollerbeetle Racing - Rollerbeetle Trainers in Shing Jea Monastery, Lion's Arch and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
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My character is not from Cantha, how do I reach Shing Jea Monastery and the Shing Jea Boardwalk?
Canthan born characters start at the Shing Jea Monastery. Characters of other campaigns must travel there first by speaking to First Mate Xiang at the Kaineng Docks. You will end up in Seitung Harbor, travel west through Saoshang Trail and Linnok Courtyard.
To access the Boardwalk, talk to the Monastery Keeper NPC at Shing Jea Monastery and you will be sent to the festival area. Talk to the Monastery Keeper on the other side of the gate to return to the Monastery.
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Where and when will Firework Displays be taking place?
Thanks to Guild Wars.com for Image
Firework displays will be taking place every hour in Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, Jewel of Istan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar.
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Event Collectable Item: Birthday Cupcake:
Collectable item: has only one use. Birthday Cupcake gives you +100 maximum health, +10 maximum energy and 25% increased movement speed for 10 minutes.
Where can I get them?
- Random drops off any monsters in Guild Wars. Therefore they also drop in Pre-Searing Ascalon.
- Zaishen Supply Masters (in exchange for 10 Victory Tokens)
What are they used for?
This item provides the following effects:
- Consuming this item gives you the Birthday Cupcake effect for 10 minutes.
- This item provides 2 points towards the Sweet Tooth title track.
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Event Collectable Item - Victory Tokens:
Collectable item:The tokens can be redeemed for a variety of items from Sheng Yi and Seiji, who are located near the Xunlai in the Shing Jea Monastery, or from Zaishen Supply Masters in Lion's Arch, Kamadan, Jewel of Istan and the Great Temple of Balthazar.
Where can I get them?
- Can be obtained by opening a Boardwalk Prize.
- You also receive 3 tokens for a win in the Dragon Arena, as well as winning tokens in Rollerbeetle Races or the Dragon Nest.
What are they used for?
For 10 Victory Tokens you can get:
- Bottle of Rice Wine (Available from the Shing Jea Monastery)
This item has 1 use. Using it will provide 1 point / minute towards the Drunkard title track.
- Red Bean Cake (Available from the Shing Jea Monastery)
This item has 1 use. Eating this item gives you 2 points towards the Sweet Tooth title track. It can be used in Outposts.
- Flask of Firewater
This item has 1 use. Using it will provide 3 points / minutes towards the Drunkard title track.
- Crème Brûlée
This item has 1 use. Eating this item gives you 3 points towards the Sweet Tooth title track.
- Scroll of Adventurer's Insight
This item has 1 use. For 10 minutes your party gains +50% XP from combat.
- Scroll of Rampager's Insight
This item has 1 use. Your party gains double XP from combat. Rampager's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a foe for 30 seconds.
- Scroll of Hunter's Insight
This item has 1 use.Your party gains 175% XP from combat. Hunter's Insight ends if your party fails to kill a boss for 5 minutes.
- Birthday Cupcake (Only during Guild Wars Birthday weekend)
This item has 1 use. For 10 minutes, your maximum Health is increased by 100, your maximum energy[sic] is increased by 10, and your movement speed is increased by 25%. This item provides 2 points towards the Sweet Tooth title track.For more information on any of the above items please check the Victory Token page on Guildwiki: http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Victory_Tokens
Collectors that hand out the prizes will disappear shortly after the end of each event. Victory Tokens that have not been redeemed may be saved and exchanged during the next event when the Shing Jea Boardwalk is reopened.
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