Ahoy Mateys - Talk Like a Pirate Event
El Presidente
Yet another /fail? Anet ~ you're supposed to be 2 hours time difference than me; not 2 days...
jray14
The "Tuesday" was probably just a typo by ANet. Why would it go until Tuesday anyway when the actual holiday was Saturday? It's been longer than usual since a typo in the in-game announcements too.
Morla Blood
I like this game alot but Typo? please have some good admin do the events then, not some hack.
BrettM
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Originally Posted by jray14
The "Tuesday" was probably just a typo by ANet. Why would it go until Tuesday anyway when the actual holiday was Saturday? It's been longer than usual since a typo in the in-game announcements too.
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zelgadissan
Meh. I planned on farming some more today, but oh well. Not a big deal.
Think positive - Nicholas is always bugged somehow, maybe they'll sneak them back in whenever they inevitably have to fix him.
EDIT: I guess Nick isn't bugged this week. Time to start thinking negatively.
Think positive - Nicholas is always bugged somehow, maybe they'll sneak them back in whenever they inevitably have to fix him.
EDIT: I guess Nick isn't bugged this week. Time to start thinking negatively.
Gin Cometh
Some fanboi complained on wiki that plp were raising their drunken title to fast , now no one gets Event Drops.
drunknzelda
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Originally Posted by jray14
The "Tuesday" was probably just a typo by ANet. Why would it go until Tuesday anyway when the actual holiday was Saturday? It's been longer than usual since a typo in the in-game announcements too.
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jray14
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Originally Posted by BrettM
That would be a rather strange typo. Also, since the new login announcement goes up several days before an event, ANet had plenty of time to issue a correction or at least post a clarification on the forums, which they've done in the past following screwups in the event announcement. People did remark on this extended period in the forums, and ANet does read them. Since they made no correction or comment, I can't help thinking that this was not a typo and they truly intended the event to last through Tuesday.
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AngelWJedi
asap? this is anet you're talking about. i just hope its back in time before it is supposed to end. 
i want to finish my one stack darn it!
i want to finish my one stack darn it!
lucan hammercrest
Another anet fail maybe laziness by them of course
Gonzo_Neo
Still no answer of Arena.net ?
They erased the "Pirate Day Event" message of login screen.
They erased the "Pirate Day Event" message of login screen.
jray14
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Originally Posted by Gonzo_Neo
Still no answer of Arena.net ?
They erased the "Pirate Day Event" message of login screen. |
Black Metal
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Originally Posted by jray14
I think that IS their answer.
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Gonzo_Neo
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I think that IS their answer.
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First ignore the fail of weekend event end ,and after ignore the question of the community about this.
I hope that this will be false and arena.net tell us about the event,
Regina Buenaobra
Just spoke with our producer about this. At the moment, we're waiting on design to provide more information about what we'll be doing.
What happened was that the information about Talk Like a Pirate day posted on the login screen was taken from last year's text, but it did not reflect how long the event was programmed to last in the in-game event files, which run automatically. This resulted in the event ending early, according to the in-game message.
We're sorry about the oversight, and as soon as I actually have information to give you, one way or the other, I'll let you all know.
Thanks for your patience.
What happened was that the information about Talk Like a Pirate day posted on the login screen was taken from last year's text, but it did not reflect how long the event was programmed to last in the in-game event files, which run automatically. This resulted in the event ending early, according to the in-game message.
We're sorry about the oversight, and as soon as I actually have information to give you, one way or the other, I'll let you all know.
Thanks for your patience.
Polgara Val
Thanks Regina.
One thing though, I am pretty sure last year there was no announcment for the Pirate Weekend, so no text.
Pol
One thing though, I am pretty sure last year there was no announcment for the Pirate Weekend, so no text.
Pol
jray14
Thank you for the info, Regina.
HawkofStorms
I'm guessing the typo was due to the fact that they just used the text from last year (Talk like a pirate day was on a Monday last year right?) and didn't bother to update it (like those double faction rewards weekends still saying jadite is 1k).
Kinda a gip since we all pointed this out ahead of time and A.net should have notice it. But not killer.
Edit: Ha, Regina posted while I was typing that this was exactly what happened. I'm good...
Kinda a gip since we all pointed this out ahead of time and A.net should have notice it. But not killer.
Edit: Ha, Regina posted while I was typing that this was exactly what happened. I'm good...
lucan hammercrest
Weak excuse IMO
Zeff Nut
Epic Fail! 1st they announce event, great, people are happy because last year many didn't even know about it. Put up announcement, yay, people again are happy, event goes till Tues, that means doing stuff on the weekend still leaves a little time Mon and Tues to get a few Grogs. Next, a few days before event nerf some farming builds, booo, next end event 2 days early.... ha ha ha. Great job folks! I am by no means a programmer of any kind but seriously, if you are running an event, how hard would it be to check the text line that has the times in it before it goes live? "Oh look, message says event goes till Tues, we only have it programmed to go till Sun... oh well, screw it, throw it up." My faith in this team is fading fast
Gonzo_Neo
Thx for the info Regina.
The Drunkard
Thanks Regina, helps clear the confusion.
Why are people whining that the event was cut off? If the event is not a cantha festival or wintersday it never lasts for more than a weekend, why would it change now? Stop being greedy.
Why are people whining that the event was cut off? If the event is not a cantha festival or wintersday it never lasts for more than a weekend, why would it change now? Stop being greedy.
ivangl
/demand Pirate weekend redux
Black Metal
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
What happened was that the information about Talk Like a Pirate day posted on the login screen was taken from last year's text, but it did not reflect how long the event was programmed to last in the in-game event files, which run automatically. This resulted in the event ending early, according to the in-game message.
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El Presidente
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
What happened was that the information about Talk Like a Pirate day posted on the login screen was taken from last year's text...
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http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Inter...e_a_Pirate_Day
Captain Herbalife
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Thanks Regina, helps clear the confusion.
Why are people whining that the event was cut off? If the event is not a cantha festival or wintersday it never lasts for more than a weekend, why would it change now? Stop being greedy. |
http://www.wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/I...e_a_Pirate_Day
It should have indeed ran at least through Sep.21st at 11:59pm pst.
Not sure if the coding ran it that long last year, why its different this year.
I am sure they will give us a redux or some such to make up for it. Just hang tight people.
english storm
Two stacks short of my target as i was planning to get them today and tomorrow. Oh well still got the majority of the grog i needed! Just got to figure out the best way to use it all now. Not going to complain about the event ending "early" as it was a free event after all. They didn't have to support it at all so any grog dropping time we got is a bonus imo
lucan hammercrest
Maybe Anet should have done there job better and not false advertise and fall back on excuses on why they screwed up. Just another example on how not to run a buisness.
Regina Buenaobra
UPDATE. I just spoke with Linsey. The event ending time listed in the message of the day login screen was a typo. The event was not intended to last beyond what was scheduled in the automated system, and according to the automated event system, the event ended on-time and as scheduled. Therefore, the International Talk Like a Pirate Day event will not be extended or re-run. We're sorry about the error, confusion, and inconvenience.
Meridon
Wait a second... Didn't ArenaNET staff and the Live Team play this game? If yes, then how on earth could they have missed the error in the login announcement?!? Unless of course they didn't bother with telling people before the premature ending.....
Either way, something's wrong.
Either way, something's wrong.
lucan hammercrest
Took you guys how many days to figure that out? And now announce it. What are you guys the federal government becouse it seems to be run like it.
Pkest
I was away for the weekend but was happy that there was still some time to farm this event according to the original announcement. So now instead of grog and merriment I can just skip right to a bad taste in my mouth.
dusty4444
Just a silly question... how can you typo TUESDAY instead of SUNDAY? such a common mistake...
Captain Herbalife
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
UPDATE. I just spoke with Linsey. The event ending time listed in the message of the day login screen was a typo. The event was not intended to last beyond what was scheduled in the automated system, and according to the automated event system, the event ended on-time and as scheduled. Therefore, the International Talk Like a Pirate Day event will not be extended or re-run. We're sorry about the error, confusion, and inconvenience.
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lilDeath
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Wait a second... Didn't ArenaNET staff and the Live Team play this game? If yes, then how on earth could they have missed the error in the login announcement?!? Unless of course they didn't bother with telling people before the premature ending.....
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Why would they play the game?
The rest is busy playing GW2 and couldn't give a hoot about GW1.
However, they really need someone that could actually pay attention to detail. I find this seriously disappointing (and frustratingly disheartening) since I am such a stickler for detail. Yes, they are only 4, but RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO man, do a proper job when you do something.
Hell, I will offer my services for free!
Anyway, no skin off my nose. I didn't care much for this event anyway. Nor did I farm at all.
I do have a say about how I see this though... and when I saw this thread, I couldn't help but wonder... "Oh God, what did they do now again...."
'tis sad.
New Buddha
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Originally Posted by dusty4444
Just a silly question... how can you typo TUESDAY instead of SUNDAY? such a common mistake...
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Black Metal
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
UPDATE. I just spoke with Linsey. The event ending time listed in the message of the day login screen was a typo. The event was not intended to last beyond what was scheduled in the automated system, and according to the automated event system, the event ended on-time and as scheduled. Therefore, the International Talk Like a Pirate Day event will not be extended or re-run. We're sorry about the error, confusion, and inconvenience.
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Saph
Why do we still have faith in Anet?
Oh wait, we dont.
It's sad how badly run this game is at times. How can you say one thing and yet do the complete opposite and have it always be a 'typo' or 'error'. Seriously, stop screwing up Anet. We know its what you're best at, but jeebus, its getting crazy stupid.
Oh wait, we dont.
It's sad how badly run this game is at times. How can you say one thing and yet do the complete opposite and have it always be a 'typo' or 'error'. Seriously, stop screwing up Anet. We know its what you're best at, but jeebus, its getting crazy stupid.
Karate Jesus
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Originally Posted by Black Metal
Nice. The forum equivalent of being hung up on the phone by tech support.
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/sigh. This just seems more and more common. Idk why I still care so much. I really need to switch games :/
lucan hammercrest
Wow a job you don't have to pay attention to, do anything, not fix bugs, nerf fun stuff, ignore Sf becouse fear it might push people away, allow certain "dupers" keep all the cash they got for ambraces they sold not to mention give them back their accounts. Where does one apply?