A lot of districts didn't get hats.

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

As per Regina:


Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina
Thanks for your reports. We're continuing to keep an eye on these threads. This data should be helpful in the investigation. Again, we apologize for the impact this is having on the enjoyment of the event. I will relay folks' feedback about re-running the event.

aeronox

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

LA, America #69
Had candy canes, stood on red ring, still had some left over
Lots of presents spawned in the following 5 minutes, picking them up killed us (is that normal? it's my first Wintersday in 4.5 years of GW) then the presents suddenly stopped.

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

They... dropped? Like on the ground? :O They haven't done that in two years. Is... is this the end of the world? ;_;

Yol

Yol

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

GameAmp Guides [AMP]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by eeks View Post
LA American districts 6, 19, 22, 23, 39, 45, 61, 26, 43, 55, 69, 73, 67, 80, 16, 74, 71, 87, 64 and 85 were reported to not get any hats - in district 93 at the moment where most people moved when they didn't recieve hats and the event hasn't started. Presumably 'cause it was created too late. :x

District 78 recieved hats, apparently. XD
I was in that district and didn't receive a hat. I had a stack of cc as well. LA Euro Eng dis 14 didn't receive a hat either.

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

Hopefully, they'll simply add the hats to the hat maker like they did with the ice crown/wreath crown when the event messed up 2 years ago. I'd rather they do that than rerun another laggy event.

willo the dark

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2008

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by aeronox View Post
Lots of presents spawned in the following 5 minutes, picking them up killed us (is that normal? it's my first Wintersday in 4.5 years of GW) then the presents suddenly stopped.
Fake presents still spawn but the proper presents appear in inventory

naughteblonde

naughteblonde

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Rabid Hamsters [NUBY]

E/

Very wierd. EU district #15 in LA there wasnt even an event nevermind a hat.

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by sykoone View Post
Hopefully, they'll simply add the hats to the hat maker like they did with the ice crown/wreath crown when the event messed up 2 years ago. I'd rather they do that than rerun another laggy event.
Did the event mess up? I thought they did that because Korea had some sort of natural disaster or massive blackout and players couldn't connect.

eeks

eeks

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Sydney, Australia

Lubricated Volcano Love [Club]

Rt/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yol View Post
I was in that district and didn't receive a hat. I had a stack of cc as well. LA Euro Eng dis 14 didn't receive a hat either.
Ah, I guess the person who stated it made a typo, or something.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by naughteblonde View Post
Very wierd. EU district #15 in LA there wasnt even an event nevermind a hat.
Comfirmed by a second report, a friend was there, no event started.

Reflect

Reflect

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Varna,Bulgaria

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

W/

LA 31 no hat, kamadan 45 no hat

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

well, i guess this is shitty way for the dev team to start a new year.

Bug hunting

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Kamadan Am Eng D21 had presents appear in inventory, no hat to anyone (Grenth won).

Sjeng

Sjeng

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

in my GH

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

W/

I hope Anet will run the event the whole weekend, because if this keeps up, I won't be able to get all hats on all my accounts

Aussie Boy

Aussie Boy

Alcoholic

Join Date: Mar 2007

Australia

W/

I just checked my other accounts and 2 were in the same dist Inter dist 8
only 1 char got the hat the other didn't and no they don't have any costumes on there accounts.

Gin Cometh

Gin Cometh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

UK

Me/Mo

English Europe 13 11am(GMT) Kamadan.
No event .
Changed to LA (no idea of the district) & no event.
At least most of the reports in this thread had Prezies.

T.T.H.

T.T.H.

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Germany

Wolf Guard [WOLF]

E/Me

My wife and me were standing next to each other, but she got a new hat and I did not, ugh.

Theory based on our alliance chat: when wearing a costume headpiece in the new "Costume Headpiece" slot during the wintersday event you won't get a new festival hat. Just a theory though, cannot really proof it, but maybe "crowdsourcing" can proof it

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by T.T.H. View Post

Theory based on our alliance chat: when wearing a costume headpiece in the new "Costume Headpiece" slot during the wintersday event you won't get a new festival hat. Just a theory though, cannot really proof it, but maybe "crowdsourcing" can proof it
no custome headpiece here in slots on both accounts, no new festival hats received.

Gz to the wife btw.

willo the dark

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2008

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by T.T.H. View Post
My wife and me were standing next to each other, but she got a new hat and I did not, ugh.

Theory based on our alliance chat: when wearing a costume headpiece in the new "Costume Headpiece" slot during the wintersday event you won't get a new festival hat. Just a theory though, cannot really proof it, but maybe "crowdsourcing" can proof it
My main account had no costume pieces equipped, but my mule account did (grenth hat) neither got Dwayna hats

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by T.T.H. View Post
My wife and me were standing next to each other, but she got a new hat and I did not, ugh.

Theory based on our alliance chat: when wearing a costume headpiece in the new "Costume Headpiece" slot during the wintersday event you won't get a new festival hat. Just a theory though, cannot really proof it, but maybe "crowdsourcing" can proof it
I was wearing a hat both times. I got a hat for the first event, but not the second. :P

aznkda

aznkda

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Ontario, Canada

Mo/

Left my two account in LA, took a nap, came back with no hat (again) =\
Two account in LA, Am Dis 9.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

first event in ee3? grenth won, got hats (had my frezzie crown on the whole time).
second event in ee6.dwayna..got lots of prezzies and no hat (was still wearing that same frezzie crown).
2 accounts lots of ccshards.

sigh.

aspectacle

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

I have been unable to get the Grenth hat after receiving the Dwayna hat.

I received Dwayna hat in LA fine. This was the first event time 12:01PST. I equipped the new hat (I was not previously wearing any costume items) - I was in a tonic at the time and then mapped to Kamadan. I went from America district 60 to district 39. The event was in full swing they were already taking candy canes. As others have said all presents are received. For the next event time slot I was in LA America district 65. I was afk for the event but received all gifts and no hat for the second time.

I have since taken off and stored the costume hat as that was the major difference in state between the two events for me. I'll see if that will allow me to get that other hat.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

7.00 pm Lion's Arch, International District 9, Grenth, No hat.

Was in town when the finale battle starts. zone in from playing Snowball Dominance. Everyone in that place that was not afk all confirm there's no hat for them.


please fix... running out of time, have few more accounts to go ...

Smarty

Smarty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

England

Me/

Can't post this on Gaile's page because I keep getting edit conflicted.

I have two accounts. One has a costumes and is wearing an old festival hat, the other has neither. The one with the costume and hat got one out of two new festival hats, the one without costume or hat got neither. Both were in the same ring in the same district for both events.

Account 1: got Dwayna hat from event 1, festival-hat-guyed it and deleted it, and got no hat from event 2.
Account 2: got neither hat.

What town were you in? - Kamadan for both events.
What district? - EED2 for event 1, AD27 for event 2.
Did the event take place? That is, did Grenth and Dwayna have their battle, did you get presents, etc? - Yes for both events.
Were you in the town before the finale "battle" started, before Grenth and Dwayna appeared? - Yes for both events.
Which hat would you have gotten? That is, which diety won the battle? - Dwayna for event 1, Grenth for event 2.

Btw it's deity not diety.

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

While getting the hat would be nice, I gave up on it and just feel utterly disappointed. The very first event of the New Year has major issues... once again, I simply question why the level of support is what it is, and have great concerns about how GW2 will get treated.

It's not that Anet is terrible, they're just not much different from competitors now, which saddens me.

J I L T

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2009

Mo/

The very first battle I was in Lion's Arch American district 10 afk I got presents and the dwayna hat

2nd event in district 89 presents exploding snowmen and whining but no hat

I feel sorry for the GW1 team for having such a small team and a never ending list of things to fix. I bet they can't wait for GW2 to come out so thousands of people will stop criticizing the job they do.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by pumpkin pie View Post
please fix... running out of time, have few more accounts to go ...
That's what you get when there are not enough recources around, no time for testing and quick fixes.

Hats will be available in ingame store soon as micro transaction for 10 bucks.
/end sarcasm

AexIndex

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2009

EU LA 2 no hat

T.T.H.

T.T.H.

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Germany

Wolf Guard [WOLF]

E/Me

I'm wouldn't be concerned with the level of support if one of the lead support persons (Gaile Gray) is posting about bugs in the game at around 3:00am in the morning on January 1st...

...as if there wouldn't be any better things to do at this very point of the year (having a party, getting drunk, being drunk, sleeping, etc.)

Zam Fear

Zam Fear

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

R/Mo

Presents but no Dwayna hat in International Dist 2 in LA at 03:00 PT.

shoyon456

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by T.T.H. View Post
I'm wouldn't be concerned with the level of support if one of the lead support persons (Gaile Gray) is posting about bugs in the game at around 3:00am in the morning on January 1st...

...as if there wouldn't be any better things to do at this very point of the year (having a party, getting drunk, being drunk, sleeping, etc.)
The problem isn't the retrospective aspect of the team, as hindsight is 20/20. The concern is that this event wasn't prepped back and forth. It didn't have to be flawless, but obviously there were some major unresolved issues. To be fair, things change from the test server to the actual server, but this is just one instance in a line of many.

To the poster above who said they must want GW2 to come out to make up for their shortcomming here... They don't work on GW2. They are the "GW1 Live Team." Furthermore, you don't screw over your current playerbase in favor of a future playerbase. It is MUCH more efficient in business to make a returning/lifetime customer than to continually try to bring in new ones. You can split hairs about this because technically all you need to do is get someone to buy GW once since there's no monthly.

You don't put out this level of support for current players hoping they'll follow like lemmings over the cliff onto the next project. The response by Anet is fast, and has always been. But like I said, its more of a "this didn't undergo thorough inspection." To be clear, I don't blame Anet designers/testers/Regina... I blame Anet management for how GW1 as a whole has been handled, and we get to start off 2010 with a fresh example.

Riot Narita

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

I'm sure we'll get our hats eventually.

Oh, and lemmings do not mindlessly jump off cliffs. They don't jump off cliffs at all.
Lemmings are not suicidal. Happy New Year!

leehai1980

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

E/N

could the GM upload a video of whats is going on in their officer like you all getting scold for this WTF bug etc.

Padre Lyoqua

Padre Lyoqua

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2006

(IGN: Padre Lyoqua)

We Gat Dis [HRUU]

Mo/

I got several reports from our guild [ZoS] of people who did not get their hats either in LA and in KMD. so it seems to be a global problem, in both towns.

Padre.

jonnieboi05

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
The problem isn't the retrospective aspect of the team, as hindsight is 20/20. The concern is that this event wasn't prepped back and forth. It didn't have to be flawless, but obviously there were some major unresolved issues. To be fair, things change from the test server to the actual server, but this is just one instance in a line of many.

To the poster above who said they must want GW2 to come out to make up for their shortcomming here... They don't work on GW2. They are the "GW1 Live Team." Furthermore, you don't screw over your current playerbase in favor of a future playerbase. It is MUCH more efficient in business to make a returning/lifetime customer than to continually try to bring in new ones. You can split hairs about this because technically all you need to do is get someone to buy GW once since there's no monthly.

You don't put out this level of support for current players hoping they'll follow like lemmings over the cliff onto the next project. The response by Anet is fast, and has always been. But like I said, its more of a "this didn't undergo thorough inspection." To be clear, I don't blame Anet designers/testers/Regina... I blame Anet management for how GW1 as a whole has been handled, and we get to start off 2010 with a fresh example.
Very well said. And allow me to bold a portion of what you said as something I am strongly concerned about:


Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
and we get to start off 2010 with a fresh example.
'Nuff said.

J I L T

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2009

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by shoyon456 View Post
To the poster above who said they must want GW2 to come out to make up for their shortcomming here... They don't work on GW2. They are the "GW1 Live Team." Furthermore, you don't screw over your current playerbase in favor of a future playerbase. It is MUCH more efficient in business to make a returning/lifetime customer than to continually try to bring in new ones. You can split hairs about this because technically all you need to do is get someone to buy GW once since there's no monthly.
I'm well aware that they aren't working on GW2. You should read more carefully I clearly referred to them as "GW1 team". My point was it would lighten their work load and people who move on to GW2 would stop complaining. Everything else you said was spot on though.

Apollo Smile

Apollo Smile

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

[LORE]

E/Mo

Well, our best bet is just to continue to afk and collect presents today like we would have anyways. Once the hat thing gets all sorted out in the long run, it would be beneficial to have the main event run a second time. I certainly didn't mind any of the other holiday "reduxes". :P

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

USA D10 LA. Dwayna won. Full event, gifts dropping. No dang hat.

rangergirl100

rangergirl100

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/Mo

didnt get one again!!!!! this is a joke!