This is probably the wrong time to bring this up, considering that our weekly event isn't even announced yet and may end up throwing all of this off, but....
What do you think about the Weekend Events repeating last year's schedule?
Do you like it or not? Is it GW:Autopilot or is it nice to know exactly what events will be coming up?
Personally, I'm on the fence. I like knowing what event is upcoming to pre-plan title grinding stuff, but I get pretty worried when the auto-pilot switch is flipped....especially since we haven't seen an update in a while. It makes me wonder what Anet's staff does all day.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Weekend_events
Repeating Weekly Events
Karate Jesus
cosyfiep
some events are nice to have set dates (halloween, wintersday etc)...others, hm....outside of the trade off with one week being pvp and the next pve--I do wish they would add a few new ones (thread in sanitarium)......but since (yes the mantra) they are working hard on getting gw2 out, they dont have the manpower to put into it so I understand they probably wont be updating this.
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by cosyfiep
but since (yes the mantra) they are working hard on getting gw2 out, they dont have the manpower to put into it so I understand they probably wont be updating this.
|
McMullen
I was thinking about this the other day and seeing when the Double SS/LB points weekend occurred.
It's nice to plan ahead plus it's pretty low maintenance for the live team just to repeat the system, however they could use the weekends to promote play in certain areas of the game that are dying.
It's nice to plan ahead plus it's pretty low maintenance for the live team just to repeat the system, however they could use the weekends to promote play in certain areas of the game that are dying.
Dark-NighT
Hmmm i really would want them weekends to be a bit more random, and bring back events that dont come along anymore, like free fow/uw access, triple dye weekend, festive item drops, gamer weekend.
MisterB
I'm all for automation of weekend events so the limited resources of the Live Team may be spent on new content, skill balances, or anything more interesting than hand cranking the events. That was actually one of their goals if you recall: to automate as much as possible of weekend events and festivals in order to allow time for other things.
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MisterB
That was actually one of their goals if you recall: to automate as much as possible of weekend events and festivals in order to allow time for other things.
|
Pleikki
I dont mind, cus well, i dont even care about the weekly events
trickfred
I don't see why they can't have a pvp and a pve event running concurrently the same weekend. For those that mostly just stick to one or the other, they only get an event every second weekend. Now, events like double luxon/kurzick might count as both pvp and pve, but why can't I, say, get double EotN rep points the same weekend that GvG gets double Balth faction or whatever?
Black Metal
there's something to be said for this. If someone really needs a specific event, they can plan for it beforehand.
Is there a simple source to see what each weekend for this year is anticipated to be?
Is there a simple source to see what each weekend for this year is anticipated to be?
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by trickfred
I don't see why they can't have a pvp and a pve event running concurrently the same weekend.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Black Metal
Is there a simple source to see what each weekend for this year is anticipated to be?
|
If it's the same again (and it has been since April), then it should be Triple key/lockpick drops AND double your luck points weekend.
Shayne Hawke
I don't do the weekend events, so it doesn't much matter to me.
Here come the "BAWWWWWWWW, I'M A PVX PLAYER AND I CAN'T DO BOTH" comments.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
That would be pretty awesome, actually. It would give everyone a little something every weekend.
|
Tullzinski
Sounds Ok, but if ANET schedules Cathan New Year on the same day as the Super Bowl again, I am going to fly out to CA and beat someone about the face and head! 
Silverblad3
I think it is fine but wish they would basically confirm last years schedule so guilds can plan events in advance. So have a full 2010 schedule.
I wouuld love it if they would make costume brawl twice a year however!!!
Silver
I wouuld love it if they would make costume brawl twice a year however!!!
Silver
Polgara Val
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Tullzinski
Sounds Ok, but if ANET schedules Cathan New Year on the same day as the Super Bowl again, I am going to fly out to CA and beat someone about the face and head!
|
Pol
cosyfiep
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
Wait...the Live Team is working on GW2 now? I thought they were still exclusive to GW1.
|
Vallen
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Polgara Val
Canthan new year is dicatated by when the chinese new year is on, its really rather irrelevant when Superbowl is on. In addition I think most people outside the US dont give two hoots about it
Pol |
/sarcasm off
On topic: I think its great to be able to plan ahead for whats going to be coming at the weekend, like stocking up on lockpicks before this weekend. It would be nice if they gave us some new ones and for the love of god give us another event with the party time buff!! need my title for half price
PS. rofl at spell check trying to get me to spell realise with a Z, theres irony for you.
Tullzinski
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Polgara Val
Canthan new year is dicatated by when the chinese new year is on, its really rather irrelevant when Superbowl is on. In addition I think most people outside the US dont give two hoots about it
Pol |
).It does not matter if the rest of the world cares about the superbowl, we dont give two hoots about the world cup so we are even.
Rocky Raccoon
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Vallen
PS. rofl at spell check trying to get me to spell realise with a Z, theres irony for you.
|
Polgara Val
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Tullzinski
ANET can make it whenever they want, it does not have to be "dictated". Pick any Celestial Alignment for all I care, as long as it is not during the SuperBowl ( for the third time
).It does not matter if the rest of the world cares about the superbowl, we dont give two hoots about the world cup so we are even. |
Pol
Rugar
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Tullzinski
Sounds Ok, but if ANET schedules Cathan New Year on the same day as the Super Bowl again, I am going to fly out to CA and beat someone about the face and head!
|
Tullzinski
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Polgara Val
From the media frenzy I saw in the US when they reached the last 16 during the World Cup you could have fooled me
Pol |
But the key words there are "THE MEDIA" The Media sure was all about the World Cup this year, mainstream america was meh IMO. CathanSuperNewBowlYear aside, I think Silver makes sense on this from a planning standpoint, very useful to lock this down.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Rugar
What good would that do? Anet isn't in California.
|
Essence Snow
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Tullzinski
Hehe the media sure did try hard this year!
But the key words there are "THE MEDIA" The Media sure was all about the World Cup this year, mainstream america was meh IMO. |
On topic~it is nice having a set schedule for the same reasons that many have already said.
P.S. Go Bears!
Sirius Bsns
KJ, let's get down to brass tacks here. GW1 is old, GW2 is right around the corner now, and the Live Team & Test Krewe are working on dervish's skills followed by the paragon's. Automating GW1 events and other routine functions is to be expected. Sure, nobody likes the fact that GW1 isn't recieving attention the way it used to, but the undeniable truth is that the game's fun factor has been severely exhausted at this point.
I personally don't like anything being automated because it gives the impression that there's no care or involvement [due to laziness, disinterest, etc.], but on the same token it's not necessarily a bad thing to have. I mean, it sure beats not having any automation at all, no weekend events, no updates [ever], etc., etc.
If anything, I think they should offer weekly events for both PvE AND PvP simultaneously so that one side of the community doesn't have to wait another week or two just to get the event they want. It'd also stimulate activity a bit more prior to the release of GW2. That's just my two cents. If any of this seems abrasive, please disregard that emotion as it wasn't my intention to cause you any irk.
I personally don't like anything being automated because it gives the impression that there's no care or involvement [due to laziness, disinterest, etc.], but on the same token it's not necessarily a bad thing to have. I mean, it sure beats not having any automation at all, no weekend events, no updates [ever], etc., etc.
If anything, I think they should offer weekly events for both PvE AND PvP simultaneously so that one side of the community doesn't have to wait another week or two just to get the event they want. It'd also stimulate activity a bit more prior to the release of GW2. That's just my two cents. If any of this seems abrasive, please disregard that emotion as it wasn't my intention to cause you any irk.
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Sirius Bsns
KJ, let's get down to brass tacks here. GW1 is old, GW2 is right around the corner now, and the Live Team & Test Krewe are working on dervish's skills followed by the paragon's. Automating GW1 events and other routine functions is to be expected.
|
As your post and others have said, why not have PvP and PvE weekend events? Why not have triple dye drop weekends? Why not add more fun and random weekend events, like a randomly inserted Costume Brawl or something?
If this is the weekend schedule we're going to have for the next two years....I'd like a little more variety or creativity.
Ka Tet
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by trickfred
I don't see why they can't have a pvp and a pve event running concurrently the same weekend. For those that mostly just stick to one or the other, they only get an event every second weekend. Now, events like double luxon/kurzick might count as both pvp and pve, but why can't I, say, get double EotN rep points the same weekend that GvG gets double Balth faction or whatever?
|
Off topic: Soccer is the least interesting sport known to man. It's clinically proven. 95% of lab rats subjected to soccer broadcasts have been observed bending the bars of their cages in order to thrust themselves upon the exposed end, thus committing Hari-Kari.
Polgara Val
I think with the current servers as they are, having both pvp and pve weekend events running at the same time will create an implosion of enormous magnititude.
Pol
Pol
Lord Dagon
Horace Slughorn!
on topic: i like the idea of pvp/pve weekend split. Other then famring i come on nowadays to do some talking and to mess arround on the weekend events. If its PvP.. well i dont even bother getting on usually(all my friends are pve players and feel the same way so if its PvP its like:why the eff should we get on?). so yea i like the PvE/PvP weekend split.
on topic: i like the idea of pvp/pve weekend split. Other then famring i come on nowadays to do some talking and to mess arround on the weekend events. If its PvP.. well i dont even bother getting on usually(all my friends are pve players and feel the same way so if its PvP its like:why the eff should we get on?). so yea i like the PvE/PvP weekend split.
Meridon
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke
Here come the "BAWWWWWWWW, I'M A PVX PLAYER AND I CAN'T DO BOTH" comments.
|
Either way, I don't like the idea of having the Live Team spend time on mixing up the weeklies. I think they can spend their time in a better way. As KJ said, it does indeed make you wonder, where the current manpower is spent on exactly. I guess it takes only one Live Team member to coördinate the Test Crew on a daily basis, so theoretically they should have at least two people continuously working on something other than skill balances...
Mintha Syl
I've always been for PVP/PVE split for events, so that each side don't have to wait ages before having again the useful weekend.
As for automatation I don't know, I think I'm fine either way, not having it gives the impression someone cares abot the community, but having it gives a good planning option.
As for automatation I don't know, I think I'm fine either way, not having it gives the impression someone cares abot the community, but having it gives a good planning option.
Scary
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MisterB
I'm all for automation of weekend events so the limited resources of the Live Team may be spent on new content, skill balances, or anything more interesting than hand cranking the events. That was actually one of their goals if you recall: to automate as much as possible of weekend events and festivals in order to allow time for other things.
|
Karate Jesus
Does anyone else think it's weird that this weekend's event hasn't been announced yet?
If it's automated, it should already be up, right? Weird....
If it's automated, it should already be up, right? Weird....
Mintha Syl
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
Does anyone else think it's weird that this weekend's event hasn't been announced yet?
|
Shadowhaze
Random would be nice for a surprise. On the other hand, it would be nice if it did follow the same pattern, then could do some planning (yes, I do bother with weekend events if it's something that'll help with what I'm working on - rep points, faction, etc.).
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Mintha Syl
Me. I'm checking all the time because it's weird, it's usually known a lot before...are they making a bad joke, like no weekend events anymore?
|
Either that or the automation broke. It's definitely strange. The event should start tomorrow and we don't even know what it is.
Gill Halendt
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
I don't think so. I mean...it's been automated since April and just automatically adding them on Mondays, so maybe it means they stopped the automation to announce something new.
|
I just can't imagine what, tough.
Rocky Raccoon
Maybe tonight is update night.
Karate Jesus
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon
Maybe tonight is update night.
|
Freedom Bound said this on GWW and it makes sense:
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Freedom Bound
Should be up, but if it follows the pattern, it'll be the lucky weekend. Someone probably forgot to flip that switch prior to going on vacation after playing the GW2 demo.
|
R_Frost
i dont mind seeing the events on auto-pilot this late in the game. gives us the ability to plan ahead kind of the same way i do with the z-missions. only real change i would like to see and have wanted to see for atleast 2 years now is extending them 2 more days. start them at noon on thursday and end them on tuesday. that way it gives everyone a chance to take advantage of whatever the event is. not everyone plays on the weekends and having 2 weekdays added on would allow those who miss the weekend to still get some weekday time in.
Gill Halendt
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Karate Jesus
Let's hope so. The game is in dire need of some new life. But, don't they still typically announce weekend events even when there's a Thursday update?
|