This year it is giving, 10 wintersday gifts instead of 10 shards.
Bug, or intended?
Woohoo, Snowball Dominance, Improved!!!
Puddin Cheeks
RedDog91
no more CC farming in SD
darn...it was an easy money maker
darn...it was an easy money maker
Regina Buenaobra
Intended. 
Puddin Cheeks
Ty, Regina this made my Wintersday!
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by RedDog91
no more CC farming in SD
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basti91
Wow. That's awesome. Really.
Kook~NBK~
Sweet! Awesome! Groovy!
Yawgmoth
What a nonsense, wasn't it already stupidly overfarmed and too rewarding? This way it will only hugely devalue the gifts we get everywhere else. Terribad change.
Zawk Tirson
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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
What a nonsense, wasn't it already stupidly overfarmed and too rewarding? This way it will only hugely devalue the gifts we get everywhere else. Terribad change.
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Lordshonsu
it is repeatable u just have to rezone into town
Skyy High
Hah, they saw that people were farming it like crazy, so they just decided "F*** it, EAT PRESENTS!!"
BenjZee
You have no idea how happy i was to randomly click on wiki then see the update, i even made a strange noise of excitment which really isn't like me, thanks!!!!"!
Thorinfire
Nice change thanks
Arduin
Next step: please give us 10 wintersday gifts every three minutes while standing AFK in the guildhall, please
RedDog91
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Originally Posted by Dzjudz
10 shards = 2 gifts and now you get 10 gifts? Isn't it better?
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and now the price of gifts will plummet and CCs are worthless
Damian Greenthumb
Well we know who the Grentches are this year!
Wintersday is about giving and getting gifts, go farm a mini JB!
Wintersday is about giving and getting gifts, go farm a mini JB!
BoondockSaint
Also we can spam tonics this year making this quest an even better spot.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by BoondockSaint
Also we can spam tonics this year making this quest an even better spot.
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12chars...
MithranArkanere
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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
What a nonsense, wasn't it already stupidly overfarmed and too rewarding? This way it will only hugely devalue the gifts we get everywhere else. Terribad change.
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Those that use gifts can get more.
Those that sell the gifts get less cash.
Since they are meant to be used, that enforces the original purpose.
Like the ToT farming, it's better to get them yourself!
I think I'll be getting my Party Animal title sooner that I expected!
Yay!
Valerius
woooooot awesome change, thanks ANet!! Happy Wintersday!
Yawgmoth
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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere
How come is bad?
Those that use gifts can get more. Those that sell the gifts get less cash. Since they are meant to be used, that enforces the original purpose. Like the ToT farming, it's better to get them yourself! I think I'll be getting my Party Animal title sooner that I expected! Yay! |
Rewards creep is not good for anything, it's just filling our inventories with tons and tons of near worthless crap.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
Rewards for other Wintersday stuff look completely terrible compared to this. Just look at Snowball fights still rewarding only 3 shards per win or look at how miserable are the rewards for the new battles of the 4 gods, what a joke Anet.
Rewards creep is not good for anything, it's just filling our inventories with tons and tons of near worthless crap. |
MithranArkanere
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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
Rewards for other Wintersday stuff look completely terrible compared to this. Just look at Snowball fights still rewarding only 3 shards per win or look at how miserable are the rewards for the new battles of the 4 gods, what a joke Anet.
Rewards creep is not good for anything, it's just filling our inventories with tons and tons of near worthless crap. |
I still wonder why keeping the old LA ones with the offhand items, when you could just have Candysmith Marley make one for you...
LifeInfusion
What's the big deal? 250 ToT bags from the main holiday quest chains set a precedent that they don't want this to be "farm Wars" where you bash the crap out of raptors or what have you instead of doing the event stuff.
And the Dwayna vs Grenth snowball fights are the only way to get Gamer points during the event anyway.
And the Dwayna vs Grenth snowball fights are the only way to get Gamer points during the event anyway.
yitjuan
but but ... this is awesome!
All those complainers are like those old fogies who reminiscent of a time when politicians were noble, things were cheaper and children respected their elders. Oh, and there weren't any computers and families watched TV together.
What's wrong with moving with the times?
All those complainers are like those old fogies who reminiscent of a time when politicians were noble, things were cheaper and children respected their elders. Oh, and there weren't any computers and families watched TV together.
What's wrong with moving with the times?
Lordshonsu
well it will definitely allow ppl to get their party/booze/sweet titles done but i think they need to introduce more holiday prizes that we can get from the wintersday gifts
HawkofStorms
/Eyes exploding out of head
Seriously A.net. I really love playing snowball arena though (and I'd like the next gamer rank). But when you just make this that profitable... how can I do anything else?
Seriously A.net. I really love playing snowball arena though (and I'd like the next gamer rank). But when you just make this that profitable... how can I do anything else?
FoxBat
No-one is even going to look at the new repeatable quest with this thing around. Which is a shame as it's much more involved. Giving 10 gifts away for this is just silly.
LifeInfusion
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Originally Posted by Arduin
Next step: please give us 10 wintersday gifts every three minutes while standing AFK in the guildhall, please
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BoondockSaint
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Originally Posted by Dzjudz
What?
12chars... |
FoxBat
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Originally Posted by BoondockSaint
Loose magic, which was not around this time last year allows you to spam tonics without have to change dis. locations, logout, ect. Thus making it an even better farming spot for your party title.
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NerfHerder
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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
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It may seem unfair to some that points are easy now and Wintersday Gift value will drop. But, I'm not hating because all I farm turns to profit. And I can sell them to people that need those titles for a good price. Win-Win scenerio.
Arduin
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Originally Posted by LifeInfusion
That's how it was for first wintersday, the presents were in inventory, not on the ground. Could just afk in town before.
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I guessed because farming that quest is that easy, and gives you 10 gifts in ~3 min, Anet could do away with the need to farm altogether and give us free gifts for just standing AFK somewhere for the entirety of the event for next year.
EPO Bot
Finally i can complete those two grind titles and be done with this game.
Dzjudz
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Originally Posted by BoondockSaint
Loose magic, which was not around this time last year allows you to spam tonics without have to change dis. locations, logout, ect. Thus making it an even better farming spot for your party title.
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makosi
I think the small secondary patch caused the mobs to spread out a lot immediately after they become hostile. I mgiht be wrong but I don't recall them doing that last night.
Yawgmoth
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Originally Posted by LifeInfusion
What's the big deal? 250 ToT bags from the main holiday quest chains set a precedent that they don't want this to be "farm Wars" where you bash the crap out of raptors or what have you instead of doing the event stuff.
And the Dwayna vs Grenth snowball fights are the only way to get Gamer points during the event anyway. |
Increasing some rewards which were poor is a good move but THIS was already the single most consistently profitable thing per hour to do during Wintersday 2009 and was extremelly overfarmed and DID NOT need any kind of buff.
At this rate the consumable titles (drunk/sweet/party) should have 3rd rank to max, at 100,000 points or at least 50,000, only then the insane rates at which stuff gets produced would be reasonable.
Another thing is proper BALANCING of rewards, if you want to give out thousands of presents at least spread them properely through the content and make the most challenging bits the most rewarding.
aspi
Agreed, this just doesn't make any sense to have such awards for such a simple task. Fastest snowball farm with 2 people is what, 1 minute?
RedDog91
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Originally Posted by makosi
I think the small secondary patch caused the mobs to spread out a lot immediately after they become hostile. I mgiht be wrong but I don't recall them doing that last night.
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You or your team mate has to run up and aggro them and then run back. Been that way for as long as it's been available
Skyy High
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Originally Posted by Yawgmoth
Farm Wars. This is exactly it. A great event turning into degenerate overfarm of just one simple quest.
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Oh wait...
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