Shady's Great HOM Giveaway! Event

Alright guys it's over! Thank you so much for coming! We filled up 5 districts of EOTN and then some. In total we gave away:
25 tormented weapons
25 oppressors weapons
25 destroyer weapons
10 green minis
20 gold minis
60 white minis
180 cloths of the brotherhood
200 zkeys
180 ecto
and some other misc. Things! It was a lot of work, and I'm sorry if you didn't get anything. See you all in Guild Wars 2!


::: OLDER POST INFO :::

UPDATE: 5/2 We've got a brand new update! over on youtube for you guys to check out!

MOST RECENT UPDATE: 5/2

Click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA526KteXeo For the most recent update about the giveaway. It is being held on MAY 12th! The radio station is out and I just want to get this over with. Sorry about the long delay in information! Hope you can all make it.


::ORIGINAL POST::

Hey everyone! I'm Shady Tradesman, and I have too much money in Guild Wars. First world problem, I know. In order to solve this problem, I'm giving ALL of it away. This is a pre-thread for a giveaway event that's taking place mid-April. We'll have an exact date (as well as some more very exciting news) in the near future!

This is a giveaway event in the making! Please don't worry about posting your In-game-names. Simply show up at the event when I announce a date.

The main idea behind this is that I'll be trying to give away as many HOM points as possible by only giving away items that are HOM-ready. That means destroyer weapons, oppressors weapons, tormented weapons, hero armors, minis, and similar items.

What a little bit more info? You can watch Quality Discourse Presents: Unpopular Show ep. 1!. This video has a good outline about the event. Also, we're looking for feedback, so please watch it and comment! If you'd rather not listen to our antics, click here to skip to just the part about the giveaway. We've also got a brand new update over on youtube for you guys to check out.


As of right now the date is unannounced. I'm still working out the details with a certain radio station. We should have the update for you guys ready by NEXT WEEK. Chances are it will take place in mid April.

It will be located in Eye of The North outpost AE 1. The only people who are qualified to receive items are those whose HOM is at less than 30/50. Please spread the word! Having more people at the event won't get you any less money, so don't be greedy .

So far the contributors are:
Myself with 1750 ecto worth of destroyer/tormented/oppressor weapons, unded minis, hero armors, and more.

takeshi creed:
32 zkeys
oppressors curses focus
oppressors curses staff

Almas Darksoul:
unded mini cobalt scarra x2
unded mini hydra
unded mini jungle troll
unded mini fire imp



FAQ:
But why, Shady? Why?
Because I got 45/50 in my HOM and I don't really like grinding, so I'm not going to play any more Guild Wars

How did you get all that money?
I was the grand prize winner in the 2010 Guild Wars Halloween art contest. I sold my Mad King's Guard mini (His name was Honur. Nevar forget. ;_; ) for tons of money.

What is Quality Discourse and who is Hawful?
Quality discourse is our start-up youtube channel, and Hawful is just some guy who, so far, has done 90% of the work in putting a video on youtube. We'll be covering more news about the event on that channel as it comes up. Keep tuned!

"Quality Discourse Presents: Unpopular Show" sucks.
Glad to hear you have a strong opinion. Please post comments with constructive crit on the Youtube video page or message me here. We need to hear feedback.

Have you ever actually been asked these questions?
No. It's just an easy way to cover tangental and optional information.

What's the grand prize?!
I can't tell you guys yet. But stay tuned, I'll be announcing it soon. I will say it's worth somewhere between 100 and 200 ecto, though. Nothing CRAZY, but certainly something!

I want to contribute!
Shh! I'm not allowed to ask for any money in this forum. PM me and we can work out the deets. I'll append you into the list of donators. The more items I get, the bigger I can make this event.

Please post here if you have any questions, comments, or anything to say about the event!!

Mod edit: Please do not post your IGN. This is a giveaway EVENT, not your standard giveaway. Please read the OP before posting!

This is an absolutely amazing idea. Thank you so much really. I plan to see you there. Great idea!

I am not from Blade Radio, but I am from Hardcore Gamers Radio, and if Blade won't get something set up for you I will. You can check out our site at www.hardcoregamersradio.com. My name is Dj Toki and I host with Dj Llendar. The best way to contact me is on Guildwars: IGN: Toki Kisaragi, or by email which is: [email protected]. Thanks and have a nice day.

Finally a way to get from 28 to 30?! Sounds like an awesome event! Can't wait!

I subscribed, waiting patiently. I hope Blade Radio goes for it.
I'm currently at 22/30.

This is a very cool and generous thing to do, Will defiantly be there as my poor and noobly self could use any smidgen of help out there!

I subscribed to your vid, it's likable enough to watch once in a while. You have the 3 important things for a video
1. good voice
2. don't say ummm all the time
3. have something interesting to say.

I hope I don't miss this, I'm at 7/30 and would love to get a free boost.

I would love any help I could get.I m playing guild wars solo,working on some of the easier things like hero armor and mini-pets but I'm afraid armors and weapons will be forever out of my reach.

I am shooting for 15/30 because of this and any help to reach a little higher will be much appreciated.

HoM: 25/50 ... like alot of the others im sure, I just wunna get to 30

Such a great (and honestly generous) idea. I myself bought EotN like 2 weeks ago and I'm trying really hard to get rewards for GW2. Unfortunatelly all of the ones i want (my main will be Ranger) are far in the track (22 for Longbow, 25 and 30 for the cool pets). I'm currently 10/30 and slowly possibilities for extra points are dissapearing (I play solo). So surely I would appreciate any help with the track. Since there will be more players like me at this event, I'll for sure give away some of my stuff that i have and don't need (probably hero armors, some crafting mats, miniatures i don't need, also items for Drunked track and Lockpicks). So looking forward for this, cheers .

Man, you are a lifesaver.

I came here today just by accident, searching for more tips on getting HoM points (10/50) and earning money (I cry every time I check the armor prices), and I stumbled on this.

Best news of the day.

With all the prices I nearly lost my hope.

If I can make it to 30, I'm even willing to donate everything I'm left with after (and everything I can gather by playing until GW2 release) to other players in need of HoM boost, as I will not need anything more

Thank you!

This sounds great, Maybe I can finally get my 30/50?

Just hit 30 sadly and have a long road to be favorite title at 45. I will still be there to hang out even though I can't win anything.

hi,
you are very generous, it's nice to know that there are people like that in Guild Wars .... thank you to you! i've 14/50 =)

EDIT:i'm suscribe ^^

Nice one! Like everyone already said, it's nice to see people like you in GW, these days I've seen people with GWAMM who just keep grinding for more money, even when they don't have a worthwhile way to spend it anymore.

This is very much appreciated. I subscribed.

Updated for my currrent HoM total.
HoM: 22/30

cool man! pretty sure im like 0 points in HoM orsth.
ill be waiting

Hey man that is great! I recently restarted GW after like a 3 years break. Found out that I have like 2 point barely in HoM, so I was getting discouraged. Hope you can help me a little. Subscribed, waiting for more! thanks!

You are the Bill Gates of Guild Wars..

won't miss it, sounds like it'll be fun.

i am at 22/30, working in titles but i would like some help whit the weapons
thank you for this event

This is very nice of you, i'd like to participate if possible - Subscribed.

HoM: 28/30

You Sir are awesome

I havn't got much time lately to work my hom from 24-30 because of upcoming exams and a lot of school work

I'd love to participate.

You should get a part in this movie :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo0Cazxj_yc



HoM 24/30

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've been getting points by myself starting from 5.. Bit rough now doubt I'd get 30.

HoM:21

I will throw my body at you to be used in any way seen fit. I have a love hate relationship with GW, and it is mostly hate. Any help to stop the grind earlier would be excellent.

As far as the video, you're just as pleasant to listen to as the Yogscast peeps. If you're going for starting a gaming channel, I'm all for it. Feel that? It's waves of encouragement.

This would be quite lovely

It's an really really sympathic idea u got here...
13/50

Edit: I'm trieing to make some titles but i can't coz my brother just deleted my characters ...
any help from u would be an honor and pleasure.

Thank you so much for doing this, I haven't seen this kind of generosity in Guild Wars before !

Points in Hom are a huge help for anyone !
I'm only 14/50,

awesome idea! i'm always playing solo, so it's hard for me to increase my hom points.. i'm just 21/50! thank you!

HoM: 28/50

To be honest, I will be 30+ by the time you start the giveaway, but nonetheless I'm here.
You are probably one of the few that doesn't hoard items for themselves.

Hey, just started working on my HoM, and this would be SO helpful!
HoM: currently 0/50 since just started

Thanks!

I'm just about to start my long journey to a complete HoM... Currently 3/30 thanks to linked account. Anything you can offer, including words of wisdom is greatly appreciated.

Great idea. I have a full hom but helping a friend off mine who started playing gw about 4 weeks ago. So I'm spending my money on her char. I'll let her know about the give away. But I'm not telling her that I posted here

This is a giveaway event, not your standard giveaway thread. I've moved it to Comm. News & Events because of that. Please refrain from posting your IGN as the event creator will not be contacting you to give stuff away. You may also want to reread the OP for more info about the event.

Actually Kvinna, you might want to move the thread back, since he did say he will look up our names and interview us based on need. Those looking for help with the HoM only look in the Give Away section.

Where did it say this?

This is a great event you have going here! Hope to be there.

HoM: 18/50

Hey guys, I've been in contact with the mods and requested this move. This way I can post responses to you guys in the thread and we can discuss it under fewer guidelines. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear in the video about my intentions to do this as a giveaway event rather than as a one at a time thing. I'm not a very frequent Guru user.

A new video is incoming where we'll be dropping a bit more information about the giveaway. I'll be sure to post it here and edit the first post as well. Thanks for your patience everyone.

We feel the encouragement!

This whole thing may take a bit of time to get off the ground (it may still be a month away or so), but please don't lose faith in us! We're going to have weekly updates on the youtube channel.

Thanks for doing this!

HoM: 14/30

The video link that explains the details. Says he'll be checking us out in the HoM and such. Gotta stop liars somehow.

This thread is best here for being able to reply to each other.... but imo, the way it is going down is just like those other free give-away events (like the riddles and such).