New Event: Dragon Festival!

Fox Reeveheart

Fox Reeveheart

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Michigan

none q.q

D/

Look at this and tell me this don't look 1337!



This is just PURE pimp and I will DEFINITELY be working to get one of these... perhaps I shall just farm gold so I can just buy jade essence =)

WTB Jade essence O_o 1k each!

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

I Love Dragons!

Superior Rune of WOOTness!

Zephro

Zephro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Another mask to add

.neuronster.

.neuronster.

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

My house.

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

E/Mo

This is going to be amazing! The only thing is, I am leaving for a week starting July 1st. I am hoping I can get a mask by then.

Mustache Mayhem

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

BEN

R/N

they need to have a matching jockstrap and new emote for these things

SirShadowrunner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

at the beach

Gamerzunlimited (GU)

R/

Storage, Hey Anet,

See alot ppl still do not like the amount of storage you get, that is a small
problem, but my biggest problem with storage is, it needs to be the same
size as your toonz, with belt pouch and expanded bags.

Right now if you have a toon fully loaded and want to use him and need to
completely unload, you have to put some in inventory logout, log back in
on other toon empty inventory and then do it again, at the very least the
inventory should match the player inventory or it makes for alot of
logging in and out and with nine toons on 2 accounts it gets to be a
PITA.......

get a clue.....
Sirshadowrunner.....

ps : but if this is for the safety and security of my precious decayed
masses then so be it.....which I am saving for a bar-b-que during the
festival........

mega_jamie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

UK

Warlords of Ruin

A/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zurin Arctus
It says in the article that the event will take place in and around the monastery, so that means only Canthan made characters will be able to participate. Those who are Tyrian and go over to Cantha will not.
Id love to see the logic steps behind this one.

The pre-release happened in and around the monestary, and my warrior got himself a pretty helmet. And hes from Tyria

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

i'll be there to collect all those masks for my 6 characters. Can't wait!

redant751

redant751

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

NYC,NY

Gods Special Forces (GSF)

R/E

Could this have any thing to do with the sale of over 2 million copies of faction?
I cant wait to get that mask....

lobal

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

the sprited warriors

Rt/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legeon
Remember guys, the most important reason it's Canthan only is because people who only have prophecies will want to participate in the event, hence, buys a copy of factions.

It's all marketing in the business world - and Anet is a business . And even if they get a small number of people to do it, money is money.

First let me say that i'm a noob to GW, i bought factions a month ago, in that time i have learned alot. last week i went out and picked up prophecies cuz i wanted to play more of it.If Anet wants more money from us they could be like every other MMO and charge us $15-$30 a month just to play. And they don't have to do these events (which they work their butt off to do) for everyone to play the game.

Add this up 2,000,000 x 15 x 12 = 360 million a year.


Anyway this is my first event and i'm looking forward to it.Hopefully i'll get a mask. they look nice in red

Mournblade

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

Judging from past events, if you have three solid hours to spend online, and don't just sit on your butt the whole time, you'll get at least one mask.

Alias_X

Alias_X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

It was just before the 12 o clock time when the emperor came to town for the Tengu masks, and I couldn't farm them so I spent 20k on my mask for my assasin... later I deleted my assasin and the damn mask. Think about the wintersday hats, anyone still wear them? If they gave them armor it might be better.

Mournblade

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

Personally I'd like to see holiday minipets. How much would YOU pay for a mini-Gretch or an abominable mini-snowman? =)

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

I hope you can actually get 60 AL, +1 to <attribute> this time, as I'd love a mask for my Monk but I doubt I'm going to use it if it's just as useless as the previous masks... I still like it though

I also hope you'll get another variant of a Spiked Eggnog this time, then I'm definitly getting myself a couple of thousand.

SilentAssassin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

imo those event items shouldn't have armour, they are ment as collector items not more not less

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

I'm getting more and more interested about this "big surprise finale" ...hmm. Hope it's not just like a firework show.

Edit: Agreed. They shouldn't have armor stats. While Dragon Masks wouldn't be as bad, I don't want people always wearing their Yule Hats or Pumpkin Heads in the middle of summer. That'd just get on my nerves. Though I wouldn't mind Event armor that is more specific armor just different looking.

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

natu I think I have it pretty much cornered on the big finale, especially based on last events finale didn't some dragon come in and whole-heartedly own everyone?

sumasage

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

wow i am looking foward to this event....i want the mask but some how i think it look a bit awkward on the characters. I think this is a gift to the gw fans and also a marketing ploy. It doesnt matter if it's a marketing ploy to me because the game rocks and well worth $50 (you cant beat playing with millions of players with no monthly fee). I think it going to be a few weeks until we get inventory space increase because they probably still tweakings the new servers. More inventory space mean more loading time (bandwidth usage), while it doesnt bother high speed users, 56k'er gonna feel it. Personally i'm fed up with inventory space too. So many good items so little space. I have a feeling that the character slot purchase gonna come before the inventory space increase.

Now where can i farm for those jade essence?

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

likely afflicted, or anything else that was affected by the jade wind, jade torn kirin anyone?

Soccer55

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Otto's Army [OA]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kijik Oni Hanryuu
likely afflicted, or anything else that was affected by the jade wind, jade torn kirin anyone?
Since the event takes place in and around Shing Jea Monestary, I would be willing to bet that some or all of the enemies on Shing Jea Island will drop it as well. That way, any Canthan characters that have yet to make it off the island can participate in the event.

-Tom

Alias_X

Alias_X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentAssassin
imo those event items shouldn't have armour, they are ment as collector items not more not less
I agree with that, but with the amount of space with inventory and storage combined, even the collectors don't have room for much of a collection. If you have all the Halloween items, all the Wintersday items, the tengu mask, and this, that is a lot. All of the candy cane bows, ghost-in-a-box, etc take up way to much space to be "fun" items.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kijik Oni Hanryuu
natu I think I have it pretty much cornered on the big finale, especially based on last events finale didn't some dragon come in and whole-heartedly own everyone?
I think you're thinking of the ending to the Factions Preview Event, which isn't quite the same thing...

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

Either way they need to have an amazing finale. I think they learned from the whole Halloween event. Sit their for 3 hours do nothign, die a couple times, get a pumpkin hat. Hopefully this even will be awesome as it has the potential to be one of the greatest events yet. The mask look sweet. Cant wait to get one.

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

maybe veryone wearing a mask at the end of the event will get posessed by it dun dun dun

Ineffiable

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

They better have Blue maskes with white horns for monks.

I would die happy for that.

But it looks like you dye the face, and all the little spikey parts will be gold.

Lets Get to Healing

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

You want see?

True Gods of War [True]

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by natuxatu
I would be shocked if there was any sort of update other than the festival.. that's enough in my opinion. They'd have to change a lot with the addition of a new area... explorer title creating a gate just too much to add in one update on top of the event.. I'd say.

HOWEVER I hope when they do they add a new area on the island that has a little bit of everything land/forest/city all compacted together.. that would be fun.
This would be utterly ridiculous if everyone showed in in Shing and said WHERES MY HAT?!?!?! Suprise update! No event!

TadaceAce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hidden in the Mist
Damnit! I'm going to be at the Anime Expo!
I'm gonna be in Albuqerque for the connie mack world series ><

Tough choice which one I'd rather be at..

The new hats should be class specific armor, then +1 to your highest attribute. Easily programmable when you get it. Or just identical to the hat you have on.

ll fear ll

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

holland

dutch owners only

W/Mo

u can buy mine if i get 1 (100K 1003 ecto's) :P

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

wow 1,003 ecto's that's over 7-8,000K if someone had that many ectos to sell, wow ZOMG LOTZA MONEY

Bale_Shadowscar

Bale_Shadowscar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

New Dragons [NDR]

My guess is that they'll be customized for you, like the other hats.

I wonder if we'll have weapons such as the candy cane ones, or gingerbread shields? (but more dragon based, of course)

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

This is going to be fun, running around with a dragon mask and a fiery dragon sword :P

On a side note, What about that "whack a worm" thing?

Brutaniu Mason

Brutaniu Mason

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by .neuronster.
Tyria got a bundle new greens and what did Cantha get then?

Stop griping
Uhh..every boss in Cantha drops a green. So those "new extras" added into Tyria are kinda irrelevent.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

......You get that gigantic added content called "Sorrow's Furnace" for Prophecies.

I highly doubt that you'll get anything close to that in Factions, really. So these small additions are good enough for me.

So please, stop griping.

Brutaniu Mason

Brutaniu Mason

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cacheelma
......You get that gigantic added content called "Sorrow's Furnace" for Prophecies.

I highly doubt that you'll get anything close to that in Factions, really. So these small additions are good enough for me.

So please, stop griping.
That was after months and months. The question at hand: is A.net going to be updating Tyria at all in the future. It is advertised as a stand alone game, just as Factions was. This is the first event in Factions. It hasn't been out very long, and who's to say they will not add a "Sorrow's Furnace equivalent" to the Ch.2 Campaign in time, more events, etc, and ignore the Ch.1 event (on a large scale for updates) for the remainder of its existance.

Also, if this pattern continues, will we be seeing the end of large additions/events to Ch.2 once Ch.3 comes along in a few months?

SilentAssassin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alias_X
I agree with that, but with the amount of space with inventory and storage combined, even the collectors don't have room for much of a collection. If you have all the Halloween items, all the Wintersday items, the tengu mask, and this, that is a lot. All of the candy cane bows, ghost-in-a-box, etc take up way to much space to be "fun" items.
true, I am a collector and 2 of my characters are full with items like these... They really need to do something about this, imo just making more storage space isn't something that will solve the problem, because I will have the same problem in 2 chapters or something, they need to think of a way how to make these collector items/armours not just a slot in your inventory.

maybe a button in your inventory where all your armour is automatically is stored in, wich can expand whenever you buy a new armour. Also a button with same but then for collectors items.

SilentAssassin

SilentAssassin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

Remnants of Ascalon, KT alliance

R/N

sry for double post:

The ppl who are complaining about this event not beeing in Tyria

1) Cantha can have a special event to can't it? Maybe wintersday/halloween is only in Tyria, dunno thats something we will have to see.

2) If I was a company I would give some events only for tyria and only for cantha, what they want is that more ppl buy their game.

If they do it like number 2, then there will be MANY events in 2 years with all those new chapters

anyway, I love this Dragon festival and will farm like hell just to get all collectors stuff.

Kabale

Kabale

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

UK

Portrayors of Valour [pV]

Quote:
if this was a marketing ploy they would umm MARKET IT.
To anyone saying this is not marketing, get real. It's right on the spotlight on their front page (www.guildwars.com), and is clearly going to be something that non-GW account holders will be checking out, I know I would, just to see what extras they can offer me.

On Topic: I'm interested in the "special PvP gameplay" they're offering, sounds like fun And the masks look hot. I've always been a fan of Mario games, and Bowser kicks some serious butt.

Doomlord_Slayermann

Doomlord_Slayermann

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Chicago IL

Dark Phoenix Risin [DPR]

W/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kabale
To anyone saying this is not marketing, get real. It's right on the spotlight on their front page (www.guildwars.com), and is clearly going to be something that non-GW account holders will be checking out, I know I would, just to see what extras they can offer me.
Of course, to some extent, every event is going to boost the sales of Guild Wars by a bit, but what I disagree with is the flaming of ArenaNet for doing this ONLY AS a marketing ploy. They do something nice for the players (which also should attract some new ones) and you berate them for it? Pathetic. If you have to see everything as just another marketing ploy, check out communist China. They think like you do.

samifly

samifly

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Girl Power [GP]

Mo/Me

Items that are customized should not take a slot. Period.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

......Could all of you, who are asking for more content in Prophecies, name me new contents (if any) in the following game that you can get for free after released:

- Half-Life 2
- Black and White
- Age of Empires III (other than some new maps, which you can even make one yourself)
- GTA San Andreas

....some of those don't even have online-mode.

With that said, do you think Anet is at fault if they decide not to add any more content to Prophecies after more than 1 full year of great support? Could you consider Anet a "BAD" or "Money-hungry" company for adding more content to their new game? Come ON! It's not like you've paid more for GW than any of the games listed above.

To Anet: More content for Factions please. You can add more to Tyria if you want, but I'll consider them as gifts, not something you have to do. After all, you owe us nothing.