Wintersday (31st December) - Thoughts/predictions/hopes!
Symeon
So say the Wintersday Criers...
Firstly, we must choose, Grenth or Dwayna. How will this work? A vote? We stand on different sides of a line? We simply talk to the God of our choice? Would we get anything for what we choose?
Then, it says there is an 'annual contest' in Lion's Arch....a fight? A game? ...?
Are the rumors that the Candy Cane weapons and the shields/focii may have something to do with this event?
And, most importantly of all...the result...if Grenth wins, will we really have snow in the cities forever? (or until next Christmas)??? Will there be anything special if Dwayna wins? Choose wisely...
Basically, what will happen and if their is this choice, what will the consequences be?
Predict, discuss, hope!
Cygnus_Zero
Well I originally thought something was going to happen on Christmas Day with hats or something, but thats apparently not happening. And I believe Wintersday is next Saturday, which I will be partying and trying to stay very far away from the computer. So whatever happens I will miss, but I expect some kind of battle. No clue how this would work though if it is actually something you watch which I would not put my money on.
96TSi
well they already have the snowball fight arena. that is already dwayna vs grentch
and its a game, try not to put too much thought into it
and its a game, try not to put too much thought into it
Xenrath
I can predict one thing which will 100% come to pass: people will be trying to sell holiday items/components for absurd amounts.
Also, if you run outside of (example, Lion's Arch) and look back in through the gateway... no snow! So I don't think the snowscape will stay, unless they change all that side of things too.
Also, if you run outside of (example, Lion's Arch) and look back in through the gateway... no snow! So I don't think the snowscape will stay, unless they change all that side of things too.
Symeon
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and its a game, try not to put too much thought into it
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generik
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and its a game, try not to put too much thought into it
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So you think your parties and girls are all that real eh? Try again in 100 years when they are all nothing but dust
Do whatever you enjoy, and don't try to impose your idea of a "life" onto others.
fallot
Grenth will destroy Dwayna; for 2 weeks, no skill based on healing prayers will work and all skills based on Death Magic will be 6x as effective. This will only apply to PvP of course.
Rayea
more likely, if dwayna wins, normal all over, if grenth wins, snow and cold for a month or 2 more
(or, at least, in game npc minds anyway lol)
depends upon how many Dev observers were at the later of the mad kings visits.
if they mostly looked in about 12 noon to 6pm that day, they might give us something nice like wintersday hats
(gods, i WANT the outfit that the girl in grenth vrs dwayna wears, i dont care if i have to strip down to candycane undies and dance the HoHoHo dance, i Want that dress in GW lol)
on the other hand.....if they were watching folks around 8pm to midnight, i guess our luck just ran out...
people were rude, crude and selfish. and that was just the mentionable ones
so i hope for all our sakes that the devs took an early look at their halloween handywork...
cause if they saw how people were behaving around the 7pm to midnight, they would just say, stuff THAT in your turkey and eat it, and not bother with another end of festival event
(or, at least, in game npc minds anyway lol)
depends upon how many Dev observers were at the later of the mad kings visits.
if they mostly looked in about 12 noon to 6pm that day, they might give us something nice like wintersday hats
(gods, i WANT the outfit that the girl in grenth vrs dwayna wears, i dont care if i have to strip down to candycane undies and dance the HoHoHo dance, i Want that dress in GW lol)
on the other hand.....if they were watching folks around 8pm to midnight, i guess our luck just ran out...
people were rude, crude and selfish. and that was just the mentionable ones
so i hope for all our sakes that the devs took an early look at their halloween handywork...
cause if they saw how people were behaving around the 7pm to midnight, they would just say, stuff THAT in your turkey and eat it, and not bother with another end of festival event
96TSi
i was just trying to say have fun playing the game and try not to worry so much about what could happen
Rayea
meh, some folks worry about ANYTHING lol....
like, oooh, am i wearing a matched pair of socks today? no?
THE HORROR!!!
twould be a shame, though, if they got everyone all wound up with this countdown and then.....didnt do anything.....
ooh, maybe festive fireworks?!
yeah, grab some of the stuff like from LotR and have grenth and dwayna batteling it out as firework deites in the sky.....
bugger it though, some PCs crash with that type of stuff....
( concerned thoughts of a PC fixer lol...)
like, oooh, am i wearing a matched pair of socks today? no?
THE HORROR!!!
twould be a shame, though, if they got everyone all wound up with this countdown and then.....didnt do anything.....
ooh, maybe festive fireworks?!
yeah, grab some of the stuff like from LotR and have grenth and dwayna batteling it out as firework deites in the sky.....
bugger it though, some PCs crash with that type of stuff....
( concerned thoughts of a PC fixer lol...)
Lord Scoopula
A huge New Year's celebration, like the end of the World Preview when the huge worms came out of the ground and massacred everyone in LA.
Yellow_lid
What about santa??? when does he show up? s it like the mad king??? Talk to me!!!!
led-zep
i hope its not late new years eve, those of us with real lives will be out partying
Lord Scoopula
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i hope its not late new years eve, those of us with real lives will be out partying
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Rayea
more likely a 24 hour thing....like with the mad king.....he was on a 4 hour cycle, so everyone could go ^^
i went twice, just cause i loved the Mad King Says
and it will probably no be Santa....like peeps say, this is Tyria, not earth.
might be more likely.......Father Frost
old man wintersday....
the SnowFather...
think Yule.....the last day of safe travel befor winters snow sets in to hold you to your homes....
or winter solstice....the middle of the winter calender, so its all downhill towards spring from that night on
and moste likely....will go on all new years eve and new years day....just to be safe hehe.
massacre? noooo, only if grenth won with a landslide (no pun intended hehe)
well, maybe a little one....say, droknars forge *evil grin*
so anyone that wanted to die horribly, many times over, all to the glory of grenth.....they can have a fun time too.
i went twice, just cause i loved the Mad King Says
and it will probably no be Santa....like peeps say, this is Tyria, not earth.
might be more likely.......Father Frost
old man wintersday....
the SnowFather...
think Yule.....the last day of safe travel befor winters snow sets in to hold you to your homes....
or winter solstice....the middle of the winter calender, so its all downhill towards spring from that night on
and moste likely....will go on all new years eve and new years day....just to be safe hehe.
massacre? noooo, only if grenth won with a landslide (no pun intended hehe)
well, maybe a little one....say, droknars forge *evil grin*
so anyone that wanted to die horribly, many times over, all to the glory of grenth.....they can have a fun time too.
heavy metal rules
Here is my take for what it's worth,
maybe it be compiled on who's done more of either dwayna quest or grenth's.
Secondly, now this is purely hypthetical. But it will be on the eve of the new comming year, and the new expansion will be out hopefully within 1-2 months
so what if we were to get just an incredible update of some of the things we've asked for
I mean no one really knows for sure what to expect..so why couldnt that come to pass.
just my thought for what its worth
I'm ready to be flammed...
great posts i've read from alot of you guys and your ideas..glad to be a member here..
maybe it be compiled on who's done more of either dwayna quest or grenth's.
Secondly, now this is purely hypthetical. But it will be on the eve of the new comming year, and the new expansion will be out hopefully within 1-2 months
so what if we were to get just an incredible update of some of the things we've asked for I mean no one really knows for sure what to expect..so why couldnt that come to pass.
just my thought for what its worth
I'm ready to be flammed...
great posts i've read from alot of you guys and your ideas..glad to be a member here..
Andy_M
Lets face it, IMO Ascalon city looks way better with snow than it did before.
Two April Mornings
i hope grenth wins and keeps the place gloomy...even though dwanya kicks butt in snowball arenas
Vilaptca
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Lets face it, IMO Ascalon city looks way better with snow than it did before.
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ExplosiveBadger
Nooo I want to see some grass and stuff in Ascalon City. Just some growing flowers and stuff. I hate snow! I live in Minnesota and i'm sick of it!
Symeon
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i was just trying to say have fun playing the game and try not to worry so much about what could happen
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thats the worst **cking idea ive ever heard.
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The question of Ascalon City has just been brought up. It looks terribly ugly normally. However, snowy Ascalon City isn't necessarily nice either. Besides, if you talk to some of the current NPCs there, they say things about the snow holding up the Charr and giving a chance to celebrate. Well, while the snow holds up the Charr, they should be rebuilding the city while they can, restoring buildings, roads, planting grass and generally making the city nice again. This would be a nice part of an update.
If Grenth wins, surely all the nice decorations in the cities would have to go, and it would be just be snow and gloom. The normal city of Lion's Arch, with its fountain, statue, and great walls looks quite nice.
FeuerFrei
i would be happy if some fat guy comes to tyria and gives out santa hats
-Loki-
Make way for spring - the snow melts, grass shoots, and pre searing ascalon returns...
wolver1ne
I hope the new years event will be prolonged a few days as I'm working on the night of 31. >_<
BrandonIT
I hope that we will get a few more days, because I'm still going to be partying back home through the 31st. Man, I picked the wrong time to take a vacation. Not only that, but I NEED one of those Candy Cane items!
SisterMercy
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i would be happy if some fat guy comes to tyria and gives out santa hats
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And no, we won't see any areas remain Xmassy: it's a holiday event, after all.
Event predictions:
- Fireworks. Other than that, I just want to be pleasantly surprised. The snowball arena, observer mode and present hunt already surpassed my expectations.
After-event predictions:
- With the candy canes that eliminate DP, we'll see a resurgence of soloing tanking Ubermonks, now not so afraid of DP that would make them unrezzable.
- People will still try to sell candy cane shards, but the price will drop to 200g, since there will be abolsutely nothing that can be done with them (you can't even sell them to the merchant). It takes people awhile to catch on.
- Icy Dragon Swords will stop dropping, making them an extremely rare game item and give them ridiculous value, even though cold damage isn't very useful outside of the Ring of Fire missions.
- Even though Santa hats will be customized, we'll still be treated to 24 hours of people trying to sell theirs.
SisterMercy
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I hope that we will get a few more days, because I'm still going to be partying back home through the 31st. Man, I picked the wrong time to take a vacation. Not only that, but I NEED one of those Candy Cane items!
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ecirbaf
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And, most importantly of all...the result...if Grenth wins, will we really have snow in the cities forever? (or until next Christmas)??? Will there be anything special if Dwayna wins? Choose wisely...
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Woutsie
I think we all will be able to see a battle between Grenth vs Dwayna.
Diablo???
If grenth wins, we should have another month of wintersday, if dwayna wins, ascalon should be transformed to it's pre-seered version for a month... maybe?
Rinoa Heartily
I dunno about being Transformed back to Pre-Sear but maybe some nice grass, Flower's,Bunnys, and Clean water would work. With some nice Vines hanging from the Tipped over building's
Malchior Devenholm
hahaha, sounds good Rinoa...
From what i can say old jolly wont be showing on Wintersday, cuz not everyone either supports/believes in him
We'll probably be seeing the Spirit of Wintersday NPC announcing its time for the Glorious fight of Dwayna vs. Grenth and we'll have to do a number of crazy emotes to support the god of our choice *if u haven't noticed the candy cane circle in LA to represent the area of the event as the mushrooms during halloween time-noone died outside of Thorns circle so noone will b able to support Dwayna or Grenth outside of the circle*
From what i can say old jolly wont be showing on Wintersday, cuz not everyone either supports/believes in him
We'll probably be seeing the Spirit of Wintersday NPC announcing its time for the Glorious fight of Dwayna vs. Grenth and we'll have to do a number of crazy emotes to support the god of our choice *if u haven't noticed the candy cane circle in LA to represent the area of the event as the mushrooms during halloween time-noone died outside of Thorns circle so noone will b able to support Dwayna or Grenth outside of the circle*
Farin
Maybe it'll depend on which team won most matches in the Snowball arena. Dwayna has a good advantag, perhaps it was on purpose so she won and we get the terrible ascalon back. Oh noes!
Sai of Winter
I hope they keep Ascalon City snowy! Looks better that way than the doom and gloom one :| Plus, the area where Simon the Scribe is located looks like a small outpost and I love just sitting there near the fire.
Eldin
The mind wobbles. Ranger or not, Grenth would keep the snow...and I bet many people agree that snowy Ascalon looks much better than normal barren Ascalon. Plus, the holiday music is pretty good, seeing how we've been sitting there, listening to the sad violin themes for ages.
MoeSyzslak
I hope it's Grenth v. Dwayna with some minions for each side (perhaps the collectors/supporters we've seen in the towns?) and we watch in Observer mode.
Gotta say, Groundhog Day would be more exciting if fights between deities decided the fate of the seasons (rather than wether or not some rodent leaves a hole in the ground.)
Gotta say, Groundhog Day would be more exciting if fights between deities decided the fate of the seasons (rather than wether or not some rodent leaves a hole in the ground.)
megalomaniac_mutant
just hope it doesnt stay snowy. that sucks. WE WANT FLOWERS!!!!!!!!
maybe there will be a battle between the armies of Grenth and Dwayna and the players can support whoever the want to win.
sheesh, that would be quite a battle
maybe there will be a battle between the armies of Grenth and Dwayna and the players can support whoever the want to win.
sheesh, that would be quite a battle
megalomaniac_mutant
just made a lil poem hope u lik it
let the snow go away
4 flowers let us pray
we want it to be warm
we dont want no freezing storm
so brothers lets fight
coz we dont want it to be white
let the snow go away
4 flowers let us pray
we want it to be warm
we dont want no freezing storm
so brothers lets fight
coz we dont want it to be white
Sereng Amaranth
any thoughts to tonight's events?