Curse

Croco Clouds · Jan 03, 2008, 03:16 PM // 15:16

/signed for present farming
/not signed for polar bear grind (we have to stop the chaos)

Therefore: Neutral

didis · Jan 03, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Collecting minipets should not be linked to rarity....it's a game of collecting and earning. The hall gives the opportunity to get a head start in guild wars 2. There is no need to influence the market. 1000+ ecto's for items, minipets is no need at all.

Vizu's, panda's, polar bears should be part of chest drops or even third year anniversary presents.

As stated on the guild wars website last year due to the defeat of dwayna wintersday was extended. So who won this year?

If grenth then accordingly to the past wintersday should be extended as a reward to all of us. Keep to the plot arenanet.

signed

Kook~NBK~ · Jan 03, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by didis

As stated on the guild wars website last year due to the defeat of dwayna wintersday was extended. So who won this year?

Once again - Wintersday was extended because of the Real World earthquake in Taiwan. The "grenth won" thing was a way to incorporate the decision into the game lore.

Personette · Jan 03, 2008, 04:11 PM // 16:11

Well, I went on a 3-week-long vacation that started before the wintersday festivities and I just got back yesterday...I expected the event to be over but yesterday I got to see the towns decorated, play a couple of snowball fights, and do a few quests.

So I'd be really happy if I have a few more days to enjoy, yes, though I know it will end when it ends and hey, I had a great vacation so I'm not going to complain.

Aerian_Skybane · Jan 03, 2008, 04:50 PM // 16:50

Wintersday is like having the family over for dinner. Beforehand, you remember the good times, the tradition, and its all cheery. Then they come over for the week and everyone has a good time leading up to it, but it starts wearing you out, every tradition is forced, alchohol gets copiously consumed, some arguments happen, your house gets cramped, then everyone gets presents, a great meal, maybe some minor confusion and a revelation, then everyone heads home, takes a deep breath, relieved that your house is yours again, and then miss it all over again for another year.

IlikeGW · Jan 03, 2008, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Um, I thought it ended last night?

It's still here... /shrugs and go farms that asshole bear

quickmonty · Jan 03, 2008, 05:44 PM // 17:44

I missed most of it because I was enjoying the holidays (Christmas and New Year) with family and friends. It's over when it's over.

/not signed

pygar · Jan 03, 2008, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Indifferent.

Would like more shots at the bear, but am tired of the snow...and also did that mish enough times last nite to call it good. (tons of treasure, i ended last nite by opening like 92 wintersday gifts, I think I got like 4 during the whole rest of the event + C.C. Bow)

If its still there tonite, I'l hit the mish again (like i should be in a big rush to go back to grinding lightbringer for barely any treasure) if not, back to grinding something else.

Yichi · Jan 03, 2008, 05:47 PM // 17:47

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Originally Posted by Mork from Ork

The complaint is that the odds are ridiculously low. no casino would put the payout on a machine this low and expect anyone to play for more than a few hours. It is why lotteries offer lesser prizes along side the big jackpot. It is fun playing with the hopes you might get the bear, even if you never do actually get it. It is painful playing knowing with almost absolute certainty that you won't.

And yet there are SEVERAL items in the game that have these same drop similarities. They are called RARE drops. Please feel free to follow this link if youre having trouble figuring out the deffinition of the word "RARE" - www.m-w.com

Every item in the game when ititially released was and in some cases still is considered a rare drop due to the fact of you almost never getting one. The ghostly hero has approximately the same drop rate as that damned bear.

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Originally Posted by I D E L E T E D I

Did you evet stop to think there might be poeple who acctually want the mini for it being cute? I show off my Mini Moa because i acctually had fun getting it, and i do ahve rarer pets but they mean nothing. I have all the items i want in gw including high end weapons and armor. I would love to get this mini and not because of its rarity i could care less if every wammo in the game got one. Make it fun to aquire, just like the Moa Quest. I and loads of other people want the mini for what it is not for what its worth. And if people want a new mini to collect make ugly minis such as kanaxai, oni, etc uber rare.

congratulations, youre one of the few people in this game that doesn't think in a dollar amount. And while I applaud you, if you care to go look up the other thread, while maybe 1/3 of the comments were directed at it being "cute" which i will admit it is one of the better looking miniatures, the other 2/3 and almost EVERYWHERE you see one for sale will tell you otherwise.

So forgive me for making a general statement directed towards the majority of the complaints about the damned bear.

Personally this thing should die in a fire

Witchblade · Jan 03, 2008, 05:50 PM // 17:50

FYI; event will end soon anyway, HA event starts tomorrow

Zahr Dalsk · Jan 03, 2008, 05:51 PM // 17:51

/not signed

The cities are too crowded right now. Even in International, last I checked.

pygar · Jan 03, 2008, 05:51 PM // 17:51

LOL....man, the fear and loathing the "cute little polar bear" has brought upon us....crazy.

Through all of the posts about it, nobody sounds genuinely happy about it. (c'ept like the couple ppl that got one)

didis · Jan 03, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

then they should state that in all thruth of mankind and nog sugest that grenth won!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

Once again - Wintersday was extended because of the Real World earthquake in Taiwan. The "grenth won" thing was a way to incorporate the decision into the game lore.

Winter Lady · Jan 03, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

/signed

I'm enjoying this event very much myself

Chicken Ftw · Jan 03, 2008, 05:53 PM // 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yichi

Personally this thing should die in a fire

+1. Not worth the chaos.

Yichi · Jan 03, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by didis

then they should state that in all thruth of mankind and nog sugest that grenth won!

umm...... they did. Last year when it happened. They had a huge banner on their website asking players from all over the world to donate wintersday presents and such for the taiwan event finale so the taiwanese players could get something from this event as well. I personally remember handing over a stack of unopened wintersday presents to a GM in kamadahn american 1 last year.

The lore of grenth winning and it being prolonged is just a myth. The same as groundhog's day. There never has been any sort of proof in linking it to have happened, but yet what is celebrated every feb. 2nd in the us?

Jubiniboy · Jan 03, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59

dear Anet, put in another way for us to get the damn polar bear, it will match the one my ranger currently has, along with the white armour, and the name (miss polar) so FFS put it in the chest of wintersday past, or give it to us for 3rd year. or hell make it extremely common, then i won't have to worry about competing with noobs for a pet (my celestial pig "oink" accompanies me in tyria, the mini moa "noir", and gwen (that damn firey little girl, pew pew oh noes my town))

make it common, make it so everyone has one, give it to all the players, at this point nobody cares about rarity (except the people who have it, well and the people looking to make a quick plat)

we want the mini, it's probably one of the top 8 skins in the game (wtf is the island guardian p.o.s. sold that) along with the lich, gwen, mini moa, ghostly, and djinn.

truemyths · Jan 03, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59

I didn't init the thread because I didn't get a Polar Bear (although of course I'd love one with a bow). I honestly wasn't able to play from the start of the event until yesterday. I love snow, and chasing presents, and the quests, and snowball fights, and farmin' for shards for wintersday presents.. nothing better than opening wintersday presents!

I enjoy the event and the variety it brings and so thought I'd see what happened if I petitioned.

I'm surprised so many don't want to continue the event given how many more people have been playing since it started. It's nice to have so many people on GW!

okashii · Jan 03, 2008, 07:01 PM // 19:01

extend or do whatever so I can get a mini polar bear for my gf

damn! so far Wintersday is extended, now I regret sleeping :/

Keithark · Jan 03, 2008, 07:14 PM // 19:14

screw the event, fix the economy so people can make money some other way than lucking into a single uber-rare drop and nobody would have to QQ about some stupid mini.