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Rugar · Aug 25, 2010, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Tullzinski

Sounds Ok, but if ANET schedules Cathan New Year on the same day as the Super Bowl again, I am going to fly out to CA and beat someone about the face and head!

What good would that do? Anet isn't in California.

Tullzinski · Aug 25, 2010, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Polgara Val

From the media frenzy I saw in the US when they reached the last 16 during the World Cup you could have fooled me

Pol

Hehe the media sure did try hard this year!

But the key words there are "THE MEDIA" The Media sure was all about the World Cup this year, mainstream america was meh IMO.

CathanSuperNewBowlYear aside, I think Silver makes sense on this from a planning standpoint, very useful to lock this down.

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Originally Posted by Rugar

What good would that do? Anet isn't in California.

ACK!! You sir are correct! WA would be correct, I have to change my ticket!

Essence Snow · Aug 25, 2010, 07:28 PM // 19:28

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Originally Posted by Tullzinski

Hehe the media sure did try hard this year!

But the key words there are "THE MEDIA" The Media sure was all about the World Cup this year, mainstream america was meh IMO.

Yeah idk why the media keeps trying to get us to like soccer.....it's not going to happen.....past 12 years old Americans could care less bout the sport.

On topic~it is nice having a set schedule for the same reasons that many have already said.

P.S. Go Bears!

Sirius Bsns · Aug 25, 2010, 07:29 PM // 19:29

KJ, let's get down to brass tacks here. GW1 is old, GW2 is right around the corner now, and the Live Team & Test Krewe are working on dervish's skills followed by the paragon's. Automating GW1 events and other routine functions is to be expected. Sure, nobody likes the fact that GW1 isn't recieving attention the way it used to, but the undeniable truth is that the game's fun factor has been severely exhausted at this point.

I personally don't like anything being automated because it gives the impression that there's no care or involvement [due to laziness, disinterest, etc.], but on the same token it's not necessarily a bad thing to have. I mean, it sure beats not having any automation at all, no weekend events, no updates [ever], etc., etc.

If anything, I think they should offer weekly events for both PvE AND PvP simultaneously so that one side of the community doesn't have to wait another week or two just to get the event they want. It'd also stimulate activity a bit more prior to the release of GW2. That's just my two cents. If any of this seems abrasive, please disregard that emotion as it wasn't my intention to cause you any irk.

Karate Jesus · Aug 25, 2010, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by Sirius Bsns

KJ, let's get down to brass tacks here. GW1 is old, GW2 is right around the corner now, and the Live Team & Test Krewe are working on dervish's skills followed by the paragon's. Automating GW1 events and other routine functions is to be expected.

Good points, and I hope everyone here knows that I'm not suggesting that the Live Team should go back to crafting these every week. Automation is a given, and to be expected, I'm just slightly surprised that the automated schedule doesn't include something different from last year.

As your post and others have said, why not have PvP and PvE weekend events? Why not have triple dye drop weekends? Why not add more fun and random weekend events, like a randomly inserted Costume Brawl or something?

If this is the weekend schedule we're going to have for the next two years....I'd like a little more variety or creativity.

Ka Tet · Aug 25, 2010, 08:25 PM // 20:25

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Originally Posted by trickfred

I don't see why they can't have a pvp and a pve event running concurrently the same weekend. For those that mostly just stick to one or the other, they only get an event every second weekend. Now, events like double luxon/kurzick might count as both pvp and pve, but why can't I, say, get double EotN rep points the same weekend that GvG gets double Balth faction or whatever?

I like this idea, especially since many players are at the point where their main objective is title-hunting.

Off topic: Soccer is the least interesting sport known to man. It's clinically proven. 95% of lab rats subjected to soccer broadcasts have been observed bending the bars of their cages in order to thrust themselves upon the exposed end, thus committing Hari-Kari.

Polgara Val · Aug 25, 2010, 08:47 PM // 20:47

I think with the current servers as they are, having both pvp and pve weekend events running at the same time will create an implosion of enormous magnititude.

Pol

Lord Dagon · Aug 25, 2010, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Horace Slughorn!

on topic: i like the idea of pvp/pve weekend split. Other then famring i come on nowadays to do some talking and to mess arround on the weekend events. If its PvP.. well i dont even bother getting on usually(all my friends are pve players and feel the same way so if its PvP its like:why the eff should we get on?). so yea i like the PvE/PvP weekend split.

Meridon · Aug 25, 2010, 10:31 PM // 22:31

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

Here come the "BAWWWWWWWW, I'M A PVX PLAYER AND I CAN'T DO BOTH" comments.

Not really, because in the scenario of PvP and PvE events running side by side, it's rational to assume that each event will reoccur at twice the current speed

Either way, I don't like the idea of having the Live Team spend time on mixing up the weeklies. I think they can spend their time in a better way. As KJ said, it does indeed make you wonder, where the current manpower is spent on exactly. I guess it takes only one Live Team member to coördinate the Test Crew on a daily basis, so theoretically they should have at least two people continuously working on something other than skill balances...

Mintha Syl · Aug 26, 2010, 08:38 AM // 08:38

I've always been for PVP/PVE split for events, so that each side don't have to wait ages before having again the useful weekend.
As for automatation I don't know, I think I'm fine either way, not having it gives the impression someone cares abot the community, but having it gives a good planning option.

Scary · Aug 26, 2010, 10:27 AM // 10:27

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Originally Posted by MisterB

I'm all for automation of weekend events so the limited resources of the Live Team may be spent on new content, skill balances, or anything more interesting than hand cranking the events. That was actually one of their goals if you recall: to automate as much as possible of weekend events and festivals in order to allow time for other things.

Agree so much.. its all the same so more effort in new things really has my favor

Karate Jesus · Aug 26, 2010, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Does anyone else think it's weird that this weekend's event hasn't been announced yet?

If it's automated, it should already be up, right? Weird....

Mintha Syl · Aug 26, 2010, 03:53 PM // 15:53

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Does anyone else think it's weird that this weekend's event hasn't been announced yet?

Me. I'm checking all the time because it's weird, it's usually known a lot before...are they making a bad joke, like no weekend events anymore?

Shadowhaze · Aug 26, 2010, 03:57 PM // 15:57

Random would be nice for a surprise. On the other hand, it would be nice if it did follow the same pattern, then could do some planning (yes, I do bother with weekend events if it's something that'll help with what I'm working on - rep points, faction, etc.).

Karate Jesus · Aug 26, 2010, 03:57 PM // 15:57

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Originally Posted by Mintha Syl

Me. I'm checking all the time because it's weird, it's usually known a lot before...are they making a bad joke, like no weekend events anymore?

I don't think so. I mean...it's been automated since April and just automatically adding them on Mondays, so maybe it means they stopped the automation to announce something new.

Either that or the automation broke. It's definitely strange. The event should start tomorrow and we don't even know what it is.

Gill Halendt · Aug 26, 2010, 04:33 PM // 16:33

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

I don't think so. I mean...it's been automated since April and just automatically adding them on Mondays, so maybe it means they stopped the automation to announce something new.

My thought exactly. They usually delay announcements when there's something new.

I just can't imagine what, tough.

Rocky Raccoon · Aug 26, 2010, 04:37 PM // 16:37

Maybe tonight is update night.

Karate Jesus · Aug 26, 2010, 04:48 PM // 16:48

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Originally Posted by Rocky Raccoon

Maybe tonight is update night.

Let's hope so. The game is in dire need of some new life. But, don't they still typically announce weekend events even when there's a Thursday update?

Freedom Bound said this on GWW and it makes sense:

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Originally Posted by Freedom Bound

Should be up, but if it follows the pattern, it'll be the lucky weekend. Someone probably forgot to flip that switch prior to going on vacation after playing the GW2 demo.

I forgot they were out of town. They may have completely forgotten about us....

R_Frost · Aug 26, 2010, 05:24 PM // 17:24

i dont mind seeing the events on auto-pilot this late in the game. gives us the ability to plan ahead kind of the same way i do with the z-missions. only real change i would like to see and have wanted to see for atleast 2 years now is extending them 2 more days. start them at noon on thursday and end them on tuesday. that way it gives everyone a chance to take advantage of whatever the event is. not everyone plays on the weekends and having 2 weekdays added on would allow those who miss the weekend to still get some weekday time in.

Gill Halendt · Aug 26, 2010, 05:42 PM // 17:42

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Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

Let's hope so. The game is in dire need of some new life. But, don't they still typically announce weekend events even when there's a Thursday update?

Also, weren't we supposed to get a preview of the possible changes BEFORE the actual update?