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Gaile Gray · Sep 06, 2006, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Hey, all,

As you've noticed, the design team has come up with several ideas for fun weekend events lately. Now, I'm not saying that we're committed to offering a fun weekend event every weekend; in fact, we know that we won't be doing one every single weekend. But knowing that the devs like to hear your ideas, and knowing that your ideas have a way of making it into the game, I'd like to invite you to participate in the following "request for input:"

Do you have ideas for a weekend mini-event? Please post your thoughts in this thread and you can be sure the designers will see them!

A note: These are the smaller events, so no need to post ideas about things on the scale of a Halloween or Dragon's Festival event. Those are great, but for this thread, we're seeking ideas for the more modest weekend events.

Thanks for sharing!

Indian · Sep 06, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

- Double Experience, where you gain double EXP from klling Monsters and Double EXP from Capping an Elite Skill
- Double Skill Points, where You get 2 Skill points for getting 15k EXP
- Double Chests in Zones, Not Double gold drops, just increase amount of chests in zones, hehe

- double Dye drops, as some1 mentioned in other thread

hmm, thats it for now, have to think more

lyra_song · Sep 06, 2006, 06:37 PM // 18:37

Replace all monsters with "Thumbs up construction in progress placeholder icon" guy!!!

^_^

easy black widow spider taming weekend?

oh i know

Perfect staff mod drops weekend T_T PLEASE

Thom Bangalter · Sep 06, 2006, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Double fame 6 man hall of heroes is a good fun weekend idea (oh wait, you did that...Well, do it again).

more double faction weekends; the flames of balthazar were pretty cool too.

double drops from halls chest.

double faction from GVG only.

monetary (in game gold, that is) rewards for heroes ascent or GVG wins.

double rating weekend! (screwing up the ladder is fun, right?)

non-pve fun weekends are amazing; I couldn't give a crap about double percentage of gold drops.

hugs and kisses Gaile, let's have more pvp fun weekends that don't have to do with Alliance battles or fort aspenwood.

Soccer55 · Sep 06, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

It's probably too much work for just a weekend, but what about something like a Ruijyo quest for a weekend event? Not necessarily the whole chain of what was it.....5 or 6 different quests, but just a mini dungeon that opens up only for the weekend with reduced group size and high level monsters. It could even incorporate into the story using Chaos Rifts and the idea of the chaos army trying to invade Cantha/Tyria. There could be a bonus inside the dungeon like increased drops of whatever kind (dyes, rares, scrolls, keys), increased gains (exp, skill points), or maybe even another way to introduce new equipment drops (whether it be green or a new skin).

-Tom

Andisa Kalorn · Sep 06, 2006, 06:44 PM // 18:44

Double ecto and shard drops... yeah I know just wishful thinking

Or maybe double the rate of green drops?

Also I really like the idea of double dye drops

Yanman.be · Sep 06, 2006, 06:48 PM // 18:48

Add collectors for nowadays unused collector stuff ( molten claws anyone? ) and let them give some sort of alcoholic substance, or a good gift.

Aera · Sep 06, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50

Another double gladiatorweekend would be great

Or maybe make it 5 wins for a gladiatorpoint !

Feminist Terrorist · Sep 06, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50

I can get behind the double dye drops 1,000%.

GloryFox · Sep 06, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

Rank Emote Disabled weekend!

That’s right its NOOB weekend at HA! You might join a bunch of noobs you might not!..

It’s a great way for people with no rank to join a team set up their skills and go for it. It's like the old time golf courses who were exclusionary and let the "other" people play golf for a change. Everyone is now on a somewhat leveled playing field for joining a team.

SilentAssassin · Sep 06, 2006, 06:54 PM // 18:54

First of all I want to say: congrats on the mini-events, this puts some focus on specific things in GuildWars.

- I loved double fame, 6v6 HA (you can do that again

)
- double chance of getting a green (triple )
- double ecto drop rate, would be funny, everyone farming them like hell, price drops like hell.
- ...

not very creative atm, thinking of things that doesn't start with "double drop rate..." but can't think of anything that can go like a mini-event.

Ole Man Bourbon · Sep 06, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Double pre-ignore nasty PM weekend

GloryFox · Sep 06, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Octoberfest

You get Beer Drops instead of monster pelts. Double your Drunkard Title etc.. Instead of being drunk every 1 minute you get it twice as fast!

Bring in 4 Beers and you get Beerworst sausage that gets rid of DP for 30 seconds or makes you run faster for 10 seconds and then get your knocked down for 3 seconds etc.

OR some Beers can have effects like Illusion of Haste for 10 seconds in town.

Drink enough Beers and all the women toons look like Ritualists...

The Beer idea's are endless...

Alleji · Sep 06, 2006, 07:06 PM // 19:06

Double ecto/shards sounds like fun to me, so is double skill points (gain 2 whenever you would gain a skill pt), although I don't think many people would find that useful, just like the upcoming XP event.

10-fold increased gold/XP in challenge missions (the reward you get currently reminds me of 2-faction per kill time). This might actually get people playing dragon's throat.

Minipets in towns and PvP-arenas weekend!

Zaishen medalions!

...and my favourite:

All collectors give booze instead of regular items + double drunkard minutes (Gain 2 whenever you would gain one) + monsters drop ale whenever they would drop a pile of gold.

EDIT: Wow, someone beat me with octoberfest by 3 minutes. Guess shows you what people really want :P

Andisa Kalorn · Sep 06, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by GloryFox

Octoberfest

You get Beer Drops instead of monster pelts. Double your Drunkard Title etc.. Instead of being drunk every 1 minute you get it twice as fast!

That would be AWESOME.

Except instead maybe you stay drunk twice as long.

042 · Sep 06, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

Personally, I like the following idea put forth by others:
Double Greens
Double Dyes
Double Rare Materials

Anything to drive down the cost of some of these items (honestly, 100K+65 ectos for a sword!). Not make them worthless, just a bit more reasonably priced.

Those ideas are more for the in-game crowd. There also have to be ideas to get new ppl into the game. I think coupling events like the Dragon Festival or Halloween with Trial Weekends or 10 Day Trials would get a bunch more people in to play.

Some other random ideas:

Mini-pet weekend (gaining points for some minor minipets)
Capping weekend (additional elite skills to capture on a boss or double capture from one signet)

Thanks for the thread Gaile!

GloryFox · Sep 06, 2006, 07:11 PM // 19:11

All portals open weekend.

Underworld and Fissure of Woe is open to everyone this weekend. Complete all quests in UW or FOW and get a special prize. Such as one free ecto or one free shard for every quest done.

Knightsaber Sith · Sep 06, 2006, 07:12 PM // 19:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by 042

Mini-pet weekend (gaining points for some minor minipets)

If I may ask, what exactly are these minipet points........

or do you mean like an event where you collect items but trade them in for a special minipet rather than a mask.....

rotielover · Sep 06, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Random PVP that is selected group now - Hero's Ascent, Hall of Heroes, etc.

Let some folks who don't have the "perfect build" or character get a chance to play.

I spent about 45 minutes trying to get a group for HA weekend - no love....

fallot · Sep 06, 2006, 07:14 PM // 19:14

PvE:

-Skill Charm weekend: For one weekend, you put Skill Charms back into the game.
-Defend Shing Jea weekend: Difficult and rewarding quests in the Shing Jea area.
-Catacombs weekend: Extensive maze discovered in post-searing ascalon, no dense mobs, phat lewt. Possibly permanent ? :P

PvP:

-Double Flames of Balthazar 6v6 HA weekend with quadruple faction. Only everyday.