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Havre Fras · Aug 18, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

Next weekend event should be "Double your fun! Bosses deal double damage!"

That would so own.

Don't need no PvP events or any silly double drop PvE events.

Double dmg from bosses, infact, all mobs would put the icing on the weekend event cake.

natuxatu · Aug 18, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

I think that's silly... they are events and that add something different... good or bad.. it's something and it comes and then it goes away.. so if you have to deal.. while others enjoy... so be it.

brokenmonkey · Aug 18, 2006, 06:58 PM // 18:58

STOP WHINING caps, ya basically thats it.. and yea stop whining keep the events anet keep them i need to pass time for nightfall PLZ PLZ PLZ dont stop doing events,

/not signed (ban that guy gaile

) jk but serious.

Clone · Aug 18, 2006, 07:10 PM // 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordakai

As for these events "taking time away from an Auction house": please! It take little effort to bring in some NPCs to take you to a previously locked place. I'd rather Anet do little things like this AND be working on an Auction house at the same time.

Doing one doesn't necessarily exclude the other.

Perhaps not. But, I call them like I see them, and I've seen a month's worth of these events and only the random ambiguous passing quip by Gaile about how trade improvements are a priority. That could mean anything from "they know it should be done, but nobody's started working on it" up to "they'll be in the next patch". If Anet didn't keep us in the dark about the most desired new features, you'd have less of a problem in this department.

badfish34668 · Aug 18, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

quit your bitching....you dont like the events, DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THEM.

let others enjoy them.

Sir Skullcrasher · Aug 18, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

think mad king will show up this year?

Evilsod · Aug 18, 2006, 09:43 PM // 21:43

I like events as much as the next person but they're getting pathetic now.

Didn't need a bunch of shitty events to keep people interested in Prophecies until Factions came out. Just because they made a sub-par 'stand alone' game doesn't mean they need to keep filling space with random events. I'd prefer adding some decent content (for the record, adding random new greens or skins isn't decent content). Sorrows Furnace, an entire new area compared to... chest run weekend and leecher weekend.

dbf87 · Aug 19, 2006, 12:39 AM // 00:39

Proof that people will find a way to complain about anything/everything

Mavrik · Aug 19, 2006, 12:59 AM // 00:59

I sure am getting tired of the "A new Guild Wars is available, please exit the program... blah blah crap every time I enter a town. And I'm getting REALLY tired of constantly downloading files every time I want to log on a play.

Swampgirl Inez · Aug 19, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29

This thread is fast becoming a flamefest. Get back on topic or I will close it.

Griev · Aug 19, 2006, 01:36 AM // 01:36

Yes ANet stop giving us something to do!

quickmonty · Aug 19, 2006, 01:47 AM // 01:47

The "special event" weekends are just A-net's way of trying to keep people playing the game until the next chapter. I've already noticed a considerable drop in interest .... much faster than after the release of the original Prophecies. Factions just doesn't seem to offer enough to keep everyone's interest. Guess they are afraid too many people will go play WoW and forget about GW.

Curse You · Aug 19, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curse You

Anyhow,
I really wish people would think a little more before posting. They are jumping to conclusions (almost all false) and getting worked up about nothing.
I have clearly stated, at least twice already, that I don't want the events gone, I want them reduced. Constant events may seem good to some of you, but other people want to just have a plain weekend.

One of the biggest issues I have is that, if I try to ignore the event, it's not made very easy. Large masses of people will flood into areas for the event, and completely ignore normal areas. I might have wanted to do Thunderhead Keep or Raisu Palace this weekend, but I can't because most people are doing the event, and many of the people left aren't good enough.

This was posted by me a while ago. It seems most of you have not seen this.

The events are actually done by a seperate team from the others, so they don't loose anyone from other projects. The thing is, they are doing events so much that the ones they turn out are getting to be lower and lower quality.

About the enconomical impact of events, I have stated this before; I DON'T CARE. I have all the items I really want and so I couldn't care any less whether that rare skinned sword is worth 100k or 1k.

If you just read my quote, it will clarify anything else.

Also, can I request an Admin to alter the thread title. I'm not sure what would be good, but clearly the current name is confusing people.

Caleb · Aug 19, 2006, 02:52 AM // 02:52

I enjoy the events and would love to see them continue weekly until the next Chapter is released.

bigwig · Aug 19, 2006, 04:21 AM // 04:21

these events are bound to end with kids going back to school anyway. i dont imagine they'll continue after summer.

Lord Aro · Aug 19, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11

Won't comment on OP.

One event every two weeks would be great. Also give them time to ensure no bugs are added. Also having events for both chapters (and future ones of course) would be nice.

Phaern Majes · Aug 19, 2006, 05:29 AM // 05:29

Only issues I have is the prices of everything have dropped alot. Now really I don't care that poor players can actually afford something for once, but seriously when I try to sell an item that used to go for an easy 30k and I'm having issues trying to find someone to take it for 10k.... Just saying I don't mind prices going down every so often but double drops and then double chest drops, and now double alliance faction (jade and amber shortage anyone? /sarcasm) have offset everything to the point of ridiculous. One a month would suite me just fine but alas I'm not everyone and what suites me isn't always best apparently :P

Phantom Gun · Aug 19, 2006, 05:51 AM // 05:51

yeah seriously there are good things to some of these. Take for example the jade quarry. With this last weekend event it is actually active. Before you would have to travel and ask/taunt people into fighting there. I like the events even though I may not always stick with one for to long.

Plushie Penguin · Aug 19, 2006, 06:40 AM // 06:40

maybe one event per month... I havn't done any of the events because I knew all the idiots were making places renamed to spam-a-lot and the like
Sure some events were good compaired to others, but the chance of having to put up with crap is too high for every weekend(>_<)

Cymmina · Aug 19, 2006, 01:33 PM // 13:33

I would rather see 2 events per month than 4 events per month.

When you play in a niche area, it really kills the place. My tiny alliance "takes care of" Jade Quarry, but we haven't been able to play the past 4+ weekends (instead, being restricted to weekdays) because the few people that would normally show up to play have all gone off to do the events. Now this weekend's event has absolutely destroyed our area by bringing in too much new blood that floods the chat log with "OMG, stupid suxons" or "everyone hit enter now" or "OMG, I've been waiting for 10 minutes!", when before the friendly conversation would drown out most of that sort of thing. It's not that I want to keep the area just for an elite few, I want to see all the griefers and other inconsiderate pricks that came just for the special weekend gone.

I'd rather see a great event like the snowball fights once every other month that last 1-2 weeks than a bunch of useless "double" weekends every month like we seem to be having now.