Curse

fRag_Doll · Oct 08, 2007, 09:18 PM // 21:18

With Halloween just around the corner I'm reminded of how much confusion happens at every event, over timezones and NPC visits.
Since events on www.guildwars.com are always listed in server local time, how about adding a small clock somewhere on the homepage that is set to server time?

roflcopter2445 · Oct 08, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59

I thought they already do that when something big happens, like Halloween or Wintersday, or when a new campaign/expansion starts.

RPGmaniac · Oct 09, 2007, 12:59 AM // 00:59

I think they only did that with one event, and I forgot which one it was.

fRag_Doll · Oct 09, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19

They have used a countdown clock for campain launches before, but I mean a regular clock that shows what the time is in ANets timezone.

bilateralrope · Oct 09, 2007, 04:32 AM // 04:32

I would support this on the condition that the server time does not have daylight savings. I don't care what the GMT offset is as long as it remains constant.

Operative 14 · Oct 09, 2007, 06:49 AM // 06:49

It would be nice if they had a clock on the ingame GUI, at least for holidays. One that says what time it is now, and how long it was until the next event. It would cut down (I hope) on people having to ask when the mad king comes next.

I try to be helpful player, and I try to answer all the questions I possibly can when people ask. But I swear, sometimes it's very annoying having people ask the same question over and over again when it was answered less than 5 seconds ago.

Cebe · Oct 09, 2007, 07:37 AM // 07:37

However plain and simple they make it, there will always be a barrage of people in every district demanding to know when things are happening.

We know this to be fact.

william1975 · Oct 09, 2007, 07:56 AM // 07:56

lol it can be confusing sometimes, but a nice wee clock could be useful

/signed as long as you can turn the thing off

Bloodflesh · Oct 09, 2007, 10:02 AM // 10:02

/signed

would be good if things were actually on time aswell. Take the recent Canthan Chineese New Year event, the pig was ment to show up at noon GMT, being +10 GMT he was ment to show up at 10:00pm, the Pig didn't show up till midnight.

wilebill · Oct 09, 2007, 01:34 PM // 13:34

/signed

A link to a local time converter would be helpful too.

Deadlyjunk · Oct 09, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42

/signed, it's not a bad idea at all

thezed · Oct 09, 2007, 03:47 PM // 15:47

/signed for on the website

/not signed for in-game. Unless it was something REALLY great, I don't want anything else cluttering my UI.

tenshi_strife · Oct 09, 2007, 03:55 PM // 15:55

/signed as long as there is no daylight savings cause im in arizona and we dont have daylight savings so yea taht would confuse the hell out of me

Operative 14 · Oct 09, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

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/signed as long as there is no daylight savings cause im in arizona and we dont have daylight savings so yea taht would confuse the hell out of me

Actually, I'm in AZ to. I think this would help me quite a bit. I wouldn't have to figure out if they are the same TZ as me, or one back, all I'd have to do is look at the clock in the lower right corner to see what time it is.

And, also, they have everything else as an option on the GUI, so I think they would give this one as a little check in the options list as well.

Exterminate all · Oct 09, 2007, 07:25 PM // 19:25

Click here shows the same thing

/signed tho its a nice idea..but i dont think it will be put it..its been suggested many many times

freaky naughty · Oct 09, 2007, 08:46 PM // 20:46

/signed. But most of the time I'll just ask a buddy when the event happens exactly