Curse

Grevious the Purger · Aug 09, 2006, 08:22 AM // 08:22

I personally am getting sick of anet throwing shut up weekends at us. I used to do the deep quite often with pug groups and often killed kanaxai (last boss), when the stupid weekend came along it caused the deep to be swarmed with idiots that did no follow orders or contribute to the team at all. Sure it doubled the drop rate of golds but most people didn't notice that they also made most of the golds have crap mods such as, ebon vertebreaker of pruning +10% dmg while hexed. ANet should stop these bullshit weekends and start fixing and adding new things instead of trying to keep up the facade of "improving" the game experience.

Kariston The Swift · Aug 09, 2006, 09:23 AM // 09:23

I thought they were a bit odd to have them one after the other like that but I guess it has to do with the 'fun' season.

Amity and Truth · Aug 09, 2006, 09:25 AM // 09:25

They're perfect. Atleast there is happening something. If not for the events to keep me busy i'd deleted GW by now.

DFrost · Aug 09, 2006, 09:57 AM // 09:57

I can't believe people have the balls to complain about every single free thing ANet puts out.

Wintersday, Halloween?
-Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character

Sorrow's Furnace?
-Too late

Dragon Festival?
-Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground

Recent weekends?
-Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore

A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed.

Kaguya · Aug 09, 2006, 10:05 AM // 10:05

I got nothing against dragon festivals and such, but these "double the lewtz!!1"-weekends really irk me. We haaates it, don't we prescious. I don't farm normally, nor I do intend to start now, and events like these just promote farming.. And I play GW to get away from all the farming

Guess that's just me tho *shrug*

RTSFirebat · Aug 09, 2006, 10:06 AM // 10:06

Some people are just never happy?

You don't need to join in if you don't want to.

What I will say is I wish A.net would do more week long events, not just weekend ones.

lightblade · Aug 09, 2006, 10:26 AM // 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaguya

...., don't we prescious. ....

Ok, that...just creeped me out...

Numa Pompilius · Aug 09, 2006, 10:42 AM // 10:42

I've only complained about one thing: that the wintersday event goodies were given out on new years eve, one of the biggest family/party holidays of the year. That was really silly timing on ANets part.

OK, two things: that they've until the Dragon Festival have relied on *users* to spread information about what's happening and when. Wintersday event was typical: Gaile wrote something in a random thread on GWOnline, and then the entire community was supposed to know that Dwayna will show up on new years eve & hand out hats every third hour.
They've improved since, though, and the Dragon Festival was a lot better advertised.

As for the OP's complaint: get a grip. You don't like the event, don't take part. It's not like farming the elite missions or trying out Dervishes is mandatory.

Saix The Spartan · Aug 09, 2006, 10:56 AM // 10:56

'Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness' ROFL!! That made my day..

majoho · Aug 09, 2006, 11:34 AM // 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFrost

I can't believe people have the balls to complain about every single free thing ANet puts out.

Wintersday, Halloween?
-Too short, quests were too simple when I did them with my 4th character

Sorrow's Furnace?
-Too late

Dragon Festival?
-Stupid, AFK grinding in circles, and someone stole MY present off the ground

Recent weekends?
-Stupid, my 100k + gazillion ecto Godly Sword of Supreme Awesomeness may not be worth as much anymore

A part of me hopes that ANet puts every single new feature, birthday presents etc on hold indefinitely, and just updates the skills (hopefully a lot of "nerfs" to annoy people) as needed.

SO TRUE

dargon · Aug 09, 2006, 12:54 PM // 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grevious the Purger

I personally am getting sick of anet throwing shut up weekends at us. I used to do the deep quite often with pug groups and often killed kanaxai (last boss), when the stupid weekend came along it caused the deep to be swarmed with idiots that did no follow orders or contribute to the team at all. Sure it doubled the drop rate of golds but most people didn't notice that they also made most of the golds have crap mods such as, ebon vertebreaker of pruning +10% dmg while hexed. ANet should stop these bullshit weekends and start fixing and adding new things instead of trying to keep up the facade of "improving" the game experience.

Nobody is forcing you to group with people you don't know. Hit up your friends list, call upon your guild, people you KNOW will listen.

logan90 · Aug 09, 2006, 12:56 PM // 12:56

Its better than nothing.

Ure Maker · Aug 09, 2006, 01:03 PM // 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

Some people are just never happy?

You don't need to join in if you don't want to.

What I will say is I wish A.net would do more week long events, not just weekend ones.

OMG yes i work weekends so i stay up to deep - urgoz with ma mate and finish at like 4 am then get to work totally shattered and get moaned at -.-, anet plz put it on a monday as well :P

Bane of Worlds · Aug 09, 2006, 02:10 PM // 14:10

well if you really don't like the event then don't take part in it
it's optional and no one is forcing you to take part in it

they have events for a reason but I do wished that they lasted for a week not just on weekends

thank Anet for these events since they do break up the routine some of yall have

Zubey · Aug 09, 2006, 03:03 PM // 15:03

I like the weekends.

Kool Pajamas · Aug 09, 2006, 03:09 PM // 15:09

I think more people play on the weekends so thats why they do that.

Ristaron · Aug 09, 2006, 03:25 PM // 15:25

I work weekends, hence why I'm getting a new job.
Interfering with Guild Wars.

As for the OP: Oh my RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing God, why don't you look at it from the perspective of other players? We're not all interested in grinding our way though The Deep a hundred times a day so we can stand around spamming 'WTS zOMG UBER LEET GOLD ZODIAC PERFECT STAFF OF EVERYTHINGSLAYING'.
In fact, most of us are interested in EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS, like what the weekends tend to introduce.

So while you may be content with your gameplay, it's not of any difference to other people, just like their gameplay is obviously of no difference to you.
So keep in mind that you're not the only person in the world and shut the hell up about every promotion Guild Wars does in an attempt to PLEASE YOU!

unholy guardian · Aug 09, 2006, 03:40 PM // 15:40

Er if you don't like them, they don't jam you in a bucket of cottage cheese and make you play all day while you marenate in the stuff. I mean just do what you normally like to do.

xXa1 · Aug 09, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

another perfect example of anet taking shortcuts to content issues. instead of adding and improving content, they come up with 2X this and 2X that. reminds me of asian mmorpg's that are going bankrupt.

and what is the policy with farming? first they promote it by adding UW and FoW chaos items, then nerf it by lowering drop rates, then they add greens in SF and nerf it by lowering the drop rate. they add ToPK as a farming area but nerf it later on with lowered drop rates again ... oh yeah, theres the scarab in the desert and the IDS, the Totem Axe etc etc.

apparently their policy is so confused and terribly short-sighted.

Dr Strangelove · Aug 09, 2006, 04:22 PM // 16:22

Yeah! I'm sick of Anet doing things to make the game fun! This game isn't about having fun, it's about grinding for days so you can show off how 1337 you are to a dwindling number of bored players! I think the next event should last 2 months and have no gold items or rare crafting materials drops at all. This will be fun because the value of all my ph4t l3wt will go up and I can be richer than ever! ME ME MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

/sarcasm for the slow