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denshuu · May 01, 2006, 12:45 AM // 00:45

I cannot believe I'm reading this.

Studio Ghibli · May 01, 2006, 01:47 AM // 01:47

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Originally Posted by denshuu

I cannot believe I'm reading this.

I feel the same way.

Numa Pompilius · May 01, 2006, 07:25 AM // 07:25

Wrt handing out items, specifically the TIMING of the handing out of items, ANet's fuxxored every event they've ever held (remember the winter event items available only to those playing new years eve?), there was never any doubt this would be any different.

Amok · May 01, 2006, 07:47 AM // 07:47

You should be glad these events even exits, they're something given to us as a sign of appreciation.

Stop whinging.

Eviance · May 01, 2006, 07:47 AM // 07:47

Amok it's not just the event - the event was the first stone in a landslide of things people are unhappy with.... The thing is, people are hoping that at least THAT can change, seeing as how we DID pre order....

So Gaile let me get this straight... Instead of farming the naga fangs and doing the quests so we could get the mask, we were supposed to wait in town for that little popup eh?

Or better yet hunt around on the board till we found one of your chat logs telling us the times cause you all will not post in on the OFFICIAL Guild Wars website for the rest of the world?

BTW turned off search function on these forums FTL!

I think in many areas your loyal followers will need much better excuses.
I have 3 kids and my husband has college and work, we don't have time to sit around and wait for messages... We get little time to play together and it seems everything we looked forward to in Factions and the headstart have been stripped from us...
Heck we don't even know when our copy of Factions CE will come (neither does EB headquarters just so ya know, even though you claim to be communicating with them).

Like EB headquarters you have failed to make anything clear to your loyal fans and followers... And because of this you have a bunch of unhappy people... Kinda like your best friend running over ya with your car (putting a dent in it with your body) and going oops, but because of this I will be on time for work cause I didn't have to wait for you to move!

.... -_-.... Kinda like you made it sound like you were being especially great for not paying attention to your costumers and we should be oh so happy that we have to wait 2mths instead of what we thought when we first got our preorders.... You are confusing and unclear about nearly everying and no offense Gaile I used to come to LA but ya got cryptic in trying to get across your points or worse you would say something that Anet was doing and it would never happen.... So me just like many others have given up hope at the moment and are really hoping that Anet will do something to make it right.

By heck with all the screw ups I would think giving people their silly masks would be the least of your worries.

Forgive me if I seem overly sarcastic, I am just annoyed with all the crap that has been going on and seeing so many unhappy players and friends leave because no one will listen and when they do they still don't get it right or even verify before screwing it up... Lack of communication - Try looking for a post by my husband Redly (he is much better at words than I, and his thread isn't a flame, also called by several to be one of the best posts ever written here). It sums up everything you need to know about how your fans are feeling, what they want... It's real!

Hunter Sharparrow · May 01, 2006, 10:11 AM // 10:11

Well I didn't notice any messages that popped up. There were none. I only knew about it from what everyone was talking about in the town.

Wow Gaile, this is the first time I've seen you post in the forums. Actually it's the first I've seen you anywhere.

Sab · May 01, 2006, 10:40 AM // 10:40

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

I'm a little confused. We had in-game messages many times over the course of The Day of the Tengu. I believe the messages were "2 hours until the event" and then "1 hour until the event" and I'm quite sure I saw, as well, a "30 minute" (perhaps 15 minutes, too?) warning.

Like many others here, I never noticed those messages.

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

But I have to say that part of the fun of the event is figuring out the appearance schedule; even more of the fun is being there during more than a few minutes of a special event.

What's not so fun is people missing out on these events because they weren't aware of the appearance schedule.

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray

It seems sort of cut-and-dried to simply list times and have people log in just to get the goodies. If the special gifts are given for participation, I don't know how "participating" that is.

We made our way from Tyria all the way over to the Monastery, where we had to complete several quests to gather the 250 Fangs required for the mask. Surely that's participating?

agentnull · May 01, 2006, 12:58 PM // 12:58

The "message" (if I remember correctly) was actually the NPC talking, so you'd only see it if you were in the town and had him in view.

Hunter Sharparrow · May 01, 2006, 01:34 PM // 13:34

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The "message" (if I remember correctly) was actually the NPC talking, so you'd only see it if you were in the town and had him in view.

Wait a minute. That was the message? Yeah that is pretty bad. Should have been either a screen popup like the new (very annoying) npc discussion popups or it should have came up as a message like the "You have been playing for one hour" message.

agentnull · May 01, 2006, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Well, I'm just saying I saw the NPC saying something about it, but that's it. Granted, I only played maybe 1 1/2 hours in it, but I was talking to other people playing at the time and they didn't see any others either.

Edit: I also agree that the NPC discussion popups are annoying, as is the henchmen talking (I always hated Rurik talking during the missions... this is just insanity-causing).

raven214 · May 01, 2006, 02:34 PM // 14:34

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Originally Posted by agentnull

The "message" (if I remember correctly) was actually the NPC talking, so you'd only see it if you were in the town and had him in view.

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Originally Posted by Hunter Sharparrow

Wait a minute. That was the message? Yeah that is pretty bad. Should have been either a screen popup like the new (very annoying) npc discussion popups or it should have came up as a message like the "You have been playing for one hour" message.

Ok, seriously.... was "that" the message?? First off, it took me quite a while to get my main character (from Tyria) there -- navigating/exploring the twisting streets and cities of Cantha was actually pretty fun (and I like to stop and take screenshots/admire the sights as I go), but it didn't make it any easier to find Shing Jea Monastery (I know there were instructions on the site -- and actually their vagueness added to the RP element of the event... you actually had to talk to other human beings

).

Once I made it to the Monastery, my goal was to get the 250 fangs, not to stand around in town listening to the NPC. I did manage to meet the emperor once, and he gave me a nifty looking hat.

I agree, though, that it would be much more useful to have event news instead of that ever-annoying "You have been playing for X hours. Please take a break" message.

Dougal Kronik · May 01, 2006, 03:18 PM // 15:18

You people have all your priorities skewed. If you wanted a Mask, you should have skipped school, taken a vacation day from work, send the kids to the sitter, send your spouse to go see a movie, and played the pre-order that you should have ordered a month in advance! No problem!

Never let real life interfere with Guild Wars!

Mithie · May 01, 2006, 03:43 PM // 15:43

The tengu mask is kinda ugly.

I use it to scare the children.

Badger2 · May 01, 2006, 03:52 PM // 15:52

This is not a gripe but, like everyone else that wanted a mask I was collecting fangs and when I returned to the monistary I had to ask when the guy was going to show otherwise I would not have known his schedule. I was able to get 3 masks and I only saw one message out of all of the times I was in the monistary. I got my 3rd only by accident as I was in the monistary early for his last showing and knowing it was his last, I wanted to be there.

The mask is a party (favor) (favor, got'a love it) mask and means nothing in the game play. Personnaly I had fun and I hope that inspite of all of the griping anet does not stop these special events but, I will not be supprised if they do.

It is impossible to please everyone, someone somewhere will always be disappointed or left out. Thats life, get over it.

Yes you will see some posts by me elsewhere in here where I was not happy about something or other but, hey, I got over it and will deal with it and continue to enjoy the game.

Anet, Gaile, keep up the good work.

Thom Bangalter · May 01, 2006, 04:02 PM // 16:02

Dude, it's a mask. I didn't get one because I had no idea how. I didn't want to roll a new character right away.

Thorinfire · May 01, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59

Bah

You aren't missing much on not getting the mask, I got one and it was OK. I was about to turn in 250 fangs on my second toon for another mask when I saw the ridiculous prices 250 fangs were going for.

Capitalism won out and I now have two ectos that I didn't have before.

I understand where you are coming from but if you didn't have a lot of time to play on last thursday why did you preorder? You still get the weapons so that is something....................

Mordakai · May 01, 2006, 06:10 PM // 18:10

How hard is it to look on some forums to find the times? Or ask people in game?

Seriously. You can do the quests and get 250 fangs in 30 minutes to an hour. Lets be generous, and say it takes another hour to get to the Monastery from Lion's Arch (or to get a second prof for your Cantha character). That's two hours max to get a mask. Yes, they screwed up by having the last showing early (I was sleeping by then!), but with the event happening every 3 hours, it seems there should have been sometime for those who wanted a mask to find the Emperor.

If you really wanted the mask, you could even buy fangs. I ended up just giving away 20 fangs at around 10:00 pm CST because no one would buy them, and I was going to bed. The prices seemed to be crashing by then...

In the end I played for a total of 4 hours, and got two Masks. It wasn't that hard...

PrincessKyra · May 01, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

I like the way the holiday events run in general. There is no need to post a schedule, and there is no need to even post count downs such as "1 more hour till the event."

However, making the final appearance 20 mins early was just plain EVIL!!! This particular event required questing and exploration, unlike previous events. It was on a weekday when people tend to have less time to play. I, for one, had great difficulty trying to attend the earlier appearances. I was counting on the final appearance... is that so wrong? I showed up 5 mins early too!

Honestly, I played for 5 hours that night trying to figure out how to get to the Monastery and finally collect enough fangs. I was too busy questing and exploring to hear any news about the early appearance. I finished just in time to wait 5 minutes early at the Monastery for the last appearance.

I wanted just 1 Tengu mask to complete the full collection of holiday hats for my monk, and now my collection is ruined. I was upset for a moment, but I'm over it. The mask is very ugly anyway.

I just hope Anet will understand that changing the schedule at the last minute can hurt some players, especially for these limited 1 day events.

Anet, please don't change the schedule on us like that in the future... pretty please?

PS: For those of you who got your masks because you were smarter, faster, more informed, or just had more time on your hands, it was still very inconsiderate of Anet to change the timing for the last appearance. It's really in everyone's best interest that they don't do that in the future. So please stop flaming the less fortunate players. It could be you in the future.

shardfenix · May 01, 2006, 06:18 PM // 18:18

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Originally Posted by Bormil Stonemight

Funny... you spelled "grammar" wrong.

no, he spelled "grammar" incorrectly

I fail to see how college and work could keep you away from Guild Wars for 21 hours. You knew the time of his arrial. Spend 10 minutes to get the fangs from the quests, then logon 5 minutes before his appearance to get your mask like most everyone else did.
Also, the masks don't do anything, so you shouldn't get hyped up about it.

EternalTempest · May 01, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25

I do think anet need to do a better job on giving enough info in advance with some how-to's to at least start the event and I do think that timming w/ people that had pre-order's that did not ship the pre-order kit until to late.

Aka this event could of been executed better (I messed out two due to work). It's not going to cause me to quit playing or get overly angery, disappointed I could not particapte it.