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Essence Snow · Mar 09, 2012, 02:33 PM // 14:33

Anyone find it odd that Lucky Weekend is a week early this year?

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Lucky Weekend is a special event which takes place in mid-March, to coincide with the March 17 celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
2007 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 16th to midnight PDT on Sunday March 18th
2008 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 14th to 11:59 PM PDT on Monday March 17th
2009 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 13th to 11:59 PM PDT on Tuesday March 17th
2010 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 12th to 11:59 PM PDT on Wednesday March 17th
2011 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 11th to 11:59 PM PDT on Friday March 18th
2012 12:00 noon PST on Friday March 9th to 11:59 PM PDT on Thursday March 15th

Seeing that St Patty's is on a Saturday...maybe I'm missing something here, but wouldn't it make sense to move lucky weekend to next week?

Mintha Syl · Mar 09, 2012, 03:26 PM // 15:26

Agreed.
This year gw festivities seem to diverge quite a bit from the real ones...

Dewshine Wildclaw · Mar 09, 2012, 03:33 PM // 15:33

maybe it will last a week?

Not New · Mar 09, 2012, 05:44 PM // 17:44

I thought it was strange that they actually announced it before hand....haven't seen that in a while..

akelarumi · Mar 09, 2012, 06:16 PM // 18:16

hmm, I'm not really good in counting dates, but maybe they automated some events but forgot to account for leap years (if this wasn't a leap year patricksday would be on next friday instead of next saturday and this weekeend would be the right one for lucky weekend).

**cosyfiep** · Mar 11, 2012, 07:58 AM // 07:58

seems they have yet to get any of them correct this year...so I would expect more of the same ....

Mar 11, 2012, 07:58 AM // 07:58	#6
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	seems they have yet to get any of them correct this year...so I would expect more of the same .... __________________ where is the 'all you can eat' cookie bar?

Mar 09, 2012, 03:26 PM // 15:26	#2
Mintha Syl Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2010	Agreed. This year gw festivities seem to diverge quite a bit from the real ones...

Mar 09, 2012, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#3
Dewshine Wildclaw Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Planet Earth Guild: Weapons Of Tyria [WoT] Profession: R/	maybe it will last a week?

Mar 09, 2012, 05:44 PM // 17:44	#4
Not New Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Where the Occupation takes me Guild: Occupy this [site] Profession: Mo/D	I thought it was strange that they actually announced it before hand....haven't seen that in a while..

Mar 09, 2012, 06:16 PM // 18:16	#5
akelarumi Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2009 Profession: E/	hmm, I'm not really good in counting dates, but maybe they automated some events but forgot to account for leap years (if this wasn't a leap year patricksday would be on next friday instead of next saturday and this weekeend would be the right one for lucky weekend).