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quanzong · Nov 24, 2005, 09:28 PM // 21:28

Q: How come Halloween was set to have some kind of Promotion within the game and NOT Thanksgiving? Is their any other answer than this?
A:Someone told me Thanksgiving is NOT a national set holiday. WELL SO IS CHRISTMAS. Now since Thanksgiving no promotion came on, I SURE HOPE theres NO promotion on christmas.
Q: DO you think there will be a promotion on christmas?

Feloriene Bluewolf · Nov 24, 2005, 09:41 PM // 21:41

I'll hazard a guess and say it's probably since Halloween and Christmas are slightly more universal than the US Thanksgiving holiday. If they do something for Christmas, it'd be nice. Beats me why you'd be upset if they chose to give us something for the festive season, but then again I would've thought the answer to your first question was obvious...the US is not the only country playing the game

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Even those with thanksgiving holidays of their own, why should they celebrate it when the US does? Then again, as an alternative, Anet would have to do something for everyone's own little national holiday...and that's alot of events to play to.

Online game, universal appeal between countries and nationalities. A nice melting pot of players ... so why would the rest of us wanna observe a holiday only relevant to one country in many?

Pevil Lihatuh · Nov 24, 2005, 09:50 PM // 21:50

lol i'd have to agree with Feloriene. Though not EVERY country celebrates halloween/christmas/easter, MOST do. Whereas only the US celebrates thanksgiving, so if they do a thanksgiving one they'd have to do St Georges for us Brits, and St Patricks for the Irish, and *random holiday here for random country that only has 200 people in*

chippxero · Nov 24, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03

Yeah it's like Fireworks night for us in the uk it would have been cool to have a big in game display but as the day means nothing to any other country i wouldn't expect them to do anything for it.

There are too many holidays in all the different countries and theres no way they have the time to cover them all, i'd rather 1-2 events a year to make them something unique.

DarkSider84 · Nov 24, 2005, 10:04 PM // 22:04

Considering they did do something for halloween (since it would fit in well) x-mas is another big name here in the u.s. and i'm pretty sure they'd do something for that also, besides, it could fit in easily just like the mad king did, maybe a mad santa or some stuff like that. thanskgiving, what would they do for it? have free food in game or such, theres no basis to do anything special other than maybe a giant turkey running around.

l Selling God l · Nov 25, 2005, 12:05 AM // 00:05

Well for some people their thanksgiving took place a month back.....so it would be kind of awkward.. halloween doesnt have 2 different days...and yes i think there will be one for christmans, for same reaon there was one on halloween.

quanzong · Nov 25, 2005, 01:37 AM // 01:37

Thanksgiving is more well known than Halloween in the US. Also when Thanksgiving comes, more people participate it in the US rather than Halloween. I am sure other countries (KOREA) do not celebrate Christmas, so it would not be fair to celebrate a holiday within the game, for just 2 countires. But comon, everyone knows when Thanksgiving is. Why do you think other countries study the United States history? Yes a big turkey, with big table of food would be good. And since they have pumpkin caps for halloween, I think they should have had turkey heads for Thanksgiving.

unamed player · Nov 25, 2005, 01:48 AM // 01:48

Thanksgiving means practically nothing in Canada. We had it quite a while ago too. It is a religious holiday but id say only Americans really care about it that much. Most likely because of your football. If a great hockey game happened specifically on thanksgiving i think it would be more popular for us as well

glenn_rolfe · Nov 25, 2005, 01:49 AM // 01:49

Thanksgiving is just some yankee turkey eating holiday to the rest of us
We don't know when it's on, don't know what it's for, and couldn't care about it.

Think yourself lucky that Halloween was considered universal enough for Anet to add it in.

b3h3m0th · Nov 25, 2005, 01:52 AM // 01:52

or maybe its when family and friends eat together, talk, or just have fun...

Tactical-Dillusions · Nov 25, 2005, 01:57 AM // 01:57

Koreans have a thanksgiving day at the beginning of October called Chuseok.
They also celebrate Christmas and new year as national holidays.

quanzong · Nov 25, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59

you guys in europe know what it is. If you didnt how come these foreign people that come here know what it is? Are they smarter than the people that resign in there home country? Everyone in the world is taught english, and part of english is Thanksgiving, it appears in your literature books just as halloween and christmas. I also believe Korea is taught english as well, so its possible they know what Thanksgiving is. If they dont, I doubt they know what Christmas is.

Banebow · Nov 25, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04

It matters not if they know what it is, what gives us Americans the "right" to have all our holidays celebrated in-game?

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Originally Posted by unamed player

It is a religious holiday but id say only Americans really care about it that much

Actualy, it is one of the few holidays that is not based on religion. It celebrates the indians helping the starving settlers. You'll notice we did not pay them back very well however. . .

calamitykell · Nov 25, 2005, 02:06 AM // 02:06

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Originally Posted by quanzong

you guys in europe know what it is. If you didnt how come these foreign people that come here know what it is? Are they smarter than the people that resign in there home country? Everyone in the world is taught english, and part of english is Thanksgiving, it appears in your literature books just as halloween and christmas. I also believe Korea is taught english as well, so its possible they know what Thanksgiving is. If they dont, I doubt they know what Christmas is.

Wow, your imperialistic views are quite interesting.

quanzong · Nov 25, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Well Thanksgiving is not religous, Halloween is also, and same with Christmas, halloween and Christmas deal with Christanity. Christmas I believe is the birth of jesus. Halloween I think is something to do with the devil. However Thanksgiving isnt religous, its just what Banebow said, deals with pilgrims, and indians. A theme they could have done could probably deal with indians, maybe have they appear in Ventari Refuge, or someplace to big goods.

unamed player · Nov 25, 2005, 02:11 AM // 02:11

Canada is also in the same boat but being a Roman Catholic myself i know that thanksgiving doesnt rank anywhere near Christmas which symbolizes the birth of Christ. Halloween is another matter completely and i think Anet supported it simply because its religiously neutral. Christmas on the other hand is so cherished that even people who are not catholic celebrate it. So i'd bet you'll see some Christmas events and most likely Easter but only because there is so much children who love those days which make them incredibly popular regaurdless of religion.

Just my two cents.

<eDIT>

Ok i take back the thanksgiving being religious. You see how little i know about it:P

Banebow · Nov 25, 2005, 02:16 AM // 02:16

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Originally Posted by quanzong

A theme they could have done could probably deal with indians, maybe have they appear in Ventari Refuge, or someplace to big goods.

You did not understand my point. The holiday is American. Other countries have holidays that may resemble thanksgiving, but I doubt they came about because of thanksgiving. This game has players from all over the world. Americans do not constitue the whole world. Therefore, thanksgiving is not celebrated in game.

unamed player · Nov 25, 2005, 02:21 AM // 02:21

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Originally Posted by Banebow

You did not understand my point. The holiday is American. Other countries have holidays that may resemble thanksgiving, but I doubt they came about because of thanksgiving. This game has players from all over the world. Americans do not constitue the whole world. Therefore, thanksgiving is not celebrated in game.

If your all right about it being indian related then it makes plenty of sense. We have indians here and we pretty much did the same thing to them. We pay for it now though, the indians here are completely funded with our tax paying dollars and they pretty much live off financial aid. Mind you its not such a bad life. They get drunk all day and kill eachother over snowmobiles and whatever else they own. Thats not all of them but the majority of the natives that live on the reserves are jobless uneducated maggots who leech funds from our already corrupt government. With the few exception of intelligent indians who came to live in Canada and protect their fellow reject brothers. It's unfortunate and just as in America we give them their little plot of land and expect them to develop with such tiny land mass and paltry funds. We basically are buying them off so they can live in a crummy version of Eutopia. At least thats how it is here, i have never been to an American reserve.

Numa Pompilius · Nov 25, 2005, 02:22 AM // 02:22

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Originally Posted by quanzong

But comon, everyone knows when Thanksgiving is.

No, they don't. I have no clue, and I'd bet most europeans don't.

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Why do you think other countries study the United States history?

We don't, in fact.

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Yes a big turkey, with big table of food would be good. And since they have pumpkin caps for halloween, I think they should have had turkey heads for Thanksgiving.

I think you're trolling.

calamitykell · Nov 25, 2005, 02:28 AM // 02:28

I think he's just mad because he missed the halloween event, and god forbid ANet not spoil us with some event every freakin month.

The less there are, the more appreciated they'll be.

Nov 24, 2005, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#1
quanzong Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere cold Guild: The Followers of the Messiah Profession: W/Me	Guild Wars Promotion Q: How come Halloween was set to have some kind of Promotion within the game and NOT Thanksgiving? Is their any other answer than this? A:Someone told me Thanksgiving is NOT a national set holiday. WELL SO IS CHRISTMAS. Now since Thanksgiving no promotion came on, I SURE HOPE theres NO promotion on christmas. Q: DO you think there will be a promotion on christmas?

Nov 25, 2005, 02:11 AM // 02:11	#16
unamed player Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Im a merc.	Canada is also in the same boat but being a Roman Catholic myself i know that thanksgiving doesnt rank anywhere near Christmas which symbolizes the birth of Christ. Halloween is another matter completely and i think Anet supported it simply because its religiously neutral. Christmas on the other hand is so cherished that even people who are not catholic celebrate it. So i'd bet you'll see some Christmas events and most likely Easter but only because there is so much children who love those days which make them incredibly popular regaurdless of religion. Just my two cents. <eDIT> Ok i take back the thanksgiving being religious. You see how little i know about it:P Last edited by unamed player; Nov 25, 2005 at 02:15 AM // 02:15..

Nov 24, 2005, 09:41 PM // 21:41	#2
Feloriene Bluewolf Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: R/E	I'll hazard a guess and say it's probably since Halloween and Christmas are slightly more universal than the US Thanksgiving holiday. If they do something for Christmas, it'd be nice. Beats me why you'd be upset if they chose to give us something for the festive season, but then again I would've thought the answer to your first question was obvious...the US is not the only country playing the game . Even those with thanksgiving holidays of their own, why should they celebrate it when the US does? Then again, as an alternative, Anet would have to do something for everyone's own little national holiday...and that's alot of events to play to. Online game, universal appeal between countries and nationalities. A nice melting pot of players ... so why would the rest of us wanna observe a holiday only relevant to one country in many?

Nov 24, 2005, 09:50 PM // 21:50	#3
Pevil Lihatuh Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Profession: R/Me	lol i'd have to agree with Feloriene. Though not EVERY country celebrates halloween/christmas/easter, MOST do. Whereas only the US celebrates thanksgiving, so if they do a thanksgiving one they'd have to do St Georges for us Brits, and St Patricks for the Irish, and random holiday here for random country that only has 200 people in

Nov 24, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03	#4
chippxero Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: norfolk Guild: Super Anti Rabbit Squad [SARS] Profession: Mo/Me	Yeah it's like Fireworks night for us in the uk it would have been cool to have a big in game display but as the day means nothing to any other country i wouldn't expect them to do anything for it. There are too many holidays in all the different countries and theres no way they have the time to cover them all, i'd rather 1-2 events a year to make them something unique.

Nov 24, 2005, 10:04 PM // 22:04	#5
DarkSider84 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Connecticut, USA Guild: JAPS Profession: E/Me	Considering they did do something for halloween (since it would fit in well) x-mas is another big name here in the u.s. and i'm pretty sure they'd do something for that also, besides, it could fit in easily just like the mad king did, maybe a mad santa or some stuff like that. thanskgiving, what would they do for it? have free food in game or such, theres no basis to do anything special other than maybe a giant turkey running around.

Nov 25, 2005, 12:05 AM // 00:05	#6
l Selling God l Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Xx Hells Angels xX Profession: N/Me	Well for some people their thanksgiving took place a month back.....so it would be kind of awkward.. halloween doesnt have 2 different days...and yes i think there will be one for christmans, for same reaon there was one on halloween.

Nov 25, 2005, 01:37 AM // 01:37	#7
quanzong Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere cold Guild: The Followers of the Messiah Profession: W/Me	Thanksgiving is more well known than Halloween in the US. Also when Thanksgiving comes, more people participate it in the US rather than Halloween. I am sure other countries (KOREA) do not celebrate Christmas, so it would not be fair to celebrate a holiday within the game, for just 2 countires. But comon, everyone knows when Thanksgiving is. Why do you think other countries study the United States history? Yes a big turkey, with big table of food would be good. And since they have pumpkin caps for halloween, I think they should have had turkey heads for Thanksgiving.

Nov 25, 2005, 01:48 AM // 01:48	#8
unamed player Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Im a merc.	Thanksgiving means practically nothing in Canada. We had it quite a while ago too. It is a religious holiday but id say only Americans really care about it that much. Most likely because of your football. If a great hockey game happened specifically on thanksgiving i think it would be more popular for us as well

Nov 25, 2005, 01:49 AM // 01:49	#9
glenn_rolfe Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005	Thanksgiving is just some yankee turkey eating holiday to the rest of us We don't know when it's on, don't know what it's for, and couldn't care about it. Think yourself lucky that Halloween was considered universal enough for Anet to add it in.

Nov 25, 2005, 01:52 AM // 01:52	#10
b3h3m0th Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: PA, Wilks Barre Profession: W/Mo	or maybe its when family and friends eat together, talk, or just have fun...

Nov 25, 2005, 01:57 AM // 01:57	#11
Tactical-Dillusions Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Grimsby, UK Profession: R/	Koreans have a thanksgiving day at the beginning of October called Chuseok. They also celebrate Christmas and new year as national holidays.

Nov 25, 2005, 01:59 AM // 01:59	#12
quanzong Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere cold Guild: The Followers of the Messiah Profession: W/Me	you guys in europe know what it is. If you didnt how come these foreign people that come here know what it is? Are they smarter than the people that resign in there home country? Everyone in the world is taught english, and part of english is Thanksgiving, it appears in your literature books just as halloween and christmas. I also believe Korea is taught english as well, so its possible they know what Thanksgiving is. If they dont, I doubt they know what Christmas is.

Nov 25, 2005, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#15
quanzong Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere cold Guild: The Followers of the Messiah Profession: W/Me	Well Thanksgiving is not religous, Halloween is also, and same with Christmas, halloween and Christmas deal with Christanity. Christmas I believe is the birth of jesus. Halloween I think is something to do with the devil. However Thanksgiving isnt religous, its just what Banebow said, deals with pilgrims, and indians. A theme they could have done could probably deal with indians, maybe have they appear in Ventari Refuge, or someplace to big goods.

Nov 25, 2005, 02:28 AM // 02:28	#20
calamitykell Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: N.Y.C.	I think he's just mad because he missed the halloween event, and god forbid ANet not spoil us with some event every freakin month. The less there are, the more appreciated they'll be.