Need some advice for the Dragon Festival - Guild Wars Forums

Drevin Morgan · Jul 01, 2011, 04:12 PM // 16:12

First of all, I would like to apologize for making this thread. Maybe there are answers somewhere for all my questions/concerns, but the festival is a limited event, and this is probably the only year I will participate in (hope GW2 will come before July 2012), so I'm quite in a rush to be online as most as I can on my limited time, and to get the most results out of it. So, in no particular order...

1. Is there anything related to the event that I should obtain (and can only obtain these days) that could be used somewhere else in the game? Is there anything I should hold on to?

2. What is the best thing to do to increase titles these days? I'm thinking right now to afk all weekend on the 9/16 rings to increase the Lucky/Unlucky titles. Any other thoughts?

3. Speaking of the rings, any recommendations into picking the 9 vs 16 rings game?

4. What would be the best way to spend victory tokens, considering stuff that I could otherwise simply buy somewhere else in the game?

5. Assuming that I will spend (should I?) all my current available money on tickets, should I exchange them on prizes, open all prizes and consume what I find, or use the tickets for AFK-ing on the rings?

6. Any other input, on other things that I probably forgot to ask about?

Sorry again for the thread, I hope I will get some nice answers, and not to get it closed instead because of lack of thorough research.

PS: I already did the 4 quests involved with the festival, I know about the missions but I'm too noob to be able to do them so I won't bother with them, and I know i should hold on to 250 tokens in hope to get a mask for them.

Nyta · Jul 01, 2011, 04:55 PM // 16:55

1. Victory tokens can be used during the GW birthday event to buy birthday cupcakes, but considering that event's at the end of April and has already passed, it's probably not worth holding on to that many tokens for that long. Otherwise, no, nothing to really hold on to unless you want to keep the beer around for some pve skills that benefit from it.

2. That works. It's a quick way to build lucky and unlucky. And as you know, there's also doing the festival quests on each character (not just one) and doing the events that pop up every few hours for tokens.

3. If you have a lot of money and are a long ways off from maxing Lucky, then go for 9 rings and stay in a corner ring. If you're close with Lucky but still need Unlucky, or don't have much money, then switch to 16 rings. (Note: 16 rings is actually a little slower for Unlucky than 9 rings is, but it's a LOT cheaper.)

4. This festival is kinda bad for party points, but Wintersday is great for it, so don't bother with the party point items. Go for either the firewater or the creme brulees. I tend to lean a little more towards alcohol since I usually get more sweets than alcohol during the rest of the year.

5. The prizes don't give you much return for your money. It's better to just sink it into the titles.

akelarumi · Jul 01, 2011, 04:59 PM // 16:59

1: Not really, although, if you want the mask on the final day you need 250 tokens to get it. but you already knew that

2: Lucky/unlucky title takes a long time to max, if you wanna have a higher retain rate on the chests, then its ok, but don't think bout getting the title before GW2.

3: 9 rings is faster, center ring if you concentrate on lucky title only, corner rings if you want boith lucky and unlucky

4: if your going for consumer title, after putting away your first stack for the mask, go get alcohol, sweets or party items.

5: Tickets you have left over can be sold back to any merchant, if im right for the price you bought them for, so any leftovers, just trade them to the merchant to get your money back.

6: just sit back and enjoy the festival^^

Jul 01, 2011, 04:12 PM // 16:12	#1
Drevin Morgan Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2011 Profession: R/	Need some advice for the Dragon Festival First of all, I would like to apologize for making this thread. Maybe there are answers somewhere for all my questions/concerns, but the festival is a limited event, and this is probably the only year I will participate in (hope GW2 will come before July 2012), so I'm quite in a rush to be online as most as I can on my limited time, and to get the most results out of it. So, in no particular order... 1. Is there anything related to the event that I should obtain (and can only obtain these days) that could be used somewhere else in the game? Is there anything I should hold on to? 2. What is the best thing to do to increase titles these days? I'm thinking right now to afk all weekend on the 9/16 rings to increase the Lucky/Unlucky titles. Any other thoughts? 3. Speaking of the rings, any recommendations into picking the 9 vs 16 rings game? 4. What would be the best way to spend victory tokens, considering stuff that I could otherwise simply buy somewhere else in the game? 5. Assuming that I will spend (should I?) all my current available money on tickets, should I exchange them on prizes, open all prizes and consume what I find, or use the tickets for AFK-ing on the rings? 6. Any other input, on other things that I probably forgot to ask about? Sorry again for the thread, I hope I will get some nice answers, and not to get it closed instead because of lack of thorough research. PS: I already did the 4 quests involved with the festival, I know about the missions but I'm too noob to be able to do them so I won't bother with them, and I know i should hold on to 250 tokens in hope to get a mask for them.

Jul 01, 2011, 04:55 PM // 16:55	#2
Nyta Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2010	1. Victory tokens can be used during the GW birthday event to buy birthday cupcakes, but considering that event's at the end of April and has already passed, it's probably not worth holding on to that many tokens for that long. Otherwise, no, nothing to really hold on to unless you want to keep the beer around for some pve skills that benefit from it. 2. That works. It's a quick way to build lucky and unlucky. And as you know, there's also doing the festival quests on each character (not just one) and doing the events that pop up every few hours for tokens. 3. If you have a lot of money and are a long ways off from maxing Lucky, then go for 9 rings and stay in a corner ring. If you're close with Lucky but still need Unlucky, or don't have much money, then switch to 16 rings. (Note: 16 rings is actually a little slower for Unlucky than 9 rings is, but it's a LOT cheaper.) 4. This festival is kinda bad for party points, but Wintersday is great for it, so don't bother with the party point items. Go for either the firewater or the creme brulees. I tend to lean a little more towards alcohol since I usually get more sweets than alcohol during the rest of the year. 5. The prizes don't give you much return for your money. It's better to just sink it into the titles.

Jul 01, 2011, 04:59 PM // 16:59	#3
akelarumi Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2009 Profession: E/	1: Not really, although, if you want the mask on the final day you need 250 tokens to get it. but you already knew that 2: Lucky/unlucky title takes a long time to max, if you wanna have a higher retain rate on the chests, then its ok, but don't think bout getting the title before GW2. 3: 9 rings is faster, center ring if you concentrate on lucky title only, corner rings if you want boith lucky and unlucky 4: if your going for consumer title, after putting away your first stack for the mask, go get alcohol, sweets or party items. 5: Tickets you have left over can be sold back to any merchant, if im right for the price you bought them for, so any leftovers, just trade them to the merchant to get your money back. 6: just sit back and enjoy the festival^^