Wintersday Nine Rings, Lucky Title Track Question - Guild Wars Forums

Young_Ranger · Dec 22, 2009, 05:08 PM // 17:08

For weeks I have been saving gold so that I would have enough to buy max tickets to play Nine Rings during Wintersday. Now, I see you need Candy Cane Shards. However, I can't seem to find a confident answer as to whether Nine Rings provides Lucky Title track points during Wintersday.

Assuming, Nine Rings does provide lucky title track points can someone tell me:

How many Nine Ring games get played during each closing event? Does the game continue for all 3 hours until the next event starts? Is there a finite number of games?

Thanks.

Kamara · Dec 22, 2009, 05:20 PM // 17:20

The rings provide a tiny amount of points. During the finale, the rings part of it all lasts maybe 10-15 minutes. On one of the talk pages on the wiki, I found this -- "One char stood in the corner in Kamadan for each event; 86 Unlucky, 158 Lucky. "

So really, you're not going to get anything substantial towards lucky points. You'll only end up using a couple of shards each round.

Oh, and there are 9 finale events in total.

mrvrod · Dec 22, 2009, 05:24 PM // 17:24

Yes, they add to lucky/unlucky. Not sure if the game continues between appearances. The event will run for 24hrs with appearances every 3 hours, for 9 appearances. Each appearance lasts approximately 15 minutes.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday_2009

The gwwiki event page.

imnotyourmother · Dec 22, 2009, 05:46 PM // 17:46

Wait...

the nine rings that he is thinking of on the BOARDWALK is NOT during this festival.

Sorry but you should check the wiki to see what its all about

lateralus11235 · Dec 22, 2009, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Yeah, the wintersday nine rings is completely different from the boardwalk nine rings

Gennadios · Dec 22, 2009, 06:45 PM // 18:45

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Originally Posted by imnotyourmother

Wait...

the nine rings that he is thinking of on the BOARDWALK is NOT during this festival.

Sorry but you should check the wiki to see what its all about

Op was asking how festival 9 rings differs from boardwalk. Hence mentioning shards and finale.

Zodiak · Dec 22, 2009, 07:10 PM // 19:10

Keep the gold you saved for the 9 Rings, all is not lost. Just hang onto it until the Canthan New Year comes out in February. Those are the 9 Rings you likely want to do. I do not recall weather or not the 9 Rings in Lions Arch or Kamadan provide any points to Lucky/Unlucky but even if they did, the window to use them while Dwayna/Grenth are there is so small.

karlik · Dec 22, 2009, 07:17 PM // 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Young_Ranger

For weeks I have been saving gold so that I would have enough to buy max tickets to play Nine Rings during Wintersday. Now, I see you need Candy Cane Shards. However, I can't seem to find a confident answer as to whether Nine Rings provides Lucky Title track points during Wintersday.

Assuming, Nine Rings does provide lucky title track points can someone tell me:

How many Nine Ring games get played during each closing event? Does the game continue for all 3 hours until the next event starts? Is there a finite number of games?

Thanks.

I made the same mistake last year except I was running around in lions arch just before the first finale asking where to buy tickets.

As best as I can remember -

"How many Nine Ring games get played during each closing event?"
Not sure how many, but as stated above they only last about 15 mins. Then after Nine rings rings you start getting presents in your inventory for like the next 15 mins, so don't just shut down or leave as soon as nine rings is over.

"Does the game continue for all 3 hours until the next event starts?"
No. The short nine rings game and the 15 minutes present thing is it. Then you wait 3 hours for the next one.

"Is there a finite number of games?"

Yeah - once every 3 hours for a total of 9 times.

Might as well point out this is when you get the hats. You'll see in even district numbers most people on one set of rings and in odd districts they stand on the other. This is so we can get both hats... go to an even district once and an odd district once.

nitetime · Dec 22, 2009, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gennadios

Op was asking how festival 9 rings differs from boardwalk. Hence mentioning shards and finale.

No the OP is confused. Hence mentioning buying tickets. When people are talking about going afk on 9 rings they are talking about the boardwalk not Wintersday. Keep saving.

Marvel-Kid · Dec 22, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

or u could sell the tickets (if they're from cantha new year) they sell for the same as the buy rate.

Dec 22, 2009, 05:08 PM // 17:08	#1
Young_Ranger Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2009	Wintersday Nine Rings, Lucky Title Track Question For weeks I have been saving gold so that I would have enough to buy max tickets to play Nine Rings during Wintersday. Now, I see you need Candy Cane Shards. However, I can't seem to find a confident answer as to whether Nine Rings provides Lucky Title track points during Wintersday. Assuming, Nine Rings does provide lucky title track points can someone tell me: How many Nine Ring games get played during each closing event? Does the game continue for all 3 hours until the next event starts? Is there a finite number of games? Thanks.

Dec 22, 2009, 05:24 PM // 17:24	#3
mrvrod Guest01 Join Date: Jul 2006	Yes, they add to lucky/unlucky. Not sure if the game continues between appearances. The event will run for 24hrs with appearances every 3 hours, for 9 appearances. Each appearance lasts approximately 15 minutes. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wintersday_2009 The gwwiki event page. Last edited by mrvrod; Dec 22, 2009 at 05:30 PM // 17:30..

Dec 22, 2009, 05:20 PM // 17:20	#2
Kamara Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International Guild: Blinkie Kaulitz Armie Profession: E/	The rings provide a tiny amount of points. During the finale, the rings part of it all lasts maybe 10-15 minutes. On one of the talk pages on the wiki, I found this -- "One char stood in the corner in Kamadan for each event; 86 Unlucky, 158 Lucky. " So really, you're not going to get anything substantial towards lucky points. You'll only end up using a couple of shards each round. Oh, and there are 9 finale events in total.

Dec 22, 2009, 05:46 PM // 17:46	#4
imnotyourmother Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: in a house Guild: The Knitters Guild Profession: W/R	Wait... the nine rings that he is thinking of on the BOARDWALK is NOT during this festival. Sorry but you should check the wiki to see what its all about

Dec 22, 2009, 06:43 PM // 18:43	#5
lateralus11235 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2009 Guild: Affliction of Embers [AoE] Profession: A/E	Yeah, the wintersday nine rings is completely different from the boardwalk nine rings

Dec 22, 2009, 07:10 PM // 19:10	#7
Zodiak Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Guild: Kiss of Anguish [KISS] Profession: P/W	Keep the gold you saved for the 9 Rings, all is not lost. Just hang onto it until the Canthan New Year comes out in February. Those are the 9 Rings you likely want to do. I do not recall weather or not the 9 Rings in Lions Arch or Kamadan provide any points to Lucky/Unlucky but even if they did, the window to use them while Dwayna/Grenth are there is so small.

Dec 22, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26	#10
Marvel-Kid Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Across the street from Grenth Guild: The Tasty Teabag [tea] Profession: W/	or u could sell the tickets (if they're from cantha new year) they sell for the same as the buy rate.