What Plans Are There For Xmas In GW This Year? - Guild Wars Forums

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41

I was just wondering if anybody had any news on what special things will be going on in GW for Xmas this year. For example, on Halloween LA & Kamadan etc got a spooky makeover, Halloween items dropped & the Mad King visited.

Thanks.

Shadow Spirit · Dec 18, 2007, 02:46 PM // 14:46

http://www.guildwars.com/events/inga...k7/default.php

This will tell you all you want to know...

Hobbs · Dec 18, 2007, 02:47 PM // 14:47

Guildwars.com is a good place to start There's also a large thread about it in Riverside, search pl0x.

EDIT:Gah Shadow beat me.

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 02:49 PM // 14:49

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Originally Posted by Togira Ikonaka

Guildwars.com is a good place to start There's also a large thread about it in Riverside, search pl0x.

EDIT:Gah Shadow beat me.

Thanks dude

Oh & I searched but couldn't find anything as I was searching for "Christmas" not Wintersday

Neo Nugget · Dec 18, 2007, 02:50 PM // 14:50

Yep, follow the 2 links they gave you and you will figure everything out about wintersday

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 02:51 PM // 14:51

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Originally Posted by Shadow Spirit

http://www.guildwars.com/events/inga...k7/default.php

This will tell you all you want to know...

Oh yeah I saw that, it's just I didn't know what Wintersday was. Is it an American thing? I come from UK so please excuse me

Shadow Spirit · Dec 18, 2007, 03:03 PM // 15:03

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

Oh yeah I saw that, it's just I didn't know what Wintersday was. Is it an American thing? I come from UK so please excuse me

Nope, not American. Wintersday is a GW thing. I believe this is due to the lack of Jesus Christ in Tyria. Hence no CHRISTmas...

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 03:06 PM // 15:06

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Originally Posted by Shadow Spirit

Nope, not American. Wintersday is a GW thing. I believe this is due to the lack of Jesus Christ in Tyria. Hence no CHRISTmas...

Ooh snap, thanks.

Why was there Halloween then? You'd think that would be named something else aswell.

CasterOfShame27 · Dec 18, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10

They said each side will have different hats. Is there a way to obtain both hats?

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13

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Originally Posted by CasterOfShame27

They said each side will have different hats. Is there a way to obtain both hats?

What do you mean by "each side"? Kurzick & Luxon?

Shadow Spirit · Dec 18, 2007, 03:17 PM // 15:17

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

Ooh snap, thanks.

Why was there Halloween then? You'd think that would be named something else aswell.

People find Satan's

holiday less offensive than Jesus' ??

EDIT: In case you can't tell I'm joking. I just don't need a lecture on the true origins of Halloween from anyone...Thanks.

EDIT #2: Check out the link I gave above. It will explain the two sides you can take, Grenth's or Dwayna's

Jaythen Tyradel · Dec 18, 2007, 03:35 PM // 15:35

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

What do you mean by "each side"? Kurzick & Luxon?

The two sides are Dwyana(Spring and new life) and Grenth(death and cold..think the Grinch of GW).
IN Kamadan (Nightfall chapter) and Lion's Arch (Prophecies Chapter) the two gods will fight over who will reign. Depending on which god wins, will determine the reward. They will each hand out a different festival hat and reward players with some gifts for helping them win. As I read in another thread, it sounds like there will be only TWO hats this year, not four like we had last year.
Also, the "battle" is replayed all day on January 1st, so you can help Dwyana one time and then Grenth the next.

Quaker · Dec 18, 2007, 03:39 PM // 15:39

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Originally Posted by Vanchatron

Why was there Halloween then? You'd think that would be named something else aswell.

Christmas is a Christian thing - and as I'm sure you know, not everyone playing GW is a Christian. So Wintersday is not Christmas - it's just a winter festival, more like Yuletide. But, some people think Yuletide to be a Christian thing, so they didn't use that name either.

Halloween, like Yuletide, is actually an old Pagan thing. It involves witches, and ghosts and other non-Christian things. (Some Christians even suggest it's the work of the devil, but Satan has nothing to do with it either.)

At any rate, ANet tries to keep it's festivals as non-denominational as possible, it seems. (And rightly so!)

Vanchatron · Dec 18, 2007, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow Spirit

People find Satan's

holiday less offensive than Jesus' ??

EDIT: In case you can't tell I'm joking. I just don't need a lecture on the true origins of Halloween from anyone...Thanks.

EDIT #2: Check out the link I gave above. It will explain the two sides you can take, Grenth's or Dwayna's

Well, the true origins of halloween are....

gremlin · Dec 18, 2007, 05:02 PM // 17:02

You can get as many hats as you like since there are multiple opportunities to get them.

2 from LA type depends on which god wins at the time.
2 others from Kamadan same conditions.

So four hats in all LA was Antlers and santa hat Kamadan was snowman and Jesters cap.
Havn't heard of any change for this year.

Love the idea of Halloween being Satans Holiday.
Considering Pagans dont believe in him and its their festival.

quickmonty · Dec 18, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06

No Halloween event.... it's about the Mad King
No Christmas event ..... it's Wintersday. Wintersday falls on the first of the year, not Christmas day.

tommarrow · Dec 18, 2007, 05:17 PM // 17:17

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Originally Posted by guildwars.com

Take part in one of nine grand finales—even claim a special headpiece as a memento—when you visit Kamadan and Lion's Arch during the 24 hours of Wintersday itself.

Usually it is only four hats but the GW site says there will be nine grand finales. I wonder if there will be more hats because of the design-a-hat contest.

Free Runner · Dec 18, 2007, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Only 2 hats this year. There will be no difference between the towns.

EDIT: Why is the swear filter blocking my message?

Random Monk · Dec 18, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

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Originally Posted by tommarrow

Usually it is only four hats but the GW site says there will be nine grand finales. I wonder if there will be more hats because of the design-a-hat contest.

By 9 Grand Finales, they probably mean times to get the hats, similar to most hat giving events. 24 hours, event is every 3 hours. 24/3 is 8, and I believe last year they repeated the midnight one the next day, so 9.

**cosyfiep** · Dec 18, 2007, 07:07 PM // 19:07

yeah 2 hats, a bunch of times to get them, and lots of other goodies too (hope they do the packages again this year, got some candy canes out of the ones last year!).....so I usually plan on doing as many of them as possible (and heck its on new years day....nothing much else to do). So lots of goodies (need a pray icon).

Dec 18, 2007, 02:41 PM // 14:41	#1
Vanchatron Banned Join Date: May 2007 Guild: [MNM] Profession: E/Me	What Plans Are There For Xmas In GW This Year? I was just wondering if anybody had any news on what special things will be going on in GW for Xmas this year. For example, on Halloween LA & Kamadan etc got a spooky makeover, Halloween items dropped & the Mad King visited. Thanks.

Dec 18, 2007, 02:50 PM // 14:50	#5
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Yep, follow the 2 links they gave you and you will figure everything out about wintersday __________________ "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return."

Dec 18, 2007, 05:45 PM // 17:45	#18
Free Runner Forge Runner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: GW2G Guild: Knights Of The Sacred Light [KSL]	Only 2 hats this year. There will be no difference between the towns. EDIT: Why is the swear filter blocking my message? Last edited by Free Runner; Dec 18, 2007 at 05:48 PM // 17:48..

Dec 18, 2007, 02:46 PM // 14:46	#2
Shadow Spirit Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Guild: your cat eats dog food [pup] Profession: N/E	http://www.guildwars.com/events/inga...k7/default.php This will tell you all you want to know...

Dec 18, 2007, 02:47 PM // 14:47	#3
Hobbs Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Guildwars.com is a good place to start There's also a large thread about it in Riverside, search pl0x. EDIT:Gah Shadow beat me.

Dec 18, 2007, 03:10 PM // 15:10	#9
CasterOfShame27 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2007	They said each side will have different hats. Is there a way to obtain both hats?

Dec 18, 2007, 05:02 PM // 17:02	#15
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	You can get as many hats as you like since there are multiple opportunities to get them. 2 from LA type depends on which god wins at the time. 2 others from Kamadan same conditions. So four hats in all LA was Antlers and santa hat Kamadan was snowman and Jesters cap. Havn't heard of any change for this year. Love the idea of Halloween being Satans Holiday. Considering Pagans dont believe in him and its their festival.

Dec 18, 2007, 05:06 PM // 17:06	#16
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	No Halloween event.... it's about the Mad King No Christmas event ..... it's Wintersday. Wintersday falls on the first of the year, not Christmas day.

Dec 18, 2007, 07:07 PM // 19:07	#20
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/	yeah 2 hats, a bunch of times to get them, and lots of other goodies too (hope they do the packages again this year, got some candy canes out of the ones last year!).....so I usually plan on doing as many of them as possible (and heck its on new years day....nothing much else to do). So lots of goodies (need a pray icon).