Timing of Wintersday - Page 4 - Guild Wars Forums

Wansanchez · Dec 21, 2006, 12:30 AM // 00:30

nice to see the "whine alert" line still be incorrectly used.i have not made a whine post,i mearly pointed out a discrepency in the reported start date for the event.you tried to argue my merit on the fact and are still wrong,your point of not adding "in the uk" is out of place.it being the official site for the english region,it would have to state that it was the 20th pst to back up your theory.

and as to what i'm doing now that it is officialy late according to all the european sites,i'm happily playing bling my ride online with some american and english friends while awaiting the update.

i also realy don't mind the lateness,as it would appear they are still testing the new build and it sounds like it will be worth the wait.

I pwnd U · Dec 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34

Well it just started. So everyone go have fun!

onerabbit · Dec 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34

w000000000000000000000t its started

puteh · Dec 21, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09

what happen!!!what happen!!!tell meeeee!!!i cant use my computer now

Tachyon · Dec 21, 2006, 04:42 AM // 04:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by puteh

i cant use my computer now

Then how are you posting on an internet forum?

Winston · Dec 21, 2006, 04:56 AM // 04:56

From work maybe? like me

Tachyon · Dec 21, 2006, 05:02 AM // 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winston

From work maybe? like me

What, you Aussies working? I'd have thought you'd still be hung over after stealing the Ashes back from us.

puteh · Dec 21, 2006, 06:33 AM // 06:33

im using webpat(sort of like laptop)

Winston · Dec 21, 2006, 07:45 AM // 07:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azagoth

What, you Aussies working? I'd have thought you'd still be hung over after stealing the Ashes back from us.

Haha, we just brought it back where it belongs

You poms can sleep easier now anyway, with Warnie announcing retirement.

strcpy · Dec 21, 2006, 08:33 AM // 08:33

I think there are a few individuals in this thread that will be disappointed at every single scheduled event Anet will ever put on.

The times listed are PST, regardless of if it says it or not. Every event in the past has been and I suspect that every future event will also. They also do not mention if they are using Daylight Savings Time, yet still do when it is in effect in the US.

You should go ahead an complain that the Wintersday event ends on Jan 2 in Europe and has no relation to New Years Day as stated. You can go ahead and do pre-complaints (or simply pointing out) - at least as far into the future as you think GW will exist.

mega_jamie · Dec 21, 2006, 09:23 AM // 09:23

We arn't whining that the event dates are different, no, and honestly like the other UK person posting here, I cudnt care less, I went to bed and got some sleep instead, loosing a few hours doesn't concern me.

And the fact that it was a few hours later than all the hear say times matters not, by the looks of it it began at approx 00:24 on the 21sth, which isnt exactly too late for us all the play, if I didn't have work today and decided to go to bed.

I think our main problem is that ANet, or NCSoft or whomever has set up a guildwars.com site specifically intended for users of Europe and the many languages we use over here to gain their info, there is also some for Asia. If you wen't to the GW website and clicked Europe: English and visited our site, I think you would agree with me that it appears to be of somewhat lower quality than the American site.

Fair enough Anet is in Texas, thats a helluva long way away, fair enough they run all their times in PST supposedly, although looking at the Xunlai Tourny news release, it said CET whatever that time zone is.

Anyway, i digress, our main point is here is this site which is set up for European players to learn when things will happen, but it doesn't help at all, all the news releases are coppied straight from the main site, inc date.

You would reckon if such a site exsisted they would atleast alter dates etc to match the predicted start time in that region of the world. I suspect many asian region players would be even a bit more annoyed, having lost half a day to it as well, bearing in mind it would be close to noon before it began there.

I for one am not here to whine, I was just pointing out that the Euorpean site gave us this information, which in all honestly I suspected had been just copied over and would not count, whats the point in having the Euro english GW site, maybe Anet could save a bit of money on bandwidth and hosting costs by just making language versions and not region versions since it is apparant nothing changes.

But i dont want to sound like a whiner, since i told some off last night, thats just my opinion on it, and like i said, not bothered wintersday is here now, so lets enjoy it.

puteh · Dec 21, 2006, 12:37 PM // 12:37

so,what hat do you get at the wintersday event?elf hat?

Dec 21, 2006, 12:30 AM // 00:30	#61
Wansanchez Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2006	nice to see the "whine alert" line still be incorrectly used.i have not made a whine post,i mearly pointed out a discrepency in the reported start date for the event.you tried to argue my merit on the fact and are still wrong,your point of not adding "in the uk" is out of place.it being the official site for the english region,it would have to state that it was the 20th pst to back up your theory. and as to what i'm doing now that it is officialy late according to all the european sites,i'm happily playing bling my ride online with some american and english friends while awaiting the update. i also realy don't mind the lateness,as it would appear they are still testing the new build and it sounds like it will be worth the wait.

Dec 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34	#62
I pwnd U God of Spammers Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield... Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)	Well it just started. So everyone go have fun!

Dec 21, 2006, 12:34 AM // 00:34	#63
onerabbit Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Thanks to all the guru [mods]	w000000000000000000000t its started

Dec 21, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#64
puteh Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006	what happen!!!what happen!!!tell meeeee!!!i cant use my computer now

Dec 21, 2006, 04:56 AM // 04:56	#66
Winston Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia	From work maybe? like me

Dec 21, 2006, 06:33 AM // 06:33	#68
puteh Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006	im using webpat(sort of like laptop)

Dec 21, 2006, 08:33 AM // 08:33	#70
strcpy Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: One of Many [ONE]	I think there are a few individuals in this thread that will be disappointed at every single scheduled event Anet will ever put on. The times listed are PST, regardless of if it says it or not. Every event in the past has been and I suspect that every future event will also. They also do not mention if they are using Daylight Savings Time, yet still do when it is in effect in the US. You should go ahead an complain that the Wintersday event ends on Jan 2 in Europe and has no relation to New Years Day as stated. You can go ahead and do pre-complaints (or simply pointing out) - at least as far into the future as you think GW will exist.

Dec 21, 2006, 09:23 AM // 09:23	#71
mega_jamie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Guild: Warlords of Ruin Profession: A/Mo	We arn't whining that the event dates are different, no, and honestly like the other UK person posting here, I cudnt care less, I went to bed and got some sleep instead, loosing a few hours doesn't concern me. And the fact that it was a few hours later than all the hear say times matters not, by the looks of it it began at approx 00:24 on the 21sth, which isnt exactly too late for us all the play, if I didn't have work today and decided to go to bed. I think our main problem is that ANet, or NCSoft or whomever has set up a guildwars.com site specifically intended for users of Europe and the many languages we use over here to gain their info, there is also some for Asia. If you wen't to the GW website and clicked Europe: English and visited our site, I think you would agree with me that it appears to be of somewhat lower quality than the American site. Fair enough Anet is in Texas, thats a helluva long way away, fair enough they run all their times in PST supposedly, although looking at the Xunlai Tourny news release, it said CET whatever that time zone is. Anyway, i digress, our main point is here is this site which is set up for European players to learn when things will happen, but it doesn't help at all, all the news releases are coppied straight from the main site, inc date. You would reckon if such a site exsisted they would atleast alter dates etc to match the predicted start time in that region of the world. I suspect many asian region players would be even a bit more annoyed, having lost half a day to it as well, bearing in mind it would be close to noon before it began there. I for one am not here to whine, I was just pointing out that the Euorpean site gave us this information, which in all honestly I suspected had been just copied over and would not count, whats the point in having the Euro english GW site, maybe Anet could save a bit of money on bandwidth and hosting costs by just making language versions and not region versions since it is apparant nothing changes. But i dont want to sound like a whiner, since i told some off last night, thats just my opinion on it, and like i said, not bothered wintersday is here now, so lets enjoy it.

Dec 21, 2006, 12:37 PM // 12:37	#72
puteh Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2006	so,what hat do you get at the wintersday event?elf hat?