Curse

Regina Buenaobra · Dec 19, 2008, 12:25 AM // 00:25

The requirements for the Snowball ATS are the same as for the regular ATS. You need to be in a guild. You need to be in a guild for at least 14 days. You are required to have at least 4 guild members. There is no entry fee. The Snowball tournaments will play like monthly tournaments.

For rewards, you get the standard rewards you get from Snow Arena + Tournament Reward Points. These rewards include: Balthazar faction, Candy Cane Shards, Gamer Points, and Tournament Reward Points.

We got a few questions about why the ATS requirements for the Snowball ATS were not waived. Removing the 14 day membership and 4 member requirement would have required a huge amount of work from our server programmers, and we could not spare those resources. We are aware of your feedback and feelings about it, and the design team is really sorry that the requirements mean that some people will not be able to participate in Snowball ATS.

Tyla · Dec 19, 2008, 12:28 AM // 00:28

This the part where I shout "AVALANCHE"?

TheGuildWarsPenguin · Dec 19, 2008, 01:31 AM // 01:31

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Originally Posted by Tyla

This the part where I shout "AVALANCHE"?

Let's just give both Grenth and Dwayna Avalanche instead of randomly giving one team the failure known as Yellow Snow. I sense massive failure since people are going to complain that the Avalanche team will be insta-win.

You just got tomahawked · Dec 19, 2008, 01:39 AM // 01:39

It would have been nice if we would have known that we have to be in a guild for 14 days more than a day before it. :/

Puebert · Dec 19, 2008, 01:45 AM // 01:45

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Originally Posted by You just got tomahawked

It would have been nice if we would have known that we have to be in a guild for 14 days more than a day before it. :/

/agree

Would have been nice to know 14 days ago, I've been apart of my guild for only 9 days so I guess I can't join. :/

Lishy · Dec 19, 2008, 01:55 AM // 01:55

I'm happy and all about winter's day as a whole, however there is just one problem:
At least inform them ahead of time next time something like this is done?
I had to leave my main guild to help out with my friend's guild. And now I can't do the snowball ATS because you guys were being too super-secretive.

Like I said, winter's day as a whole is good. But this inconvenience of the snowball ATS really brings it down. Though I love the addition of the EoTN festive quests and it was about time we got a gentch tonic

FengShuiDove · Dec 19, 2008, 02:02 AM // 02:02

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Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

The requirements for the Snowball ATS are the same as for the regular ATS. You need to be in a guild. You need to be in a guild for at least 14 days. You are required to have at least 4 guild members. There is no entry fee. The Snowball tournaments will play like monthly tournaments.

For rewards, you get the standard rewards you get from Snow Arena + Tournament Reward Points. These rewards include: Balthazar faction, Candy Cane Shards, Gamer Points, and Tournament Reward Points.

We got a few questions about why the ATS requirements for the Snowball ATS were not waived. Removing the 14 day membership and 4 member requirement would have required a huge amount of work from our server programmers, and we could not spare those resources. We are aware of your feedback and feelings about it, and the design team is really sorry that the requirements mean that some people will not be able to participate in Snowball ATS.

Man people on Guru are frustrating today, which is why this will be my last post until I feel it's no longer necessary for me to rage at sheer rudeness or idiocy.

People, she came here to explain and apologize for any inconvenience/disability to participate. For the love man, did anyone read her post?

Screw you and your negativism. Thank you for the update knowing that Guru community would do this. If nothing else it saved countless QQ threads about "y cant i play snoball at?!?!?1?!!1//!" Or not. Whatever.

Lishy · Dec 19, 2008, 02:09 AM // 02:09

It's called criticism, dude ^

Are you saying we shouldn't express our opinions on the matter?
This isn't "LOL GG ANET LOL TROLLING". It's what, we, the playerbase think.

Bowstring Badass · Dec 19, 2008, 02:16 AM // 02:16

To bad I won't be apart of this. Would have been nice to know a few weeks ago...

rohara · Dec 19, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45

i'm glad the usual AT restrictions are in place, but a heads up really should have been given sooner for those not familiar with the AT system. this should be a blast though!

Lykan · Dec 19, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45

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Originally Posted by Puebert

/agree

Would have been nice to know 14 days ago, I've been apart of my guild for only 9 days so I guess I can't join. :/

Wintersday lasts for what...10/11/12 days?

Think about it.

TheGuildWarsPenguin · Dec 19, 2008, 02:54 AM // 02:54

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Originally Posted by FengShuiDove

Man people on Guru are frustrating today, which is why this will be my last post until I feel it's no longer necessary for me to rage at sheer rudeness or idiocy.

People, she came here to explain and apologize for any inconvenience/disability to participate. For the love man, did anyone read her post?

Screw you and your negativism. Thank you for the update knowing that Guru community would do this. If nothing else it saved countless QQ threads about "y cant i play snoball at?!?!?1?!!1//!" Or not. Whatever.

No one has yelled at her. Lulz.
I agree it would have been better to know about this earlier than the day before the event starts, but I'm fine with it.

Nomme Moon · Dec 19, 2008, 02:58 AM // 02:58

Yeah, I just left my guild to find one to do Wintersday events with, and they wait until the last possible second to say that? More than a little annoying, ANet. Pretty big fail on your part, I don't care if you're too friggin snowed in to say so.

here to troll · Dec 19, 2008, 03:08 AM // 03:08

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Originally Posted by Nomme Moon

Yeah, I just left my guild to find one to do Wintersday events with.

IMO thats your fault for guild hopping, so i can't say that I'm all that sorry for you. Better luck next time.

Ate of DK · Dec 19, 2008, 03:10 AM // 03:10

I got something called friendslist...

On the 17th december this also got posted this on the official wiki. It's nice that she attempts to reach more people than just the wiki-readers.

Nomme Moon · Dec 19, 2008, 03:28 AM // 03:28

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Originally Posted by here to troll

IMO thats your fault for guild hopping, so i can't say that I'm all that sorry for you. Better luck next time.

Nice name, you live up to it nicely

kane zarthrox · Dec 19, 2008, 03:49 AM // 03:49

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Originally Posted by Nomme Moon

Nice name, you live up to it nicely

Ahh shut your face, you left for wintersday stuff, ATS isn't the only thing available, though i know alot of people were wanting to do it. If you think you could do any better then A-net, i'd like to see your 3 games and an expansion, and you update and keep everything on track, stuff happens that affects all of us. Life sucks dude, A-net just can't make EVERYTHING perfect, then there wouldn't be a guru forum for all the QQ's and the "WTF WHY NO GW 2 INFOZ!!!!!!one1!!!!one111111111111!!!!"

Puebert · Dec 19, 2008, 04:02 AM // 04:02

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Originally Posted by Lykan

Wintersday lasts for what...10/11/12 days?

Think about it.

I thought it was just the weekend.

Aera Lure · Dec 19, 2008, 04:10 AM // 04:10

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Originally Posted by FengShuiDove

Man people on Guru are frustrating today, which is why this will be my last post until I feel it's no longer necessary for me to rage at sheer rudeness or idiocy.

People, she came here to explain and apologize for any inconvenience/disability to participate. For the love man, did anyone read her post?

Screw you and your negativism. Thank you for the update knowing that Guru community would do this. If nothing else it saved countless QQ threads about "y cant i play snoball at?!?!?1?!!1//!" Or not. Whatever.

Criticism is normal and even healthy to a development cycle. That's all I saw.

I think it is a very valid criticism given Regina's explanation that if Anet knew they werent going to do any code editing, than they should have had a statement out at least 14 days prior to the event stating what was necessary so one could play. Maybe some people switched guilds temporarily for a holiday-themed guild name, or switched for the holidays for any reason at all. That's criticism I think Anet could put to good use, in the future, provided they continue to read topics and replies.

That said, yes, thanks to Regina for the explanation and I am sure and apology is better than none and that is appreciated also.

TheOrangeFalcon · Dec 19, 2008, 04:16 AM // 04:16

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Originally Posted by Puebert

I thought it was just the weekend.

Wintersday events begin at noon Pacific Time (-8 GMT) on Friday, December 19, 2008 and run until noon on January 5, 2009. The Wintersday grand finale will take place on Wintersday itself in Lion's Arch and Kamadan, beginning at 12:01 AM Pacific on Thursday, January 1, 2009, and repeating every three hours until 12:01 AM on Friday, January 2, 2009.

http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday2008/

That's 18 days.