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TPike · Jan 30, 2008, 10:59 AM // 10:59

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Originally Posted by Squishy ftw

Vanquishing a zone is killing EVERY foe in an area while in Hard Mode.
You get a message when the area is vanquished.

KK, thanks.

I don't even think I've played hard mode yet.

BenjZee · Jan 30, 2008, 12:36 PM // 12:36

you get hard mode when you complete the campaign in question. Then any lvl 20 on the account can access hard mode by clicking the red helmet on the party window

just to let you know if you dont..

I think this is a good idea despite me nopt participating...
You should know that Anet doens't havet to give any bonus weekends.

rohara · Jan 30, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46

meh. good for the vanquishers, i suppose, kinda. more gold is always good, but xp is pretty useless. it certainly isn't enough to motivate me to start vanquishing.

bring on the double norn/asura/ebon points weekend, imo!

sterbenx2 · Jan 30, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46

This is probably a test by Anet as an answer to all the QQ over vanquish rewards sucking. Which they do! But I would think they're doing this one to see if the 2x gold reward would influx too much gold into the economy. I doubt it would since most players do play hard mode unless farming and farmers don't vanquish so w/e. I think we'll see this as a permanant add sometime soon.

DarkWasp · Jan 30, 2008, 02:05 PM // 14:05

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Originally Posted by pansy malfoy

This weekend, starting at noon PST Friday, through Sunday 11:59pm.

Double gold and XP for successfully vanquishing a zone.

(All zones this time, not just EOTN)

This should be a permanent change.

How come farmers can make loads of money coming out and killing the same group over and over, while vanquishers got rewarded like maybe 2k per zone.

I just think there should be more profit in taking out whole zones.

Ctb · Jan 30, 2008, 03:10 PM // 15:10

Fine for people who are Vanquishing anyway, but Vanquishing takes so long that even though I make less money farming my current spot each run, I can do the runs three or four times in the time it takes to Vanquish one medium sized zone.

Vanquishing is an epic fail.

And, of course, the experience bonus, like all experience bonuses, is pointless. I already have over 200 skill points. I don't think I'm in danger of running out anytime soon.

Gattocheese · Jan 30, 2008, 03:18 PM // 15:18

Yeah double gold and xp from vanquishing....really lame. They should up it to a nice 3x to 5x. I doubt this event will push much more people to vanquish anything. I guess any event is better than none.

Veripare · Jan 30, 2008, 03:36 PM // 15:36

I might try my hand at vanquishing this weekend... I haven't really thought about trying it.

pumpkin pie · Jan 30, 2008, 03:39 PM // 15:39

How many time can you vanquished an area? what if someone already vanquished them all?

Gun Pierson · Jan 30, 2008, 03:40 PM // 15:40

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Originally Posted by Lady S Shiva

how about double kurzick and luxon faction from killing (ab or monsters)

I would luv that!

As for the coming weekend...lol. But ok, better than nothing.

Milennin · Jan 30, 2008, 03:41 PM // 15:41

Might try vanquishing the last few areas I've left to do in Eye of the North...

Squishy ftw · Jan 30, 2008, 03:55 PM // 15:55

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Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

How many time can you vanquished an area? what if someone already vanquished them all?

There's no limit.

Dronte · Jan 30, 2008, 04:22 PM // 16:22

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Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex

Or even x4. Yeah, a nice gesture (they could do nothing

) but x2 seems really... paltry.

Thats what I wanted to say exactly. x4 gold (xp is kinda useless for me) would be nice.

Oso Minar · Jan 30, 2008, 05:01 PM // 17:01

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Originally Posted by Esan

I support this week-end even though I have long ago completed all vanquishing there is to do in this game. I just wish it had come before certain PvE skills removed all the prestige there ever was with the Vanquisher titles.

Well said...well said.

WinterSnowblind · Jan 30, 2008, 05:06 PM // 17:06

This is a pretty poor weekend, in my opinion. At least the double LB/SS weekend and double Gladiator points might get some people to try doing these things some more, or even for the first time. But nobody is going to go Vanquish an area this weekend because of this. Meh. Doesn't seem very well thought out.

Croco Clouds · Jan 30, 2008, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Is next week Cathan New Year weekend? Since the chinese new year is on Feb 8.

EDI: Punctuation

VanDamselx · Jan 30, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

I again vote for the cancellation of bonus weekends.

Destro Maniak · Jan 30, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

WE dont have anything bonus this weekend. Getting 500gold more for vanquishing isnt anygood than getting none at all. Lol just look wiki gow much gold you get for vanqing an area. Double those amounts are nothing worth the trouble

Dronte · Jan 30, 2008, 05:56 PM // 17:56

Its a nice inspiration for those who were about to start vanq imo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by booooYA

I again vote for the cancellation of bonus weekends.

And I vote against you /fail

MagmaRed · Jan 30, 2008, 06:01 PM // 18:01

Double XP and gold for Vanquishing is pretty sad. The rewards are not very good to begin with, and doubling them doesn't make them much better. Triple would be decent, but still not a GREAT deal. They really should have added more to the 'double' part of this weekend. Double rare drops, double key/lockpicks drops, double rep/SS/LB points, etc. Somehow, they managed to make a worthless reward look even worse.