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Elite Guru
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Manchester, England
Guild: SMS/Victrix
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Dragon Arena is anything but luck. And your ping has to be somewhere over 500 for that to really make a significant difference.
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Jul 09, 2007, 12:38 PM // 12:38
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Feb 2007
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You should not forget that; Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall, character slots and even that thing that will ruin the mystery of Gwen are paid for with real world money. GW has never been free, never will be free and thus deserves no special ‘thanks’. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50
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Hustler
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: in between GW2 servers
Profession: Mo/
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It was basically the same event as last year. I really don't know what some people expected. The mask was a tengu reskin and wasn't all that compared to other hats/masks. Still made a very nice chunk of change selling victory tokens, alcohol and bean cakes without having to put any effort into it. Thanks to all who bought them <3.
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Jul 09, 2007, 12:55 PM // 12:55
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Oct 2005
Profession: R/Mo
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I dont understand how anyone can dislike Dragon Arena!
Its sooooo much fun. Ping problems aside, its essentially the most balanced (everyone has the same health, skills, etc) and skill based PvP mode in Guild Wars (teleport and touch tag aside). |
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Jul 09, 2007, 12:58 PM // 12:58
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: May 2005
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The only issue I had was that I was slaughtering poor actors hired to play grasps. What kind of Empire is this anyway? Darth Kisu?
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Jul 09, 2007, 12:58 PM // 12:58
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ
Guild: The Gear Trick [GEAR]
Profession: W/A
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:08 PM // 13:08
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Guild: Dawn Treaders [DAWN]
Profession: W/Mo
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I actually played dragon arena quite a bit this time around, i'm starting to take a shine to it as well. Nothing like a good game of dodge-ball for simple fun. =)
I would love to have had a grasp mask instead of the demon mask, but i'm not unhappy with what I got. I really only have two items I could complain about for this years festival. One, that the quests for orbs were pretty much impossible for lowbie characters to do, unless they got some strong players to babysit them. And two, totally random spawns for presents during the finale caused a lot of grief because it was theoretically possible for someone to participate and not get any presents. Make some spawn randomly sure, but put a few in our inventorys for dwayna's sake! Anyway, I had a great time this weekend, as usual. I got 700pts towards sweet tooth without spending a single gold piece, and thats a good thing. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:18 PM // 13:18
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Virginia
Guild: Spirit of Elisha
Profession: W/
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Well I enjoyed it. I always LOOOVEE weekends when the boardwalk is open. I spent a lot of the weekend on the rings trying to increase my lucky title. I've only just recently become interested in the title, so I'm still low level compared to most folks.
At the previous boardwalk event, I tried for them for the first time and achieve Tier 1 in each and almost made it to Tier 2. I had 94k in tickets won when it shut down. I made it to Tier 2 using lockpicks and started around 105k in tickets for this event. My goal was Tier 3 in each. i didn't quite make it, I have 241k now and again, I plan to hit Tier 3 with lockpicks soon. I don't enjoy the Dragon Arena or Rollerbeetle racing much. I've tried both games and I really suck. I just can't seem to get the hang of either one. Dragon's Nest on the other hand, I absolutely love!!! This is definitely my game and where I made most of my Victory Tokens this weekend. LOL, if I'm banned tomorrow though it's because I ran into a really sore loser crybaby in this game. There were only 3 players in the arena. The other 2 weren't very good at the game and could only tag a couple of hatchlings each round. One of the players cussed me out and told me to "leave and get a life!!!" She kept calling me a loser, asking me how many times per day I played the game in order to get that good. (Actually, I'm not that good. I only win about half the time when other decent players are in the game). I laughed at her a few times, but didn't respond with anything nasty. She finally said that I must be using an Autobot to auto tag the wurms (nope just a keyboard) and she said she reported me to A-net. I'm gonna assume that the guys at support are smart enough to disregard the report. I didn't like the way they handled the mask. I'm not really into hats. I have a few, but never wear them and I could care less about them. I'd rather sell my stack of tokens or convert them to sugar and booze. I was very disappointed to wake up Sunday morning after a night camping on the rings to find 2 of my stacks missing and 2 masks in their place. Oh well, I learned my lesson. Next time I'll keep the tokens safely in storage. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:29 PM // 13:29
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Syracuse, NY, USA
Guild: The Amazon Basin (AB)
Profession: W/
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 I had fun. I was half hoping for a little twist at the end, but overall it was nice to have something to do. Now I just need 9 more of them to finish off that sweat tooth title. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:33 PM // 13:33
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Slovakia
Guild: Farming Crew UK [Fcuk]
Profession: E/
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:36 PM // 13:36
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Jul 09, 2007, 01:57 PM // 13:57
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Guild: Guardians of the Cosmos
Profession: R/Mo
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Jul 09, 2007, 02:12 PM // 14:12
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Australia
Guild: [DVDF]
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Since you quoted me I have to point out that I was giving thanks for the free items we recieved this weekend to better our titles or to flog to people and you have no right to tell me who I can and cant thank. I never said people should make a thread containing special thanks to Anet, you did....If you read the quote it says " I bet hardly any of you whiny peeps have made a thread about what a dam great job anet have done in keeping a great number of us hooked for 2yrs and why you are still playing." You're playing, are you not? Or are you just here to be antisocial? I do know that this game is made to put bread on peoples tables but these people have a passion for what they do and thats why we like to play it.As for "Antisocial hate filled rubbish?" Im entitled to my opinion as are the people who thought this weekend event was poorly conceived. I think its antisocial for people not to allow others to have thoughts or to have their say and anyway its just abit of sledging so toughen up! |
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Jul 09, 2007, 02:38 PM // 14:38
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2006
Profession: E/
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You being the one who felt so self-rightious to make a point about how "whiny" and immature and childish we were being. Yet you were actually the only one who behaved like a child, and wrote completely out-of-line comments! No one, until you, had made an aggressive post or wrote anything bad. We were all having a nice pleasant debate, until you wanted to stick your spoon in the mix. If your going to try and judge people and criticise their right to an opinion, its best not to loose your rag and fly off the handle. You just end up looking like a whiner yourself! And as I stated before... being the OP, I actually have on several occassions made posts thanking Anet for their hard work. Oh and you talk about being anti-social. Does the use of "ffs" and swearing suggestions like "@!", not amount to being anti-social? does calling people whiney and questioning their right to make opinions not amount to being ant-social? Does generally having an attitude not amount to be anti-social? Im not having a go at your mate, but honestly think about how you word stuff before you fly off the handle. I've done it myself when posting, and it doesnt achieve anything. Last edited by freekedoutfish; Jul 09, 2007 at 03:00 PM // 15:00.. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 02:46 PM // 14:46
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2006
Profession: E/
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I already said this above (but I didnt see this reply till after), your the only one who has resorted to giving people grief here. We're all just expressing our opinions. I did actually spend alot of time on the 9 rings, until my tokens ran out. But that was because I found the festival boring or the lag was too much to enjoy it. Quote:
As I've said, I have made atleast 2 or 3 posts in the past thanking Anet for their updates and hardwork over the last 2 years. I also frequently post replies to threads, telling people to appreciate all the work Anet has to do. But I dont resort to being rude when doing so (some might disagree). So you can drop what ever attitude you have towards me, because its completely unfounded. You wont win anyone over, or sway opinion by provoking people, especially when you dont even have your facts straight. Quote:
How is that not trying to prevent people from expressing their views? Again... hypercrit! Last edited by freekedoutfish; Jul 09, 2007 at 03:06 PM // 15:06.. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2006
Guild: The Illini Tribe
Profession: N/Mo
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I had much the same impression as most of the posters. I didn’t participate last year, but felt this was the weakest of the 4 major events I’ve seen. Wintersday, Halloween, and Canthan New Year were executed much better.
The Good: Quests. I found that doing the quests in Hardmode made them a bit more challenging without adding much time. I also got a few gold drops along the way for the wisdom track. The token rewards were rather profitable. AFK 9 rings. I got lucky and unlucky this weekend as RL prevented me from being at the keyboard until Saturday evening. That extra 2% retention rate is going to make those lockpicks so worth it now. Woo Hoo. By the way, stand in the corner ring people! You advance the Unlucky track faster with no impact to cost or time of the Lucky track. My first experience with the main event. I walked into my computer room and saw that an event had recently started. There were about 10 minutes left and the Canthans had about half the score of the Enemy. I grabbed the mouse and tried to figure out what to do. I spied an NPC asking me to take him celestial orbs, so I started to try to help. The first couple of times I picked one up, I was soon lying on my back watching the room spin. I then got the hang of it and noticed that the enemy’s lead wasn’t growing. With less than a minute to go, we were still behind but were now very close. We finally caught up and passed at around the 20 second mark. Victory was so sweet! Never having played before, I assumed Anet rigged the game to allow a come-from-behind win. I guessed that each time I was KO’d by a grasp, it went out of commission which allowed the players to “win by losing”. I didn’t realize I was just in a de-populated zone that got very lucky. The 2nd best part of winning in a region with few players was lots of presents. I picked up 90+ presents in minutes. Where I was standing, no one around me ever moved, so I assume a lot of players were AFK that time of the morning. Too bad my other event experiences weren’t all like that. The Bad: Lag. It was worse this weekend than any other time I can remember. Please don’t tell me it’s my computer. My computer did not change from last week to this week, but the lag sure did. Missions. I got pwned fairly early and then couldn’t try again. I read on the forums that the rewards were wimpy and the completion was bugged. I didn’t bother with these again. Other main events. My first experience was sadly not to be repeated. The next one I tried was a full district that won easily. That seemed good at first, if not as exciting. Unfortunately, the following competition for gifts created a lot of bad feelings. If Anet is smart enough to randomly assign loot in the game, why do they think a greed fest for festival loot is a good thing? I got my share, but reading the screen was unpleasant. Another event I was in was clearly bugged. The grasps racked up about 300 points in the first minute of play. No orbs appeared. Panic set in. I changed districts, but I don’t know if other players realized you weren’t locked inside. The Ugly: The Mask. I spent 5 plat worth of tokens on that? Oh well, one more for the old collection. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 03:18 PM // 15:18
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#137 |
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Australia
Guild: [DVDF]
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Mate
aggressive post and childish = true whiner yourself! = true judge people = yeah i shouldnt do that. self-rightious = coud be 9 rings = was a joke aimed at me. As I've said, I have made atleast 2 or 3 posts in the past thanking Anet = GJ and can see you only want to make the game better which is what we all want. lag was too much = omg true attitude you have towards me = none sway opinion = dont wish to because this place would be very boring if everyone thought the same. |
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Jul 09, 2007, 03:30 PM // 15:30
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#138 | |
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2006
Profession: E/
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Wee aye, ya guddon really. Now get yee self doon ta the poob for a pint wit the lads! Ha-wer the lads! God its so much easier to say then reeting it oot! (Sorry to all the Americans or europeans who wont understand) |
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Jul 09, 2007, 03:40 PM // 15:40
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#139 |
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Australia
Guild: [DVDF]
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Havent heard someone speak like that in a while
mmmmmm.....beer now im thirsty |
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Jul 09, 2007, 03:43 PM // 15:43
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#140 |
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2005
Profession: Mo/
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The missions were not hard; stop using that as an attack on the event. The missions were EXACTLY the same missions as last year. If the mission was overly difficult to some, it's not Anet's fault. The only thing that's bad about the missions would be their horrible reward. >.>
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