Curse

Sir Skullcrasher · Aug 16, 2006, 06:45 PM // 18:45

hey A-Net... good job on creating these fun weekend events! keep it up!

striderkaaru · Aug 16, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46

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Originally Posted by WoodyDotNet

While I agree there will be leachers, I do not think Anet should postpone or cancel the weekend. It's going to happen. Moaning will not change anything. If it really bothers you, don't go to either map ths weekend.

that kind of defeats the purpose of the weekend event, doesn't it?

they're doing it to try to draw more players to these 2 maps. but with double faction, afk leechers have double reason to be there. the leechers annoy real players, who then decide not to go to the maps anymore. so in the end, leechers profit, and real players get turned off by the maps even more, defeating the entire purpose of the event.

anet needs to address the issue before creating more problems.

Duly Thankful · Aug 16, 2006, 06:52 PM // 18:52

Cynical people might point out that since there are only a couple of months left before Nightfall hits the streets, Anet are trying to push sales of Factions as hard as possible by offering a new (Factions only) event every weekend they can. To be fair, this is simply good business sense, but it does point out that if you want to have access to all the nice events you are going to need the latest version of the game.

Having said that, events are good news

ChildeOfMalkav · Aug 16, 2006, 08:39 PM // 20:39

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Originally Posted by wilebill

The leachers in Fort Aspenwood this morning were old and familiar names to the regulars there. They have been reported over and over again, but ANet has not taken action against them, or cannot take action against them, whichever the case might be.

This is completely true. I see the same names over and over leeching and I've reported them and I'm sure many others have reported them but ANET isnt doing jack.

If you're banning bots then why arent you banning these people? They're worse than bots, they're indirectly farming for gold AND they're runining the gaming experience directly. How is that not a banneable offense? For crying out loud do something ANET.

Markaedw · Aug 16, 2006, 09:18 PM // 21:18

I thinl it is More of the events team is bored. They got the next event (hopefully another Mad King) all ready to go, and they got to keep busy. Me personally, I would like to see them help out the bug swatters.

Vermilion · Aug 16, 2006, 09:47 PM // 21:47

I think the OP has a point here. I need about 100 more amber, and to get that doubled Kurz faction I have to play FA on the Kurz side, meaning a lot more losses. Which also means I probably will have to cap Life Barrier and try bonding. -.- Not that it matters anyway, since Luxons bring EoE half the time.
So definately not fun.

That was meant in sarcasm..although I do think Anet needs to do *something*, they know that offering these events will make the majority happy, and thats all that matters.

Skyy High · Aug 16, 2006, 09:56 PM // 21:56

I can't see why leachers would increase during this weekend. I would imagine that bots are in those arenas for hours at a time before someone checks on them, and in that time they accumulate 10k faction. During the double weekend, they'll fill up faster, but unless they have someone babysitting them all day, it won't make a difference. And if someone's babysitting them all day...well they might as well just play the bloody game, eh?

Aerial Stormshadow · Aug 16, 2006, 11:00 PM // 23:00

Double your faction!
Double the leechers!
I'm going no where near there this weekend.

EternalTempest · Aug 16, 2006, 11:10 PM // 23:10

This event, and the quick response to EoE and alliance battles screams real world testing to help flesh out factions.. before it's abandonded for the most part and screams help to tweak nightfall with whatever new pvp or alliance/missions like FA "carryover" while nightfall is in it's design phase.

Sir Skullcrasher · Aug 16, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

I wonder if Tyria will ever get another special event?

Eviance · Aug 17, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29

Maybe this is the chance Anet needs to view the problem and deal with it. I see no reason to cancel it reguardless. You are always going to have leechers and its just a matter of time before Anet comes up with a way to stop them.

The only thing we can hope to gain from this is, faction and maybe that Anet will gain some insight into this problem area.

Terra Xin · Aug 17, 2006, 01:34 AM // 01:34

Hopefully their insight is good as well as prudent. Its going to suck to see leechers in Jade Quarry, though, unlike aspenwood, you can still play even with 4 ppl and win.

GloryFox · Aug 17, 2006, 02:05 AM // 02:05

I fully agree with the OP... I will avoid Aspenwood like the Plague... Its bad enough already. Just today I tried that mission for fun..(its a fun mission when real people play it.)and 9-10 times I had 2-3 bot lechers. Kurzaks need all 8 to win most of the time, and I got sick of looseing because of BOTS. Most of us that do aspenwood know and report the lechers and nothing ever happens. I hope they add in game GM's who auto boot people for a month.

BOTS = FTL

J3mo · Aug 17, 2006, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Probably this will happen yes, sad but true

Paperfly · Aug 17, 2006, 05:24 AM // 05:24

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Maybe this is the chance Anet needs to view the problem and deal with it.

That's what I'm hoping, too. ANet knows there's leechers out there - they've heard us complain long enough.

This weekend will give the two missions a much higher profile, and correspondingly if it's ruined by leechers ANet takes a PR hit.

...So on the grounds that they want good press, they have every incentive to come up with a fix!

The conspiracy theory version of the above would be that the whole weekend's a trap - they intend to lure out the leechers by promising double faction, and then observe all games and ban the lot of them!

prodigy ming · Aug 17, 2006, 06:57 AM // 06:57

I thought Anet offcially stated that they will do nothing about leechers?

as much as I hate leechers, I this this is more of a ploy to increase sales than to catch leechers.

Thallandor · Aug 17, 2006, 07:15 AM // 07:15

Keeping it short: I will use this weekend as a chance to map the 4 zones on both Kuzick and luxons side. I wonder if they will have similar NPCs that can bring you to those areas and if so wont new players with their lowbies toons get a chance to map them and enter the missions???

Just food for though, would be interesting to see level 1s in those areas and be able to passby the locked gates and main story line lol.

Arcador · Aug 17, 2006, 07:32 AM // 07:32

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Originally Posted by sir skulkcrasher

I wonder if Tyria will ever get another special event?

Gaile said that there will be event in Tyria...never said when thou.

prodigy ming - always pessimistic.

hated · Aug 17, 2006, 07:34 AM // 07:34

You're forgeting the touchers, between the hordes of touch rangers and leechers (basically the same thing) FA is going to suck HARD, and no JQ won't be any more fun because of the same damn thing.

Really I'm starting to lose a lot of faith in Anet and might start looking for other games to play. It's getting ridiculous at the amount of shit we're having to put up with.

pappayaponta · Aug 17, 2006, 08:37 AM // 08:37

Yes, Anet can screw this up. Me think take 5 ppl of the Arenanet crew and let them play F.aspenwod and BAN ALL THE LEECHERS!