Curse

KnightOfOldeTyria · Aug 22, 2005, 11:56 PM // 23:56

http://www.guildwars.com/

Aniewiel · Aug 22, 2005, 11:58 PM // 23:58

Next time, post some details.

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PvP Extreme Weekend

Got faction points?
Want more?

Join us for our three-day Guild Wars PvP Extreme Weekend (PvPX) and get a jump on the competition. For the entire weekend, all PvP play gets you extra faction points.

Earn 5 times the faction awards for wins in high-level arenas and tournament play!

Earn 2.5 times the faction awards for wins in guild-vs-guild play!

PvPX is the perfect opportunity to start that new PvP character you've been dying to make or to improve your current characters. Use your faction points to unlock new skills and weapon upgrades, gain Elite skills, and purchase new runes to boost your armor.

This is your chance to super buff your character. Be there. The competition will be.

WHEN: PvPX will start at 12:01 am PDT on Friday the 26th of August (08/26/05) and will end at 11:59 pm PDT on Sunday the 28th of August (08/28/05).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Simply login with your Guild Wars character and jump into the Tournament, a high-level arena, or a guild battle.

How are you going to spend your extra faction points?

As always, we look forward to hearing from our players. Post your feedback and suggestions about PvPX on your favorite fansite forum.

Borealis · Aug 22, 2005, 11:59 PM // 23:59

Cool, I'll be there.

NoThanks · Aug 23, 2005, 12:01 AM // 00:01

Ho my, whole 3 days.

Hysteria · Aug 23, 2005, 12:03 AM // 00:03

What caught my attention is where they mentioned skill balance changes.

Aniewiel · Aug 23, 2005, 12:04 AM // 00:04

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Originally Posted by NoThanks

Ho my, whole 3 days.

If that's sarcasm, I'm amazed (though I shouldn't be, LOL!). Everyone has been -begging- for "world events". Here's one and it's high time. Let's enjoy it before we tear it apart.

Consider it a beginning. Maybe if it works out, the bonuses and changes will become permanent. I wonder if they're doing this to "test" out new balance issues perhaps? It'd be a grand opportunity to see how any changes they implement might balance/unbalance the game.

Mumblyfish · Aug 23, 2005, 12:07 AM // 00:07

I'm intrigued by the promise of balance changes, but oh my, this is disappointing.

Edit: Also, whoever decided to name it the XTREME PVP WEEKEND (with X-logo) needs to be shot. Really, Arena, you've fallen quite far recently but I never expected you to stoop that low.

Ensign · Aug 23, 2005, 12:11 AM // 00:11

So this weekend we'll be able to unlock a skill or two per hour? Might actually be enough to make faction farming worthwhile.

Peace,
-CxE

Mumblyfish · Aug 23, 2005, 12:12 AM // 00:12

Gentlemen, start your smurf guilds!

Jhyphi · Aug 23, 2005, 12:14 AM // 00:14

For the entire weekend, all PvP play gets you extra faction points.

Earn 5 times the faction awards for wins in high-level arenas and tournament play!

Earn 2.5 times the faction awards for wins in guild-vs-guild play!

PvPX is the perfect opportunity to start that new PvP character you've been dying to make or to improve your current characters. Use your faction points to unlock new skills and weapon upgrades, gain Elite skills, and purchase new runes to boost your armor.

This is your chance to super buff your character. Be there. The competition will be.

WHEN: PvPX will start at 12:01 am PDT on Friday the 26th of August (08/26/05) and will end at 11:59 pm PDT on Sunday the 28th of August (08/28/05).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Simply login with your Guild Wars character and jump into the Tournament, a high-level arena, or a guild battle.

I'd like to complain about this. They say all, but what about arena and team? Only people who will benefit aren't those "starting a new PvP character". It'll be those in the established top guilds, and what not.

They should make 1.5-2 times the faction for arena and teams just so that the majority of players can at least have some benefit. Right now, it's like, wow big announcement, only concerns the top 1% of PvP players who already have a billion faction from holding altar or what not.

Imp · Aug 23, 2005, 12:17 AM // 00:17

great, now if we could just keep it at 5x.

Sarus · Aug 23, 2005, 12:18 AM // 00:18

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I'd like to complain about this. They say all, but what about arena and team? Only people who will benefit aren't those "starting a new PvP character". It'll be those in the established top guilds, and what not.

I think this includes team arena but not random arena.

Aniewiel · Aug 23, 2005, 12:24 AM // 00:24

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Originally Posted by Imp

great, now if we could just keep it at 5x.

Isn't it possible that this is a "fast" way to test out new skill balances by "luring" top players/guilds back to the arenas and into battle? I'm just wondering since they indicate that that's part of what the weekend is about.

If things balance the way they hope/plan, then maybe the skill changes, if not the faction earning, will remain permanent. Possible?

Tigris Of Gaul · Aug 23, 2005, 12:24 AM // 00:24

I'm just awaiting the skill balances. Until it's a permanent Faction increase, I'll stick with unlocking items/runes and go through PvE for skills.

So any predicitons of Nature's Renewal?

Ensign · Aug 23, 2005, 12:25 AM // 00:25

"High level arenas" includes both the Competition (Random) Arenas and Team Arenas. It excludes the Shiverpeak Arena and the Ascalon Arena. New players entering the Competition Arena will recieve the 5x faction increase.

Peace,
-CxE

Hiawatha · Aug 23, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27

Drat. How the hell am I going to win enough faction points to unlock any useful skills?

*starts working on evil plot to make opponents lose on account of having to argue with pizza-delivery men about two hundred pizzas they didn't order*

TheRealDecoy · Aug 23, 2005, 12:48 AM // 00:48

PvP Extreme Weekend = Beta Event Weekend: The Next Generation. We're given a weekend of better gameplay, and then it's back to faction grind...unless enough people give positive feedback, of course. At least we'll finally get the balance changes everyone has been asking for (hopefully).

Deadbeat · Aug 23, 2005, 12:50 AM // 00:50

well if this is the much waited news is then it sucks tbh. I think everybody was hoping the update would be here by now. But i guess only the PvP'ers are getting a good deal at the moment. Hope they won't let the PvE'ers wait to long or i'll be very annoyed.

Loviatar · Aug 23, 2005, 12:56 AM // 00:56

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Originally Posted by Deadbeat

well if this is the much waited news is then it sucks tbh. I think everybody was hoping the update would be here by now. But i guess only the PvP'ers are getting a good deal at the moment. Hope they won't let the PvE'ers wait to long or i'll be very annoyed.

i have said all along that i dont care who gets an improvement this time because one of the improvements may be the one i want.

patience

Hysteria · Aug 23, 2005, 01:01 AM // 01:01

Well, PvPers got the last big fix and Gail said the PvE crowd was next. So as long as her word holds true, I think we might see the PvE update either before or during this weekend.