Curse

KoalaMeatPie · Apr 29, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Comment:

I find it very cheap and low key that there was no warning at all about the Emperor Even comming in a full 20 minutes earlier then normal the last time.

I feel I have been cheated and mislead by this. You (Guild Wars Developpers) should have given warning that this would have happened, now, I have payed 10$ for an access code that only granted me a few hours of for-hand play and 2 items, seeing as all other trial access codes are included in The Normal CD package of Guild Wars: Factions, this is not much at all, you will agree.

My only request is not to bring the quests back up, but to at least make it so the people who HAVE the pre-order codes, be able to obtain the Tengu Mask (only if they ahve the 250 fangs of course), a least during the extended pre-order days.

What you have done is not fair in any way that you look at it.

You should have given warning that this would have happened.

----Reply----

Thanks for contacting the Guild Wars Support Team.

While we understand you may have experienced some frustration by missing the last appearance of the Emperor, the Support team will be unable to replace or award any of the "Day of the Tengu" event tengu masks. However, we do suggest that you post your feedback and/or suggestions about this event or future events on any of our fansite forums (http://www.guildwars.com/community/fansites/). This is the best way to express your ideas and offer suggestions for the events as the development team does take them into consideration.

Once again, we do apologize for any frustration this may have caused you.

Regards,
The Guild Wars Support Team

----Reply----

Dear Guild Wars Support Team,

There is not such thing as being "Unable" Seeing as you can change the aggressivity of the Kappa, shut down all of the Servers and Re-Boot them to prior state.

It is not that you "can not", it is that you do not wish to do so, seeing as it can creat "an unfair advantage" over others.

That is not so, seing as the only "unfaire" thing that is happening here is having an event that is kept at 3 hour intervals, eccept for the last time, so you can "close the preview event on time" (I have been told you have done this to previous event also, saddly I did not own a copy back then), Yet, seeing as you extended the preview event by 5 days, there was no valid reason for the final Visit to happen 20 minutes eariler.

And this is not only for me, There are hundreds of people who have not been able to obtain the mask because of the sheer number of people surrounding the emperor, they where not able to get threw, dispite having all the necesairy requirments. And Further more, if his stay was longer, more People With the Requirments would have been able to obtain the item.

This is absurbed, People who own a Pre-order code, have done everything thats hould be done, Should be able to obtain a mask. If you are worried about others who do not have a pre-order package getting it, make it instanced, Only those with the proper code will be able to interact with the Emperor.

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I am doing this so the Developpers can see, As said by the team, And so you can "Speak up".

Thank you for your support

Guinevere Ac · Apr 29, 2006, 06:56 PM // 18:56

just 2 things:

1st: u haven't payed anything because the preorder box it's basicly free of charge. return to the same store and u can have the $1o u payed for the preorder discounted from the full retail game.
2nd: what can a.net do about this? the tengu event lasted 24 full hours, and the preorder was launched a month ago. it's not their fault if u waited the last 2 hours buying one and if u haven't understood how was the event going... it was all very clear: only ppl with a preorder could take part in the special event the 27th.
i'm sorry but i really don't see the reason to open a thread like this, it's not developers fault

KoalaMeatPie · Apr 29, 2006, 07:23 PM // 19:23

I did not "wait" Untill the last two hours, I had work, and College, Sorry for Keeping to my responcibilities as Primary. I was there for the Previous Event, But Scince I just logged on.

Guinevere Ac · Apr 29, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

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Originally Posted by KoalaMeatPie

I did not "wait" Untill the last two hours, I had work, and College, Sorry for Keeping to my responcibilities as Primary. I was there for the Previous Event, But Scince I just logged on.

then i'm sorry that important things prevented u to play the event... but still nothing a.net can do

Kaguya · Apr 29, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

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Originally Posted by Guinevere Ac

then i'm sorry that important things prevented u to play the event... but still nothing a.net can do

Anet could have announced the times when Emperor arrives, so people could plan and schedule accordingly

agentnull · Apr 29, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52

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Originally Posted by KoalaMeatPie

Comment:
It is not that you "can not", it is that you do not wish to do so, seeing as it can creat "an unfair advantage" over others.

Agreed. They can do whatever they want. That should be obvious by now.

Sidra · Apr 29, 2006, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Duh. Unfortunately, your grammer usage and the fact that you didn't realize that you had to be anywhere near the emporer to get a mask betrays your cause by making you seem somewhat underread. I agree with you though. (Even though I got 2 masks)

mega_jamie · Apr 29, 2006, 08:52 PM // 20:52

As I was aware you idnt have to be that close ot get a mask off the fella.

Also I respect you following yuour responisiblites, but then you should respect that A.net only wanted this event open to those that pre-ordered, as a thank you, and thats why you could only play beofre the full release.

Mind i do find it a bit hard that out of 24 hours (ok 21 since the emporar didnt show for the first 3 hours) that you cudnt fit in a little bit of GW, it didnt take long to farm, or at a pinch, buy those fangs. Personally in your state once home I would have got the required fangs, and left my character in the district, thats what i did to get my Yule Cap.

Personally I think it was a bit risky leaving it until the last minute to get a Mask, I dididnt even think he'd show up after 5am (British Summer Time, the beginning of the final 3 hours of preview, so 9PM to PST), I had assumed that would be his last visit, I think it was a bit nice of them to fit in one last visit before it ended.

At the end of the day they arnt obligated to provide this event or any event like it, I think your second email was really rude, true perhaps "Unable" is not true, but why change the rules, og out of the way and waste time that oculd be used fixing bugs etc because one person missed getting his mask cos he waited till the last minute, imo, its your own fault for going for the final appearance.

The pre-order period as beene extended ot a genuine mistake somewhere on the Service side of the line in the delivery of Pre-Order CEs, and thats fair, I ordered CE pretty much ASAP and I fully intend to pay for it once my store finally gets it in, the fact I risk loosing my data is not my fault.

The fact that you missed out on getting a relatively simple collector item is, at the end of the day, only your fault. I spent the whole day with my interent failing and constant DCs and still managed to get the number of fangs I wanted, oh and i went to University that day, did essays, watched a movie, had a properl meal, and I found time for a lil bit of GW, so please don't bitch about or to the team.

Id be upset if I was one of them and after offering an event so generously have people complain how they feel lef tout. End of the day, I and many others put effort into getitng the stuff in time, I am many others were rewarded.

Andy_M · Apr 29, 2006, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Of course people are going to feel bloody left out. No warning was given that the bloke was going to be early. I'm sorry but Gaile Grey telling people in an international district that he was coming early and relying on them to spread the word is not good enough.

Instead of a message telling us how long we have been playing how about using that function for something important, like telling us event news ?

Bormil Stonemight · Apr 29, 2006, 11:56 PM // 23:56

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Originally Posted by Sidra

Duh. Unfortunately, your grammer usage and the fact that you didn't realize that you had to be anywhere near the emporer to get a mask betrays your cause by making you seem somewhat underread. I agree with you though. (Even though I got 2 masks)

Funny... you spelled "grammar" wrong.

Hunter Sharparrow · Apr 30, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14

It has no stats and is customized to that character. What's the big deal? Also for the preorder I was able to put a down payment and get the nesessary key to play factions starting at 4 am my time. As someone that works as a weapons technician in the Canadian military I was still able to schedual in the hour it took with a lvl 3-5 assassin (gained levels collecting) to get the 250 fangs then left my character in the district while doing some running around after work. I was hoping for a few stats but there were absolutly none. Plus I was hoping to put it on my warrior to show off to those that didn't preorder but nope, it's customized when you get it. What a waste of time that was. So really what's the big deal?

nirhan shadowmauler · Apr 30, 2006, 08:55 PM // 20:55

maybe like me he was collecting event items (i doubt it since he said he didnt play during other events) but maybe he wanted to start. in any case even though i was busy working that day i still got my mask. it wasnt that hard and you little whiny cry babies that cant get things done in time make me sick with your whining.

Megengo · Apr 30, 2006, 11:03 PM // 23:03

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Originally Posted by Sidra

Duh. Unfortunately, your grammer usage and the fact that you didn't realize that you had to be anywhere near the emporer to get a mask betrays your cause by making you seem somewhat underread. I agree with you though. (Even though I got 2 masks)

I always find it amusing that those who choose to comment on others' grammar/spelling generally have poor spelling themselves. For example: you mispelled grammar as grammer and spelled emperor emporer. In addition, I have never heard of this word underread. That may have been a typo and should have been "under read". Anyways, please do not comment on others' use of grammar if you do not have perfect usage yourself.

Studio Ghibli · Apr 30, 2006, 11:08 PM // 23:08

This thread is hilarious.

Rhunex · Apr 30, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

It is. I pre ordered from best buy and I still don't have it. I really don't have sympathy for anyone who complains about having any of the 24 hour head start thing, and really I don't have sympathy for anyone who has GW Factions as it is. And so there's no "you probably pre ordered it too late" kind of things, I preordered the game on March 11th. My suggestion to all who read this: Don't preorder things from Best Buy.

AaronSwitchblade · Apr 30, 2006, 11:38 PM // 23:38

For Christ's sake, if you're going to make a formal complaint of any kind, learn how to write and spell!

Gaile Gray · Apr 30, 2006, 11:54 PM // 23:54

I'm a little confused. We had in-game messages many times over the course of The Day of the Tengu. I believe the messages were "2 hours until the event" and then "1 hour until the event" and I'm quite sure I saw, as well, a "30 minute" (perhaps 15 minutes, too?) warning.

I'm sorry if any players didn't notice those messages, or if they called it so close to the hour that they were not online to read the in-game messages at all. Certainly I will be happy to pass along to the team that we might want to post a list of times. But I have to say that part of the fun of the event is figuring out the appearance schedule; even more of the fun is being there during more than a few minutes of a special event. It seems sort of cut-and-dried to simply list times and have people log in just to get the goodies. If the special gifts are given for participation, I don't know how "participating" that is.

However, I'll ask the designers how they feel about that idea and they'll make the decision that they believe is most fitting for future events.

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Originally Posted by Andy_M

Of course people are going to feel bloody left out. No warning was given that the bloke was going to be early. I'm sorry but Gaile Grey telling people in an international district that he was coming early and relying on them to spread the word is not good enough. Instead of a message telling us how long we have been playing how about using that function for something important, like telling us event news ?

Oh, and that is exactly what we gave you. My talking with players was extra. There were more than sufficient mentions in the game itself.

Studio Ghibli · May 01, 2006, 12:01 AM // 00:01

:blinks:

I never noticed in messages, actually.

Maybe I was simply too busy playing, though.

Rey Lentless · May 01, 2006, 12:40 AM // 00:40

So you won't have a hat burning a hole in your inventory.

Chris1986 · May 01, 2006, 12:43 AM // 00:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sidra

Duh. Unfortunately, your grammer usage and the fact that you didn't realize that you had to be anywhere near the emporer to get a mask betrays your cause by making you seem somewhat underread. I agree with you though. (Even though I got 2 masks)

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Originally Posted by Bormil Stonemight

Funny... you spelled "grammar" wrong.

And Emperor