Curse

Burning Freebies · Sep 20, 2009, 06:45 PM // 18:45

Introductions:

Mad King Freebies

Muhuhahaha! Muhuhahaha! Halloween is almost here! For all who can come to International district 1 of Lions Arch this Hallow’s eve, I promise a special treat, and a very special trick to one person. I tell you, this Halloween will be a very special one! Just grab you Halloween costumes and prepare to lose your head in all the trick & treating fun! ~Mad King Freebies

Me

Its almost here-Halloween. The time of year where trick or treating, pumpkins, and dentists bills are in abundance. Over the last month, I have been blasted with training and planning this seasons trainign schedules (I am a triathlete), but now the season has ended-very well for me, with a silver medal in the race series and a bronze medal in the sprint championships-I am ready to deliver you a fine Halloween giveaway.

Halloween is a very special time for me. It was my first ever in game Guild wars event, was back in 2007, when it opened with the Costume Brawl. Since then it has been my favourite event-I actually screamed when I heard they were extending the event last year (I also screamed again because I found out I had missed 3 of the days due to a holiday). I was mesmerised by all the scenery, the activities, the witty remarks of the NPC's-I spent hours during 2007, and half filled my Gamer title track, due to my success in the Costume Brawl.

And this year, I wanted to spark some more enthusiasm into the community with an event. To be honest, last year I was a tearaway-I was reckless and cruel to virtually everyone. And yet I begged you all for donations with my overly ambitious events, which ended up failing, and ruining my reputation. This year, I had another ambitious idea in February-a massive Halloween event. I set myself a goal of 5 million. And i can tell you now that unfortunately I have fallen just short-but with only my hard work farming. Gruelling hours on monks, mesmers and elementalists, taming the lands of farmers. And I have raised 4.5 million gold's worth of items.

This year, I made the least ambitious goal I have ever made. Because of my perserverance I have almost made it-and with some time before the event, who knows-can I? I hope you thoroughly enjoy Halloween, and my efforts-heck, its the first time youve seen me work up a sweat getting things for my event!~James

Activities

*Charming..-a new activity! Pick any of the humans that has been changed into a ghoulish animal. I will randomly pick one. Then, I will challenge everyone at that animal to a game of rock paper scissors. Whoever wins, wins!
*Pumpkin bobbing –for me, a Halloween tradition. Get your Squash Serums and get to the coast. Prepare for your head to detach and float! All credit of the idea goes to Mad King Frost (Daniel Frozenwind)
*Quiz –Halloween themed quiz on the festival in game, Halloween music, film and previous Halloween competitions.
*Mad King says-a kinder version of the brutal game held by Mad King Thorn, because King Freebies respects his men. The game is simple-repeat my actions if preceeded by "Mad King says". The first person to do so in each round will win a glorious prize!
*Daily Death-the Halloween gazette! Read the daily issues as the decorations appear, and begin questing in the large activities!

The Fabulous 4...greater activities

The Great Ghost robbery

Halloween is a time of trick and treats, but now this fine event is threatened by a great threat! An NPC in the game has stolen and hidden a special Halloween item from Lions Arch! This item is used each Halloween by ghosts to widen the portal between the Underworld and the mortal world, but without it the ghosts cannot arrive!

Right now, the King is too busy with his event to deal with this horrifying matter, so he is leaving it to you find the NPC! Whilst beginning on the matter, the King has discovered some riddles left by the master thief, which will be provided on the forums each day, to help you solve the plot! The King has also uncovered sections of a map, as to where the item has been hidden. These will be released daily, and must be used to find the item during the event!

Keep up to date with the daily death issues, where the Lionguard will release their found clues, prizes, rules, and much more!

Hallowe'ed Hideout

It seems Halloween appears to be spiraling into turmoil this year. The new decorators hired for the event have been ambushed on their way to Lions Arch! The decorators claim to have found the spookiest place in Tyria, which has inspired their latest creations. But alas, a group of undead has ambushed their caravan, and they arrived in Lions Arch yesterday empty handed.

And so the task rests to you! You must travel the 3 continents of Tyria, and find the spookiest place in Tyria! Keep reading the Daily death issues, where information of the robbery will be published!

The Mad King/Queen Costume Contest

More turmoil has stuck the house of Lions Arch! I, Mad King Freebies, had hired the world's most acclaimed fashion designers. Their brief was to create the spookiest costumes in Tyria! But alas, the robber has stuck 3 times-now he has ambushed their caravan, stealing their costume ideas, materials and caravan itself!

So now, the task falls to you! It is up to you to save me from my wardrobe disaster, by presenting me with your costumes! You must create the finest costume combinations in Tyria, and present them to me! Keep your eyes on the Daily Death, where more information will be revealed!

Hallowe'en Aquathlon

As a lover of pain and sport, it brings a tear to my eye to see both combined in this fine sport. But how did this fine sport come about? When a Kournan Commander, John Collins, was planning another tough fitness regime for his soldiers, he planned a race. By combining the "Round Run of Kourna" with the "Barbarous Shore open water swim", he created Tyria's Toughest event. The event was successful, until records were destroyed with the invasion of Palawa Joko. After a successful uptake at Freebies July, why not spread some more cheer at Halloween?

The game is simple-a quick jaunt in the shallows of Lions Arch harbour as the swim, followed by a 2 lap circuit around Lions Arch. The Daily Death has a special issue with information about the event-check it out when it arrives very soon!

Staff

Ladies and Gentlemen, lend me your hands, feet, arms and legs in assistance with this fit of revenge! If anyone can help me this Halloween, a place in my royal Halloween court is guaranteed!

Event host
-Mad King Freebies

Co hosts
Responsible for assisting the district running of the event
-Gladiator Secrecy
-OPEN

Photographers
The registered men and women who shall document this event with their finest photography
-OPEN
-OPEN
-OPEN

Event filmers
The registered men and women who shall document this event in a musical video on "Youtube"
-Guild Wars Movie Makers Group
-OPEN
-OPEN

Gamble Tables
The men and women who shall steal your money from your pockect as you satisfy your gambling addiction!
-Asphyxiat Scourge
-OPEN (reserve)

Costume contest judges
The brutal 3 judges that shall slay the lingering ghosts of yesteryear's fashion.
-Mad King Freebies
-Angel of Slyness:Also known as Kylanf, this judge has victories at the SCAR costume competition and the Winterfest Part 2 elf costume competition. Having also judged some of the finest costumes herself, this critique of the finest fashion is the perfect person for the job.
-Asphyxiat Scourge:Asphyxiat has much experience in the field of costumes, having run a costume shop, that has some special sales at Halloween. If they sell costumes, why wouldnt they be good at judging them? A true Halloween fashion critique!

Gift givers
The elves, ghosts and pixies that shall bestow a million gifts on you all!
-Mad King Freebies
-OPEN
-OPEN

Storage
The back up engine to this fine event.
-OPEN

Marketing Manager
The person behind the promotion of this event, through forums and in game, in town districts.
-OPEN

Race marshals
The people who shall help all in the race know where they are going!
-OPEN (Magi marshal)
-OPEN (Merchant's Marshal)
-OPEN (Lighthouse Marshal)
-OPEN (Steps Marshal)

Lionguard agents
Responsible for surveying the districts related to the clues from the Great Ghost robbery mystery
-OPEN
-OPEN

*References and proof of previous experience are useful when applying for a job!
*To apply, use one of the contact methods below. You must be able to provide 3 methods of contact yourself on application, one of which must be a non-game related contact, such as email.
*If you want to know more about a job before applying, contact me through one of the methods below.

Donations

I have managed to beg, borrow, steal-okay, maybe just farm 4.5 million gold worth of items. Im still short of my goal by a good 500k worth of items. If anyone can provide any cash, Halloween related items, tomes, scrolls, minipets, gold and green weapons, inscriptions, or anything else you see as suitable, please contact me via one of the methods below. Remember, its all for the benefit of the community. Thank you.

(Note-You should keep record of what you have given me, because I am unable to keep record of materials and donations. In the event of the failure of the giveaway, all items will be returned to donators on request-I will have a record of only the donators and a rough idea of their items.)

Donators list

*Melony Songbringer-25 ectos (pending)

Contact Me

Applying for a job? Need more info? Have some tips, advice, or feedback for the event? Then don't hesistate to contact me through on of the following methods:

*PM me ingame-Mad King Freebies
*Leave a reply to this thread
*PM me through the forum network
*Leave a reply on the INCGamers thread (link-COMING SOON), or pm me through their forum network
*Through the wiki-Event page talk (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mad_K...llowed_Revenge), and my talk page (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_...rning_Freebies)
*Through my website-mrfreebies.webs.com

Useful links

I have provided a list of website links, for pages that could be related to Halloween. Enjoy!
*Guild wars official website-www.guildwars.com
*Guild wars 2 official website-www.guildwars2.com (watch the trailer!)
*This giveaway's wiki page-(http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mad_K...llowed_Revenge)
*My Halloween playlist-http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=03E6BFE7AE5BAF6F (to make sure you are in the right Halloween mood)
*bladeradio.com-hosters of the Nights of the Minipets event
*Lions Arch info-http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lions_Arch
*Halloween countdown-http://www.freewebs.com/tsukia3/Halloweencountdown.html (Courtesy of DJ Tesla from Blade Radio)
*Guild Wars Halloween-http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Halloween
*mrfreebies.webs.com-what this argument is all about

Date and time

*The event shall be held on Hallowe'en-Saturday, 31st of October, from 9:20pm GMT (anyone currently in BST, or GMT+1 due to day light savings will be changed back before the event) till 1 am, on November 1st. This means it will be immidiately after the "Jadzia's Hallowe'ed corruption" event held by Kylanf. More for your money! (although it is free, which means free money!)
*If you live in a time zone different to GMT (also called Universal Time Central), I have found a time converter to solve your problems-http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

**Daniel Frozenwind has expressed no interest in contributing to Horrorween this year, so I may be able to move to Saturday. This decision will be finalised by October 1st.

Other events

Your Hallowe'en journey need not end here! There are a handful of other happenings in the world of Tyria this Halloween! To enjoy more gifts, just pop along and join them!
*Blade Radio have assured me that they will also be joining Tyrians in Lions Arch to provide several "Nights of Minipets"! Join them for nights filled with giveaways of many many minipets!
*Angel of Slyness will be running another Halloween event! Jadzia has been corrupted by the Absinthe Oooze, a rare ooze that takes over the mind and soul of others and breaks them down into a true demon of Halloween. There is only one known ritual to rid yourself of the ooze, and now its time for Jadzia to free herself. But what does this ritual involve? Attend, and you shall find out!
*Horrorween is here! Mad King Frost, Grandfather to Daniel Frozenwind, will be "flapping" in to Lions Arch, joined by Mad Queen Malafide, on her trusty one Dragon steed. Together, the two will work to make another Halloween event. Its another oppurtunity to catch a glimpse of the Wicker Ritual, and win a set of wings, 300k and much more. Join them and all shall be revealed!

If you have an event this Halloween, and want it mentioned here, PM me through the Guru forums with a small passage that sums up the event, its organisers, the venue and date and times, and it should be posted here in a matter of days!

Schedule

I am finalising the schedule. There will be 2 schedules-one for Friday, where the majority of the event will take place, and one for the short 30 minutes on Saturday, which will co-incide with a finale on Hallowe'en. For this reason, this will only be released when the times of Mad King Thorn's arrivals have arrived.

Final word

Its been a long year planning this event, listening to Thriller again and again, writing long lore stories and so on. Its been fun, without a doubt, and although its been very difficult, I hope it pays off on the day. Will you be the judge of that? Be sure to be there this Halloween, as I asure you, this event will not be one you will want to miss in a hurry. See you soon! ~Freebies

Operative 14 · Sep 20, 2009, 08:13 PM // 20:13

Sounds superb! I'm looking forward to this, it sounds like it shall be a lot of fun!

I would be interested in helping out in a staff position if I'm available and you'll have me. What day and time will this be exactly?

Silverhand · Sep 20, 2009, 11:14 PM // 23:14

it does sound awesome
id b glad to help out as well

Menlai Littiz · Sep 21, 2009, 03:58 PM // 15:58

Hey freebies I would be happy to help co host your event

) pm me ingame dude!

Burning Freebies · Sep 21, 2009, 04:46 PM // 16:46

Update:

*Co host positions will remain open for application until September 30th, when i will choose the last co host. October 1 st is when I shall announce the name of the person who has taken the last position.
*The reason the event will be on the Friday is that I have recently got a commitment that stops me from being able to host the event during the original intended hours on Saturday. If I don't have to go to the committment, then the event will return to its original time slot-but I will tell you about that if it happens.

kylanf · Sep 21, 2009, 05:53 PM // 17:53

Well I would like to help with this, but I thought it was gonna clash with something I had planned for the 31st, but you've changed it so I can help! =]

Looking forward to this, sounds pretty good!

Burning Freebies · Sep 21, 2009, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverhand

it does sound awesome
id b glad to help out as well

Great! If you PM me with any positions you want to apply for (don't worry, you can apply for more than one), and provide any references you can, that would be great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylanf

Well I would like to help with this, but I thought it was gonna clash with something I had planned for the 31st, but you've changed it so I can help! =]

Looking forward to this, sounds pretty good!

Thanks! I would be happy to have you as costume contest judge, and will keep you ready for possibly becoming a co-host.

Burning Freebies · Sep 22, 2009, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Update!

*Bladewind has confirmed that he and Mad Queen (of Hallowe'en) Malafide shall return once again this year to produce another glorious Horrorween! He is keeping everything under wraps until his thread appears, so keep checking the Community news forum for his update!
*Tell any of your friends on GWOnline (INCGamers) that the thread is up in the News forum!

Songbringer · Sep 23, 2009, 02:25 AM // 02:25

Hey, add Ver I Zon to your flist. If I see you before the event I will give you like 25 or 30 ectos for this event. I don't login very much but I have started logging everyday for like 10 mins searching for someone. If you can tell me a time you will be on I will try to login and give it to you.

It is nice to see people still throwing community events and slowly I will give away all my money because I no longer play but was very wealthy and have been giving away money in kamadan every week or so and giving it to random people I see on guru. ^^ anyway talk to you soon hopefully ig.

kylanf · Sep 23, 2009, 05:32 PM // 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes

So who is the Mad Queen which is part of the costume contest name? >_>

After the update saying I've became a judge people will probably guess that the ''Mad Queen'' is me. In truth, it's probably nobody and it's just probably part of the name.

Burning Freebies · Sep 23, 2009, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylanf

After the update saying I've became a judge people will probably guess that the ''Mad Queen'' is me. In truth, it's probably nobody and it's just probably part of the name.

Indeed-it is just part of the name.

Update-Operative 14 is the final costume contest judge! You may know her as Countess Reapera in the game-she has hosted a multitude of successful events, and the highlight of each would have to be the costume contest, and its series of winners. I have no doubt that she will provide a decent judge's opinion on the costumes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Songbringer

Hey, add Ver I Zon to your flist. If I see you before the event I will give you like 25 or 30 ectos for this event. I don't login very much but I have started logging everyday for like 10 mins searching for someone. If you can tell me a time you will be on I will try to login and give it to you.

It is nice to see people still throwing community events and slowly I will give away all my money because I no longer play but was very wealthy and have been giving away money in kamadan every week or so and giving it to random people I see on guru. ^^ anyway talk to you soon hopefully ig.

That sounds great! Thanks for your kind offer! Ill try and meet up with you ingame. Im currently on the GMT+1 time zone due to daylight savings (its also UTC+1) and will be on from between 7pm and 10pm my time (probably-im still sorting out my internet connection to make sure i dont disconnect during the event). Hope to see you then, and thanks again!

Operative 14 · Sep 23, 2009, 10:47 PM // 22:47

*cough*

The only thing I'd like to add is that I am indeed a guy, just the kind who likes to pretend he's a woman (in-game).

Burning Freebies · Sep 24, 2009, 05:39 PM // 17:39

@Operative 14-woops. Want me to change that?

Anyway, on to today's updates:
*Angel of Slyness, the second costume contest judge, will be hosting her own event during this Hallowe'en! On the Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, she will be adding yet more gifts to the communities pockets and backpacks. Her thread can be found on the community news forum-its worth checking out!

Songbringer · Sep 25, 2009, 02:21 AM // 02:21

Hey, I haven't been able to catch you in game mostly because I have been working until late and generally log in at like midnight when I get home. I am gmt-5(eastern time zone) I think with DST it is gmt-4? I am not sure how that works now. Is there someone else I could look out for when I login to give it to or no because you haven't sorted out who will help you run it?

If it comes down to it I will put 25 ectos on my alt account that is empty and just give you the info to it. Its not worth stealing anyway

Earth · Sep 25, 2009, 01:04 PM // 13:04

Take this shit to PM. You guys should know better by now.

Burning Freebies · Sep 25, 2009, 03:26 PM // 15:26

Don't worry Earth, its taken to PM now.

Update-Its now the 31st of October that my event shall be enjoyed on. Yes, this Hallowe'en shant be one to be missed!

kylanf · Sep 25, 2009, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Ah...problem!

I would still be a costume comp judge, but my event's on the 31st too...

I'll send ya a PM about it

russiansteven · Sep 25, 2009, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Thanks for not forgetting about me...
Can't wait for the event though!

(Co-Host)

Burning Freebies · Sep 28, 2009, 04:25 PM // 16:25

Updates:

*Due to timing complications, Friday will still play host to some of the activities. The Mad King and Queen Costume competition will happen on that day, with the Great Ghost robbery treasure hunts also happening on that day.
*I am proud to announce that Asphyxiat Scourge has joined the staff as a gamble table assistant.

Burning Freebies · Sep 29, 2009, 08:35 PM // 20:35

Update:
*Operative 14 has sadly had to pull out from their position as costume competition, but has been replaced by Asphyxiat, who will also be hosting the gamble tables.