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Slayer of Nemesis · Sep 04, 2008, 06:35 PM // 18:35

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Oktoberfest 2008
Oktoberfest 2008 is an anual event which was originally conceived by Lord Sojar and hosted by The Guilds of [LaZy] Nation.

Primary Coordinator(s): Kei Miyaichi, Divine Chaoss, Slayer of Nemesis.

Catered by: The Guilds of [LaZy] Nation and generous donations by the Guild Wars community.

Autumn: the year breathes dully towards its death, beside its dying sacrificial fire; the dim world's middle-age of vain desire is strangely troubled, waiting for the breath that speaks the winter's welcome malison to fix it in the unremembering sleep: the silent woods brood o'er an anxious deep, and in the faded sorrow of the sun, I see my dreams' dead colours, one by one, forth-conjur'd from their smouldering palaces, fade slowly with the sigh of the passing year. They wander not nor wring their hands nor weep, discrown'd belated dreams! but in the drear and lingering world we sit among the trees and bow our heads as they, with frozen mouth, looking, in ashen reverie, towards the clear sad splendour of the winter of the far south.

AUTUMN, by Christopher Brennan

Fall brings with it the sweet smells of ripe hops and hearty barley.
Our world of Tyria is known for some of the finest ale ever to caress a drinker’s tongue.
So, on this day, we drink to the brewers, we drink to the past, we drink to present, we drink to the future!
We just drink!

Where: Dzagonur Bastion (outpost) (International Districts)

When: Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Time: The event will be at 4EST (8PM/20:00 GMT).

Organization and Rules

The rules for Oktoberfest were as followed:

1). Be courteous to others. This means don’t spam emotes, spam public/trade chat, don’t troll, and don’t call people names.

2). Use public chat for open discussion, but reserve trade chat for staff members of the event. I have no way of controlling this, but the event will be much more fun if you just keep trade chat for myself and my staff. It makes the event run much smoother, and things will get done faster, resulting in more prizes being given out.

3). Don’t hassle staff for answers to questions. I cannot stress this enough. Most of the staff don’t know the answers, and those that do know are not about to give out the information. Play fair and earn your prize just like everyone else will hopefully be doing.

4). Get drunk and stay drunk. Oktoberfest is all about fall, falling down that is. It is a giant drinking festival, known for great beer, great food, and fun times.

5). Have fun and create a positive, fun environment for those around you. If you come to the event in a bad mood, you will only brings others down. Cheer up, have some fun with myself and the staff, and show the community how to party.

Activities
1). Quiz Questions
These will come in 3 different categories:

* A). Groupers (A three part question was asked consisting of NUMERICAL ONLY answers. Your answer must have been typed with ALL THREE numbers in the same line. [EXAMPLE: What is 2+2, 8+7, 4+4? Answer = 4, 15, 8]

* B). Jeopardy (3-4 Topics were given. A random person from the crowd was chosen to select one of the topics. A phrase was stated, and you must have answered in the form of a question. [EXAMPLE: Statement: “The endgame Boss of Nightfall.” Answer= “Who is Abaddon?”])

* NOTE: You must have a question mark (?) at the end of your question based answer, and you must use correct English ((NOT What is Abaddon? WHO is Abaddon? is the correct form.))

* C). Bullets (Fast paced single answer questions, first to answer won)

2). Costume Contest, Fall Style
The top 10 contestants will win prize packages. The theme for this contest is HALLOWEEN. You needed to come up with a fun, unique costume using what armor/armors you have currently. Holiday helms were welcomed. Colors should be oriented towards that of Halloween, and you needed to describe to the judges the inspiration and meaning of your outfit. Scores were out of 60 points, 15 points per category.

Categories were as followed:

* Coloration
* Uniqueness
* Meaning
* Inspiration

To Enter the costume contest you needed to take a screen shot of your character and submit it along with your IGN to an e-mail address given where it was judged by the judges. Winners were contacted via both e-mail AND In Game and prizes were distributed once contact has been made.

3). The Oktoberfest Scavenger Hunt
As with all of my previous events, we had the Scavenger Hunt. This Scavenger Hunt was different from any that you may have previously been in. It did not rely on having a fast internet connection, any farming, or an amazing PC to quickly load zones. Rather, we required you to use your brains to solve a complex riddle based on the Guild Wars lore.

4). Title Wars
A rather simple, but highly effective contest. A specific title track will be called for. The highest ranked individual received a random prize. In the case of a tie, a Rock, Paper, Scissors showdown will be held.

5). Form Wars
While the title of this event may come across sounding like some kind of Polymock or Pokemon contest, I assure you it isn’t. This event will be group based. You will need to form into groups of 8 people. A theme will be given, and each group of 8 must form into a design relating to that theme. [EXAMPLE: Valentine’s Day, your group forms a dancing heart] Each District Head will then judge each formation, awarding the winning formation group a prize. Each member of the group will receive the same prize.

6). Mime Wars (New Event)
Details Coming Soon.

Donations

Here is a list of the all the items that we are accepting as donations Oktoberfest.
If you have anything you would like to donate, please contact Divine Chaoss or Slayer Of Nemesis in game.

* Dwarven Ale, Aged Dwarven Ale, Hunter's Ale, Spiked Eggnog, Rice Wine, Eggnog, Juniberry Gin, Vabbian Wine, Witch's Brew, Vial of Absinthe.
* Snowman Summoners, Fireworks (Bottle Rocket, Champagne Popper, Sparkler), Ghost-in-the-Boxes
* Birthday Cupcakes, Honeycombs, Golden Eggs, Mandragor Root Cakes, Candy Canes (all types), Crème Brûlée, Fruitcakes, Red Bean Cakes, Chocolate Bunny.
* Raw Gold/Platinum (used to buy more ale and other assorted goodies)
* Consumables (creatable in Eye of the North from each faction)
* Rare materials (Ectos, shards, diamonds, onyx gemstones, rubies, sapphires)
* Greens and Inscribable Golds
* Skill Tomes (Elite and Non Elite from any class)
* Commonly used Insignias and Runes
* Weapon Mods

* Note: All donations will be for non-profit. No donations in no way, shape, or form will be used for personal gain in the game, and all items will be distributed to the guests of Oktoberfest in a fair manner, free of scamming, foul play, and cheating in general.*

Contact in Game: Slayer of Nemesis or Divine Chaoss

kylanf · Sep 05, 2008, 06:15 PM // 18:15

Looking forward to it!! Rule 4 is good news for my ranger-she's after the drunkard title!! Btw,which campaign is the place in?

Proff · Sep 05, 2008, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Can't wait for it :P

Rhamia Darigaz · Sep 05, 2008, 06:42 PM // 18:42

"What is Abaddon?" is correct english btw.

Swordsman Tjanz · Sep 10, 2008, 01:14 PM // 13:14

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Originally Posted by kylanf

Looking forward to it!! Rule 4 is good news for my ranger-she's after the drunkard title!! Btw,which campaign is the place in?

As in announcement stated: Dzagonur Bastion (east of Grand Court of Sebelkeh and North-East of Honur Hill, in vabbi continent) and the campaign is Nightfall

Operative 14 · Sep 10, 2008, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Are you guys sure you don't want to do Gunnar's Hold again? That worked out well and seems far more festive for Oktoberfest than a Middle Eastern themed outpost in the middle of a desert...

Anyway, sounds like a lot of fun! I'll donate some things and see if I can get my guild to join in.

BladeWind · Sep 10, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

To be fair, the outpost stated is rather spacious, and allows for room to party (assuming its going to be packed like last year

) , it is an unusual spot though.

Good luck with the event!

Regards

~Frozenwind

komma · Sep 10, 2008, 08:26 PM // 20:26

i'll be there w bells on!!!

Stormbringer · Sep 11, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42

OOOO better to be at the actual Oktoberfest to be honest (trust me =D ).
Anyone welcome or one should say he's attending or donate a bit to be accepted to the virtual party.

I would also propose to take real beers to drink during the party eh eh.

SilentWhistle · Sep 18, 2008, 08:13 PM // 20:13

Sounds awesome & thanks to you guys who are making it possible.

I agree, the place you've chosen is abit..odd :P But w,e. Fun is fun

Calista Blackblood · Sep 24, 2008, 10:10 PM // 22:10

Sounds fun

And no doubt,well organised too

Begon · Sep 26, 2008, 02:29 AM // 02:29

missed the last party, so hoping i can attend this one with good energy and lots to drink on my 2nd drunkard toon

*allready stacking up my own supply of drinks* ;0)

Burning Freebies · Sep 27, 2008, 02:54 PM // 14:54

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Originally Posted by Begon

missed the last party, so hoping i can attend this one with good energy and lots to drink on my 2nd drunkard toon

*allready stacking up my own supply of drinks* ;0)

I missed the last one too. Hopefully i wont miss this one. And im stacking up on drinks to. I got a hell of a lot from Cinco, which was a great Lazy event. With the mood from Halloween, this will be amazing.

skretth · Oct 12, 2008, 04:10 PM // 16:10

Not to be missed, less then a week to go.

Chicken of the Seas · Oct 15, 2008, 01:06 AM // 01:06

Sounds like fun, I'll try to make it

. And just wondering, will the email for the costume contest portion of it be given out during the event or in the forums?

Burning Freebies · Oct 15, 2008, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Um, dont mean to be rude, but is this event happening? Its just the guy that set up the wiki page wont be able to make it, the donations list on the wiki is small. Have there been massive donations from LaZY members? I still want this event to happen, dont get me wrong. Can a LaZY member or someone involved in this event please say something!

dilan155 · Oct 15, 2008, 06:45 PM // 18:45

will definitely be there.

skretth · Oct 16, 2008, 01:32 AM // 01:32

Divine Chaoss, Slayer of Nemesis - contact them in game.

Burning Freebies · Oct 16, 2008, 03:09 PM // 15:09

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Originally Posted by skretth

Divine Chaoss, Slayer of Nemesis - contact them in game.

Yeah, i guess. Thanks. And anyway, they would update the page, so everyone go there anyway!

Burning Freebies · Oct 19, 2008, 09:48 AM // 09:48

No feed back yet?

Ok, ill add some.

UTTERLY AMAZING

I dont believe i thought this wasnt going to work. I mean, we had a district filled with crazed partygoers 2 hours before the event! I mean come on, that meant it was going to work. However, i moved to district 2 with Blade Radio. Over all, a great event. Looking forward to your next one LaZY!