Update 28-4-2011

So basically another 3-6hrs before the patch goes live.

yeah the only quest I have not turned in (and abandoned after completing) was the charr one in pre---all others I have done and turned in (not really a farmer).
and
seeing as the update isnt going to be for some time......

I added emphasis in your quote to make my post a home-run hit.

It's very common for people to just complete quests, yup. But once they (like you, and me) learn that it's more advantageous to keep a particular quest, then they'll do that instead.

The most common predictable trend, amongst all human beings, is to do X instead of Y if X is more advantageous/profitable. (especially if they don't have to do any work to do X... just leave it in your log... couldn't be easier)

So, most people will keep a farmable quest (if they know it's farmable) because most people do what's most profitable. Just like you and just like me!

I hardly think the majority of GW players keep those quests active.

someone says they set it back to go friday

random person
Anet employee

This is where your logic is at fault. You are generalizing the entire GW community with the GWGuru community. Yes, most people on Guru know which quests to keep so you can farm them, but most people who don't visit forums (which is an overwhelming majority of the population of GW, or at least it used to be when I still played regularly) won't know which quests to keep.

So who was that "somebody"? Because we've got an Anet employee who's said otherwise in this thread.

Or they know, but simply don't care because it's not important to them.

OMG they're adding Costumes and Festival NPCs in pre?
Some people are gonna get sooo pissed about that

They'll get over it.

No, because I like playing the game, not farming the game. I play and enjoy the quests, and have completed a significant portion of them I've ever come across. That includes those listed above; and yes, I did know they were farmable.

There are more people playing the game than just farmers; the argument you have is based on the fact that everyone playing farms, which is, in fact, a fallacy.

As far as the update goes.. can't wait! I'm definitely excited to see it.

I really hope these new HM quest don't affect my VQing, I have 27 areas in Prophecies and 16 in Nightfall left, some of the mobs in War in Krtya with 6 players only can be rather RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing annoying....

Just to clarify, farming the Requiem for a Dream and A Show of Force was so popular, in fact, that Anet removed Sunspear and Lightbringer titles as counting toward favor. So I'd say that's the very definition of common.

Thanks for the update Stephane. Any chance of already putting up the blog post, so we can do some more reading while we're waiting?

Aw, might have to give up the start of the celebrations, soon bed time for me here. (GMT+2)

* Eyes cans of Red Bull in fridge * Nah, I shouldn't touch those. My boss will murder me in the morning if I nod off at my desk. xP

Do you remember when Sunspear/Lightbringer stopped giving favor minutes because so many people maxed on rep weekends that it topped out the counter and rolled it over? Either a lot more people visit Guru than given credit for or they can read the Wikis. It's not like these things are super secret they are right on the page.

Edit: Bah, beaten to it...

I agree, the was majority of players wouldn't hold back handing something in because it could be used to farm.
Sure it common for some players to do that it's still not the majority, believe it or not but most people don't really care for mindless farming.

Does this mean the P.O.X, R.O.X. and N.O.X. battle quests can be done again?

Guys, I cannot find *any* update notes, there is no login announcement and when I was just at LA, there are no decorations.

What, I need to be a member of a super secret society to see these things?

Update isn't live yet, this is the pregame show.