Guild Wars 2

Hey all, I just wanted to make a point against all the anger rising up regarding Shadow of the Mad King. The Angry Minority here on the forums and in game has pretty much built up the argument that ANet has holidays all wrong.

From Gem-shop requirements for some vanity content to a one time event, insanely difficult content to mob-grinding madhouses, there’s something for everyone (to hate). I’m going to put this into a different perspective:

This is not just a holiday event for Guild Wars 2

This is ANet showing off everything its Live Team is capable of. We have new PvP modes, crafting recipes, weapons, costumes, events, maps and lore.

The range of difficulty ensures there is something for everyone (to enjoy) and nobody misses out. You are not expected or required to do everything. You do the bits you find fun and leave the rest for everyone else.

The one-time event ensures that a ton of players have an incredible time, and everyone gets to enjoy the changed world after that event has occurred. It is not a one-shot where the game goes back to normal afterwards and everyone loses out. ANet has already told us about these and we are well aware of the fact that these events have a lasting impact. In this case, it’s a pretty safe bet that impact will be the next Act.

I for one thank ANet’s Live Team for this incredible event. I also look forward to the promise they are making here. They are showing us what they plan to do with the game moving forward, adding new content and keeping Tyria alive. So those of you who share my opinion or just want to thank the Live Team, let’s try to get some positive feedback going here

I agree, this event has been awesome from start till now, and I can not wait to see whats next.

THANK YOU to everyone at ANet for your hard work on not only the halloween event, but for everything in GW2.

What he said.
<.<
>.>
I have nothing to add but this is just a good post. GW1 was always about having a bajillion things to do and just doing what seemed fun. Oddly I played it primarily every September through November. Never missed a Halloween but regularly missed Wintersday (hopefully not this year).

This is very refreshing compared to the usual forum post complaining about anything and everything. It’s nice to see someone that is saying something positive about the game. I think the event has been pretty darn fantastic, especially considering this is the first holiday event they’ve done with GW2 and they just went crazy with it. Sure, there have been some issues and bugs (and MKT accidentallying the servers) but none of that has ruined my experience with this event.

Also, I really just have to say that I absolutely love the clock tower. I don’t even care that it took me five hours to finally beat it the first time, those were some fun hours well spent with an entertaining group of people.

I can’t wait to see what they come up with for Wintersday.

I agree totally. I’ve played a few other mmos but never have I seen anything like this. I’m blown away by this event. I never played GW1 so I don’t know if this is what you guys are used to but this is awesome.

I can’t wait to see what they do for other holidays.

I’m curious about the changes other than Halloween that were introduced in the October 22th update. Has anyone ever found the skritt burglar, for example? What items does it give?

Amazing Halloween event, best Halloween event in any mmo I have ever played.

Cant wait to see the other events! Thanks and keep up the amazing work ANet!

The two side game pvp type deals they made are really cool, it’s a shame they’re off in the background because people are busy farming. Especially the one that’s kind of like a MOBA.

It’d be a real sin if the event ends and those go with it because I bet an awful lot of people played 0 or exactly 1 times just to pick up the achievement and forgot about it. That’d send a bad message that such things aren’t worth making because people don’t care.

I liked the Mad Realms minigames – hopefully they come back next Halloween. I can easily see the Mad Realms stuff returning every year since it’s a separate setup and can be re-enabled, and the content available in Tyria changing. I think that works lore-wise too.