So, there's no way to finish the achievements now?

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Posted by: Seltox.6357

Seltox.6357

I’ve had university exams for this entire event, and my last one finished at 9pm last night. I figured I could rush my way through all of the content today, get all the achievements and stuff.. But now i’ve finished all of the achievements except for “It’s A Mad Kings World” and it seems I can’t finish that anymore because I can’t access the dungeon..

Is there really no way to access the dungeon anymore?

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Posted by: Minion of Vey.4398

Minion of Vey.4398

Nope, it’s gone. In fact the entire halloween event was supposed to end hours ago.

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Posted by: Seltox.6357

Seltox.6357

Alright, thanks for the info. Will it be the same event next year? The same achievements? I really hate the idea that i’ll never ever be able to finish them off.

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Posted by: AnthonyOrdon

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The achievements will no longer be completeable after Halloween is turned off. This is similar to the monthly or daily achievements which also cannot be completed after a certain amount of time. I’m not 100% sure on this, but I believe the plan is to replace the achievements in the special event category with a new set of special event achievements whenever the next special event begins. You’ll keep the points and any titles forever, but I don’t think we would leave you with a bunch of achievements that you (or new players) will never be able to complete.

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Posted by: Oreoz.2573

Oreoz.2573

The achievements will no longer be completeable after Halloween is turned off. This is similar to the monthly or daily achievements which also cannot be completed after a certain amount of time. I’m not 100% sure on this, but I believe the plan is to replace the achievements in the special event category with a new set of special event achievements whenever the next special event begins. You’ll keep the points and any titles forever, but I don’t think we would leave you with a bunch of achievements that you (or new players) will never be able to complete.

What aspects of Halloween do you guys plan on keeping? For example is the Mad King always going to come busting out of the statue, allowing those who missed it this year the chance to earn the achievement for entering the dungeon?

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Posted by: MithranArkanere.8957

MithranArkanere.8957

Could you at least ‘archive’ them in a separate category like “Past events”, and show there only those you completed?
I don’t want to lose them from my list.

SUGGEST-A-TRON says:
PAY—ONCE—UNLOCKS—ARE—ALWAYS—BETTER.
No exceptions!

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Posted by: IsaacSin.1374

IsaacSin.1374

It would be really cool to see a system for ‘archived’ achievements where it shows limited-time achievements that you completed, but it doesn’t show achievements that you don’t have. It would be a way to remember the achievements that don’t have a title tied to them without leaving those without the achievements feeling overly left out.

Edit: Wow, ninja’d. Well played, MithranArkanere.

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Posted by: Tragic.8409

Tragic.8409

Awesome how people who were effected by said Hurricane that just ripped through the north east cost just got !@#$ out of being able to finish this.

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Posted by: Electro.4173

Electro.4173

Achievement archive, yes. Would be nice to have the actual events still viewable, I dont’ just want the points / titles, I want to see the achievements as well.

Could still remove (or not include) any incomplete achievements so as to not provide players with a bunch of stuff they can never do, but leave the completed ones in an archive section so those who did finish them can look back on them fondly.

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Posted by: PawnX.3182

PawnX.3182

Hey i was just zoning back int lions arch to turn in my book when it logged me out and patched. No reward for me. I was actually out getting married this weekend. Wish they would allow you to turn in the stuff you did have.

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Posted by: Wingchild.9830

Wingchild.9830

Awesome how people who were effected by said Hurricane that just ripped through the north east cost just got !@#$ out of being able to finish this.

Odds are the folks most affected by Hurricane Sandy have many more pressing things on their minds than the Halloween event. =)

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Posted by: HawkMeister.4758

HawkMeister.4758

Nope, it’s gone. In fact the entire halloween event was supposed to end hours ago.

Just got kicked out, probably because of the “end-patch”.

Quite frankly I was getting fed up with this kitten Halloween.
Too much ado about some pagan/occult new years “celebration”.

Polish > hype

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Posted by: Eleri Tezhme.3048

Eleri Tezhme.3048

for the future, could you guys consider putting the “Special Events” category at the top of the Acheivements list, instead of the very bottom? Would be a little easier to go check on what we’ve done.

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Posted by: Absconditus.6804

Absconditus.6804

Would very much like to see a sort of archived section for Seasonal Achievements. Halloween 2012 as a sort of sub-category in example. To prevent having a list of achievements you can never complete (if you couldn’t do them in time), they could of course not list the non-completed ones.

Vella Absconditus | Human Mesmer
Seafarer’s Rest

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Posted by: Tragic.8409

Tragic.8409

Odds are the folks most affected by Hurricane Sandy have many more pressing things on their minds than the Halloween event. =)

Yeah I was busy working… at the hospital I work at, and today was the start of my weekend, sorry if I’m a little erked that I was forced to miss the event.

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Posted by: Grim West.3194

Grim West.3194

Will they be back next Halloween?

Anet mistakenly banned my account for 10 days and didn’t give it back untill Halloween morning. ArenaNet’s mistake effectively kept me out of the event. I was still able to complete the jumping puzzle and a couple other minor things but the achievements were not possible. And I missed most of the events and the dungeon.

Missing out on those things is not the end of the world, but it would be cool if they came back again next year. A lot of people could not participate for any number of reasons (Sandy comes to mind) who would like a chance at it again next Halloween.

(edited by Grim West.3194)

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Posted by: Seltox.6357

Seltox.6357

Thanks for the response, Anet.

Also, the idea of archiving special event achievements (but not listing those not completed) is brilliant. I hope this is something that Anet will seriously consider.

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Posted by: mtf.6371

mtf.6371

Yeah for example the clock tower achievement. I spent 5 hours completing that just because I wanted to get the achievement (even though it had no effect on the overall Mad King achievement/title), its just a cool thing to know I have and I would be sad if it just got suddenly replaced. What would have been the point of having an achievement for that jumping puzzle, especially since it didnt come with a title, otherwise?

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Posted by: ColinJohanson.2394

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ColinJohanson.2394

Game Director

Please see this note added to tonight’s update notes in relation to the final achievement for the festival, and those who have been unable to play due to the massive storm conditions on the US East Coast:

“Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy has made these past few days very hard for some of our players on the east coast of the United States. We would like to extend our condolences to all those affected by the storm. We recognize that because of power failures and the general situation, many players have been unable to meet Mad King Thorn in Lion’s Arch. One of the fake Mad King Thorn actors has decided to stick around until 11/15 to ensure that those who couldn’t play due to the storms still receive the “Attend the Party” achievement. If you missed the final event, you will be able to speak to him at the Grand Piazza in Lion’s Arch and receive both your achievement and a Halloween hat.”

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Posted by: Evil.7529

Evil.7529

Nice move Anet, at least it is something considering the terrible circumstances to the east coast at the moment. A solid compromise in my opinion. Sadly, for those who will still be unable to take advantage the show must go on…

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Posted by: Seltox.6357

Seltox.6357

While this doesn’t effect me (who’s reasons for not being able to get some achievements were simply personal obligations), it’s nice to see Anet give out some sort of token to those who were effected by Sandy

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Posted by: Stormchaser.3197

Stormchaser.3197

Agreed, good on you anet for doing this.

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Posted by: Tenshi.3598

Tenshi.3598

Nice thought

Other than this, I assume next year these activities will be back (can’t imagine this work just being garbaged now :P). So perhaps then people can complete it.

Request: could Anet make a list of all the “deleted achievements” for us to see, basically so we can look back and see all the things we’ve done? At least the big ones (say clocktower an emissary on this one). Might be nice for sentiment. I understand taking it out of the achievements section, but maybe a “player history” section might be nice?

This Glade has thorns…and here they are!

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Posted by: Gryphon.2875

Gryphon.2875

I’m adding my vote for an “Achievement Archive” so we can look fondly back on these days in the future, on screen

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Posted by: Mastruq.2463

Mastruq.2463

I second the creation some sort of legacy section in the achievements to list things you managed that are not in game anymore or disabled seasonally.

And to anyone who thinks its wrong to not get the halloween achievements because of schedule, keep in mind that nobody gets everything in life and its only a game so dotn sweat it. Turn off the OCD if you can =)

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Posted by: shadowzombie.7306

shadowzombie.7306

Just wondering if you people at Anet are considering bringing the titles back for next year’s Halloween? I didn’t get a chance to complete my Master Carver title or Emissary of the Mad King due to a power outage.

I’m thankful that you added the NPC, so I could get the hat, but just wondering about the titles. Are the gone forever, or will they be available again next year?

-SZ

Shadowzombie|Kaineng