Guild Wars 2

Ok the ‘One-Time-Event’ seems to be going on even now 9 hours later and there is a thread on the official forums with now about 700 posts in it. Is this an exploit why has there not been a DEV reply to this yet at all, are they encouraging to do this??
I logged off in disgust after the disaster and disconnect wanting nothing more to do with Lost Shores and now I find the event is still going on, do I get punished twice? Once for not being able to play 3 hours after the event starts officially and now again for not reading forums and believing one-time actually means one-time?
Please I would like a DEV response somewhere on these official forums as to what this event really is!

This is not an exploit, and I bet you that you will find the same answer anywhere.

Halloween Mad King Clock Tower also provided this opportunity. Since acquiring rewards from the 3 hour event is bounded per character, you may redo the event and farm for rewards as long as you do it in a different character. Meaning you may only do it ONCE per character.

Hope that helps you in the long run, and perhaps encourages you to log back in to try your best to kick off at least a positive experience!

Be nice if we got a response on this, altho i agree your putting 2 hrs of work in so why not be able to repeat,

I thought doing the event again with the same level 80 would result in no chest at the end?.

Glog.4275:

I thought doing the event again with the same level 80 would result in no chest at the end?.

Correct because each chest is character bound. Meaning you can only do it once per character, but you can do it multiple times as long as you meet the following:

1. Active overflow that has either event ongoing:
a. Defend demolition team
b. Kill reinforcement karka
2. A character that has not opened the chest yet.

Questorian.1098:

Ok the ‘One-Time-Event’ seems to be going on even now 9 hours later and there is a thread on the official forums with now about 700 posts in it. Is this an exploit why has there not been a DEV reply to this yet at all, are they encouraging to do this??
I logged off in disgust after the disaster and disconnect wanting nothing more to do with Lost Shores and now I find the event is still going on, do I get punished twice? Once for not being able to play 3 hours after the event starts officially and now again for not reading forums and believing one-time actually means one-time?
Please I would like a DEV response somewhere on these official forums as to what this event really is!

Not an exploit. As long as there are overflow servers with the event on, and as long as you can get in, not an exploit.

However, there are certain ways to abuse the overflow system, and that would be an exploit.

On one hand you have people who missed the appointed time and thus are happy to see more opportunities. On the other you have people who went through the effort of making arrangements to have time at an earlier hour that was, perhaps, not optimal for them.

I don’t mind the event running all day long, but I do think that ANet needs to figure out which way it wants to go with these “one time events” and either stick to the plan or stop telling players they must be here at a specific time lest they miss out completely. Pick one. In advance.

Paranormal Bear.2539:

This is not an exploit, and I bet you that you will find the same answer anywhere.

Halloween Mad King Clock Tower also provided this opportunity. Since acquiring rewards from the 3 hour event is bounded per character, you may redo the event and farm for rewards as long as you do it in a different character. Meaning you may only do it ONCE per character.

Hope that helps you in the long run, and perhaps encourages you to log back in to try your best to kick off at least a positive experience!

With no disrespect intended, I’d prefer to hear that it’s not an exploit from an Anet employee or GM.

Also, you can’t really compare this ‘one-time’ event to the Clock Tower. That ran for ages, and was designed to be re-done over and over. You could, if you wanted, keep doing it on the same character, the reward would just get lower and lower. So not the same at all.

I get that you are trying to be helpful, and appreciate the intent, but it’s not the same type of event.

I find it amusing how everyone can so definitively claim something is not an exploit.

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It’s a chance for people to actually participate in event that they’ve missed.
And since it is going on in overflow event is still technically one-time per server.
Everyone wins.

IMO, for people who have not done it yet, then it is not an exploit; for those who have…well yea, yea it is(seeing how it is supposed to be ONE time ONLY event).