Guild Wars 2

Costume Brawl is currently part of the daily rotation – I actually find it a fun distraction every now and then. However it is implemented in such a way you have to already know how to play to play. Town clothes do not have them to start with. Tonics are late game as dungeon drops, or mystic forge crafts. And only fighting items are donation. Simply said, there is no given quick access for people to easily discover… just drop a cannon in Lions Arch and watch as people are horribly confused at what you are doing to them when they hop on your cannon… at level 80.

What is needed is DEFAULT costume brawl moves. And here are my suggestions:

1- Punch: Classic brawl. How can you have a bar fight without a fist to the mouth?
2- Slap: A role play move. A move that gives early introduction to costume brawl. And can’t deny a good ol’ slappers only fight. This also causes a short daze.
3- Insult: Random gibberish that causes your target to /cry for 2-3 seconds
4- Compliment: Throws a few hearts and you don’t take costume brawl damage for 3 seconds
5- Run away home: Gives a fear run and you leave costume brawl

This, of course, is a full costume brawl setup that it seems Anet has been avoiding in favor of donations, but without rapid fire attacks it still is at a big disadvantage while still giving full advantage of their roleplay (and now daily) aspect of the game. Any costume brawl items that grant moves (gloves, toys, etc) would overwrite these. And if they don’t want anyone to have full brawl access for free, at the very least give us Slap and a way to leave brawl.

I also have a suggestion for a new Costume Brawl fight toy to be sold in the gem store: The Pillow

1- Swing: Alternates from left to right. Puff of feathers when it connects.
2- Spin: Spin once in a circle holding the pillow at arms length, hitting everyone in the path
3- Padding: You use your pillow as a shield. No costume brawl damage for 3 seconds.
4- Feather Flurry: Swing your pillow wildly while giggling. Feathers everywhere!
5- Nap Time: Put the pillow on the ground and sleep on it, exiting costume brawl (but can be used at any time for a role-play move with the prop)

Spicy Pumpkin Cookies are a cheap alternative to having to buy tonics and/or town clothes.

Pumpkin cookies have a transform? I thought they were a stat. But that still doesn’t solve the problem of Costume Brawl not being immediately accessible to new players… it would still be a native knowledge item (and one that even I didn’t know about myself if it is indeed a costume brawl item).

And my new Costume Brawl item involves no cookies unless it is as an after fight snack. :p

I know: I was throwing that in there as an alternative to other things. The biggest downside there is to using the cookies is that you have to be level 80 to do so. But I do agree that it should be easier to access for new players than it currently is.

Pillow fights in game would be truely epic.

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Spicy Pumpkin Cookies are a cheap alternative to having to buy tonics and/or town clothes.

Spicy Pumpkin Cookie
1 Ball of Cookie Dough
1 Ghost Pepper
3 Bowl of Candy Corn Glaze
1 Bowl of Pumpkin Pie Filling
30% Magic find
+70 Condition Damage
+15% Experience from kills.

5 Piece of Candy Corn Almond Brittle
1 Bag of Sugar
3 Almond
15 Piece of Candy Corn
Nourishment (45m): 18% Magic Find
10% Gold from monsters
+15% Experience from kills

About a 1/3 chance of turning the player into a candy corn monster for 3 or 5 min.

I haven’t tried all the halloween cooking recipes. I assume each one turns the player into a different Halloween themed enemy.

Halloween recipes (Mystic Forge don’t work now)
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Halloween_recipes

Now if only candy corn monsters could use the pillows…