I know it’s too late, but just some ideas I thought would be cool for the next winter holiday event…
1 – In game and out of game holiday event visibility:
Although you added something in game for the Karka event visible on the top right, clicking on it did nothing. Instead when you click on this it should give you more details on what events are happening where, and ability to see those event locations on the map. In addition, if something is about to happen that you “should” be part of to get a reward, this area needs to flash or give a countdown timer so you don’t miss it if you happen to be in game. You should also have the option to hide this if you don’t care about global events. Out of game, would be nice to get an email to subscribers about holiday events with details on when and where they occur.
2 – Skating rink:
Turn LA plaza into a huge skating rink. If you step onto the rink without skates your momentum will cause you to slide and not be able to stop until you fall off the other side in hilarious fashion. You can get skates from nearby vendor for free. When you put on the skates you will be able to slow down and move on the ice using your normal movement keys (with slight momentum effects for sliding), and your abilities bar will be replaced with the following actions:
1: Accelerate . 2: Jump spin, the faster you going are going the more spins you can do when holding down the button. To land properly must be facing in the same direction as the start of jump. 3: Reverse toggle. You can switch skating backwards and fowards.
Achievements for how many spins you manage to land.
3 – Snowball fight:
Snowballs should be availble in all cities. If you pick up a snowball you are “tagged” and can be hit and knocked down. You can get achievements for # of snowball hits on different enemies.
4 – Build a snowman quest (easy difficulty):
Quest to build a snowman. Must get various parts from across various zones. Reward is a mini-snowman pet.
5 – Reindeer games quest (easy difficulty):
Quest to find reindeer, get a saddle on them, and ride them to a nearby stables. Reward is a mini-reindeer pet.
6 – Find father time quest (hard difficulty):
Quest to find father time. Appearance is random and once found he will only stay a short while (tiny event window and timer shows). When he first appears in a zone anyone in it may hear bells jingle, but that’s all the hint they will get. If found he will ask a question. Depending on how you answer you could get one of the following gifts: 2 random exotics, 15 slot bag, or 5 BLC keys.
7 – Server wide global hidden quests (hard difficulty):
Have no idea what these might actually be, but these are quests that need to be figured out and rewards apply to the shards that complete them. As the event progresses hints should be given out by NPC’s. These quests will require multiple people to complete, and doing things in multiple zones. Once completed everyone on that shard gets a reward such as a temp bonus to exp gain or magic find (depending on the quest). Seems a good way to build community as well as give a server bragging rights. Progress for these should be visible in game in the top right so everyone is aware.
8 – Winter Tree Jumping puzzle (easy to hard difficulty):
Giant Tree jumping puzzle that is easy to find and scales with difficulty as you climb higher. Easy to climb branches at lower levels, but smaller, swaying branches as you climb and obstacles such as ornaments that come alive and try and push you off. A reward chest is available at 3 points as you climb. Lowest branch chest has 2 fine and 1 masterwork random and a winter town hat. Middle branches, chest has 2 masterwork and 1 rare random along with a BLC key. Top chest as 2 rares and 1 exotic random, along with chance to get special skin and or unique, along with achievement.
9 – Save your Home Instance quest (medium difficulty)
You get an urgent message from someone in your home instance. There are strange disappearances happening to key people in your instance. You will need to return there to investigate and question NPC’s for clues. Expect fighting, clever dialog, and a possible blizzard with elementals wrecking havoc. Soloable instance. Reward is a unique wreath back piece skin.