Guild Wars 2

Do they plan to let people get this achievement again? Someone mentioned they might due to buggy overflows causing people to miss it plus the fact it was a holiday weekend.

Just looking to see if that is true or not. Also ArenaNet…is there a reason you made this achievement only 3 days and not during the course of dragon bash? I just seems a bit odd is all.

There is no plan on bringing this back. This was announced to be a weekend thingy, and it was very easy to get during that weekend. The overflows where not bugged. The fireworks did run as announced every 2 hours at dawn (but the time of dawn differs per server).

So no it wasn’t bugged
Yes it was a one time event
No it will not come back

“The day will be most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations (fireworks) from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” John Adams on how the 4th should be celebrated.

Bring the fireworks back for the fourth.

Why?
Only the US celebrates July 4th.

lordkrall.7241:

Why?
Only the US celebrates July 4th.

And Anet is based there.

Onshidesigns.1069:

And Anet is based there.

NCSoft is not.

And bringing real-life politics into the game would be quite stupid.

lordkrall.7241:

Onshidesigns.1069:

And Anet is based there.

NCSoft is not.

And bringing real-life politics into the game would be quite stupid.

Ncsoft doesn’t design the game. Anet in the US does. This has nothing to do with politics.

Anet staff being American, have created an event that spans through their independence day. But have purposely not scheduled any in game fireworks during the holiday. This is because Anet/Ncsoft is hoping Americans will buy gem store fireworks to use on the 4th.

Onshidesigns.1069:

Ncsoft doesn’t design the game. Anet in the US does. This has nothing to do with politics.

Anet staff being American, have created an event that spans through their independence day. But have purposely not scheduled any in game fireworks during the holiday. This is because Anet/Ncsoft is hoping Americans will buy gem store fireworks to use on the 4th.

NCSoft makes the rules though. ArenaNet does the coding and the content, NCSoft decides which content and coding should be done. Simple as that.

Not all ArenaNet staff is american either for that matter, there are several people working there from both Europe and other parts of the world.
And why do you think they didn’t have the fireworks on the 4th in the first place?
Could it possibly be because they didn’t want to tie it into the “independence day” of a single nation that have nothing at all to do with Tyria?
If they start making specific things on US-holidays why shouldn’t they make special things on German, Russian, Swedish, Australian and Brazilian holidays as well?

Disregarding most of what’s being said. They already said in the patch notes from the 25th that it isn’t going to be rerun.

Update – 25 June 2013 – Open World
Dragon Bash continues. The Lionguard vows to protect the city during the festival, despite the Aetherblade threat. All Dragon Bash activities (except the fireworks show) will remain available until the last day of the festival. This includes, for those who haven’t played it, the single-player living story that starts with the Memorials on the Pyre instance.

GW1 had events that lasted for less than a day and that gave out hats, so this is not unusual. While I don’t know the status on it, I do remember them saying that they were working on it for people who were present (and at the right spot/right time) but didn’t get credit for the event.

This thread sure got derailed.

I think they should make it available again when Dragon Bash ends.

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lordkrall.7241:

Why?
Only the US celebrates July 4th.

USA USA USA USA USA

I do think they should do it at the very end though. Or ONE EVENT on the 4th.