Guild Wars 2

Thanks for the update (and for working late hours to post about it).

I just received my birthday present in the mail.

Thanks for working hard to resolve this!

This is still not working as intended, I suppose. Four of my chars received their present on the 25th as well as today. Now I have two presents per char. I doubt this is some kind or preorder bonus

Grileenor.1497:

This is still not working as intended, I suppose. Four of my chars received their present on the 25th as well as today. Now I have two presents per char. I doubt this is some kind or preorder bonus

Gaile mentioned that some people would get two gifts. So, it’s working as intended (of sorts…) Just enjoy it!

Still haven’t receive the present for my main character, who is 367 days old. Is this going to take some time to roll out?

ZaxanRazor.6235:

Still haven’t receive the present for my main character, who is 367 days old. Is this going to take some time to roll out?

“*We experienced an issue that affected the distribution of some birthday gifts. Some gifts may arrive a few days after the character’s actual birthday.”

I’m sure you read the post though.

Grileenor.1497:

This is still not working as intended, I suppose. Four of my chars received their present on the 25th as well as today. Now I have two presents per char. I doubt this is some kind or preorder bonus

Per release/update notes: ’First Birthday Gift

Fixed a bug that prevented some player characters from receiving their First Birthday Gift. This should also give a birthday gift to all characters that are over a year old, including those that have already received one.’

So, it seems it is working as intended. =)

How is this at all fair? Your giving presents out to all characters that are 1 year old, regardless of if they have received one or not. This is like last November all over again where people who may or may not have done the Southsun event can get free loot which included a relatively high rate of precursors.

While Im only missing out on a booster really, this still is crap for people who werent ‘lucky’.

Adding to the list:

• The included Birthday Booster lasts for 24 hours.

I think its not fair that some people get double the presents. I only got 1 because of this bug.

Thanks for the information. That explains why my main toon received the gift a second time. I accepted and opened without thinking. I’m glad that this is not considered an exploit.

Gifts received on both of my 1-year-old characters. Thanks!

The even better news is, now that the bug’s been fixed, subsequent birthdays shouldn’t have the same problems. So double hurrah!

Yay, hopefully my main will have his belated present waiting for him when I log on tonight. Based on what you told others, Gaile, if I don’t get it I’ll submit a ticket for him (I think I should have received it 3days ago, or whenever the 3day head start hit 1 year). Thanks for explaining the fixes.

Okay, this is purely my fault, but I deleted my first character, however, there are several of my characters I believe took on their transfer server date. It means I get to wait 3 months more to get my gifts. Not sure this system was the in terms of my favor, but I will accept it. Just thought Dev woukd like to know about it.

Personally, their should be an account birthday gift as well. My suggestion.

Gaile Gray.6028:

No, a few people received a second gift. Not a lot, but a few. This was a factor of how the distribution was made, and how the fix was rolled out. It’s not an intentional double-gifting, and you got everything to which you are entitled and of course we’re sorry for any confusion that this caused.

Not entirely sure how “intentional double-gifting” would be defined, then.

Last night, when the patch hit, literally everyone on my server’s voice chat who had received a first present received a second one.

Some people are now sitting on 20+ Birthday Boosters and wastes of bank space Mini Queen Jennahs.

Gaile Gray.6028:

Malediktus.9250:

I think its not fair that some people get double the presents. I only got 1 because of this bug.

No, a few people received a second gift. Not a lot, but a few. This was a factor of how the distribution was made, and how the fix was rolled out. It’s not an intentional double-gifting, and you got everything to which you are entitled and of course we’re sorry for any confusion that this caused.

A few must be thousands, because I know several people who got double presents.

Question, the booster once is activated the 24hs start counting, no matter if you are online or offline? or is like the others boosters??

silverfire.2547:

Gaile Gray.6028:

No, a few people received a second gift. Not a lot, but a few. This was a factor of how the distribution was made, and how the fix was rolled out. It’s not an intentional double-gifting, and you got everything to which you are entitled and of course we’re sorry for any confusion that this caused.

Not entirely sure how “intentional double-gifting” would be defined, then.

Last night, when the patch hit, literally everyone on my server’s voice chat who had received a first present received a second one.

Some people are now sitting on 20+ Birthday Boosters and wastes of bank space Mini Queen Jennahs.

Yeah, I’m having difficult understanding how the double gifting isn’t intentional. If it was unintentional then is ANet saying it’s a bug just like the lack of gifts was? Did the devs understand the problem that little yet got pressured to just pump out any kind of solution to placate the community? I’d love to know more about the initial bug. Anniversary triggers seem like they’d be based on simple date difference method calls. That’s usually in a well-defined library that’s been used for years (nobody writes time manipulation libraries anymore unless they’re in school). So, either way, it’s a little unsettling. Clearly ANet feels anniversary gifts are important as they’ve been called ‘entitlements’ (though I missed that part of the EULA I agreed to ) so I hope it’s been cleared up for next year.

Malediktus.9250:

Gaile Gray.6028:

Malediktus.9250:

I think its not fair that some people get double the presents. I only got 1 because of this bug.

No, a few people received a second gift. Not a lot, but a few. This was a factor of how the distribution was made, and how the fix was rolled out. It’s not an intentional double-gifting, and you got everything to which you are entitled and of course we’re sorry for any confusion that this caused.

A few must be thousands, because I know several people who got double presents.

I know people who got more than 2 presents… Still wondering how that is fair.
Maybe only a small group got more presents, so I would think it is easier to delete those again (since the number is small) Or check who has the most presents, and give all those who already had one the same amount :p

Any chance there will ever be a “bound” category that allows us to gift items to another player, yet not be sold on the TP? A “gift bound” perhaps?

I hate the idea of destroying the LVL 20 scrolls, but they are useless to me (and a LOT of long time players), but would be great for a starting out player (tho I would never suggest someone use one on their first character…..takes away your GW2 “virginity” in a way).

What does it matter if someone got 2 presents….is there really anything here that is in short supply or gives any sort of advantage?

On the scrolls, any chance these will ever be altered (or be able to be exchanged) for a scroll that gives a LVL 80 20 skill points? I get that they promote new characters (and thus theoretically sell character slots), but I’ve got all the characters I plan on playing, so they are just taking up a storage slot right now and are on my “when will I destroy” list.

Gaile Gray.6028:

ZaxanRazor.6235:

Still haven’t receive the present for my main character, who is 367 days old. Is this going to take some time to roll out?

Hmmm… I think I’d like you to please submit a support ticket. You should have been set right with last night’s distribution, so please let us hear from you via a ticket so we can make sure you get your gift. Thank you for your understanding.

I submitted a support ticket last night and got a reply that said the “development team was working to get those missing gifts sent out as quickly as possible” along with the blah blah about gifts are based on character age not account age… Well duh, I just so happen to have created six toons on the first day of the headstart using my names from GW & hopefully this wil be worked out when I log on tonight. Now. What to do with an army of mini queen Jenna’s? Into the mystic toilet with most of them?

I am very annoyed, I came back to Guild Wars because of an email advertising the new “clockwork” stuff… and being away I decided to delete my original toon.

Spent about $40 on gems to buy some new stuff… then I discover its not account but character. So no Birthday gift for me.

I feel my account being a year old should be good enough personally.

So please forward this who it might concern, you lost a paying a customer…

Magnus.7521:

I am very annoyed, I came back to Guild Wars because of an email advertising the new “clockwork” stuff… and being away I decided to delete my original toon.

Spent about $40 on gems to buy some new stuff… then I discover its not account but character. So no Birthday gift for me.

I feel my account being a year old should be good enough personally.

So please forward this who it might concern, you lost a paying a customer…

I totaly agree with you here.

Greetings all.

I have not rec a b-day gift yet. i was in beta as well as the “Head Start” so i should have got one. I did summit a ticket today about it. I know there is an issue going on here. so i will wait and hope to get one in my in game mail here in the next few days.

Parisalchuck.9230 wrote, “This is like last November all over again where people who may or may not have done the Southsun event can get free loot which included a relatively high rate of precursors.”

Anet did not give anyone a free precursor. Ever. Especially not at a “high rate”. Where did you get this idea from?

Sinbold.8723:

Parisalchuck.9230 wrote, “This is like last November all over again where people who may or may not have done the Southsun event can get free loot which included a relatively high rate of precursors.”

Anet did not give anyone a free precursor. Ever. Especially not at a “high rate”. Where did you get this idea from?

I am not sure about the rate being high or low, but I got a precursor from the Karka event. Some people had good luck with the boxes distributed, and some not-so-good luck.

Though, I think the birthday gift distribution can not be compared to the Karka event, at all. Everyone gets the same thing(s).

Saraya Bloodrain.1284:

Greetings all.

I have not rec a b-day gift yet. i was in beta as well as the “Head Start” so i should have got one. I did summit a ticket today about it. I know there is an issue going on here. so i will wait and hope to get one in my in game mail here in the next few days.

Did you delete and remake characters after Head Start? Check your characters age just to be sure by typing /age in chat.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Though, I think the birthday gift distribution can not be compared to the Karka event, at all. Everyone gets the same thing(s).

That is just the problem. We all get the same thing(s) but not the same number. So what it looks like now is that some players can use 2-3 (or even 4) times a birthday boost and others can use it only once… How can that be fair ?

Astral Projections.7320

Ty for the tip. I did go and look at the very first Chr i made. it says 360,, so i will wait 5 days to see if i get a gift. though i was part of beta and head start.

Ty A Net for moving quickly to fix the “glitch”

I activated the 24hr buff from birthday gifts, had about 18hrs left when internet died, came back an hour later and the buff is gone.

Beliskner.5039:

I activated the 24hr buff from birthday gifts, had about 18hrs left when internet died, came back an hour later and the buff is gone.

Are you sure that it was your internet that died or where you in a specific place?? e.g. the super adventure box? That place strips off any boons and buffs. You get a warning when you enter there.

Oh that might explain it lol, i did lose total conn in there, oh well nvm won’t be going there for awhile hehe.

Inculpatus cedo.9234 wrote, “I am not sure about the rate being high or low, but I got a precursor from the Karka event. Some people had good luck with the boxes distributed, and some not-so-good luck.”

So you did NOT have a precursor sent to your in-game mail by Anet, as was implied, you got it from good old fashioned RNG. Unless your wording is unclear, you state you got it from “the Karka event.” If you received a “box” via in-game mail, and were lucky with RNG and got a precursor out of it, that’s very different. If someone gave you a scratch-off lottery ticket that they spent a dollar on, and you won $100 scratching if off, did you receive the $100 from the guy that spent a dollar on the ticket? No. Someone spent a dollar to give you a chance.

Paris’s post made it sound like some people received an in-game mail that went something like this: “Please accept our apology! Here is your free Tooth of Frostfang (or Spark, the Energizer, Chaos Gun, Storm, Zap, Bard, Chosen, Howl, Rotgort’s Flame, the Lover, Hunter, Legend, Rage, Venom, etc.) to speed your progress toward your Legendary Weapon!”

Sorry, but miss-information and bad rumors really get my goat. It’s bad enough Anet was extremely unclear about the magic find armor and trinkets becoming account bound. We don’t need players & forum posters starting rumors based on bad info or misunderstanding.

Not sure how saying some were lucky with the boxes could be misinterpreted, but if you have done so, I guess that’s on you. Every precursor came out of a box/chest. Either the ones that dropped, or the ones that were sent. If some people don’t understand that, I am not sure what else I could say. Maybe you had to be there. /shrug

I think IC was very clear. As well as Arenanet was bout the removal of magic find gear, but MF removal has nothing to do with this.

To those people who are missing a second present. You can also look at it from a different point of view. Arenanet has fixed the issue really quick. They prolly could identify and fix the issue really quick, but the problem arised with tracking down and filtering the existing accounts that allready got affected. They (so I imagine) decided to get those people their gift asap. This speedy action had the side effect that everyone got their present again. I know this sounds a bit unfair, but would you find it acceptable if you they where still trying to find a solution where only the affected accounts where filtered out and you still had nothing??