Game updates/20111215

Wintersday

 * ''The Season of the Colossus is loosening its grip,
 * But there are still the icy patches. Careful or you'll slip!
 * Perhaps you are the type to frolic in the frosty glow.
 * Perhaps you wear a fuzzy scarf until the Zephyrs blow.
 * Whichever type of reveler you know yourself to be,
 * One thing is true: this is a time for sweet festivity.
 * So wrap your hand around a ball of snow or mug of cheer.
 * Pelt your foes! Hug your friends! Wintersday is here!''

Wintersday Events

 * Preparations have been made for Wintersday 2011.
 * Holiday quests are now available throughout the land.
 * Players can enter PvP Snowball Fights by speaking with Wintersday Priests.
 * 8v8 ATS-style Snowball Tournaments are accessible through guild halls.
 * Replaced Operation: Crush Spirits with a PvP version of The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods, accessible by talking to the Priest of Balthazar in Kamadan or Lion's Arch.
 * Added a Priest of Balthazar to the Great Temple of Balthazar for those accessing The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods.
 * Removed the grentch activity from festival towns.

Costumes

 * The Augur of Kormir and Vision of Lyssa costumes are now available for purchase from the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
 * The Limited Edition Pantheon Pack of costumes is also available for purchase from from the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.

General Updates

 * Kurzick architects have been dispatched to build a ramp in Urgoz's Warren to facilitate exploration without teleportation.