Talk:Wintersday 2006

Finale odds
Since it has best winning payout and same odds as other circles, center circle is the best position for both lucky and unlucky titles (See Nine Rings).

It seems to me the corner is the best position for unlucky, since there are 3/9 ways to win, instead of 4/9 or 5/9. You don't "lose" if you get the 2 shards.

Same Score Question
What happens if the "votes" for the Gods result in a tie of score? What hat is received? Is it a random one or what?

P.S. Someone (user Pixelz) remove my question and called it vandalism. Try not to remove a legit question.

Also, if anyone can ask a Dev member what would happen (in case noone ever gets a tie) and try to find out an answer that would be great. Stexe 17:27, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * The vandalism was done by 71.225.125.176 who removed the entire article. Your question just happened to be after the vandalism so it was reverted as well. Don't accuse people without at least checking the history. -Pixelz 05:51, 17 February 2007 (CST)


 * As a programmer, I'd say that by the nature of if-else, and the statistical impossibility of that outcome, a tie would not occur. (The code would be something like "if scoreDwayna > scoreGrenth {dwaynaTeam.win}; else {grenthTeam.win};").  Making more if commands than necessary is not the preferred way for programming something like that. Xapheus 14:32, 2 January 2007 (CST)


 * Agreed. Yet it would be nice to know wether the devs have thought about this case. Maybe the game cannot stop if it is at a tie, so you just have to have another round. Or maybe if both teams win everyone gets an über-special item ^^ ...
 * Or maybe no one get nothing :| Foo 11:05, 3 January 2007 (CST)
 * Courious as to what programming language that is. Im use to BASIC my self, so it would be a if...then...else statement. Either way if i programed it i would evoid everyone getting a hat if the total vote was 0 because of lack of participation. Sort of like if scoreTotal 0 then endif else if scoreDwayna > scoreGrenth... and so on. Other then that though i do not no how it would be a tie.--68.102.128.17 17:04, 4 January 2007 (CST)
 * It would not be hard to program an exception in for same score in the rare occasion that it could/would happen, I doubt it did ever happen though so we shall never find out what would have happened. If anyone actually cares that much anyway. --Lemming64  17:23, 4 January 2007 (CST)


 * My example was Java. I corrected where my semicolons were.  Anyway, while it's a good practice to account for every possible case (ties, zero participation as you have, etc.), my simple code would account for these cases to allow the program to continue flowing.  But if you had a "if scoreDwayna == scoreGrenth" case, you'd have to creatively think of something for Dwayna and Grenth to say if they tied.  Since it likely won't happen (and hasn't happened ever yet) the developers have probably found it easier to have a simple if-else (or if-then-else depending on language) instead of a long tree of near 0 probability cases. Also, just a comment about your proposed flow--it's better to put the most likely cases at the top of an if tree.  0 participation isn't as likely, and should be near the bottom.

if scoreDwayna>scoreGrenth {//Dwayna wins} else if scoreGrenth > scoreDwayna {//Grenth wins} else if scoreDwayna == 0 && scoreGrenth==0 {//Zero score for both, zero participation} else {//Least likely scenario of a tie is covered here}
 * This would account for everything, but my code below (and the same code in my previous reply) is a lot less work (by the time you get around to programming the other cases that probably wouldn't happen.). Also, if there happens to be a tie or there is zero participation, the code can still continue.  Grenth would apparently win in all of those cases according to below.

if scoreDwayna > scoreGrenth {//Dwayna wins} else {//Grenth wins}
 * Xapheus 22:09, 4 January 2007 (CST)

Gaile and the Elves
Gaile Gray showed up in Kamadan INT-3 (around 22GMT), launching an entire Elf frenzy which was apparantly recorded by 'Breaded Man'. They say the video will be shown on the official site in a week or so. Would this sort of information be worth a mention in the article?
 * Not till the video will be online. Foo 17:09, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Even Odd Districts
I have removed this statement from the main article, This is confirmed false in Elona and I doubt this is the truth for Tyria, If you wish to repost the information please post proof.
 * Users make it true. This do not come from Anet but user that wanted to make it simplier to get what you wanted insetead of searching for a district that will get the one you want.&mdash; ├ A  ratak  ┤  12:26, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Well the note can say that most user follow the idea that odd should be grenth and even should be dwayna. So if you are in a odd or even district the chance that grenth or dwayna win is higher. That is true.&mdash; ├ A  ratak  ┤  12:51, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Obtaining the hats
Added confirmed information about obtaining the hats.--Jade solari 10:23, 1 January 2007 (CST)

gaile
gaile was in kamadan ID 1 announcing that on Dec. 23rd there will be a mission available. and tomorrow (dec 22nd) the quests will become available. i would provide chat logs but there was a mass error 7 affecting everyone (to my knowledge) in kamdan ID 1 at the time, including gaile herself. she then concluded something along the lines of 'thats all im going to say for now' implying that there may be more surprises. --Fatigue 17:10, 21 December 2006 (CST)

general
I'm looking forward to this, i missed out last year as i bought the game in December and arrived in a very snowy Ascalon not knowing what was going on. :) Blaaarg 07:54, 17 December 2006 (CST)


 * Rofl poor Blaaarg. I wanna see how the tournament thingy works. Should be fun. --[[Image:explosion2.jpg]] (-Da*Man-) [[Image:explosion2.jpg]] 08:34, 17 December 2006 (CST)


 * eh? press B for the videos &mdash; Skuld 08:36, 17 December 2006 (CST)

"A new means of storing it"
I feel it's very likely that this "new means of storing it" is a Xunlai storage upgrade for armor. Is it accepted convention to put predictions like this in the notes section of the article?


 * No. It could be a mini siege turtle with a tiny box for storing a rudolph nose for all we know ^^ &mdash; Skuld 11:15, 17 December 2006 (CST)


 * Gaile said something about it NOT being armor storage. more like a headgear storage, if not even just special event headgear storage... Foo 19:25, 17 December 2006 (CST)


 * or special event item storage, general to all special event items --FireFox [[Image:firefoxav.gif]] 19:51, 17 December 2006 (CST)


 * Bummer. Some sort of armor storage would've been really nice. I am bobo 21:10, 18 December 2006 (CST)


 * Well, I'll keep on dreaming for my Xunlai Hat Rack.... ;) If there's something to help with holding special holiday items, I'll be happy. - Lord Ehzed 21:31, 18 December 2006 (CST)
 * Ha, a Xunlai Hat Rack, funny, but I would really rather have it with me in explorables. Foo 00:37, 19 December 2006 (CST)


 * From a chat with Gaile at ID1, Kamadan a little while ago, here's an outline of what the hat storage entails (from my understanding) :

There will be a permanent new festival hat npc. You can ask him to keep a copy of any festival hat you have - then delete your hat if you wish. Then, at any time, you can ask him, for 10g, to create you a new copy of the hat with any of your characters. You can't make copies of hats for other players CmdrDats 17:45, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Where did that info come from?&mdash; JediRogue  [[Image:JediRogueSig.jpg]] (talk |contribs) 17:54, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Nevermind. I should read more closely.&mdash; JediRogue  [[Image:JediRogueSig.jpg]] (talk |contribs) 17:55, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * It's live. Ludor [Festival Hats] in Lion's Arch. He has two options, show him a hat, and make you a hat. He can only make hats you've shown him (you need to have them in your inventory). The great thing is, he says he can make a hat for any character on your account. So no more trying to collect hats for all your characters, if you get it on one and show it to him, they can all get them from then on. :) Arshay Duskbrow 20:15, 20 December 2006 (CST)

"It is currently unclear whether any crafters will appear."
Well then what would the candy cane shards make? And for that matter, why are they red and not green? D= Curin Derwin 12:05, 19 December 2006 (CST)

Dye
I remember last year around this time, there would be a not-insignificant increase in the number of red and green dyes that would drop, compared to other varieties of dye. Has anyone noticed this happening? I'm just asking because I've already started seeing an increase in red/green dyes. Secondly, if we do seem to notice this happening, is this something we'd want to make mention of in the article? -- Imbril Shadowfire  17:46, 19 December 2006 (CST)

I would think that if it can be confirmed successfully, it would be worth mentioning, if not just due to the fact that for a short time, it would possibly influence market prices at the dye trader. Shas&#39;o Kauyon 18:07, 19 December 2006 (CST)


 * I can't honestly confirm it, but of the four dye drops I've gotten in the last two days, two were green and one was red. I am bobo 18:16, 20 December 2006 (CST)

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Hmmm... I'm not sure about this. I did start a chracter in Pre yesterday. The first two dyes I got were green then red. But they say Pre has a higher dye drop rate. All in all it went: green-red-white-red-purple-orange-orange-brown-purple. Of the two dye bottles I got out of Pre for my older character on the same day (same day for me since I'm not in the U.S.), one was red.

--Giehox Nemesis

Started farming scalps outside LA yesterday, 3 silvers in a row then 2 purple in a row, then a brown one. So i feel the Red/Green story belongs in the land of fables. (Cont. brown/silver/blue/bleu/purple)

Xantalas 13:37, 21 December 2006 (CST)

Yeah, you're probably right. Getting more dyes though even outside Pre. Got two silvers and a blue. --Giehox Nemesis

I think I can confirm that the dye drops have increased -- or at least my luck has (I also seem to be making ridiculous amounts of money (well, several platinum -- I'm used to merely breaking even) and runes, though Elona seems to be more giving than Tyria anyway). It's definitely not restricted to certain colours, though: I had red, orange, silver, black and silver again. It's still random as far as I can tell. I don't know whether they really changed anything, but I'll pretend it's a Christmas present ;) 91.0.96.59 14:01, 23 December 2006 (CST)

Yeah. Probably just luck. I got lucky the next day with dyes killing Charr in Nolani mission (forgot how many), but not one the next day doing the same thing. Happy holidays anyway then. --Giehox Nemesis

I've had only three dye drops when farming for gargoyle sculs, and all were red.--TheDrifter 10:04, 30 December 2006 (CST)


 * I've seen no red or green dyes during the event. Instead, I've got a lot of other dyes and even my first ever black dye! (Been playing for ~1500 hours. I've actually got 2 blacks before, but those were in pre-searing when I didn't know their value so I sold them to the merchant) --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 10:11, 30 December 2006 (CST)


 * Just curious, could it be feasible that there's a global increase for ALL dye types? I myself have also noticed a disproportionately large drop rate for all dyes (not just red and green, have been getting all colors, even black) as of late, maybe an "unmentioned present" in a vein similar to the IDS? Shas&#39;o Kauyon 20:53, 30 December 2006 (CST)

Just saying maybe the dye's price green and red goes up because when its near christmas people make their armor green and red for christmas. 1/1/07

I dont know if this is andthing but since the event started i got 12 oragne dyes. --Aqiunas 14:32, 1 January 2007 (CST)

During this event I did get a couple reds and a green, but I was puzzled by the amount of Yellows that dropped. Between my three friends and I about 12 have come up. I also found a couple Brown, a Black, a couple Silver and my friend got 2 Whites. This is all in the last week. Since I've started playing GW late in the summer of 2005 I have never come across this many in such a short amount of time. I'm convinced the event was raising Dye Drop frequency. Gorfax Silverdale 17:08, 3 January 2007 (CST)

Theory on Shards
Well, I have a theory at least, based off of the description given of shards on GW's official site, I believe that they will have something to do with deciding the victorious god (and hence probably acquiring the holiday "unique headgear" by implication) at the close of the festivity due to this quote:

"Candy Cane Shards: Collect these colorful fragments by questing and competing. The outcome of Wintersday hangs in the balance, and your contribution of Candy Cane Shards may make all the difference. Besides, you never know what somebody might trade for these once the festivities come to a close. Tip: Hold onto those shards until the Wintersday finale and use them for good (or mischievous) intent!" http://www.guildwars.com/events/ingame/wintersday2k6/default.php

It leads me to believe that you give them as tribute to either Dwayna or Grenth to decide the victor at the finale, INSTEAD of stand underneath them to decide as last year. As I said, this is all just conjecture, so don't assume I think I know what I'm talking about, it's an educated guess. I do not think that there will be crafters due to the Wintergreen Weapons, but I could be wrong. I guess we'll know about crafters as of tomorrow, I would just advise holding on to those shards till the finale. Shas&#39;o Kauyon 17:53, 19 December 2006 (CST)


 * I'd just like to say, you're all wrong :P. The shards are only for making the weapons. --Curse You 22:08, 26 December 2006 (CST)


 * Don't you look stupid now?


 * And you _know_ that how? Are there not a bit many dropping then? I got 500+ And furthermore... what collectable items do you thing we are going to have to use to make Rainbow Candy Canes? Cus that is what _i_ think they are for, other then candy Cane crafting. Xantalas 02:32, 27 December 2006 (CST)


 * Noone ever said anything about them being for Rainbow Candy Canes. Also: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10093399 :P --Curse You 03:14, 27 December 2006 (CST)


 * Treu, But noone ever said anything about them being for Festival Hats either. ^_^ Xantalas 03:23, 27 December 2006 (CST)


 * I bet you get to waste them like festival tickets in a Dwayna vs Grenth 9 rings game. --zeeZ 03:44, 27 December 2006 (CST)


 * Well, ZeeZ, you guessed right !


 * GuildWiki takes 1 Candy Cane Shard - You recieve 1 Candy Cane Shard for winning! Yay! --zeeZ 08:41, 4 January 2007 (CST)

Start time?
Is there any official source on the start time? Because it said 5 GMT, then was changed to 6 PST. I looked on the official site, and I can't find anything about what time it starts. Imor Metchem 12:16, 20 December 2006 (CST)

I'm not certain on time, but I do know it's sometime today, and NOT the 25th, so I'm changing that dargon 12:46, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * The Guildwars.com site says dec 20.&mdash; ├ A ratak  ┤  12:48, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Look at the gw.com timer, and that the article says it will run for 10 days. im guessig when that timmer gets down to 10 days (13 hours from now), is when it starts. Crap, i forgot to log on! <-Detraya Fullvear 12.219.69.217 13:31, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * I can't view this from work - can someone else confirm? It's good enough for me if correct. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:36, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * It says 13 days --FireFox [[Image:firefoxav.gif]] 13:40, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * The article actually says it will run for 13 days, and the Finale event begins in 11 days, 13 hours and change. I wouldn't necessarily say that this is proof of start time, because it doesn't state that the event starts a certain amount of time BEFORE the finale. --[[Image:SmallMapleLeaf.jpg|User:ImbrilShadowfire]] Imbril Shadowfire  13:40, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * From the description, I agree then - not sufficient to specify the start time. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:44, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Updated with correct time. Wintersday event began at roughly 4:25 PST Nukey 19:28, 20 December 2006 (CST)

End Time ?
I know that for Americans the Grand Finale is at 11:59 on the 1st, but what about the other regions of the world ? Is the Finale released at the same time on all the planet or do we have to apply time zone corrections ? SmegEd 09:02, 24 December 2006 (CST)


 * Sorry man, but how big do they have to make the timer counting backwards saying "Wintersday Finale!" on guildwars.com? Everything, like always, happens on the same time, everywhere. Otherwize everyone would just change region to where ever it would be "live" first. Xantalas 20:02, 24 December 2006 (CST)

I think there is an error with the ending date listed here. It is listed as 11:59pm January 1st (PST), but the count down has it ending on December 31st at 11:59pm(PST). I'm anon right now, but maybe someone with an account could verify what I'm saying and make this change as they see fit.

The finale should be all day on the 1st. The way it's currently listed, it appears as though there's only one Finale at 11:59pm. The countdown on the official site is counting down to the start of "Finale Day".
 * No it's not, its counting down to the start of "Wintersday Finale!" So it's listed correctly. Xantalas 11:56, 30 December 2006 (CST)

Protect
I'd request that an admin please protect this page from unregistered users, this is getting ri-goddamn-diculous. -- Imbril Shadowfire  13:05, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * I realise it's an effort to cleanup undocumented changes, but I would rather not protect the page. If the anon continues, I'll warn and place a short term ban on him. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:08, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Agreed, it's quite amusing that I was submitting the same request at the same time you were (both Imbril and Barek), but vanadlism has gone insane, so something must be done. Protecting the page would probably do more harm than good in terms of slowing the flow of LEGITIMATE information as well. Shas&#39;o Kauyon 13:11, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * Normally, I would agree, but protecting it from unregistered users, in my opinion, is the right thing to do. All the undocumented changes are from unregistered users, and have been replaced 3 or 4 times BY EACH anon, despite repeated requests to stop making the changes. If that doesn't fit the definition of vandalism, I'm not sure what does. Obviously it's up to the admins, but in this instance, I think a protection from unregistered users is warranted. --[[Image:SmallMapleLeaf.jpg|User:ImbrilShadowfire]] Imbril Shadowfire  13:14, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Many anons may not know to view the article history to see the requests for sources made in edit summaries. I'm posting on their talk pages.  At that point, they're warned.  Further edits by those who have been warned, unless they provide a source, will be viewed as violations of GW:1RV, and result in banning. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:16, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Just fixed another reversion by the same anon user. The frequency at which this is occurring seems to me like they're playing games with it. --[[Image:SmallMapleLeaf.jpg|User:ImbrilShadowfire]] Imbril Shadowfire  13:18, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * I had warned that anon already, so he has now been banned for 1 week for violation of GW:1RV. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:19, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Anons play games on wiki more than you'd think. Barek is doing such a good job, I think I'll sit back and do some research. ;) &mdash; Gares 13:26, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Heh, yes, I'm not suggesting any of you admins aren't doing a good job ;)  I'm just bitter about stuff like that. --[[Image:SmallMapleLeaf.jpg|User:ImbrilShadowfire]] Imbril Shadowfire   13:29, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * Yet another anon edit, argh, I'm too slow to fix as fast as Imbril :( Shas&#39;o Kauyon 13:33, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * Vandalism is going insane but I agree, don't protect.--[[Image:Star-small.png]] ~Edo Dodo~ [[Image:Star-small.png]] 13:39, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * Vandals are fun! &mdash; Skuld 15:10, 20 December 2006 (CST)

THE UPDATE
WooO!!!! &mdash; Blastedt(Talk) 19:25, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * There's a new lightning bolt in the bottom right corner (on my UI anyways) that when you hover over tells your FPS and ping time, as well as the server IP. Very handy for tracking lag issues.--Sykoone 19:28, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * I think its a very nice new addition - except for the fact I can't move it ??  --CKaz 14:15, 21 December 2006 (CST)

Every NPC in your guild hall is gone! Cept the Lord.


 * Same.

ALSO! NO MORE HEROWAY! FUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuushhhhh.

I was about to get my rank 5 on my heroway only account.--Silk Weaker 19:38, 20 December 2006 (CST)


 * Press 'P' for party formation window. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 19:39, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * Ew "WTS Ancient Scythe 30k".--Silk Weaker 19:41, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Hmm, now says my IP on loadin screens in the top left &mdash; Skuld 19:46, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Any games of chance for me to lose? Currently I'm not seeing any Zaboomafoo 23:23, 20 December 2006 (CST)

Anyone know what the deal with the dwarf in Kamadan is? Shortay35424 00:24, 21 December 2006 (CST)

Damn, no more heroway, means no more freefame:((&mdash; Merry  (talk | contribs) 12:47, 21 December 2006 (CST)

Thats not your IP Skuld, thats the IP of the server you are connected to. Xantalas 13:40, 21 December 2006 (CST)

Unlocked Chests / Treasures
Do we have any indication that the various "treasures" (one-time unlocked chest) are related to the Wintersday in any way, other than that they were added with the same update? It may just be coincedence, like the party formation update. We don't list that unders Wintersday either, do we?

On a side note, I think we should coin a new term for this new type of chest. How about "treasure"? -- 02:31, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * How about Hidden Stash v.2? :P  --Rainith 02:32, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * Hidden Stashes aren't one-time, are they? --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 02:40, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * Hence the v.2, could make it v.2.0 if that would help. ;)  (I really should go to bed)--Rainith 02:45, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * It's morning for me, and I had a good night's sleep, so I'll go ahead, create the new article and category and make a few changes. --[[Image:TurningL sml.gif|Tetris L]] 03:03, 21 December 2006 (CST)

These are confirmed to be temporary per Gaile. There is a link to a screenshot on GWGuru. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=37678&d=1166902090Gwm 14:41, 23 December 2006 (CST)


 * They are not temporary. Gaile just f-ed up when she said that. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10095435&page=3 --Curse You 22:00, 26 December 2006 (CST)

Winter Dwarf in Kamadan
I've seen people yelling "don't talk to the damn dwarf and you will be granted presents, if anyone talks to him it's all screwed up for everybody". Don't know if that's true, as so-called "noobs" kept talking to him. --Funky Jah 15:13, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * Actually, talking to the dwarf won't kill him. Behind the dwarf theres a sign that says "Do Not Feed The Dwarf" or something like that. I've gone into a *relatively* empty channel where no one els was talking to the dwarf, and I just tried out all the options. I did a 3-2-1, 1-2-3, 2-3-1, all those combos, and none of them actually killed him right after that. If you pay attention to the guard, each time he says "There you go little guy", the dwarf dies (Do not feed the dwarf). The guard then ponders on what happened, and that's probably why everyone thinks that talking to him kills the dwarf.
 * apparently you just don't choose option 3 for 10 minutes and get prizes.
 * has this been confirmed?


 * I'm not sure why they say it's option 3 though.--Rokasomee
 * Usually the dwarf dies shortly after you use the third one, I've killed him before. He tells you to kill him, and I've noticed the guard says, "Who could do such a thing?" then he ressurrects the dwarf and says, "There you go little guy, all better," or something to that nature. Though it's just my thoughts. I'll test it soon. --Spark 23:30, 21 December 2006 (CST)


 * Hey, you're right!--Rokasomee 6:46, 23 December 2006 (CST)

During a visit, Gaile came to check the Winter Dwarf and immediately sent an email to her team along the lines of "if this isn't a bug, could you tell me how it works?". So, either Gaile is in the dark on this one, or something needs to be fixed with the Winter Dwarf. This took place during a very early morning visit to Kamadan ID1 on Dec. 23rd just after midnight. Gwm 14:41, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * I always killed the dwarf by using the second option but I also killed him a couple times by going into the caged area O_o. But the second one definately kills him because I have done it several timesa with nobody else around after he was ressurected. What if the whole death thing is random? 68.205.27.213 17:34, 30 December 2006 (CST)


 * I tested him once being alone near him. He only died when I selected #3. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 19:53, 30 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah... I just tested it as well and figured that i must have not been paying attention. Oops D: 68.205.27.213 23:22, 30 December 2006 (CST)

Canthan forgotten
I think it really sucks that no town in Cantha has been touched by the Wintersday fun. I know that Factions was disappointing, but that's no reason to exclude it from Wintersday fun... --Khudzlin 18:42, 21 December 2006 (CST)
 * Cantha is discontinued, they're focusing on the new game, tyria stuff was already in place so took little effort to put the stuff up again. &mdash; Skuld 18:45, 21 December 2006 (CST)
 * Cantha wasn't in the Halloween festival either. --Rokasomee
 * Yeah, it is true that Cantha was basically forgotten, but you can still get to the snowball fights if you go through Great Temple of Balthazar. --Nitsuj 23:30, 21 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah, although Aspenwood and AB's are still good. I hate hero battles. --Spark 23:31, 21 December 2006 (CST)
 * I think it just doesn't fit the style well. There is no Christmas holiday in China, since most worship the Buddha. &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 23:41, 21 December 2006 (CST)
 * I remember the same thing being said about tyria when it didnt get the dragon festival... I just think they want to establish the "each area has its own holidays" so 3 chapters down the line they dont have to make changes to 6 maps for each holiday... (+quests and npc's and such) By making this the standard now they control the amount of work each event takes. --Midnight08  00:12, 22 December 2006 (CST)

I agree it makes sense that Cantha is not included in this, given its Asian theme. However it's a little sad that Cantha gets only one Holiday. I disagree with the opinion that Factions is/was a flop. It's good thing that there is a chapter in GW which suits players which perfer more fast paced play. Plus AB's (along with the whole kurizick/luxon thing) are awesome. Martian kyo


 * The Day of the Tengu may be an annual event. -- Gordon Ecker 04:36, 22 December 2006 (CST)

I don't think Christmas (or Halloween) fits very well with Elona's North African theme either, but Kamadan is (was) still included in these festivities... And Factions disappointed me (and many others) because it was too short, not because of the contents, though I dislike having to change towns just to talk to the merchants (killing the priest outside town is fun) --Khudzlin 12:04, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * I don't know much about the Holiday, but Kwanzaa does occur in the wintertime (right after Christmas). Just because Wintersday has been primarily Christmas-themed doesn't mean it's solely celebrating Christmas. Zaboomafoo 18:51, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * Kwanzaa isn't an African traditional holiday. It's a African American holiday, (kind of) but it has no traditional history (it was made in the 60s). It's not even celebrated anywhere in Africa, as far as I know.

I was unfair that there was no Dragon Festival in Tyria. There is no Day Of The Tengu in Tyria. That is extremly unfair. So, Factions started it by excluding Tyria in those special events.--TheDrifter 19:15, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * I'd have to disagree entirely. Its been stated a lot that each continent celebrates different holidays. Plus, ANet now gives people another incentive to purchase the other campaigns by limiting the different events on certain continents - if that made sense. Meh, just my opinion. --Rei 06:02, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Each continent has its own holidays, they're different cultures. Tyria and Elona celebrate Halloween and Wintersday, Cantha celebrates Day of the Tengu and the Dragon Festival. I don't see the problem. Tyria and Elona are a supercontinent, it makes sense their cultures would be similar. Cantha is a completely separate continent that evolved over time without influence from these other two during its formative years. Capcom 21:32, 24 December 2006 (CST)


 * The problem is that all of the fun and rewarding events are tyrian/elonian, but as said before, (at the bottom of this talk page), it might just be a matter of which team develop the event. Foo 03:05, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * But it would make no sense for Cantha to have Wintersday for the reasons I just pointed out. And you have no problem with Tyrians and Elonians missing out on Cantha's two celebrations? Capcom 03:58, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * As an aside candycane shards do drop in Cantha per my experience and below --CKaz 10:57, 29 December 2006 (CST)
 * Canthan can get to the snowball arena from the battle isle, play, and trade their ccs for cc weapons. Foo 10:31, 30 December 2006 (CST)

Candy Cane Shard's drop
Since 07:10 CET's update all mob outside LA started dropping them. Dunno about Kam/Drok/Asc. Xantalas 02:48, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * My guess is that this is related to the Wintersday 2006 collectors.I've had drops just outside LA like you say, but I'm guessing that if they fall anywhere else it will be the same places as the collector items do.Faction 02:43, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * I've even seen a shard drop while running around Zin Ku Corridor in Factions. Seems to be every monster can drop them now, if rarely. Jioruji Derako 03:26, 23 December 2006 (CST)

They drop in Asc too, and have bee till at least the 23 (posibly earlier).--TheDrifter 10:14, 25 December 2006 (CST)

Collectors
The collectors have arrived! There is some bad news: the candy canes have been nerfed--they now only remove 15% DP Jogden 03:14, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * damn... they shoulda made them give +10% Morale bonus instead of removing DP... that woulda been more interesting (wouldnt have removed a whole kill, but could start u at 10% and could be used to refuel Sig's...)--Midnight08 08:24, 22 December 2006 (CST)

The ability to re-use skills that need a morale boost would be too powerful I think. But the 10% is a good idea though. Would have been nice either way, great idea. --Giehox Nemesis
 * it'd only be pve so really wouldnt be all that big a deal =P --Midnight08 03:34, 23 December 2006 (CST)


 * *Remembers* "Rainbow Candy Cane - A different flavor of candy cane that should also make those long days of questing much more enjoyable." How does a 10% Moral Boost without skill(rb-signet) recharge sound? Its nothing new realy imho. All Resurrection Shrine Avatars sell Favor of the Gods for 75Gold; right outside of towns and outposts. So ANet already knows what the influence is of a instant 10% Moral Boost. Rainbow Candy Cane's could be the portable version, without skill rc. Heh, this is nothing i know, could as well be "All your Primary Profession's Attribute Points are raised by 1." Who know's. I'm very curious. Xantalas 19:14, 23 December 2006 (CST)

The article now states under the Items subsection that Peppermint Candy Canes are available from the Wintersday 2006 collectors, yet there is no mention anywhere else about this, nor do the collectors actually offer Peppermint Candy Canes. Primitiveworker 13:05, 27 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yes, apparently only Wintergreen Candy Canes are being offered instead (as of last night), although I can't verify that. If someone can be sure of that, please could they edit the article. If this is the case, all of the Wintersday 06 collector articles will need editing as well. --Oxymoron 16:00, 27 December 2006 (CST)

Requests To Verify
I've edited out an attempt to create an "edit copy" as well as comments to confirm items before making changes - these issues are no different than any other article, and do not need to be spelled out here. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:47, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * But, this isn't any other article, this is an event, a largely attended time in the game. Not some little explanitory page. I put the comments there to get accurate info, unless you want this page to become target to hoax information, or misincorrect data. - Nex 14:51, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * No different than any other event page or page about upcoming campaigns, etc. These have VERY rarely been used in the past, and even then, not spammed into multiple locations on the same page. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:54, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * It wouldn't hurt to just have at least ONE comment on the page asking for verification. I think it could help. And it wouldn't cause any hurt or distress either, reverting changes. - Nex 14:56, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * If someone want to spread misinformation or a hoax, they'll do it regardless of comments like those. For regular edits, other users of the wiki will keep it clean, just as they do on all unprotected pages of the wiki. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 14:58, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * I still see this as a problem, look at the Winter Dwarf page...I will put ONE warning in, at the top, bolded, and italicized. Please don't remove it. I believe this to be needed due to special currcumstances. - Nex 15:00, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * If an admin views changes as a problem, the page will be protected. The tag by itself does not protect the page, it's done as an admin control, and then tagged to notify about it.  Those protections are intended for short-term periods only, not as a permanent state for the article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:05, 22 December 2006 (CST)

NOTE: Per site policy: ''If you find your edit was reverted, take your case to the article's talk page. Explain why you believe your edit was good and belongs in the article. Complete agreement is not necessary: as long as there is a general consensus in favor of your edits, they will eventually be returned to the page. Note that they may not return in precisely the manner you desire, nor will your contributions be immune from being edited mercilessly by others. Strategy and opinions change over time, and new contributors to the GuildWiki bring with them new perspectives.''. Further reverts prior to reaching concensus may result in administrative action being taken. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:02, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * Don't feed me Terms of Service, you are striking down my contributuion because you don't see it as feasible. I gave my reason, stop reverting until the issue is resolved. - Nex 15:04, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * Your edit was removed. Per site policy, take it to the talk page until resolved. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:07, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * You just did what you told me not to, stop being hypocritical. I also think you aren't allowed to use site policy only when it favors you. I bolded what you said to me, and then you went and did the exact same thing. - Nex 15:08, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * A) You are in violation of site policy. B) I am an admin, attempting to enforce policy.  Don't force me to continue to step C) administrative action taken. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:10, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * Your edits were reverted, and an explaination for the reversion given. You chose to ignore the discussion, and continue re-inserting the edit.  We are at a deadlock on this.  Two users cannot reach a concensus unless one changes their opinion.  If concensus of others later favors the edits, or even short term protection, it will be done at that time.  For now, do not re-insert the tags. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:16, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * You are also in violation, I was violating, and you followed suit.

Example: When you see somebody breaking this policy (ie, an article getting reverted twice), do not revert it back to the only-reverted-once state. Hmm? - Nex 15:18, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * A) That does not justify your repeated reverts. B) As an admin, I am forced to make judgements and ENFORCE POLICY.  Continued re-insert of the edits, without concensus in the talk page, can and will be viewed as willful violation of site policy. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:22, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * What makes that right? Police don't break laws to enforce them, do they? - Nex 15:26, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * The police would kill someone if they repeatedly attepted to shoot another person, this is the same, in a way.-- ~Edo Dodo~  15:34, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * This debate is off-issue. If you question my actions, please review GW:ADMIN, then make a complaint to LordBiro if you have complaints about my actions.  My further comments here will be about the actual issue. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 15:37, 22 December 2006 (CST)

At a quick glance, the request to verify seems silly. It isn't going to stop anyone from doing anything. If someone wants to post rumors or falsehoods here, that won't stop them. This page should be treated like any other, just because it is a special event page, doesn't make it special. My quick $0.02 from work. --Rainith 15:31, 22 December 2006 (CST)
 * Because this page is popular shouldn't make it "special". We don't ask any confirmation for anything esle and here should be the same.  Unless it become under 'heavy' vandalism it shouldn't be protected or have special treatment.  So to make it short I agree with Barek.&mdash; ├ A  ratak  ┤  15:35, 22 December 2006 (CST)


 * In the past we have never (or really rarely) had such tags or protected pages. If it has been done, other users have quickly disagreed on the talk page. The active wiki users are able to remove any false info and protection would mean that people couldn't make normal contributions. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 15:39, 22 December 2006 (CST)

Dec 23 update
The candysmiths are here (e.g. Kamadan, near the consulate) and the PvE snowball fights have been unlocked. I've added article stubs for the two quests and the NPC (Rift Warden). 91.0.101.195 03:41, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * Regarding the PvE fights, I made it clear on this page and on the individual mission pages that it's solo/all party members will be dropped when heading that way. Couple other notes that could be added would be you don't need favor and the attempt ends on the players death, if desired.  If you ask me I'm a bit surprised this is solo, and thus note character class heading there has a bit more impact than you'd expect, in particular the necro one probably shouldn't be used at all.  --CKaz 14:48, 23 December 2006 (CST)

cantha
wtf anet clearly hates canthan exclusive players and they tease us with candy shard drops
 * 2 Separate teams, proph team isnt going to do work for factions team, go complain to fations team, good luck with them listening though. Proph team > Factions team --FireFox  [[Image:firefoxav.gif]] 19:20, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * Gaile has posted about this on many forums. Wintersday isn't a Canthan holiday so it isn't celebrated there. Just like the Dragon Festival or Tengu Day aren't celebrated in Tyria or Elona. Try to think of it as a role playing thing. - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 20:35, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * already posted in this very thread Talk:Wintersday_2006; get over it... Cantha is warm all year, no winter=P more impotrtantly, Anet cannot with their current setup provide holiday content to every release. By the time C6 comes that would mean providing the content to 6 seperate areas. This would require a much greater amout of preparation time for each event and would thus take time away from other content. It wouldnt make sense to bring the events everywhere. Now on the other hand i believe that "The Battle Isles" should host an instance of all holiday content, this would provide it to all players. Hopefully they make that change in the future.--Midnight08 22:30, 23 December 2006 (CST)
 * One thing to note is if you do get CCS to drop while in Factions, a quick trip to the Battle Isles will let you get to the snowball fights, where there just happens to be a weapon crafter. :D Jioruji Derako 21:18, 24 December 2006 (CST)

Presents Dropping
So presents are now dropping (as of 12:01 PM PST Dec. 25) in Kamadan, Lions Arch, Droknars Forge, and Ascalon City. but is anyone getting anything besides 1 Candy Cane Shard? MasterSaji 03:42, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * 1 shard for me too. ftl. Foo 03:59, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah I'm 12/12 (12 presents returned, 12 shards recieved) I'm just wanting to make sure I'm not uluckey or anything :P MasterSaji 04:04, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Stop unediting my edits on the Present Hunt, they now hand out Winter Gifts that do turn into random items from this event Kabraxis 04:29, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * So you've gotten one? I've yet to get one 19 presents in. MasterSaji 04:29, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yes, I've gotten 6 presents, 1 into a Candy Cane Shard automatically, 5 into Winter Gifts which turned into 1 Candy Cane Shard, 2 Spiked Eggnogs, 2 Snowman Summoners Kabraxis 04:38, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Anyone else getting presents from the kids? What town did you get them in? MasterSaji 04:40, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Got them all from Lion's Arch. Also, reason why you might have only gotten shards is because Guild Wars is updating in the background, the reason for things to randomly show up during this event every midnight Pacific time. The Developers must have relized it wasn't giving out what it was suppose to, so try some presents now and see what you get. Kabraxis 04:45, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Got another one, Spiked Eggnog from it. Easyest one to pick up and give to a child is by Scrappy Jhim near the Docks in LA, pick it up and give to Scrappy Jhim and see what you get. Kabraxis 04:52, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * I would guess that Anet didn't bother or forgot to change the code for LA from last year, in Kamadan it seems to be only shards. 220.240.69.209 04:53, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Report it then as a bug on the Anet website. Get them to correct it as soon as they can. Got to go now, see ya and good luck on presents. Kabraxis 05:02, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Ah yes, Scrappy Jim did give me a winter gift. Although, Kidd didn't, could it possible be only Scrappy Jim? 220.240.69.209 05:11, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * I got them from the 2 kids(forget their names) standing next to the Enchanted Snowmen, so it's not just Jim. DKS01 06:54, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Again, stop deleting my update you ignorant fools. Kabraxis 012:30, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Please be aware of GW:1RV. &mdash; Skuld 13:25, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * In this case I think the reverting is okay. A valid information, but many different people are removing it constantly because they don't understand it. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 13:28, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * I am aware of it but people do keep changing it back when my information is very accurate. I have tested it repeatedly and I get the results i just put in the note i added to my last revision. Kabraxis 13:39, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Right, ask next time and I could have protected it earlier ^_^ &mdash; Skuld 13:39, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * I'm pretty new at this, how would I do that? Kabraxis 13:45, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * Just spam mine or another admins talk page or get someone from Administrators ingame :) &mdash; Skuld 13:45, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * This is not the case in Kadaman out of 75 presents I got only 75 shards. Celiria
 * Kamadan is currently bugged and someone should report it to Anet, but most of them are most likely on vacation =\..Try going to Tryia if you can. Kabraxis 14:51, 25 December 2006 (CST)
 * I already reported it about 3 hours ago.
 * There is no need for protection of this page and that is taking the easy way out in this case instead of dealing with the problem. If you wish to break the policy GW:1RV and continue to revert each individual's edits, all involved can be banned for the duration of the Wintersday events. And you can reset identation. :P &mdash; Gares 15:35, 25 December 2006 (CST)


 * Ok it seems that it isn't random, it seems only certain child NPCs give presents. Maybe only NPCs from last year. I'm getting last year's Peppermint Candy Cane when i open a Winter Gift from them... Kabraxis 16:23, 25 December 2006 (CST)


 * As far as ive seen there are only shards. I gave a present to a standing child and one to a skipping child. Only shards recieved.
 * Scrappy Jhim near the Docks of LA gives out Winter Gift every time, I don't know whats up with that...I've gotten Winter Gifts from other standing still NPCs too. Kabraxis 17:56, 25 December 2006 (CST)

Kabraxis maybe right. True that I've only gotten shards, but I also just gave to the kids others have been saying also give them shards. While I was taking screens to update the Caroler of Grenth, there was a n00b that was asking questions and the people in the district were sharing about the presents. It seems that everybody was getting mostly gifts since they were giving them to Scrappy Jhim. I think it was him and another one. Not sure now since I haven't tested my self, just eavesdropping on a large group talking in town. --Giehox Nemesis
 * It is only Scrappy Jhim it would seem. I've edited the Note on the Present Hunt section saying its only him...and so far, hundreds of people are running to him now getting great gifts o.o Kabraxis 04:28, 26 December 2006 (CST)

Been hardcore testing in LA and the numbers are in. Brought 100 Presents to Scrappy and got 100 Winter Gifts. From them I got 23 Eggnog, 20 Snowman Summoners, 31 Spiked Eggnog, 23 Peppermint Candy Canes and 3 Candy Cane Shards. That tells me its about 4 times 24% and 4% 'ish. (I have yet to find another NPC but Scrappy that gives me anything else but Winter Gifts.) Xantalas 05:46, 26 December 2006 (CST)

I did the same....but only did 21 to Jhim...got 8 snowman summoners, 7 spiked eggnogs, 2 eggnogs, and 3 peppermint candy canes (and one cc shard). None of the others give gifts---I ran a few to some of them to see, and only got the cc shards. Cosyfiep 15:58, 26 December 2006 (CST)

Could someone make a map with the spawn points? -- Gordon Ecker 03:47, 27 December 2006 (CST)

So it appears Kamadan is just a shard a shot (all I got too) and LA has presents (or at least if you head to Scrappy, anyone confirm any other NPC here?) - anyone trying or testing Ascalon or Drok? I'll be looking at this tonight, I had stopped doing after some time in Kamadan until looking at this page --CKaz 11:08, 29 December 2006 (CST)

Grentch Glitch Info - This info is border line details about a bug in the system, as such, having the details about it on the page is technically against the A-Net Rules of Conduct. You will not exploit any bug in Guild Wars and you will not communicate the existence of any such exploitable bug (bugs that grant the user unnatural or unintended benefits) either directly or through public posting, to any other user of Guild Wars. Bugs should be promptly reported via "Ask a Question" at http://support.guildwars.com. Skeeve2010 00:27, 31 December 2006 (CST)

Candy Cane Weapons Special Ability
Ok, I was just on my Assassin whose build focuses on Critical Hits for healing, and i noticed something when I used Peppermint Daggers: because the damamge is 5-5, you always critical hit. In essence, using any candy cane weapon in a build (namely Assassin) that focuses on critical hits for something is a sure-fire way to make it work rather than increasing the chaces and hoping it will happen... Of course, I guess the drawback is that you have reduced damamge... Just though I would point that out... -Timeoffire45 23:53, 26 December 2006 (CST)


 * I guess that you dont know what a critical hit means. "Whenever a critical hit occurs, the damage done is equal to the maximum damage of the weapon multiplied by approximately √2, the equivalent of striking for maximum damage with a weapon attribute 4 higher than actually possessed. Non-critical hits are a random value chosen between the minimum and maximum damage values of the weapon." (http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Critical_hit) Having a weapon with equal minimum and maximum stats, has nothing to do with a better chance of getting a critical hit. Now there may be some bug of sorts that allows a Assasin to score crits with candy-weapon but then there is the drawback you mentioned. This though: "because the damamge is 5-5, you always critical hit." is humbug. It should read: "because the damage is 5-5, you always score maximum weapon damage."


 * This ability would be great with Disrupting Accuracy or other skills that trigger on critical hits 151.151.21.104 11:14, 4 January 2007 (CST)

Peppermint candy canes
They can't be obtainted with winter presents or collectors (yet). fotovince 17:49, 27 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yes they can be.  I just obtained one little less than a minute ago from a present. None so far from the collectors however LoyalSoldier 18:25, 27 December 2006 (CST)
 * Yeah, it would help if ppl actualy read what has been posted before they even make a new dicussion topic out of it. Sofar out of 139 Presents i got 30 Pepermint Candy Canes. Xantalas 03:10, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * Old, or new presents? [[Image:Poke.gif]] Poke 09:51, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * This years Winter Gifts, i wasnt around last year. Xantalas 10:09, 28 December 2006 (CST)

I played in LA dist 6 for 4 hours this morning (mostly solo---no one else around and the grenths were stuck somewheres) so I got 125 gifts....the breakdown....37 eggnogg, 30 spiked eggnog, 25 snowman summoners, 23 PEPERMINT CANDY CANES, and 10 cc shards........yes you can get peppermint candy canes from gifts given out by scrappy jhim. Cosyfiep 13:15, 28 December 2006 (CST)
 * I got some earlier this week as well from Scrappy Jhim. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 13:18, 28 December 2006 (CST)

9 rings ... or not ...
I just realised that the 2 sets of 9 tiles in Lion's Arch and Kamadan may not be for 9 rings. In Kamadan, one set is near tombstones and the other is near candy and presents. In Lion's Arch one is near presents and candy and the other one is near dead trees, toy soldiers (some half-buried) and an upside-down gingerbread man. I think they may be related to Dwayna and Grenth's appearances during the finale. -- Gordon Ecker 23:40, 30 December 2006 (CST)
 * lol. That isn't mentioned anywhere on the wiki?  *sigh* We're slipping.  Its been all over other GW message boards since they first appeared.  :)  --Rainith 23:44, 30 December 2006 (CST)

I Need Date Verification...
When does the finale start? I need to make sure i dont miss it, is it on New years eve @ 11:59PM(12/31/06) or is it New years day @ 11:59PM(1/1/07)? and how many consecutive times will people be able to get the hats? --Samurai Snack 02:38, 31 December 2006 (CST)
 * It runs every 3 hours on New Years Day, 1/1/07 PST. Starting at 3am (if it follows all other events).  --Rainith 02:51, 31 December 2006 (CST)
 * The guild wars website has a countdown timer on the main page. Xapheus 02:54, 31 December 2006 (CST)

Finale
Were the LA and Kamadan finales on the same time, or was the Kamadan one a bit later? Ie is it possible to attend to both on the same hour? -- (talk) 03:44, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I would imagine they both started at the same time, but higher numbered districts usually start slightly later so it is possible to attend more than once.
 * I thought Gaile posted that Kamadan was getting hit ~15 minutes after LA, but I don't have a link, so I may be remebering incorrectly. --Rainith 03:48, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Kamadan started very late, so late that I missed out on a bunch of hats. :/ People are still waiting in the higher districts but it doesn't seem like it will start there anymore. Probably have to wait til next round. BAH! - BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 03:49, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I don't think the event occurred in districts higher than 80 in Lion's Arch. --Gold Dean 03:53, 1 January 2007 (CST)

I attended the one in Lions arch and go the Antlers, then quickly went to Kamadan and got the Freezie Crown. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/shorty35424/gw161.jpg

Well this isn't a crowning moment for the game by any stretch. 4am EST, an hour into it and no event - my character in Kamadan 77 and my wife's character Lion's Arch 87. Seems to be problems with both cities in higher districts, can we get this ironed out or try something else next year? That's not so hard on the east coast? /notimpressed --CKaz 03:55, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I'm a new player and it seems that Lion's Arch is probably too far away for new players to reach. I'm greatly disappointed with the designers as I won't be able to participate.
 * and it's been known that the event would be in LA and Kamadan since the event began, even as a new player, it's not overly difficult to get that far in the time since the event began.dargon 05:38, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * It's only been known by experienced players. I certainly had no idea since there is no NPC in the game directing players to LA or Kamadan, nor how long it takes to get there.

The 8:00 Finale stopped at Lion's Arch district 34 and Kamadan 34; I know LA 35 was created not long before 8:00 (I joined at 7:59) so maybe districts that are created too close to the event start time never get going?
 * It's bugged, some districts just never get visited at all. LA Dist 59 existed since about half an hour before the event at 2pm and never got visited. -- Sunyavadin 14:40, 1 January 2007 (GMT)

BUG: Presents that drop on the unreachable places ARE assigned to players, I lost one of my presents this way. There are unreachable places in LA too (behind Armen the Guide) Qanar 06:44, 1 January 2007 (CST)

BUG: Yes, the presents are marked for players, but like all other drops the get unassigned when the assignation time runs out. Additionally I would add that all districts that are not opened on time will not receive the gods. Michael57 09:29, 1 January 2007 (CST)

BUG: I can verify this as I had a present dropped for me "out of reach". I tried to update the wiki, but seems people keep reverting the facts. :-/

Finale headgear
The note says "occupants of their rings" are give a hat, but it apears that you get a hat just for being in the district, I did not participate in the competition, did not bet ccs or stand on any rings but I still got a hat. --Heurist 03:51, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * how many different hats are there and are the differences between male and female??
 * 4 different hats, 1 each from Dwayna and Grenth in Kamadan and Lion's Arch. Don't know that there is any difference between male and female versions.  --Rainith 04:09, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * There don't appear to be any significant differences btween the male and female versions. Gordon Ecker 04:14, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * Freezie Crown: Dwayna, Kamadan


 * Yuletide Hat: Dwayna, Lions Arch


 * Jester's Hat: Grenth, Kamadan


 * Great Horns: Grenth, Lions Arch


 * these are from gameamp oris rhy 04:11, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * will only the winners (of the ring game) be rewarded a hat or wil the losers also get one, since grenth is always a minority and i wanna have all the 4 hats?oris rhy 04:25, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * Everyone in the district gets the hat. Generally the way people try to work it is that even numbered districts are for Dwayna and odd numbered districts are for Grenth.  --Rainith 04:28, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * so it dosnt matter accualy in what dist u are cos u always get the hat, or dos every1 get the hat of the winning side. eg if dwayna wins every1 (also on grenths side) in kamdan get the freezie crow???
 * Everyone gets the hat of the side that wins. --Rainith 04:41, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Looking at the time delays, is it possible to goto LA, get your hat then jump to Kamadan to get another one? --SK  04:39, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I tried that, but it hasn't worked for me this first round. :(  --Rainith 04:41, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * See above. I asked the same and somone has done it. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 04:42, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Silly me. Guess I will give it a try since I need all 4 and don't want to be sat online all day.  Hate to think there is going to be 6 hats next year :) --SK [[Image:Warrior-icon-small.png]]  04:46, 1 January 2007 (CST)


 * i friend of mine did itoris rhy 04:43, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I was able to participate in the festival at both cities, I left LA AD 11 when grenth started killing people and arrived in Kam AD 25 just as grenth/dwayna appeared. 70.132.134.57 06:52, 1 January 2007 (CST)

I'm surprised there wasn't an elf hat. Guildwars.com has some concept art of a mesmer wearing one. Maybe next year. -- Gordon Ecker 05:25, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I was in LA to get my antlers. Hopped over to Kamadan - got my Jester hat. Switched to an even district - got my Snowman hat, all in one go. Its pretty easy, just need to time it correctly. --Rei 07:02, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * It is definitely possible to get 2 hats, as Kamadan starts 15 minutes later. I missed a 3rd hat in one go by about 1 minute (so they said).  Currently in Kamadan District 27 waiting for my Jester's Cap.  Queen Schmuck 07:44, 1 January 2007 (CST)

I suppose it's kinda impossible for those with disrupted internet service to even get a 2nd chance at getting a hat, huh? Disruption from that Taiwan earthquake. Couldn't even login... sigh. Oh well. -- Ab.Er.Rant (msg Aberrant80) 23:54, 3 January 2007 (CST)

Deaths when Grenth wins
The deaths when Grenth wins (and you die, and die, and die) do 'not' count towards your /deaths total. My R started with 258 deaths, and still has 258 deaths after being "killed" many times by grentches. She was also killed in various ways, so no particular way of dying makes your death count go up. Queen Schmuck 07:49, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Wintersday Gift Statistics
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The rings raise the lucky/unlucky titles?
I've heard some rumors about this, i'll test it the next time ;) --&#124;\/&#124; /-\ &#39;&#39;&#124;&#39;&#39; 08:50, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * They count --84.156.78.184 09:07, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Second confirmation. --Wil 09:09, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * And i comfirme it myself too :P (just for the count ;)) --&#124;\/&#124; /-\ &#39;&#39;&#124;&#39;&#39; 09:21, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Fourthed, they do indeed count. -- Pixelz 10:27, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Man, we confirmed the heck out of this one :D Woooo! --Wil 13:04, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * What the heck, I'll fifth it (please note that I didn't actually test this, I'm merely basing my information on the fact that four other people have confirmed it). Jioruji Derako 16:57, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Exact start times
This event starts in low numbered districts first and then moves on. I'm unsure as to if it starts in the first 10 or so and then after a few seconds starts the next 10 or if it goes one by one. Higher numbered districts do however start later as I have gotten two hats from the same event in the same city. -- Pixelz 10:39, 1 January 2007 (CST)

I believe that the world that Grenth wins in corresponds to odd numbers. Dwayna seems to always win in even numbered worlds. Orrin 11:48, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Tyria in Elona?
Dwana Says "Hear This People of Tyria!" even though you're in elona.
 * Please read: Tyria --FireFox [[Image:firefoxav.gif]] 12:54, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Technically Elona lies on the PLANET Tyria, since the name of the first continent (prophesies) is the same as the planet on which GW takes place. Its somewhere in the manual of Chapter 1.
 * ANet says lots of things. They also release new games &mdash; Skuld 16:59, 1 January 2007 (CST)

Dev team taking gifts
See this link for info from Gaile on people up on the ledges taking unassigned gifts. --Rainith 18:49, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * They did this in order to redistribute them since they were otherwise unreachable. Primitiveworker 18:50, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Strange, I talked to one guy I saw up there and he said he didn't know how he had ended up there. He said he'd been AFK for several hours and when he got back he was up on the ledge. Surely a dev team member would not lie to the public! :o --Zidewinder 18:53, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I dunno, I just passed on the word. I did try the trick of standing right next to the wall and letting a Grentch kill me, but I didn't rez on the ledge.  --Rainith 18:58, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I tried that too, and can confirm that it doesn't work, not every time anyway. --Zidewinder 19:04, 1 January 2007 (CST)

-Witnessed player name "Taiwan Presents" Lvl 1 Warrior guild [NERF] jumping dist to dist in order taking all the presents from the ledges about an hour after the 3pm pacific event. Assumed it was Dev team due to teleporting from spawn point directly to presents and then to storage repeatedly. --Razamatraz 20:56, 1 January 2007 (CST)

The Dev team got presents from the ledges to distribute presents to the people near Taiwan since an earthquake happened there recently and knocked out the power. [NERF]I think is a guild with devs in it.
 * You'd think the dev team could just make more :) --Razamatraz 21:44, 1 January 2007 (CST) 21:43, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Why do they have to go through that? Don't they just have some master delete all spawn all buttons? Every other MMO and RPG I've played DMs or GMs could do anything. I find it kind silly they have to pay someone to pick up gifts and give them back to people who missed it. As for the not being able to give out hats because they're customzied it lame too becasue the should be able to have a late wintersday thing for all the Taiwain (sp?) districts but closed if your game is elsewhere. lol with these ideas I should become a dev team member! --DragonWR12LB 21:43, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * I've played games where the devs had more powers and they got abused so much. They became like celebrities and it really attracted too much notice. GW devs work in the background and you dont notice them, which is something I appreciate. - <font color=#3E7A90>BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 21:49, 1 January 2007 (CST)
 * Maybe having a godling player for the devs is less destructive stability-wise to the game rather than some unseen all powerful "button" that starts resetting values.
 * I bet anything the presents that go to the Taiwanese aren't going to be the same ones the devs seem to be collecting today. Why go to all the trouble of storing and manually giving out tons of old presents when you can just make brand new ones? They're probably just gathering up the ones on the ledges and deleting them so they don't sit there forever and frustrate newbies. --Zidewinder 01:00, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Wtg, Scrooge. Nalee Everborn 01:23, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Hey, I'm not trying to be a Scrooge... I'm just saying the idea of Anet going to that much trouble to redistribute items they are able to create at will seems kind of farfetched. That doesn't mean I don't think it's great that they're giving Taiwanese players a chance to get some presents.

It was more than just devs taking presents off the ledges....players are getting up there somehow. I saw one do it in District 1 International just before the final event. Then I saw another in district 105 American do it in the middle of the final event. He picked up all the presents...then shortly after another player got up there. They are both up there now, in district 105 American...afk. I have a log of the chat where the guy who got up there and collected them admitted to picking up 63 presents off the ledge...and claimed he lagged onto the ledge while trying to get a present on the bottom. There has to be an exploit they are using if they can do it at will (outside of the timeframe of the events).Thor79 04:03, 2 January 2007 (CST) Thats Impossible becuase my own officer of my guild got send up there to Mr-HaXx 04:49, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Not impossible...I witnessed someone collect gifts in one district on the ledge...then move to the next highest district (logically the next in line) and collect gifts on the ledge on the opposite side. This was not while the event was going on. Also I have screenshots of this person and several other people collecting on the ledge.Thor79[[Image:Ranger-icon-small.png]] 05:24, 2 January 2007 (CST)

In the same thread Gaile requested that the information be added to the wiki "so that everyone understands what's going on". So it should be added onto the page somewhere.--Kindred 15:13, 2 January 2007 (GMT)

Don't sell your shards
The Wintersday Gift Giver has arrived in LA by the rings, Droks, Ascalon,and Kamadan by the big trees. He trades 1 wintersday gift for 5 shards. Jogden 04:40, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * I believe I speak for many people when I say: AAAARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! I already sold off 200 of my shards. D'oh.
 * At least you weren't one of the people who just "trashed" them! I had ~800 shards and I was lucky (or lazy) enough to be able to use this npc. :D  Xapheus 05:55, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * I believe I speak for Kurt and me, if not others too, when I say YYYYYYyyyyeeeeaaahhhhHHHHHH!!!! 1000 gifts, here I come!! Foo 06:14, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Same here... I gave over 350 CCS to random people whole Jan 1st. Qanar 06:31, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * And to think that I gave away 350 yesterday... Luckily, I still had over 100 left.  Foo - 1000 gifts, wow.  Queen Schmuck 15:14, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * ah, crap. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 12:35, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Argh! I got like 5 weapons last night ARGH! &mdash;[[Image:BlastedtSigleft.jpg]]Blastedt[[Image:BlastedtSigright.jpg]]&mdash; 15:11, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * wow what a waste of 100ccs which is sold for super cheap, those gifts are going for 1k each! --DragonWR12LB 22:04, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * To bad i traded all of mine in for weapons...they should really announce things like these ahead of time, oh well...--V MASTER 16:46, 3 January 2007 (CST)
 * Gifts are going for 1k each...? I'm kicking myself now and I actually saved my shards! (Opened all the gifts.)  Xapheus 16:50, 3 January 2007 (CST)

Schedule in article
During the finale, the schedule tables were useful. Now they look more like big wastes of space. Any objections to removing the tables with the crossed out times? --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 11:53, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * I was thinking the same thing. - <font color=#3E7A90>BeXoR  [[Image:Bexor.png]] 11:56, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * idd. Foo 14:10, 2 January 2007 (CST)

Grenth Wins on Even District 132
Just a question, was anyone there when i went against Dwayna in Even District 132 at 9:00 PM Eastern Time Yesterday? I won't release my ingame name yet, but if you were there i was the one shouting and cheering "Dwayna will fall!!!" The battle started, and dwayna was winning like it's supposed to be on an even district. They got confident, i wasn't going to give up. Around round 3 we made a comeback pushing at a higher score leaving them behind. At the end Grenth won, and of course i got plenty of complaints and people flaming at me, heck i didn't care we won! P.S. I wouldve taken Screen Shots, but everytime i press prt src my pc lags like crazy, hopefully someone was there that took some screens :) &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by V MASTER (talk &bull; contribs) 12:33, January 2, 2007 (CST).


 * The Even/Odd districts for Dwayna/Grenth was simply an unofficial organization done by players. It wasn't official in any way. If anything the battle you witnessed was how the event was supposed to be run. Most districts did not do this though and were very lopsided.Thor79[[Image:Ranger-icon-small.png]] 15:06, 2 January 2007 (CST)


 * It was a way to ensure that everyone could get what they wanted. Although that is pretty neat. I was waiting for someone to do that. Nalee Everborn 17:00, 2 January 2007 (CST)


 * Some one advertized to join them in this, was it you? Okami-Korosu.


 * Yea, it was me, with my in game name Master Vlatko. I was shouting stuff like "IF YOU WANT TO WIN COME TO GRENTH" & "DWAYNA SUX; GRENTH ROX!" It was great lol, and at the end everyone got killed by grenches too, it was like a real battle lol.V MASTER 23:40, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Yeah, idiots llike you go out of your way to piss off other players.
 * Like i said to the guys ingame, cry about it...--V MASTER 16:44, 3 January 2007 (CST)
 * So do you just LIKE being an asshole, or what? Does being a dick give you pleasure or something? Maybe next time consider doing something a little more productive with you life? Like talking a long stroll off a short dock, for example? DKS01 18:23, 3 January 2007 (CST)


 * Fuck off V MASTER

This is what comes of everything popular. Now people come to the wiki bragging how annoying they can be. What's the point in this anyway? Lol. -- (talk) 18:53, 3 January 2007 (CST)


 * The items are pointless anyway, custumized, worthless, ugly.-- ~Edo Dodo~  09:09, 6 January 2007 (CST)


 * Customisation isn't a problem as you can show them to the party hat maker who can make them to all of your chars. and many people, like me for example, like to use them when not fighting. --[[Image:Gem-icon-sm.png]] (talk) 01:33, 16 January 2007 (CST)

Cleanup
This whole article has got very sprawling, messy and repetitive, thus I am going on a massive cleanup mission to try and simplify it with information that may be useful to people reading it now the event is over. It is more like the ramblings of a few people than a useful article right now :) --<font color="Green">Lemming64  18:31, 2 January 2007 (CST)
 * Am I correct in thinking that the article should also be converted to the past tense?


 * Past tense redo done. I left in some of the now seemingly useless information though.  Queen Schmuck 12:20, 12 January 2007 (CST)

Ending time
Updated with information from http://www.guildwars.com Qanar 15:28, 5 January 2007 (CST)