Wintersday 2008

Schedule

 * Friday, December 19, 2008 (12:00 pm PST): Start of the event

Festival Finale
Begins at 12:01 AM PST (8:01 AM UTC) on Thursday, January 1, 2009, and occurs every three hours until 12:01 AM PST (8:01 AM UTC) on Friday, January 2, 2009.

The event in Lion's Arch begins at the time stated in the table. The event in Kamadan, Jewel of Istan begins 15 minutes later.


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! PST || EST || UTC / GMT
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 * 12:01 am || 03:01 am || 08:01 am
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 * 03:01 am || 06:01 am || 11:01 am
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 * 06:01 am || 09:01 am || 02:01 pm
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 * 09:01 am || 12:01 pm || 05:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 12:01 pm || 03:01 pm || 08:01 pm
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 * 03:01 pm || 06:01 pm || 11:01 pm
 * - align=center
 * 06:01 pm || 09:01 pm || 02:01 am
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 * 09:01 pm || 12:01 am || 05:01 am
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 * 12:01 am || 03:01 am || 08:01 am
 * }

During the finale, like previous years, many players are trying to make Grenth win (red rings) in odd districts (1, 3, 5 etc.), and Dwayna (blue or green rings) win in even districts (2, 4, 6 etc.). This is a method players have created to ensure that everyone gets the festival hat they want. There is no guarantee that it will work in all districts.

The hat for Grenth this year is the Grentch Cap. The hat for Dwayna is the Rudi Mask. Lions Arch and Kamadan offer the same hats.

See Nine Rings (Wintersday 2006)

After the event has finished, presents will appear in participants' inventories for the next 15 minutes, as long as the character does not leave the area.

Redecorated towns

 * Prophecies
 * Ascalon City (Post-Searing)
 * Lion's Arch
 * Droknar's Forge
 * Nightfall
 * Kamadan, Jewel of Istan
 * Eye of the North
 * Eye of the North (outpost)

Quests
During the festivities, special quests are offered. Those supporting Dwayna are marked with (D); those supporting Grenth are marked with (G).

Lion's Arch

 * Old Nickoles: A Very Grentchie Wintersday (G)
 * Old Nickoles: The Greatest Snowman Ever Made (D)

Kamadan, Jewel of Istan

 * Grandfather Kringle: Save the Reindeer &rarr; Find the Stolen Presents &rarr; Spreading the Wintersday Spirit (D)
 * Elder Skruuj: White Mist &rarr; How The Grentches Stole Wintersday &rarr; The Gift of Giving (G)

Lion's Arch and Kamadan

 * Takes place in The Underworld
 * Rift Warden: In Grenth's Defense (G) [[Image:Recharge.png|19px]]
 * Rift Warden: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grenth (D) [[Image:Recharge.png|19px]]
 * Takes place in the Secret Lair of the Snowmen
 * Rift Warden: Straight to the Heart (G) [[Image:Recharge.png|19px]]
 * Rift Warden: The Strength of Snow (D) [[Image:Recharge.png|19px]]

Eye of the North (outpost)

 * Lieutenant Thackeray: The Three Wise Norn &rarr; Charr-broiled Plans &rarr; Wintersday Cheer
 * Casey Carpenter: Snowball Dominance

After completing all four of these quests, look for the tameable Jingle Bear in Gwen's Garden.

See also: Category:Wintersday 2008 quests

Events

 * The Snowball Arena will return this year. In addition, new Snowball Arena-themed Automated Tournaments will be held.

Items
The following are the available items from Wintersday 2008, with a brief description from the official Guild wars website:


 * See also: Category:Wintersday 2008 items

Drops
Each PvE foe has a small chance, perhaps about 5%, to drop a Wintersday item in addition to their normal drops. Very rarely a foe may drop two Wintersday items.

Unlike normal drops, the drop frequency of these items does not scale at the start of an area, e.g. the first foe killed is just as likely to drop a Wintersday item as the 100th foe killed.

Known common drops are Candy Cane Shards, Snowman Summoners, Eggnog, and Fruitcakes; rare drops are Frosty Tonics and Mischievous Tonics.

Foes that don't normally drop items (such as animals) may drop these holiday items.