Happy Halloween - Game Update 8/25/07

DZwart

DZwart

Legacy of Elijah Officer
Guild Wars Website said:
Update - Thursday October 25

Start of Halloween Event

When sunlight wanes to shadow
And mists fill nights once clear
'Tis time to think of monarchs
Who visit once a year.

Hail, Thorn, the king demented,
Whose laughter fills the air
Where cunning gifts are given
With wit and deadly flair!

And as the season passes
Remember what you've seen
In Lion's Arch and Kamadan
On this good Halloween.

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug that caused the hunt rampage to display an incorrect duration in Hard Mode.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the snowmen in the Secret Lair of the Snowmen from using their Hard-Mode exclusive skills.
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to access Account Storage in areas that have no Xunlai Agents.
  • Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented characters from receiving credit for kills in the Fissure of Woe quest "The Hunt".
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from reporting teammates for leeching while in Random Arenas and Alliance Battles.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to have more siege devourers in their group than intended in some Eye of the North regions.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to use Spirits to kill Polymock opponents.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Domain of Anguish bosses from spawning once the quest "Mallyx the Unyielding" had been completed.
  • Fixed a bug in the Courtyard map of Heroes' Ascent that allowed the gate levers to open and close the gates faster than intended.
  • Fixed a graphical bug that caused several character models and armor sets to appear as wireframes.
Miscellaneous
  • The Xunlai Tournament House NPC has returned to the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan to reward players with Tournament prizes.
  • To more clearly distinguish items that are outside of combat range, the names of characters and items more than 1,000 feet away now appear in a dimmer color.
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Halloween decorations went up last night. No Costume brawl or collectors that I've seen. For any of you not stuck at work, let us know if any of it is added yet.

I hope the new mystery item is a sweet, seriously, what's Halloween without candy.

Last item on the update is kind of a nice addition.
 
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now do we get hats on halloween or on the weekend ?
 
You have to be in one of the towns at the time the Mad King arrives.

It's usally been every 3 hours starting at 12 am PST.
 
Both previous years, the hat was distributed at the end of each visit by the Mad King. The first year was a pumpkin crown in LA. The second year gave a slightly different pumpkin crown in LA and a "wicked" hat in Kamadan. From the Halloween Event page.

Wednesday, October 31 - Mad King Thorn makes appearances every three hours throughout the day in Lion's Arch and Kamadan. His first appearance will take place at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time and his final appearance will begin on Thursday, November 1 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time.
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The event page doesn't specifically mention hats though. It does mention "gifts":

Once again, the maniacal monarch has decided to grace both cities with his ghastly presence and will reward his loyal subjects (and party participants) with prizes and a special Halloween gift. Or is that gifts?
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MaidMirawyn said:
WHAT? No HATS! I want a refund!
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It doesn't say no hats either.

The Mad King has visited and delivered a Scarecrow Mask in LA and a Mummy Mask in Kamadan.

I liked last year's hats better myself.

Also, instead of random items from the Mad King for doing the proper emote (or not doing it), he awarded Trick-or-treat bags. He even had a few new jokes, mostly EotN based.
 
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