lpeyramaure.2465 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Why?! For me wintersday's event is the best thing of the year and what do i see?! https://screenshots.firefox.com/vWW41LCGkdOYIEl3/wiki-fr.guildwars2.com It last one week less than the previous years. it's... SO sad! (excuse my very bad english) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeefa.3915 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 While I do have sympathy with your regrets for this. I am personally ok with it not lasting long into january, although I too love wintersday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpeyramaure.2465 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 well i hope it last less time because they are making something even better than wintersday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'm disappointed by this too. I always thought they made it last longer, and especially run into January, because so many people are busy or away in December so they wanted to increase the probability of everyone having time to play it. I'm one of those people, and as a result this year I have just 8 days to play Winterday. 6 of them are work days for me and I can't guarantee I'll have time to log in on all of them so it looks like it's going to be a matter of picking the things I want to do most and focusing on them whilst skipping the stuff I won't have time for, which is a shame because there's likely to be a lot I want to do. I'm actually hoping there's no new content and few/no new items this year, which really shouldn't be something players hope for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Healix.5819 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This is how it was originally, with Wintersday ending the first patch day of January. The past few years have extended it by a week. They probably have something else planned, or are simply planning on extending it by a week when people ask for it at the end. Episode 2 should be around January 30, though last year they took extra time due to the holidays, but this time it's likely already finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpeyramaure.2465 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Well let's see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'm guessing the reason it's shorter this year is they are planning on a substantive release between Wintersday and Lunar New Year, which begins 16 Feb 2018. But who knows? Maybe they just decided that three weeks was plenty of time for a festival. **** ##### Past Dates * **2012:** 14 December 12 - 3 January 13 (20 days) * **2013:** 10 December 13 - 21 January 14 (42 days) * **2014:** 16 December 14 - 13 January 15 (28 days) * **2015:** 15 December 15 - 12 January 16 (28 days) (as predicted) * **2016:** 13 December 16 – 10 January 17 (28 days) (as predicted) ##### Current Wintersday * **2017:** 12 December 17 – 2 January 18 (21 days) (7 days shorter than predicted) ##### Speculation * **2018:** 11 December 18 – 8 January 8 (28 days) ##### Patterns * Start dates: Tuesday, at least two tuesdays before the 25th, no sooner than the second week of December * Duration: 28 days for three years, 20-21 days twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curunen.8729 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Yeah I'd like Snowball Mayhem to last for as long as possible. :( I wish it was available all year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseofGilead.8907 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'd prefer it last another week due to my being out of town for a little over a week in the middle of Wintersday, but the time given should be enough for me to get done what I want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabbynot.2654 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 tbh winters day needs to be more shorter than its current running time from today till the January 13 or 12th . given it is just rehashed broken filler content at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 > @"Gabbynot.2654" said: > tbh winters day needs to be more shorter than its current running time from today till the January 13 or 12th . given it is just rehashed broken filler content at best. Firstly it is shorter, it's finishing on the 2nd January. But also what's the benefit in making it shorter, even if you don't like the content? It's not like the rest of the game is locked while Wintersday is running, if you don't like it you can simply ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrlyFactor.8341 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Eh, I'm not bothered by it. Halloween is more of my jam anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury ranique.2170 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Is there a source for the end (besides a wiki maintained by players) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrion.8951 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Gail posted the start/end dates on the forums here a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinVec.3621 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 > @"mercury ranique.2170" said: > Is there a source for the end (besides a wiki maintained by players) --- As Cirrion mentioned, it was just a thread she made 5 days ago in the General GW2 Discussion sub-forum - there wasn't a 'News/Announcement' post made in a sub-forum dedicated for such news/announcements, or even an email sent out. Here's the direct source. * [https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming "https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming") > @"Gaile Gray.6029" said: > Word has rung out, from Salma District to the Western Commons, from Lion's Arch to Istan and beyond: **The traditional and much-loved Wintersday Festival will begin on Tuesday, December 12th, and run until Tuesday, January 2nd.** > > Prepare your seasonal beverages, don some warm woolen slippers, and prepare yourself to take on Toypocalypse, Tixx's Infinirarium, and that blasted... err... *beloved* Winter Wonderland jumping puzzle. Don't forget to chill out in Snowball Mayhem, and chime in with the Bell Choir Ensemble. > > It's sure to be a season to remember, so join us any time over the three-week span of the event! > > Note: I'll be looking here on the forums, in our [Community Creations subforum](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/categories/community-creations "Community Creations subforum"), and on the GW2 [Tumblr](http://guildwars2.tumblr.com/ "Tumblr") page, for Wintersday art. I need to gather by December 13th, so consider creating even now and sharing it on our pages! > > Regarding the GW2 newsletter on happenings in the game, here are some of my thoughts - ignore if you want: >! When I do get the emails from ArenaNet about new stuff happening, as I am signed up for such newsletters, it's always at least 4-5 days _after_ it has happened/started. I expect my newsletter informing me of Wintersday even later this year and do not expect it to be received until December 22-26 - at least 10 days after it already started. >! >! I honestly don't know why they even bother sending them or why they have a newsletter at all. I am active in the game and browse the forums and saw her random forum post, so I know of the event happening and when it starts and ends. However, were I an inactive player signed up to be notified of things happening in the game and I received this newsletter then I would surely be irked to realize that it was already half over by the time they told me about it. I doubt anyone thinks sending the notification out a week or more _after_ the start of the event instead of a week or more _before_ makes any kind of sense. EDIT: Got the newsletter email earlier than I expected this year - only 7 full days after Wintersday started (received Tuesday December 19th). :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand.1483 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Right now I am more worried about why it hasnt started yet. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercury ranique.2170 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 > @"Cool Hand.1483" said: > Right now I am more worried about why it hasnt started yet. :( Arenanet office is in the Us, west coast. This means that any new release, launches when they start working (sometimes later, if there is trouble at mill). So do not expect it before 2-3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 > @"StinVec.3621" said: > > @"mercury ranique.2170" said: > > Is there a source for the end (besides a wiki maintained by players) > > --- > As Cirrion mentioned, it was just a thread she made 5 days ago in the General GW2 Discussion sub-forum - there wasn't a 'News/Announcement' post made in a sub-forum dedicated for such news/announcements, or even an email sent out. > > Here's the direct source. > * [https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming "https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/19716/winter-sday-is-coming") > > > @"Gaile Gray.6029" said: > > Word has rung out, from Salma District to the Western Commons, from Lion's Arch to Istan and beyond: **The traditional and much-loved Wintersday Festival will begin on Tuesday, December 12th, and run until Tuesday, January 2nd.** > > > > Prepare your seasonal beverages, don some warm woolen slippers, and prepare yourself to take on Toypocalypse, Tixx's Infinirarium, and that blasted... err... *beloved* Winter Wonderland jumping puzzle. Don't forget to chill out in Snowball Mayhem, and chime in with the Bell Choir Ensemble. > > > > It's sure to be a season to remember, so join us any time over the three-week span of the event! > > > > Note: I'll be looking here on the forums, in our [Community Creations subforum](https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/categories/community-creations "Community Creations subforum"), and on the GW2 [Tumblr](http://guildwars2.tumblr.com/ "Tumblr") page, for Wintersday art. I need to gather by December 13th, so consider creating even now and sharing it on our pages! > > > > > > > Regarding the GW2 newsletter on happenings in the game, here are some of my thoughts - ignore if you want: > > >! When I do get the emails from ArenaNet about new stuff happening, as I am signed up for such newsletters, it's always at least 4-5 days _after_ it has happened/started. I expect my newsletter informing me of Wintersday even later this year and do not expect it to be received until December 22-26 - at least 10 days after it already started. > >! > >! I honestly don't know why they even bother sending them or why they have a newsletter at all. I am active in the game and browse the forums and saw her random forum post, so I know of the event happening and when it starts and ends. However, were I an inactive player signed up to be notified of things happening in the game and I received this newsletter then I would surely be irked to realize that it was already half over by the time they told me about it. I doubt anyone thinks sending the notification out a week or more _after_ the start of the event instead of a week or more _before_ makes any kind of sense. Strange, I almost always receive the Newsletter the next day. I agree the Newsletter should come the day _before_, instead of the day after, but it's not too bad only a day later. Maybe those in charge feel the Newsletter should not go out until the Release has actually been released to avoid the "You promised...and didn't deliver"...I don't know. The Newsletters are probably more for those that don't keep up with the game, than those so active they also hang out in the forums. /shrug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Yeah it is a shame it is only 3 weeks. Really would like the extra week if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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