Atrox.9216 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 It is just pointless. Everytime I want to join the Bell Choir i have to skip up to five maps where the main event is over and only the "Free to Play" round is active. It does not add any achievement progress or contribution to the daylies. If it cannot be removed then at least don´t let new player join it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Soul.5178 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Have you tried not skipping around and wait for the next event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 @Endless Soul.5178 said:Have you tried not skipping around and wait for the next event?Have you? It kicks you out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analogue Kid.3896 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yeah does seem rather pointless. Get rid i'd say to save time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menadena.7482 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yes, I like it at the end of the round but bells are cheep if you do not have one already. Which means you can do free to play anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galmac.4680 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yes please, away with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Or just prevent joining during that phase. But yeah, it is annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayakaru.6583 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 @Endless Soul.5178 said:Have you tried not skipping around and wait for the next event?It's not particularly bad. But when you play several rounds in a row the free play section is getting to you.I think after the second round has started, the instance should be locked. So when you enter the instance you're always up for the first or second round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlySynz.3471 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Well considering that various choir bells drop like candy in the game, having this free to play segment in bell choir is redundant. Just jump out of the bell choir instance, equip a bell and go to town. Don't have a bell? Spend 5 copper on the market place and grab one, no need to have a free to play segment in bell choir slowing everything down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisse.4597 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Agreed but I think the whole system needs a rework entirely. For this event it would be a great start to remove the free play especially since people don't have a reason to do it so they leave making space for other people trying to enter bell choir that also don't want to do free play. I entered bell choir 5 times today, until I could play a song.In this case free play is a big part of the problem since if I understand it correctly it clears out all the active players making the area take in new players instead of closing. Also I'm not entirely sure on this but all the bell choir instances Ive joined seem to be under 10 minutes duration and at about 4 minutes free play starts making it a very small window of actual bellchoir gameplay.If I understand it correctly, removing free play and extending the timer for the event would be a good solution, but if anyone bothers to put work into it I suggest either removing the timer from these events all together or atleast making it so that you can't join an instance that will close within the next 5 minutes since it's also (but less) frustrating in the jumping puzzle, or the halloween jumping puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catty.3894 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 @Astralporing.1957 said:@Endless Soul.5178 said:Have you tried not skipping around and wait for the next event?Have you? It kicks you out...No it doesn't? It hasn't kicked me, and I've waited more than 3 times now, today. Every time I got a fresh instance after the timer was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Lana.2506 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 @Astralporing.1957 said:@Endless Soul.5178 said:Have you tried not skipping around and wait for the next event?Have you? It kicks you out...If it doesn't take you into a new instance it's extremely rare, and I can say that with 100% certainty. The only time I haven't been able to join a bell choir instance this year was once. ONCE. I've played many many games as well, sinking at least 4h/day into the bells alone since Wintersday started. I have not been kicked out to DR, nor have I been kicked out to character select. I'd suggest having your settings on potato graphics to increase load speed if you're having that much of an issue.Note all that said with an average ping of 300. If you're having issues I'd be inclined to say it's on your end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaxares.5419 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I think that Bell Choir should take a page from Toypocalypse and split it into two modes. One which is the standard 6 song contest, and one which is just an endless free play mode for musicians to play their hearts out. Make it so you can enter with a 3 man team too so you can have your own bell choir with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Malone.5641 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 A developer posted on Reddit that they are working on a fix for this, but did not have time to finish it for this year's Wintersday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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