PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Dear Anet Staff,You honestly did a better job with the Wintersday event than you did with the rest of Guild Wars 2. I honestly wouldn't mind having Wintersday in DR be permanent, but as I know that won't happen, it would be nice if Snowball Mayhem could be available throughout the rest of the year. I prefer a Snowball Mayhem 'deathmatch' versus capture the present, but I'd also take Snowball Mayhem as it is now as well. Alternatively, you could extend the Wintersday event another few months, maybe half the year?Thanks,Hildace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Where's the wintersday extension? Wintersday is too short!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyndercat.7615 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 @PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 @PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such.Not if they provide an incentive to play it. They could give it a reward track just like they do for WvW and arena pvp. I'd play it year-round, and I know there are others like me that would as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 @PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such.Not if they provide an incentive to play it. They could give it a reward track just like they do for WvW and arena pvp. I'd play it year-round, and I know there are others like me that would as well. So now they have to make it permanent AND add an incentive for players to play it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such.Not if they provide an incentive to play it. They could give it a reward track just like they do for WvW and arena pvp. I'd play it year-round, and I know there are others like me that would as well. So now they have to make it permanent AND add an incentive for players to play it? What do you think they do to encourage players to play the rest of the game??? Why do so many people do the wintersday jumping puzzle over and over? They incentivized people to play it with a 12-present-per-run reward. If they did something as simple as provided more presents for playing Snowball Mayhem during wintersday, even more people would play it. It's not rocket science. I'd play snowball mayhem year-round without -any- incentive, but there's nothing wrong with having a reward track for it similar to WvW or arena PvP. At the end of the day it's about providing options for players who enjoy different parts of the game. Providing options allows mmo companies to maintain their playerbase. If players aren't having as much fun with the rest of the game as they do with wintersday, then it's probably something they should look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 @PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such.Not if they provide an incentive to play it. They could give it a reward track just like they do for WvW and arena pvp. I'd play it year-round, and I know there are others like me that would as well. So now they have to make it permanent AND add an incentive for players to play it? What do you think they do to encourage players to play the rest of the game??? Why do so many people do the wintersday jumping puzzle over and over? They incentivized people to play it with a 12-present-per-run reward. If they did something as simple as provided more presents for playing Snowball Mayhem during wintersday, even more people would play it. It's not rocket science. I'd play snowball mayhem year-round without -any- incentive, but there's nothing wrong with having a reward track for it similar to WvW or arena PvP. At the end of the day it's about providing options for players who enjoy different parts of the game. Providing options allows mmo companies to maintain their playerbase. If players aren't having as much fun with the rest of the game as they do with wintersday, then it's probably something they should look at.And the JP is an annual activity. How many players do you think would play snowball mayhem continually outside of Wintersday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 @Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@zombyturtle.5980 said:It would lose all the fun if it was permanent content. I'd still have fun with it regardless, to be honest. WvW and arena PvP are permanent content and people still enjoy them. I'm the same way with snowball mayhem. I actually have more fun in snowball mayhem than I do in WvW.It would end up like all of the activities.It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to.And the majority of the player base probably wouldn't play it either to the point that you wouldn't have a two full teams and may even run into situations where you're the only one there. Seasonal content should remain as such.Not if they provide an incentive to play it. They could give it a reward track just like they do for WvW and arena pvp. I'd play it year-round, and I know there are others like me that would as well. So now they have to make it permanent AND add an incentive for players to play it? What do you think they do to encourage players to play the rest of the game??? Why do so many people do the wintersday jumping puzzle over and over? They incentivized people to play it with a 12-present-per-run reward. If they did something as simple as provided more presents for playing Snowball Mayhem during wintersday, even more people would play it. It's not rocket science. I'd play snowball mayhem year-round without -any- incentive, but there's nothing wrong with having a reward track for it similar to WvW or arena PvP. At the end of the day it's about providing options for players who enjoy different parts of the game. Providing options allows mmo companies to maintain their playerbase. If players aren't having as much fun with the rest of the game as they do with wintersday, then it's probably something they should look at.And the JP is an annual activity. How many players do you think would play snowball mayhem continually outside of Wintersday?Enough players would play it to make it worthwhile, especially if it included a reward track or other incentive comparable to WvW or arena PvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Enough players based on what? How many players in this games are into PvP? Of those, how many do you think would do this activity throughout the year? All of this doesn't matter because it's such a niche activity, as well as intended to be a part of the festival, that it's very unlikely that it'll be made permanent. It falls under the same scenario as those who want SAB permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 @"Ayrilana.1396" said:Enough players based on what? How many players in this games are into PvP? Of those, how many do you think would do this activity throughout the year? All of this doesn't matter because it's such a niche activity, as well as intended to be a part of the festival, that it's very unlikely that it'll be made permanent. It falls under the same scenario as those who want SAB permanent.I will restate exactly what I said before: "It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Paladin.3871 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 If these activities are made permanent, ppl will get bored and they would take a long break from gw2 than usual... Anet's goal is to give a taste of these activities once a year diff activities bunched with diff festivals to lure the veterans who took break from gw2 and reintroduce gw2 to them once more and possibly retain them longer until their next break... If u have something for granted, ull lose interest but if it's an annual thing, even if it's old and known and accessible only for a short time, ull be attracted to it... I think this is a good decision from anet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 @PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@"Ayrilana.1396" said:Enough players based on what? How many players in this games are into PvP? Of those, how many do you think would do this activity throughout the year? All of this doesn't matter because it's such a niche activity, as well as intended to be a part of the festival, that it's very unlikely that it'll be made permanent. It falls under the same scenario as those who want SAB permanent.I will restate exactly what I said before: "It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to."It's not even about that as it's about pulling content away from festivals because someone wants one aspect of it to be permanent. They then fail to realize that the number of players who would play it would fade over time making it unplayable at certain hours if at all. Making this permanent would also set the precedent for other players to demand other activities from festivals to be made permanent. If they get their way too then everyone will be left with festivals that are essentially meaningless. Meaningless being content that you could already do throughout the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 @"Crystal Paladin.3871" said:If these activities are made permanent, ppl will get bored and they would take a long break from gw2 than usual... Anet's goal is to give a taste of these activities once a year diff activities bunched with diff festivals to lure the veterans who took break from gw2 and reintroduce gw2 to them once more and possibly retain them longer until their next break... If u have something for granted, ull lose interest but if it's an annual thing, even if it's old and known and accessible only for a short time, ull be attracted to it... I think this is a good decision from anetThe problem is that there are people, such as myself, who are bored with the rest of GW2 and would like these activities to be permanent in order to keep us playing the game. People won't necessarily take something they enjoy for granted and lose interest in it; they are more likely to continue to engage in it because it's enjoyable for them. I've enjoyed fighting other players in mmo's for over 18 years; I haven't "taken it for granted" or "lost interest" in it. It was enjoyable for me over 18 years ago and it's enjoyable for me today. Without such combat I wouldn't be playing mmo's. It's precisely what keeps me playing them. Having snowball mayhem be a permanent feature would go a long way to keeping me and others who enjoy it playing GW2 for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PulsarianDevil.8125 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 @Ayrilana.1396 said:@PulsarianDevil.8125 said:@Ayrilana.1396 said:Enough players based on what? How many players in this games are into PvP? Of those, how many do you think would do this activity throughout the year? All of this doesn't matter because it's such a niche activity, as well as intended to be a part of the festival, that it's very unlikely that it'll be made permanent. It falls under the same scenario as those who want SAB permanent.I will restate exactly what I said before: "It's better to have the option to play it than not. If you don't want to play it, you don't have to."It's not even about that as it's about pulling content away from festivals because someone wants one aspect of it to be permanent. They then fail to realize that the number of players who would play it would fade over time making it unplayable at certain hours if at all. Making this permanent would also set the precedent for other players to demand other activities from festivals to be made permanent. If they get their way too then everyone will be left with festivals that are essentially meaningless. Meaningless being content that you could already do throughout the year.The number of players who play any game or component of a game typically fades with time. That's not unusual. I think there would be enough players who would play snowball mayhem long-term to sustain it - especially with a reward track or something similar to what they provide WvW and arena PvP.I understand your second point, but at the same time, they do not have to use the exact same content for a festival every single year. While I certainly wouldn't complain if wintersday became permanent content, Anet could certainly make a single feature of a festival permanent (e.g., snowball mayhem), and add in a single new activity in its place the following year. Having that single feature that players really enjoy become permanent content would go a long way when it comes to retaining those players, and the addition of a single new activity the following year may help to keep those who enjoy variety interested in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testybest.4103 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I wish we could play the bell choir all year for practice as I get rusty from year to year. . I love Mayhem but wonder if there is some cheating of some sort. Played several rounds and thought the teams are supposed to mix each round? They were full each round. so not the uneven team switch request. Same players each time on same team, and if you were lucky to be on their team you won. I questioned it in chat then suddenly the two players I named in chat were on opposite teams. It was very fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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