Winter Event---Dec 15th- January 4th!!!

MoonlightSonata · 12-11-2008 12:25 PM

how do you get the halo auras?

EarthFury · 12-11-2008 12:34 PM

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I just want to know if they will freeze over the lakes and stuff so I can ice skate like i did many years back...

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Roger that. I loved when the lakes would freeze over in the City for ice skating. I'm not sure why they stopped doing that.

Doc_Scorpion · 12-11-2008 01:01 PM

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I know I'm gonna get a lot of snowballs thrown my way, and called Scrooge for saying this, but...

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In short, I would like to see the devs working on nothing else but I13 issues, to the exclusion of everything else, until the major problems with it are resolved.

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Not a Scrooge, just not connected with reality. The code for almost all of these things is already written and installed on the servers - not flipping the switch to turn them on doesn't gain any Dev time for other issues.

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I'd like to see the devs finally come out and say they're sorry, fully admiting that I13 is irrevically broke. And then take that which was broken by it back to the starting point - and either leave it alone or start again with less loftier goals.

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ROTFL.

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bAss_ackwards · 12-11-2008 01:16 PM

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how do you get the halo auras?

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You can earn candy canes through various ways and then redeem the Halo auras from an NPC in the winter lodge.

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thedarkeone · 12-11-2008 01:20 PM

Yay! Winter event. I love present gathering. Still have my main that needs like 2 presents this year for badge (grumble grumble . . . stopped way to soon last year). . .

As for the slopes. . . I must be the worst since no matter what last year I couldnt get the gold. . . I think I played it for like 3 hours and gave up in frustration. . .

Hmmm, time to bust out those 300 candy canes and see if i can buy a gold medal. . . (insert evil laugh here)

DJ_blu · 12-11-2008 01:26 PM

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I just want to know if they will freeze over the lakes and stuff so I can ice skate like i did many years back...

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Roger that. I loved when the lakes would freeze over in the City for ice skating. I'm not sure why they stopped doing that.

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YES PLEASE!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

And if not -- why not !?!?!!?

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Defragment · 12-11-2008 02:04 PM

Naughty and Nice Halo Auras...

Will any level be able to wear them once unlocked or will you need to be level 30?

Mysticraven · 12-11-2008 02:05 PM

I got a stupid question. Are we getting our xp bonus this year also? I remember we got one week of xp bonus right around this same time.

High Beam · 12-11-2008 02:07 PM

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I just want to know if they will freeze over the lakes and stuff so I can ice skate like i did many years back...

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Roger that. I loved when the lakes would freeze over in the City for ice skating. I'm not sure why they stopped doing that.

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Just like in Tom and Jerry! I loved that and miss it.

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Early Girl · 12-11-2008 04:19 PM

Thank You!

Catwhoorg · 12-11-2008 05:54 PM

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I got a stupid question. Are we getting our xp bonus this year also? I remember we got one week of xp bonus right around this same time.

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Next double XP weekend starts Jan 23rd.

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Clobbertime · 12-11-2008 06:11 PM

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possibly a winter themed hat.</li

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Will the hat be permanent or temporary like the jingle jet was?

Adar_ICT · 12-11-2008 06:53 PM

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As for the slopes. . . I must be the worst since no matter what last year I couldnt get the gold. . . I think I played it for like 3 hours and gave up in frustration. . .

Hmmm, time to bust out those 300 candy canes and see if i can buy a gold medal. . . (insert evil laugh here)

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I had a heck of a time getting the gold last year, mainly because I never asked for help in the form of speed boosts. Since I used super jump for my travel power, and am not terribly coordinated, I would miss the gold by tiny amounts. Finally got it though. From what people were saying, speed boost made it lots easier.

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MrAwesome · 12-11-2008 08:17 PM

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possibly a winter themed hat.</li

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Will the hat be permanent or temporary like the jingle jet was?

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I'm assuming it's like every year where the Santa Hat is perm. I know I still have it. I also have the awesome Ear Muffs, I don't know if they give those out still because I totally missed all of December last year.

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Gr33n · 12-12-2008 06:10 AM

we need a ski lift added so we can ride back to the top

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded...
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Santorican · 12-12-2008 06:38 AM

Awesome! I cannot wait! I'll be looking forward to this . I'd also like to know how the recipes will be purchased.

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Delirium_enD · 12-12-2008 08:42 AM

For some reason, in all my time playing this, I've never once been here in december. Can you give multiple gifts? or just one per character?

KitsuneGirl · 12-12-2008 08:54 AM

I so cant wait for this event! I love the holiday events in mmos, except in lotro, cause they largely suck there... this one sounds like a lot of fun.

Handout · 12-12-2008 09:51 AM

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For some reason, in all my time playing this, I've never once been here in december. Can you give multiple gifts? or just one per character?

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Just one per toon.

EarthFury · 12-12-2008 12:34 PM

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I so cant wait for this event! I love the holiday events in mmos, except in lotro, cause they largely suck there... this one sounds like a lot of fun.

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Imagine timed ski slope races for Heroes, killer snowmen, a very ugly baby New Year, candy canes, a jet pack the emits jolly christmas colored sparkles and magical wind chimes sounds. There ya go.

Avlorik · 12-12-2008 04:24 PM

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For some reason, in all my time playing this, I've never once been here in december. Can you give multiple gifts? or just one per character?

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same here but ive only been playing the game for about 1 and 1/2. missed out on last years winter event.
so is it best to team up with others to check all the presents/potential spawns? like during the halloween event teaming for door spawns

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MoonlightSonata · 12-12-2008 11:11 PM

So what about the candy weapons, for weapon customization... i.e. candy canes used as a mace, or a big peppermint shield?

Aisynia · 12-13-2008 12:58 AM

I actually have an angel character, who doesn't look, act, or behave like one, but the halo will be sweet on her!

I'm only ladylike when compared to my sister.

Red Valkyrja · 12-14-2008 12:02 PM

Something that's actually scheduled to start on my Saturday? Sweet.

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Ynaught · 12-14-2008 12:24 PM

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For some reason, in all my time playing this, I've never once been here in december. Can you give multiple gifts? or just one per character?

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same here but ive only been playing the game for about 1 and 1/2. missed out on last years winter event.
so is it best to team up with others to check all the presents/potential spawns? like during the halloween event teaming for door spawns

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If I'm remembering correctly, in order to get a Winter Lord to spawn you need to be on a team of at least 5 people. More of course will be better. You can be split up throughout the zone as well, you don't need to all be there when you open a present.

Anyway, unlike the Halloween event, you can spawn a Winter Lord in any zone, regardless of your level. Do you have a team of 8 lvl 50's trying to spawn the WL in AP? It'll work.

Also, the Winter Lord and all other spawns summoned from opening presents are on a timer, 4 minutes if I remember right. Although, I think if your are engaged in fighting them, they will stick around longer. Their timer "could" be aggro based, so as long as they are aggro'd on someone, thier timer may not begin counting down. [u]This is entirely speculation on my part however.[u]

All this is based of my prior experiences with the winter event. They may have changed some things this year, so I could be entirely off base since I wasn't able to test the event when they put it on test a few months ago.

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