It's prolly on a timer. Will wait till 12pm EST to see 
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I want to go trick or treating! :-)
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Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
It's prolly on a timer. Will wait till 12pm EST to see
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Fun to play the wait and see game....
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According to this post
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...alloween+event
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Starts: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST) Ends: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST) |
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Here is the text Granny Beldam says if you have a toon ready to turn in salvage:
So you think you know the season of the witch, eh? Well, during the days of the midnight harvest, you should come across some things that I could use... Halloween costume pieces that I would love to add to my collection. Bring me one Statesman Mask, one Lord Recluse Helmet, one Back Alley Brawler Gloves, and one Hamidon costume. If you are capable of that feat, I will bestow upon you another Costume Slot, just don't make the new outfit as ugly as the one you're wearing now.
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Chrome, I totally hear what you are saying. However, that has never been my experience with any CoX event.|
Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
According to this post
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...alloween+event |
Every time a new event kicks off it seems to go live when the servers are brought up. This includes my experience with the Halloween event over the last few years and the double XP event that happened this month.
And if this is the case, should it not be listed in the GMOTD?
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Yes, they certainly should have included explanatory text in the message - someone's screwed up (again). Perhaps it's related to the new tactic of working globally across all servers - minor considerations like time zones might have slipped through someone's mind, or else confused them.
Either way, if you log in now, you are advised that the event has begun, when clearly it hasn't. Posting excuses in the forums doesn't cut it at all - most players won't read anything here anyway. If they're greeted with a statement that tells them stuff works, when clearly it doesn't, players will waste time seeking a solution (including showering the GMs with easily avoidable bug petitions), play the game as normal, or log off and find something else to do.
It's not the end of the world, but it's careless and sloppy.
Just discovered this as well. Yes, someone should have put it in the GMOTD, not doing so was just careless.
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Originally Posted by Chrome_Family
According to this post
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...alloween+event |
The person you are referencing is just a white name, like you and I and gives no citation. May very well be correct, or may be idle speculation. Anyone have any info other than the in-game announcemnet (which indicates it should be live now) which may give us a time as per a redname or official release/announcement.
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The information provided in that thread may not have been directly from a redname, but it WAS included in an officially released e-mail newsletter.
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Originally Posted by Madadh
The person you are referencing is just a white name, like you and I and gives no citation. May very well be correct, or may be idle speculation. Anyone have any info other than the in-game announcemnet (which indicates it should be live now) which may give us a time as per a redname or official release/announcement.
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IIRC, she always says that. It doesn't have to be Halloween to turn in salvage and get your slot, it just has to be Halloween to get the salvage as drops.
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Originally Posted by BlackSun17
Here is the text Granny Beldam says if you have a toon ready to turn in salvage:
So you think you know the season of the witch, eh? Well, during the days of the midnight harvest, you should come across some things that I could use... Halloween costume pieces that I would love to add to my collection. Bring me one Statesman Mask, one Lord Recluse Helmet, one Back Alley Brawler Gloves, and one Hamidon costume. If you are capable of that feat, I will bestow upon you another Costume Slot, just don't make the new outfit as ugly as the one you're wearing now. |
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There have been others.|
Originally Posted by BlackSun17
Chrome, I totally hear what you are saying. However, that has never been my experience with any CoX event.
Every time a new event kicks off it seems to go live when the servers are brought up. This includes my experience with the Halloween event over the last few years and the double XP event that happened this month. And if this is the case, should it not be listed in the GMOTD? |
I remember the badge (Heart of Light/Darkness) awarding at Midnight according to the server time. This caused confusion since the servers are split on the two coasts.
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Originally Posted by Frostyblue
Any new badges for us badge whores?
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http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Hallow...dly_Apocalypse
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Ah always something for people to whine about.
Patience children, its a virtue. The event will go live at the time they specified. Sometimes its been early (zombies last year were early with a massive invasion kickoff by the devs). Sometimes its on time.
People complain regardless.
I personally can't wait to get off work. 
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Same as it ever was: http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Granny_Beldam|
Originally Posted by BlackSun17
Here is the text Granny Beldam says if you have a toon ready to turn in salvage:
So you think you know the season of the witch, eh? Well, during the days of the midnight harvest, you should come across some things that I could use... Halloween costume pieces that I would love to add to my collection. Bring me one Statesman Mask, one Lord Recluse Helmet, one Back Alley Brawler Gloves, and one Hamidon costume. If you are capable of that feat, I will bestow upon you another Costume Slot, just don't make the new outfit as ugly as the one you're wearing now. |
If you see daylight in the game, it hasn't started yet.
Yes, someone goofed with the GMOTD. It starts at Noon EDT. [Edit: Or... earlier.
]I've updated all the relevant Wiki pages with the information that was discovered in Test. If anything has changed since then, please update the Wiki or post it in the forums so we can update the Wiki.
http://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Halloween_Event_2009
paragonwiki.com/wiki/Halloween_Event/Deadly_Apocalypse
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Actually, it started about 10:30 EST, at least on Virtue. We've already had one full cycle of the new GM mechanic.
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Sorry - you lose. There is no specified start time in game.|
Originally Posted by ransim
Ah always something for people to whine about.
Patience children, its a virtue. The event will go live at the time they specified. Sometimes its been early (zombies last year were early with a massive invasion kickoff by the devs). Sometimes its on time. People complain regardless. I personally can't wait to get off work. |
The event seems to have kicked off around 10:30 AM EST. Off to have some fun....
Go Team Venture!
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The announcement say 8:59 AM PST so it started a couple hours early. I don't see that as lose or how it invalids my point that people always complain. Irregardless. |
Originally Posted by BlackSun17
Sorry - you lose. There is no specified start time in game.
The event seems to have kicked off around 10:30 AM EST. Off to have some fun.... |
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It's not my place to speak for anyone else who's posted here, but I certainly don't perceive these posts as "whining" - there have been legitimate questions and valid opinions regarding unarguably careless implementation.|
Originally Posted by ransim
Ah always something for people to whine about.
Patience children, its a virtue. The event will go live at the time they specified. Sometimes its been early (zombies last year were early with a massive invasion kickoff by the devs). Sometimes its on time. People complain regardless. I personally can't wait to get off work. |
It's offensive for you to bleat about "children" "whining" when loyal, paying customers are merely pointing out that they'd prefer the vendor to take a little care and pay a little more attention in circumstances like these.
It's been a few hours now, has the "Trick or Treat" portion started working yet? I was having problems at 9:30am pdt with the doors not working but we were having the banner event going full force. But now I'm at work and won't be able to play for a few more hours. I was just looking for an update but so far I havn't seen any.
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Originally Posted by SaintNicster
There have been others.
I remember the badge (Heart of Light/Darkness) awarding at Midnight according to the server time. This caused confusion since the servers are split on the two coasts. |
Go Team Venture!
Trick or Treat is definitely not working for me right now, in KR on Liberty
What level are you, Drugfree? If you've out-leveled the zone, then the doors will not work for you
Just logged in on my lvl 50 villain, and got the GMOTD:
Trick or treat! The 2009 Halloween Event is here! Brace yourself for the new apocalypse as our annual Halloween Event returns! Legions of Zombies, Werewolves, Jack-o-Lanterns, and other foul denizens are preparing to descend upon Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. This year they're bringing even more powerful allies! The new apocalypse is deadlier than ever as mysterious monstrosities are joining forces with the Eidolons, Shivans, and others. Paragon City and the Rogue Isles could be in terrible peril, and only the greatest Heroes and Villains can turn back the tide.
But before you launch yourself into the action, there are a couple of things we need to make you aware of: * you should enable the Events Channel on your Chat channel Tab to see which zone the Deadly Apocalypse (announced as Supernatural activity detected in Zone X) or the Zombie Invasion is occurring in; * if the Halloween Event kicks off in a Zone that has multiple instances, it is only occurring in ONE zone (for example, if there are two instances of Atlas Park, check both Atlas Park and Atlas Park 2).
The event ends on Tuesday, November 3rd at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (2:59 a.m. Eastern Time) so be sure to visit Ravenwing Cabbal's Annah in Croatoa or Granny Beldam in Nerva Archipelago to learn more about the 2009 Halloween Event activities! Happy trick or treating!
Anyone else having issues where clicking doors in a lvl appropriate zone without an event running does not produce a ToT mob? Is this working as intended?
Also, Granny does not provide any useful info if you have previously turned in salvage for your costume slot. Having the GMOTD direct you to learn more is a terrible idea if she will only speak to folks who have not turned in salvage.
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