What always got me were the people that would leave the spawns behind then complain in broadcast that there are no presents left to click. I have an area in an out of the way spot that I always use for presents. The first one in the chain will respawn by the time I finish the set so I don't have to stop. If I don't kill the spawns, then the presents don't respawn fast enough. I get more presents if I kill everything as I go.
�Let there be truth, happiness, and waffles�
-Vagabond, Dark Lord & Avatar of Gnarr
The Justiciars
This year's Halloween event saw some minor changes that went quite a ways toward improving some of the negative behaviors people did in years past. The 'ding dong ditch' has been far less prevalent now that the salvage is dropped from making kills, not the door clicks themselves.
Here are some suggestions for Winter Event to get the same level of improvement:
1) increase the number of zones with presents
2) make Winter Horde level-less foes
3) have candy cane salvage drop from killing Winter Horde, not from clicking gifts. Keep present inspirations on the glowies though.
4) when coding the Winter Horde, keep 1-20 characters in mind and base the level-less foes in those zones on a slightly weaker baseline.
5) Create a temp power called [Gift Radar] that will show all active presents on the zone map, similar to all Rikti Pylons in the RWZ, and all Banners for the Supernatural Event. Award this power in one of 2 ways:
a) timed buff for killing a Winter Lord (1-2 hours of game time)
b) bought from the Candy Keeper for X Candy Canes.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill