[Poll] What are your opinions about the Winterfest?

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Skyguarder's picture
Skyguarder

What are your opinions about the Winterfest?

I joined this year, but I won't mention the month. I would like to know how 2011 was like. How did the winter fest go? What improvements do you think there will be? Leave them in the comments below

Thenewteddy's picture
Thenewteddy
I like winter. I don't like

I like winter.
I don't like "fests".

But if there's snow I could back it.

Abyssal-Flamberge's picture
Abyssal-Flamberge
Great.

Well, A Santa-Cube named Imposto-Claus was there, advertising for King Krogmo Santy Hats, and a lotta snow was there. LD and BN was already available, I might add.

Juances's picture
Juances

It was more eye candy than an actual special event like punkin.

Plus lots of steam newbs asking about where to find snowballs, never to be seen again.

Knight-Solaire's picture
Knight-Solaire
Praise the sun! \o/

When it came around last time, there was snow. Lots of snow.

Imposto-clause came around and advertised the PvP modes, and Krogmo coins could be traded for temporary Santa hats a-la Dark Harvest's paper masks. Overall it didn't affect much, but the visuals and new music were a nice touch. It's a shame there weren't any permanent versions of the Santa hats though.

As for this year I'd love to see Santa hats as an accessory, instead of a proto-based costume helm. That, or permanent versions of the snowfall Santa hats.

Abyssal-Flamberge's picture
Abyssal-Flamberge
Comments alone make this worth reading.

I hope you enjoy this year's Winter Festival.

Oatmonster's picture
Oatmonster
Lick

Last year's Winterfest sucked. It was pretty much just temporary hats and a new LD map. You couldn't even do anything with Impostoclaus outside of haven. Hopefully this year they do something less disappointing.

Skyguarder's picture
Skyguarder
What was the new map?

Frostbite?

Thunderbog's picture
Thunderbog

Yes, Frostbite.

FROSTO BIT-E!

(skill failed, no ice magic requirements, thus i hate ice)

Orbwanter's picture
Orbwanter
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Yeah, and T1 lockdown was a bloodbath, although most of em would just throw their snow and leave. Less scrupulous players would tell them they need to fill the bribe meter for snowballs to appear.

Thunderbog's picture
Thunderbog
@Orbwanter

Whoever said that we need to bribe King Krogmo for snowballs is totally a liar.

He wants elemental bombhead masks and mini mist tanks from the bribings.

LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

/e casts flare on the liar's butt

Raisinfist's picture
Raisinfist
Look at this thread!

Anyone else have any ideas?

Yep. We totally need Impostoclausecubes.

Dukeplatypus's picture
Dukeplatypus
You guys are forgetting about

You guys are forgetting about the Explorer Pack. Best SK promo ever and possibly the cheapest accessories that ever were. Oh, and Snipe Hats.

Sgt-Brownie's picture
Sgt-Brownie
Winterfest 2011 in a few words

Good: Snowy Haven, haven_winter music
Bad: Temporary Santa hats

Skyguarder's picture
Skyguarder
Ahh

I'm sure they can put permanent santa hats when they release the Winterfest.

Fehzor's picture
Fehzor

Its nothing to really get excited about. The Santy hats magically dissolve, so there isn't too much of an incentive to get them... unless you're just rolling in krogmo coins. Then you can be all cool with your hat for a week or two. I'm sure that this year there will be some kind of event or something new, though I really don't care too much if there is or not. Like I always say- more content for the "actual game" is always better than temporary events.

Aumir's picture
Aumir
I see the future

I see eternal santa hats, and nothing else.

Axorpl's picture
Axorpl
"Plus lots of steam newbs

"Plus lots of steam newbs asking about where to find snowballs, never to be seen again."

I remember I was one of them, now I have been playing nearly for one year :)

Sir-Didymus's picture
Sir-Didymus
Frostbite disaster from my perspective

Perhaps with the new mission system more of the "steam newbs" will be retained if it is repeated this year. Last year was a complete disaster. I played a bit of T1 LD and am not at all surprised that people tossed a snowball and left. The games were filled with "Pro's" who lied to them about bribing and then proceeded to beat the crap out of them with fully heated weapons. Materials were purchased for a fraction of their value in front of the AH as players tried to gather enough crowns to play lockdown. Players stood in haven trying to figure out how to play LD and were ignored. The game mechanic for them to figure out what they needed to do was broken, and a portion of the community did everything they could think of to take advantage of them.

TL:DR
embarrassing disaster

Oroseira's picture
Oroseira
I loved it

Snowy and I loved it. Although hopefully my last box gives me a scarf for winter...