Feedback talk:User/Copper Legray/Race Holidays

Needs a bit of elaboration, honestly. This is a suggestion without a real suggestion.--  anguard  02:32, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * lol sorry about that, I was having internet trouble and only half of it got posted, I'll correct it asap.--Copper Legray 03:11, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * i got the gist of it and i think that any more info would be trying to be too specific, i took the exaple holidays as simply examples. and so:
 * I am Akbaroth and i aproove this message idea.Akbaroth 16:39, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your approval. However when I first posted this idea was having internet trouble and only half of my idea got posted. The missing half was the exaple holidays, so Vanguard was right, it was kind of vague. I corrected it when I made my 12/23 post. Anyway I thank you both for your input.--Copper Legray 04:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Might be nice, but only if all races can partake, so you can get whatever hat or holiday item there might be on all your characters. Sjeng  [[Image:User_Sjeng_Sig_Icon.png|13px|talk ]] 21:38, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Of course, I imagine it would be like if a tourist from Seattle went down to Mexico City during Cinco de Mayo. If someone was in Rata Sum durring Founding Day they could take part in the Holiday games and events even if they weren't an Asura. A Holiday would be celebrated in the terriories of a given race, but outside those terriories, as far as the other races are concerned, it's just another day of the week.--Copper Legray 07:17, 4 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I like the idea of racial holidays but I think it's a bit difficult to implement on this scale. Holidays in GW were supposed to mirror irl ones giving players something to do during the holidays. As far as the "human" holidays, it wouldn't be difficult to interpret the same holiday for different races. I think these should be kept as the big events in game because they mirror real life ones.


 * In regards to special holidays for different races, I love the idea. I think they should be kept separate and thus smaller than the real world mirrored holidays though. Maybe just a week long event with a few quests lore and dialogue. It would really help to add depth to the in game world and give the feeling that this world is living and breathing - it makes sense that significant events in race history would be remembered. It's odd that they aren't in GW1. Torma 09:28, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

I *love* this idea! Very creative, and I like how you tried to link your suggested holidays with similar RL ones. I would suggest that Labor Day (September) might be a better alternative for the Asura? They seem to value their work ethic! ;) Also, Memorial Day (May) might be a better correlation for the Norn Heroes' Day.  I feel that it's important to make sure that holidays are spread out across the year as much as possible, so we always have something new and fun to look forward to.  Kudos on an awesome original idea! :)  --216.176.94.186 21:48, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Well these are just possible ideas for some holidays. I only put foward one holiday each race (except for human because they already have a few), but hopefully there could be more than one.  Could you flesh out the Norn and Asura holidays you mentioned a little more?--Copper Legray 19:18, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

These were just a few ideas I came up with for possible holidays. If anyone else has ideas for other holidays please post them under the line below. Please include a name, which race would celebrate it, which real life holiday or date it would fall under, and a brief description (it can be written in game style). If I find it interesting I'll post it on main page (I'll give you credit for your ideas).--Copper Legray 04:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Other Possible Holidays
maybe a fall of white mantle?? and if that happens then i think all races should be able to participate in them --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.82.179.27 (talk).
 * Like I said before, a given holiday would be held in territories held by a particular race, but anyone in those territories can participate, regaurdless of race. As for the particlars of this holiday your mentioning, could you be a bit more specific? From what I can gather this sound like a Krytan holiday, thus a hoilday for Humans.--Copper Legray 03:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry! :(
I'm so sorry about editing your suggestion-- I had not learned that these suggestions are strictly by the individual posting them. You are most welcome to undo the changes I made, and I'm VERY sorry about doing that. :( GreatWallStr 16:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * that's ok, it is an interesting, I think I'll leave it up.--Copper Legray 00:51, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oooo really? :O Thanks! ^_^ Is it all right if I post more ideas here in this talk page? -GreatWallStr 01:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll add it to the main page if it sounds intesting.--Copper Legray 02:35, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Change of Seasons holidays?
What about the equinoxes and solstices? I could totally see the Sylvari doing something like this. I could also see the Charr making a holiday out of the summer solstice as it is the longest day of the year and the Charr seem to venerate Fire. Unless culture is that different for the charr in GW2, that is. As for the Asura, they lived so long beneath the surface, seasons may still be something of a foreign idea that needs to be experimented with or "fixed." Would they not instead have a day for the events of G.O.L.E.M., seeing as how it unified the Asura for a common cause? --Ravencroft0 13:03, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oooo I like those ideas! ^_^ Very creative, and it sounds quite logical. :D From the trailers we've seen, yes, the Charr still seem to venerate Fire. :D One thing I do think they should make specific for 1-day holidays is a schedule. I mean, yeah it's great to stand around and chat while fireworks constantly shoot off or some sort of lanterns or flags adorn the area, but I personally think it would be a bit more "unique" if they were to separate the activities into many different parts. For instance: You mentioned the day they made GOLEM as being celebrated, on that day they could:

1. Start out by meeting at the colleges to prepare for the festival 2. Have the opening of the festival by some means, whether it be a ceremony (like Olympics xD) or simply some short speech to begin the day's festival. 3. enjoy the day-long activities such as buying festival foods and souvenirs from carts. 4. Begin some sort of "performance" in a central area, whether it be music for the festival, some acrobatic NPC, etc. 5. Enjoy a feast afterward. 6. watch the firework finale in the evening sky.


 * Basically the idea is just having SOME sort of schedule to go by, so you can aim for particular parts of the day, rather than just stand around for an hour or two then have nothing else to do. MMOs tend to have a sort of "kill spree" that goes on during festivals, with creatures dropping special items. I personally have not been in favor of these as much, since it causes TONS of players who normally wouldn't be on at that time to all try to kill the same monsters, resulting in much overcrowding and killstealing. However, I could indeed see the Charr taking part in something like this, whereas the Sylvari probably wouldn't as much. Based on this I would say that every different Race's festivals should have different "schedules" to them, as well as a variety of locations. However, it would be very fun if there were 1 festival that ALL races took part in, and took place all around Tyria? Think of it like this:
 * There would be 5 ongoing festivals; one in the Norn's territory, one in the Charr's territory, one in the humans' territory, etc. Each festival schedule lasts 4 hours, with a 48-minute break to allow travel from one festival to another. By this schedule the festivals would begin at 1am, and end at midnight. Each different location would have various things to do, as well as some different form of "entertainment". :D This is how it would go:

1. Begin at Rata Sum and enjoy the festival for 4 hours. Upon the finale, you go to one of the methods of transportation (whether it be skyships or portals) 2. Take a 48 minute break to travel to another city, this time the Black Citadel. 3. Enjoy the festival for 4 hours. Upon the finale, you begin traveling to the next city. 4. Use the 48 minute break to travel to Divinity's Reach for the special human festival. 5. Enjoy the human festival for 4 hours, and as the great finale goes on, you prepare to board the transportation. 6. Travel during the 48 minutes and arrive at the Grove. 7. Enjoy the Sylvari festival, then prepare to travel to Hoelbrak for the Norn Festival. 8. Upon arriving, Hoelbrak is your last destination. Come the end of the day-long festival, each city will have its own "grand finale". Hoelbrak's could feature some sort of fireworks across the mountainside, or perhaps some sort of dance, etc. 9. As the festival ends, you have free transportation to go back to wherever it is you need to go.

How's that sound? -GreatWallStr 13:25, 11 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Sounds like a lot. Some people like going to festivals and what not, while others (like myself) are more content to just stay at home and play GW. :D  My recommendation to your scenario is simply:  whose to say the races observe a special day on the same day?  Spread it out man.  All those fun and games are too crammed packed.  Chances are the races know it too, so they simply agree to celebrate on different days or different parts of the week so that nobody loses out on the fun.  As for the G.O.L.E.M. thing, it would only affect asura, humans, and Norn.  So you wouldn't even have to worry about the other 2 main outposts.  Otherwise, dude: Anet better recognize it was our idea to incorporate it, so we should at least get a free copy of the game. ^_^ --Ravencroft0 12:35, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

"Shaman's Fall (celebrated the week of Independence Day)."
NO! Not everyone is American, you know! -- N  aoroji    20:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, these are holiday ideas, Shaman's Fall doesn't need to be on Indendence Day. I was just thinking that casting down the Flame Legion would be something that the charr would celebrate, and I was trying to think of a holiday that would fit in with that theme.  It could be on another day, if it is even done at all.--Copper Legray 00:29, 1 October 2010 (UTC)