Farewell to Gaile
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In recognition of her many years of devoted service to Guild Wars and the Guild Wars community, players gathered for in a farewell party for ArenaNet's community relations manager, Gaile Gray.
The very special event started at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Friday, April 4, 2008 and ran all weekend, ending at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Monday, April 7, 2008. Starting on Saturday, April 5, The Frog's personal friend, The Rabbit, hosted a series of final extravaganzas so big they spanned the better part of three days.
Because they touched the lives of Tyrians, Canthans, and Elonians alike, Gaile and The Frog were honored across the world in the cities of Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, and Kamadan.
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[edit] Celebration events
The Rabbit, The Frog, and many of their woodland friends gathered together to host the largest farewell party in Tyrian history. To prepare for the send-off festive items were collected so they could be brought to the party.
- Special, explosive rewards were dropped by defeated creatures.
- The creatures assembled for the event also brought a variety of special treats they traded for trophies from their homelands.
After all, what's a party without drinks, snacks, and fireworks?
[edit] Bon Voyage, Gaile and The Frog!
The Rabbit and The Frog on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were joined for a series of extravaganzas. Every three hours, this duo hosted a light-hearted party, complete with dancing, prizes, and a conga line too!
To help the celebration proceed in style, The Frog bestowed party attendees with an extra-special buff that granted bearers double points towards their Party Animal title track. To get the biggest bang for your buck, attendees saved up fireworks and used them at one of the extravaganzas during this weekend.
From at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Saturday and concluding at Noon Pacific on Monday, The Frog made his appearance every three hours in the three festival cities.
[edit] Frog visits
Every 3 hours, starting from noon (PDT) on Saturday to noon (PDT) on Monday, the Frog visited Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan for a surprise party by the Rabbit. Both the Rabbit and the Frog gave players instructions, in the form of capitalized emote names, which must be followed to receive a set of fireworks: 1 Champagne Popper, 1 Bottle Rocket, and 1 Sparkler. Eventually, the Frog would lead players on a Conga, a traditional staple of Gaile and Frog visits in the past, at which point players received the Party Time! effect, lasting until the end of the visit (roughly 11 minutes). If all emotes were performed correctly, including continuing to play a musical instrument or dance for a long period where no emotes are called out, it was possible to receive a total of 22 sets of fireworks, worth a total of 132 Party Animal points if used under the effects of Party Time!.
For the complete transcript of the Frog visits, see Farewell to Gaile/Dialogue.
[edit] Drops
 | Champagne Popper |
 | Bottle Rocket |
 | Sparkler |
[edit] Event treats
Trading trophy items to creatures in each of the party cities will give you access to a variety of different treats.
Lion's Arch
| Shing Jea Monastery
| Kamadan
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[edit] Collectors
The different collectors in each city are:
Note: All NPCs will give the event treats listed above based on their location. In addition, there are five NPCs in each circle named Trained Devourer, but with different trophy requirements.
[edit] Time schedule
These are the times for The Frog's appearances during the event. The Event lasts generally 10-15 min after the hour it starts.
| PDT (UTC -7) | UTC/GMT | EDT (UTC -4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:01 AM, Saturday, 5 April | 07:01, Saturday, 5 April | 03:01 AM, Saturday, 5 April | Completed. (See notes) |
| 03:01 | 10:01 | 06:01 | Completed. (See notes) |
| 06:01 | 13:01 | 09:01 | The Frog did not appear. |
| 09:01 | 16:01 | 12:01 PM | The Frog did not appear. |
| 12:01 PM | 19:01 | 03:01 | Official start of the event. Completed. |
| 03:01 | 22:01 | 06:01 | Completed. |
| 06:01 | 01:01, Sunday, 6 April | 09:01 | Completed. |
| 09:01 | 04:01 | 12:01 AM, Sunday, 6 April | Completed. |
| 12:01 AM, Sunday, 6 April | 07:01 | 03:01 | Completed. |
| 03:01 | 10:01 | 06:01 | Completed. |
| 06:01 | 13:01 | 09:01 | Completed. |
| 09:01 | 16:01 | 12:01 PM | Completed. |
| 12:01 PM | 19:01 | 03:01 | Completed. |
| 03:01 | 22:01 | 06:01 | Completed. |
| 06:01 | 01:01, Monday, 7 April | 09:01 | Completed. |
| 09:01 | 04:01 | 12:01 AM, Monday, 7 April | Completed. |
| 12:01 AM, Monday, 7 April | 07:01 | 03:01 | Completed. |
| 03:01 | 10:01 | 06:01 | Did not start. |
| 06:01 | 13:01 | 09:01 | Completed. |
| 09:01 | 16:01 | 12:01 PM | Completed |
| 12:01 PM | 19:01 | 03:01 | Official end of the event. Completed. |
[edit] Notes
- One unscheduled visit occured at 12:01AM PDT on Saturday and one scheduled visit was missed at 3:01AM PDT on Monday. Both are believed to be caused by the unusual start and end times of noon rather than midnight, and both problems were fixed before they affected other visits.
- A bug caused some players to see a white box when using Champagne Poppers, Bottle Rockets, and Sparklers. This has been fixed after a short while.
- The visual effects of the Sparklers, Bottle Rockets, and Champagne Poppers were changed to have a more frog-like theme for the event.
- The event in Lion's Arch was up on the hillside near the bridge instead of the normal location for an event, by the fountain.
[edit] External links
| Special events | |
|---|---|
| Canthan New Year | 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
| Birthday Celebration | 2nd • 3rd • 4th |
| Dragon Festival | 2006 • 2007 • 2007 Redux • 2008 • 2009 |
| Wintersday in July | 2008 • 2009 |
| Halloween | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2008 Redux • 2009 |
| Wintersday | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Miscellaneous | Day of the Tengu • Farewell to Gaile • Talk Like a Pirate Day |
