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Winter Festival Event Preview

dwightmcdwightmc Member Posts: 95
edited December 2013 in News & Announcements
The Winter Festival Event is almost here. Preview the upcoming Event and all the great rewards you can get!

http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1064781
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  • obsiddiaobsiddia Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,025 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1064781

    Looks beautiful. I must have the new companion!
    (Even if it's the one monster that eats my graphics card alive.)
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  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    It looks beautiful.

    The area design on festival events has been top-notch, I gotta say.
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  • ladysylvialadysylvia Member Posts: 946 Bounty Hunter
    edited December 2013
    In the text is only one of the two companions mentioned. What is with the Fawn of Shialla?
  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Darn, I was hoping the Winter Mimic would look like a wrapped present.

    It's not mentioned in the news post, but on Preview, a reward-intensification period "Zenith of the Winter Festival" is scheduled for January 2nd, 2014 to January 9th, 2014, which should help players who are finding the end of year too busy.
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  • ayrouxayroux Member Posts: 4,271 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The Winter Festival events include (subject to change):
    -The Twilight Run – Take part in slalom races around the Lake Glorfindar on your favorite mounts, on your feet, or the brand new magical Winter Sled mount!
    -Monsters on Ice – Fight on an icy lake against frost goblins, ice trolls, and rimefire golems in a contest to defeat the most frigid foes possible!
    -Ice Fishing – Go ice fishing across Lake Glorfindar, utilizing rare baits and better rods to pull in the largest fish possible. Rare fish bring in more points in a contest, and more Lights of Simril to be used for various Winter Festival-exclusive items
    -Star Gazing – Stare into the winter sky and view the various constellations of Neverwinter and receive a fortune. Lucky players may even receive a special buff!
    -Simril Lightcrafting – Collect the Lights of Simril and craft them into various items in a brand new Master of Lights profession!
    -New Holiday Items – Use the Lights of Simril and Stars of Fortune currencies to purchase rewards such as the new Sparkling weapons, fashionable scarves, the Winter Sled and Dappled Riding Horse mounts, the Frost Mimic and Fawn of Shialla companions, and more!


    MISSING!

    (PVP) Domination on Ice – Fight on an icy lake against other players in a contest to earn glory!


    Seriously guys... your dropping the ball not having even limited time pvp maps, dont even HAve to be good maps just a change of pace is SO welcomed!
  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The Zenith is shown on the live calendar as well.
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  • dkcandydkcandy Member Posts: 1,555 Bounty Hunter
    edited December 2013
    ayroux wrote: »
    The Winter Festival events include (subject to change):
    -The Twilight Run – Take part in slalom races around the Lake Glorfindar on your favorite mounts, on your feet, or the brand new magical Winter Sled mount!
    -Monsters on Ice – Fight on an icy lake against frost goblins, ice trolls, and rimefire golems in a contest to defeat the most frigid foes possible!
    -Ice Fishing – Go ice fishing across Lake Glorfindar, utilizing rare baits and better rods to pull in the largest fish possible. Rare fish bring in more points in a contest, and more Lights of Simril to be used for various Winter Festival-exclusive items
    -Star Gazing – Stare into the winter sky and view the various constellations of Neverwinter and receive a fortune. Lucky players may even receive a special buff!
    -Simril Lightcrafting – Collect the Lights of Simril and craft them into various items in a brand new Master of Lights profession!
    -New Holiday Items – Use the Lights of Simril and Stars of Fortune currencies to purchase rewards such as the new Sparkling weapons, fashionable scarves, the Winter Sled and Dappled Riding Horse mounts, the Frost Mimic and Fawn of Shialla companions, and more!


    MISSING!

    (PVP) Domination on Ice – Fight on an icy lake against other players in a contest to earn glory!


    Seriously guys... your dropping the ball not having even limited time pvp maps, dont even HAve to be good maps just a change of pace is SO welcomed!

    This would have required prior planning from back in April to be completed by December. So maybe 2014 Christmas their will be a new seasonal PvP map.
  • dardovedardove Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    That is one fine looking mimic. Hopefully the first of many mimic companions.

    Any chance we could get the stats on it?
  • caloriencalorien Member Posts: 177 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    The news post mentions "Major Vario Cephied of Twilight Tor", are you sure he's not Mayor of Twilight Tor, and not just some military officer (perhaps retired) living there?
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  • valiant4evervaliant4ever Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    looks sweet :)
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  • valwrynvalwryn Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,620 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    ayroux wrote: »
    The Winter Festival events include:
    and more!


    Must be the Snowballs!!! :p
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  • imsmithyimsmithy Member Posts: 1,378 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Great looking event and it looks like there is plenty to do too , good work guys , Mimic looks spectacular too xD
  • imsmithyimsmithy Member Posts: 1,378 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    A pvp type snowball fight would be fun , they had a snowball fight pvp map in Guild wars for Wintersday and it was really fun , you even got a full set of special snowball fight themed skills , still the event they have planned sounds very good even without any pvp.

    Edit - 2 threads merged totally makes it look like I'm spamming the same thread -.-
  • vrtesseractvrtesseract Member Posts: 631 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I feel very sorry for the fawn totally outshined by the mimic, idea for next year... gift wrapped mimic. or gelatinous jelly mold...
  • imsmithyimsmithy Member Posts: 1,378 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    vrtesseract wrote: »
    I feel very sorry for the fawn totally outshined by the mimic, idea for next year... gift wrapped mimic. or gelatinous jelly mold...

    Haha yeah poor Fawn , everybody will get that Mimic... if you only get to choose one companion then maybe I'll get that Fawn on an alt since it could end up being quite rare , I Really hope event rewards are all BoE and not BoP although I'm guessing that they will be bound -.- .
  • melodywhrmelodywhr Member Posts: 4,220 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    since when was a winter festival about killing each other on ice? :p
  • jorifice1jorifice1 Member Posts: 1,042 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    melodywhr wrote: »
    since when was a winter festival about killing each other on ice? :p

    Um, excuse ME?!
    That is ONLY the single most cherished ritual of the Traditional Northern White Christmas Celebration And Emergency Room Visit!
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  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited December 2013
    dwightmc wrote: »
    The Winter Festival Event is almost here. Preview the upcoming Event and all the great rewards you can get!

    http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1064781
    Looking forward to this, thanks!
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  • ayrouxayroux Member Posts: 4,271 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    melodywhr wrote: »
    since when was a winter festival about killing each other on ice? :p

    Ummm... Since the beginning of time?! When you were a kid didnt you look forward to snow for snowball fights?!

    Ill tell you what, I never said - oh look snow! lets kill a bear!

    I said, oh look snow! Lets throw it at eachother in a mock war!!!!!
  • shefflersheffler Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Looks awesome, gonna be my first Neverwinter event.
    Will this be level restricted because its in a special area? i hope not :)
  • dardovedardove Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    sheffler wrote: »
    Looks awesome, gonna be my first Neverwinter event.
    Will this be level restricted because its in a special area? i hope not :)

    No, it will be for all or most levels like every other event.
  • bioshrikebioshrike Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 4,729 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    It'd be awesome if the fawn is actually a deer MADE OUT OF ICE! And if she's a healer companion, even better!

    As for the mimic - as cool as it is, it'll probably be a striker, which would be more desirable for its fun/aesthetic aspects, rather than its performance...
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  • mudbone65mudbone65 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    just a test, Sorry.
  • abell39abell39 Member Posts: 1,175 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    calorien wrote: »
    The news post mentions "Major Vario Cephied of Twilight Tor", are you sure he's not Mayor of Twilight Tor, and not just some military officer (perhaps retired) living there?

    If his name is the pun that I think it is, his surname might be misspelled unless it's intentional....

    Really, really looking forward to this event, though. My halfling wiz is thrilled for a pet mimic, my DC is cooing over the thought of a fawn, and I'm thrilled that the event somehow combines my two favorite things ever (winter and astronomy!) into the same awesome package. This is gonna be fun. :o
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  • superinesuperine Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    dwightmc wrote: »
    The Winter Festival Event is almost here. Preview the upcoming Event and all the great rewards you can get!

    http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1064781

    Can't wait! With more playtime coming up during the Holidays it's great to try new things! I fear those tongue chests but having one myself, hahaha hilarious! Thanks all
  • rajanixisarajanixisa Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 87
    edited December 2013
    jorifice1 wrote: »
    Um, excuse ME?!
    That is ONLY the single most cherished ritual of the Traditional Northern White Trash Christmas Celebration And Emergency Room Visit!

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  • syka08syka08 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I must say, this even sounds a lot more active than midsummer, which sounds like it will totally be an improvement. The festival is going on for quite a while to boot, so I'm hoping not to feel overwhelmed by it all XD.

    That mimic skin looks amazing and I cannot wait to see what the weapons and everything else looks like when it hits Live!



    Oh yeah. Sword Coast Adventures is planned to go Live with Winter Festival. (just found this out)
    goatshark wrote: »
    Correct. All companions must be on the same character to use them together.

    And to answer another question that's come up in a few places: if you own between 1 and 3 companions, you can still play SCA with the aid of temporary companions. These temporary companions are weak (rank 1 equivalent) and take their share of companion XP, but they do allow you to play through adventures and collect other rewards.

    As for when SCA will be available on live, pending no major problems, we are going to launch it on the same day as the winter event: December 19th! Exciting! :)
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  • andybones65andybones65 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 65 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Think ill just stick with the sword coast adventures,this is to crimbo for me.bahhh humbug.
  • devaneiodevaneio Member Posts: 142 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Star Gazing – Stare into the winter sky and view the various constellations of Neverwinter and receive a fortune. Lucky players may even receive a special buff!
    __
    It will be probably just a buff, but for me this will be the most important thing in this event, thank you very much! I will be contemplating the stars to enjoy the creation of the gods.
  • guaraguao34guaraguao34 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    jorifice1 wrote: »
    Um, excuse ME?!
    That is ONLY the single most cherished ritual of the Traditional Northern White Christmas Celebration And Emergency Room Visit!

    I lol'd so hard at that. I live in the caribbean so we dont have snow here, summer all year long, but when i was in the U.S. in winter in 95'....lets say i was target practice for my cousins, those things really hurt, but its a heck of a lot fun.
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