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The Winter Festival of Simril Returns!

strumslingerstrumslinger Member, NW_CrypticDev, Cryptic Developer Posts: 1,724 Cryptic Developer
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The nights are drawing in, winter is coming, and it is time to celebrate the Simril Festival once again! This year, we have a few more things up our sleeve. http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/neverwinter/news/detail/9695273


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  • vinceent1vinceent1 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,264 Arc User
    demons at winter festival? Gods give me strength :#:'(
  • mstrssihrmstrssihr Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 545 Arc User
    I posted elsewhere that I'm hoping Simril Lightcrafting for this event also had an update, because the professions are a big part of the Winter Festival too! In professions we can craft "Faintly Glowing Citrine" the worth 25 refinement points - please remove those stones from the game because the benefit isn't worth the effort, which sucks. Please consider allowing us to make a stone worth like 1500 RP, honestly it'd have to be at least 1500 for me to even consider doing it. You only give us access to a single 1x [Master of Lights] so...... idk make the RP BoP? Do something, please, we beg of you!

    Also, this is our 3rd Winter Fest and we can still only have 1 Master of Lights-------- This is no way to accommodate and reward your veteran players. Consider allowing us to obtain an additional Master of Lights each and every year.

    Thank you so much for everything, I'm happy :D!
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  • kolatmasterkolatmaster Member Posts: 3,111 Arc User
    strumslinger said:

    The nights are drawing in, winter is coming, and it is time to celebrate the Simril Festival once again!





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  • kreatyvekreatyve Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 10,545 Community Moderator
    I can't wait! I am so freaking excited for Simril Festival! It's my absolute favorite event! :)
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  • valwrynvalwryn Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,620 Arc User
    Still no snowballs!!! :'(

    The demon ride is something even though it's only speedy at the Winterfest. >:)
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  • vinceent1vinceent1 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,264 Arc User
    glabrezu on ice :D cant imagine more pathetic scene :D

    please devs reconsider this and BRING BACK TROLLS
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  • ghoulz66ghoulz66 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 3,748 Arc User
    vinceent1 said:

    glabrezu on ice :D cant imagine more pathetic scene :D

    please devs reconsider this and BRING BACK TROLLS

    Nothing brings more satisfaction than the screams of little goblins and powrie. All that's missing is slaughtering dwarves by the millions.
  • kreatyvekreatyve Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 10,545 Community Moderator
    verdonix1 said:

    I just hope the "all new rewards" doesn't mean they scrapped what they did last year... that was awesome all those GOOD companions as well as the scrolls of life and the re-train tokens.... I will be bent if that stuff is gone or the drop rate gets snuffed.

    One of the devs said somewhere that they weren't removing anything from the Winter Festival, but they were adding more stuff, so rest assured.
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  • kreatyvekreatyve Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 10,545 Community Moderator
    ghoulz66 said:

    vinceent1 said:

    glabrezu on ice :D cant imagine more pathetic scene :D

    please devs reconsider this and BRING BACK TROLLS

    Nothing brings more satisfaction than the screams of little goblins and powrie. All that's missing is slaughtering dwarves by the millions.
    Dwarves! NO! My new Dwarf GF does not want to be slaughtered! She wants to slaughter some demons.
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  • blackjackwidowblackjackwidow Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 424 Arc User
    kreatyve said:

    I can't wait! I am so freaking excited for Simril Festival! It's my absolute favorite event! :)

    Mine too! I love all the companions, the overall gift-giving concept (although invariably the rarest companions ended up bound to an alt because of it lol), the transmutes, and the lore. Not a huge fan of racing, I'm just no good maneuvering, but I feel like I'm gifting 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places to someone else, so it's ok.
    verdonix1 said:

    I just hope the "all new rewards" doesn't mean they scrapped what they did last year... that was awesome all those GOOD companions as well as the scrolls of life and the re-train tokens.... I will be bent if that stuff is gone or the drop rate gets snuffed.

    I know! I'm sad to say that recently, I'm looking at news releases about "improvements" and reading possible negativity into each bullet point. "New artifact" tied into lightcrafting; please for the love of the gods, don't make this another Masquerade of Liars-type of btc, max level 60 artifact that can't even be used for refining. Better - at least make it bta, so it could be banked for a future alt to use.

    And demons, refugees, and collecting stuff to "help create a duergar demon sled" - please, please let this be part of the Monsters on Ice thing, not an HE. Maybe it's stuff on the Stronghold - which we all know is being decorated for the festival. I don't know how I feel about all that, really, I'm sure those without a guild/stronghold will be feeling snubbed if there's another reward gated behind a stronghold.

    And more fish. Because you have to fill up that inventory with something! :tongue:

    Regardless, I'll be happy to have something semi-grindy, but fun with huge rewards. And here's hoping I get some great gifts this year. :smiley:
  • corlienacorliena Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    Oh Please, please and pretty please say you are giving us permanent snowballs this year. water balloons are great, but we need snowballs please!
  • aranea#9227 aranea
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    vinceent1 said:

    demons at winter festival? Gods give me strength :#:'(

    Yep. What he said. ^^

    It isn't it bad enough that players are breezing right past the HEs that belong to zones to fight demons, but now you have to drag them into what ought to be a happy, wonderfilled event - a break from everyday activities.

    :'(
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    is there any maintence because i just downloaded the game and cannot login
  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    blackjackwidow said:

    And demons, refugees, and collecting stuff to "help create a duergar demon sled" - please, please let this be part of the Monsters on Ice thing, not an HE. Maybe it's stuff on the Stronghold - which we all know is being decorated for the festival. I don't know how I feel about all that, really, I'm sure those without a guild/stronghold will be feeling snubbed if there's another reward gated behind a stronghold.

    This tooltip is from the current preview build. There will be multiple options for collecting the blacklead. Players without a stronghold and below level 70 can fish or do Demons on Ice. However, drop rates may make some sources less grindy than others.

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  • blackjackwidowblackjackwidow Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 424 Arc User
    two30 said:

    blackjackwidow said:

    And demons, refugees, and collecting stuff to "help create a duergar demon sled" - please, please let this be part of the Monsters on Ice thing, not an HE. Maybe it's stuff on the Stronghold - which we all know is being decorated for the festival. I don't know how I feel about all that, really, I'm sure those without a guild/stronghold will be feeling snubbed if there's another reward gated behind a stronghold.

    This tooltip is from the current preview build. There will be multiple options for collecting the blacklead. Players without a stronghold and below level 70 can fish or do Demons on Ice. However, drop rates may make some sources less grindy than others.

    Nice! Thanks for that.
  • blackjackwidowblackjackwidow Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 424 Arc User
    @strumslinger Last year I reported a bug with the vendors in the winter festival. Since I don't want to resurrect a necroed thread, could you pass along this info to see if it could be addressed this year - maybe before the festival goes live?
    Both fishermen vendors (the one on the docks and the one by the main campfire) only pay half price for items. So if you sell them your treasure items from the bags which you got from fishing, you're getting half as much gold as you will anywhere else. The two winter festival vendors will pay full price, however.
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  • two30two30 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,168 Arc User
    Do you wanna build a snowman demon sled?
    Yes, Anna Zoey, I do.

    Let it go, Elsa Abbey.
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  • jonkocajonkoca Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 2,586 Arc User
    My favourite event of the neverwinter year. Happy Crimbo.
    No idea what my toon is now.
  • asendra2asendra2 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    When does it start
  • mynaammynaam Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 937 Arc User
    asendra2 said:

    When does it start

    It starts 17 December
    There are more than BIS players in this game
    RIP Real Tiamat, RIP Real Demogorgon RIP real Temple of the spider. Why remove non bis content to give to bis players ????
    FORCING the majority of your player base to play 4 mod old dungeons and trial will have a bad result on player base
    Changes are getting so bad i would rather prefer no new changes (RIP ICE FISHING in winter fest)



  • asterdahlasterdahl Member, Cryptic Developer Posts: 1,258 Cryptic Developer
    mstrssihr said:

    I posted elsewhere that I'm hoping Simril Lightcrafting for this event also had an update, because the professions are a big part of the Winter Festival too!

    There should be another blog post coming along soon that discusses rewards more specifically. Simril Lightcrafting hasn't been abandoned, it's getting new and updated recipes with a focus on ease of use and better rewards.
  • mstrssihrmstrssihr Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 545 Arc User
    asterdahl said:

    mstrssihr said:

    I posted elsewhere that I'm hoping Simril Lightcrafting for this event also had an update, because the professions are a big part of the Winter Festival too!

    There should be another blog post coming along soon that discusses rewards more specifically. Simril Lightcrafting hasn't been abandoned, it's getting new and updated recipes with a focus on ease of use and better rewards.
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  • wixxgs1chtwixxgs1cht Member Posts: 430 Arc User
    What's the minimum level to participate again?
  • beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    wixxgs1cht said:

    What's the minimum level to participate again?

    15 for starlight parcels, but can probably travel there and at least try the events fresh from the tutorial.
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  • plasticbatplasticbat Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 12,457 Arc User
    Perfect timing to go with Star Wars. We can once again (hopefully) do skywalking over the pond.
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  • themaster7021themaster7021 Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    "This new racing sled has a special ability as well, granting legendary mount speed of 140% while in Twilight Tor. If you’re looking to tear up the slalom track, look no further. Those who are blessed with good fortune may also find a blue Frozen Demon Sled from this year’s Starlight Parcel. With a stronger base speed and blue coloring and effects, this sled also moves at legendary speed in Twilight Tor."

    Well, with my luck i can only dream about that blue frozen demon sled... :/.
  • vorticanvortican Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 367 Arc User
    This. Is going to be. Sweet.

    I will be needing many, many pairs of pants for this.
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