Day of Balthazar

Maybe we can have an ingame event (Pve) such as the Day of Balthazar, or Day of Grenth where one attribute is buffed (for example water magic attributes are buffed +3). I think this would be fun to play with and would encourage use of new builds.

It wouldn't encourage new builds. All the wiki builds with a given attribute at 16 would just be insanely more powerful and you'd see nothing but cookie cutter builds left and right.

Bad suggestion, imo.

Maybe make a "Weekend of the Gods" where all shrine blessings are free and entering UW/FoW is free.

I have to admit that when I saw the thread title I immediately imagined the Festival of Lyss actually being turned into an event, and then expanding for festivals of the other gods.

I don't think I understand why this would be great. Buffing one random attribute - for example, Water Magic - is like saying "YAY elementalists" and screw everybody else. If it was a Day of Grenth, it should affect Necromancers, Ritualists, Assassins, and Water Magic, since that's the lore status. Similarly, a Day of Balthazar should affect Warriors, Paragons, Dervishes, and Fire Magic.

I agree with him.

Honestly theres no need at all for insane buffs to attributes.

I think what he was suggesting was actually a buff to underused attributes, not ones that are already popular, which in a way makes sense. The only problem with this is it would mean Anet admitting that they have made certain attributes/build types completely underpowered compared to others.

we already had one of these a long time ago. at least the free uw/fow entree part. im not sure if id agree to it. but the shrines i definately wouldnt agree to because everyone would just super buff up for free and make everything way too easy.

as for the main topic i realllly dont agree because lets say the buff for monks goes to smiting prayers and other professions get more useful buffs. it would just make everything too unbalanced.

I'd rather have on an Event like Day of balthazar or Day of teh gods would get a non-effect Form of one of the 6 avatars that all people can wear (it would be random)... So just the appearance would change no additional effects

and free underworld... is devotion to the gods how?its just for farmers.
alright idea imo. just not the right balance to it.

As a side note, Balthazar also provides a monks Protection Prayer's. If I'm remembering my lore right, anyway.

On topic: OP's idea is impractical. It would screw with PvE and PvP. I like the idea of a Weekend of the Gods, but other than that note so much.

/unsigned.

Nah, Balthazar does smiting. Dwayna is heal/prot.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Balthazar
The god of war and fire, Balthazar is often worshipped by Warriors and Elementalists, though Monks devoted to the Protection or Smiting disciplines can also be found among his devotees.

What's people like you's problem? If you think it's to easy don't do it! One day of +1 attribute is not going to ruin the economy, this is PvE it doesn't affect you, spoil sport, I bet you were an Ursan Hater too

If there's free booze/party/sweets;

/signed.

But buffing attributes? Err, what for? It's not bad, but I don't see the point.

I was kinda thinking of wat fooze said, buffing certain attributes that no1 uses anymore. Just sumthin i thought of when i remembered wat i read from the proph booklet which is wat was quoted from wiki. The fact that each god can have their own day adds a bit of flavor i think. And releasing a new elite dungeon on day of lyssa or melandru would be sweet too

as a matter of a fact i was an ursan hater tyvm. i thought it was a poor excuse for a build. then again i wouldnt really call it a build either. anyways ill get back on the real topic. i wouldnt agree to it because mainly the point he was getting at was to make people more interested in trying different builds. this game and the skills have been out long enough where most people have tried the good combinations of builds and the newer ones just pvx. it wouldnt promote new build trying only make pve even easier than it already is now.

a day for the god of fire and war?
firewater random drops!
/signed
and make kamadan and stuff all flourishing with torches set up
real conan the barbarian setting
there should also be some quest you can do to get 10 flames of balthazar (= 2 zkeys but nye)

PvE is already way too easy. Free shrine buffs for a weekend wouldn't affect that. For a whole weekend PvE would be different, not easier.

im not sure on the whole buffing of stats...but the idea of festivals based around gods that are praised and worshipped in game is a great idea.

Actually, it would be a pretty cool feature if the entire Tyrian calendar was arranged around the five (or six) gods so that each of the gods had their own season and at the turn of every season there was an event where the gods of the old and new season would fight over the minds of followers like Grenth and Dwayna do during the Wintersday, with a possible extension of the old season if the players support the old god. Add some specific flavor to each season and you have an engaging game experience

well i wasnt thinking of the normal buffs i was thinking more of the dp remover from the shrines. if that became free then people would use this to vanquish and it wouldnt cost them a dime to stay at no dp