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Abby Taylor
Nov Member 2019

Abby Taylor

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Yeah, almost immediately upon logging in this event is quite terrible.

1. The pumpkins don't spawn very frequently, I went and cut two whole inventories of logs and didn't get one spawn. They might even be bugged because I'm 200m woodcutting so that's cool.

2. The amount of pumpkins required for the mask and hero pass mission seems absurdly high, considering how rare they are...

and then the pumpkin smashing parties... jesus...

So they seems to be scattered very thinly, and well hidden, so it feel more like an easter egg hunt rather than a party..
Also other people can smash the pumpkins so it's hyper competitive and frustrating.

What was supposed to be a fun event is just frustrating and annoying and crappy. When will you learn to INSTEANCE HOLIDAY EVENTS

THE EVENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN NOW COMPETITIVE
200m Woodcutting: 08/08/2021

Completionist: 09/10/2021

16-Oct-2023 23:42:55

A  Cole
Nov Member 2003

A  Cole

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So after approximately 1.5 hours of playtime, with ~1 hour of that excavating for Archaeology, and attending one pumpkin party, I am currently at 42 smashed pumpkins. With this event lasting for 21 days in total, I don't see how the average player will struggle to hit the targets.

As for the pumpkin party events, they are not competitive.

Yes, the pumpkins appear for other people. However, they don't disappear until you smash them.

In fact, this makes them easier to find because you can just follow the crowd. They also appear in the same places, so after a few parties you'll get used to where to look for them.

In the few minutes I took to type this up, I found a further 3 pumpkins!


~A~

17-Oct-2023 00:00:36

Abby Taylor
Nov Member 2019

Abby Taylor

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@a cole

I'm not finding pumpkins while training, they seem incredibly rare.

Also that's a lie, I went to smash a pumpkin and it disappeared after another player smashed it. The event is absolutely competitive, THE PARTY PUMPKINS.

also the h'oddment shop doesn't even open it just says unavailable.

This event is trash.
200m Woodcutting: 08/08/2021

Completionist: 09/10/2021

17-Oct-2023 00:16:12 - Last edited on 17-Oct-2023 00:16:22 by Abby Taylor

A  Cole
Nov Member 2003

A  Cole

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I'm not lying. It may be that some pumpkins will time out naturally and disappear like that. However, other players smashing them has zero effect on what you see.

I'm finding pumpkins during training as often as I find Seren Spirits. This can be either once per hour, or 20 per hour. In other words, it's completely random.

You've come to rant about the event whilst clearly not giving it a fair chance.

Give it another go.


~A~

17-Oct-2023 00:28:46

john-punkguy
Apr Member 2005

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umm ya, kinda dumb, so much running around haha.

did quality assurance play this event with 900 people?

perhaps........drop more pumpkins like the balloon events at loadstones.


good luck everyone, totally not fun but an insane run and click grind.

:P
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17-Oct-2023 00:41:37

Dilbert2001
Jun Member 2006

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Pumpkins aren't "incredibly rare". I got a few per hour. I think the Smashing Pumpkin event works similar to Seren's Spirit but only with less spawn, so your xp and levels shouldn't have anything to do with spawn rate.

I don't think there is a fix number of pumpkins to get a mask. You may get one smashing just 1 pumpkin, while the others may smash 9,000 and don't get one.

We only need to smash 100 pumpkins to complete all tiers of new Special Pumpkin Smashing Hero Pass missions. Don't forget completing the first 2 tiers of missions give us like 15 pumpkins to smash already. Literally, we only need to smash 85 pumpkins and we have 20 days to do it. It is absolutely very easy for most players. I have already completed mine all in day one.

For the party event, I think pumpkins spawn in fixed locations, so after a few parties, you should know where to look for them. And much better yet, if you go to a populated world, you should see locations with bunch of white dots. These are usually where the pumpkins are. Easy picking and I averaged 10 pumpkins per party, and of course, 5 more after the completion of each event. Absolutely worth doing.

17-Oct-2023 02:21:26

Archaeox
Dec Member 2011

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Dilbert2001 said :
I think the Smashing Pumpkin event works similar to Seren's Spirit but only with less spawn, so your xp and levels shouldn't have anything to do with spawn rate.

The announcement post says:
""
These work similar to Seren Spirits, periodically appearing while you are gaining experience, though they'll appear when skilling anything except Dungeoneering
""
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17-Oct-2023 06:54:39

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