Announcing the third annual ECTO Secret Santa Event!
"HO HO HO, Traveler!"
"HO HO HO, Traveler!"
Greetings and happy holidays fellow Ghostbusters! I'm pleased to announce that this year we will be continuing our yearly Secret Santa event. Last year was the first time we attempted this and it was a great success! I expect this year's event to be just as fun, read on below for the details!
When is the Santa Selection and how is that going to work?
Saturday, December 2nd at 7:30 pm PST we will be drawing names for your Santa match-up. You will have until then to sign up if you're interested. All entries will have their names matched to a random number and I will be spinning the raffle wheel to match each participant with a number. I will PM you in Discord who your match is and what their gift suggestions are, or I will send you in game mail if you do not currently have Discord set up.
What are the guidelines for gift suggestions?
As indicated on the form below, you will be asked to provide 4 gift suggestions for your Santa, 2 Gem shop items and 2 in-game currency items. Please keep the Gem shop items to 800 gems or lower and verify that the item can be gifted (it will have a gift icon next to it), and the in-game currency options to 20g or lower. Also note that these are suggestions, you may receive a different item all together but these suggestions should give your Santa an idea of what you're interested in. If you have no preferences then you can simply write "no preference" for your response to that question.
I can't afford 800 gems or 20g...
That's perfectly fine! The 800 Gems and 20g limit's are meant to be a MAX value, not a suggested value. The gift you send can be either paid with in-game currency or Gems, and it can be any value that you can afford. Suggestions should just not exceed these suggested prices, but what you spend on your gifts is entirely up to what you can afford and are comfortable spending.
So when is the gift exchange?
The gift exchange event will take place on Saturday, December 16th. The Wintersday patch will hopefully be on the 13th, so if that's the case then we'll have some awesome Wintersday shenanigans to get into as well after the exchange!
Important: If you do decide to get your giftee a Gem shop gift, make sure that it is an item that can be gifted first. If it can be gifted there will be a little present icon next to the purchase icon. If it does, do not gift it right away! Wait until the gift exchange date as these items are sent immediately. When you're ready to send your gift, be sure to "Gift" it, not "Purchase" it since that will just have the item sent to you and cannot be traded then.
Is there going to be anything else going on that day?
Absolutely! Wintersday should be in full effect by then, so we will party out in our Guild Hall for a bit, and then we can do some Wintersday events, or possibly event do some bounty hunting in PoF. This will be a full blown ECTO event, the gift exchange is just the opener!
What if I can't make it to the event?
Not a problem! If you can't make it to the exchange we'll make sure your Santa mails your gift out to you and you can send yours as soon as you're able.
So there you have it! This event has become an annual tradition for us and I'm sure it will be as fun this year as it has been in previous years! If you have any questions that weren't answered above, please send an in game mail to Souldonkey.9534 and I'll be happy to answer them. Happy Wintersday everyone! Sign up here:
When is the Santa Selection and how is that going to work?
Saturday, December 2nd at 7:30 pm PST we will be drawing names for your Santa match-up. You will have until then to sign up if you're interested. All entries will have their names matched to a random number and I will be spinning the raffle wheel to match each participant with a number. I will PM you in Discord who your match is and what their gift suggestions are, or I will send you in game mail if you do not currently have Discord set up.
What are the guidelines for gift suggestions?
As indicated on the form below, you will be asked to provide 4 gift suggestions for your Santa, 2 Gem shop items and 2 in-game currency items. Please keep the Gem shop items to 800 gems or lower and verify that the item can be gifted (it will have a gift icon next to it), and the in-game currency options to 20g or lower. Also note that these are suggestions, you may receive a different item all together but these suggestions should give your Santa an idea of what you're interested in. If you have no preferences then you can simply write "no preference" for your response to that question.
I can't afford 800 gems or 20g...
That's perfectly fine! The 800 Gems and 20g limit's are meant to be a MAX value, not a suggested value. The gift you send can be either paid with in-game currency or Gems, and it can be any value that you can afford. Suggestions should just not exceed these suggested prices, but what you spend on your gifts is entirely up to what you can afford and are comfortable spending.
So when is the gift exchange?
The gift exchange event will take place on Saturday, December 16th. The Wintersday patch will hopefully be on the 13th, so if that's the case then we'll have some awesome Wintersday shenanigans to get into as well after the exchange!
Important: If you do decide to get your giftee a Gem shop gift, make sure that it is an item that can be gifted first. If it can be gifted there will be a little present icon next to the purchase icon. If it does, do not gift it right away! Wait until the gift exchange date as these items are sent immediately. When you're ready to send your gift, be sure to "Gift" it, not "Purchase" it since that will just have the item sent to you and cannot be traded then.
Is there going to be anything else going on that day?
Absolutely! Wintersday should be in full effect by then, so we will party out in our Guild Hall for a bit, and then we can do some Wintersday events, or possibly event do some bounty hunting in PoF. This will be a full blown ECTO event, the gift exchange is just the opener!
What if I can't make it to the event?
Not a problem! If you can't make it to the exchange we'll make sure your Santa mails your gift out to you and you can send yours as soon as you're able.
So there you have it! This event has become an annual tradition for us and I'm sure it will be as fun this year as it has been in previous years! If you have any questions that weren't answered above, please send an in game mail to Souldonkey.9534 and I'll be happy to answer them. Happy Wintersday everyone! Sign up here:
