Holiday Speed 2023 (premium-free)

Syntex

The West Team
Community Manager
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Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

For this Holiday, we’ve again come up with a really special Speed World for you, where the goal will be to have fun with spending the least amount of nuggets! We bring you a totally premium free world where you can buy everything in store for a dollars and bonds and you can request free VIP. You can also get all of our event sets!

This year you can also buy El Gringo and Union Officer set items!

This is a long announcement, please make sure to read all the information!

Server settings and information

General settings
  • Start: 2023-12-01 between 12:00-15:00
  • End: 2024-01-05 12:00
  • Premium settings: All premium functions are inactive, except for VIP features. Everyone can claim a free 90 day VIP.
    • Free VIP: If you want free VIP premium for 90 days, you can ask for it through a support ticket or a whisper to a GM. They will give you a bonus code you can use.
      We advise you to request the code through support system at least 24 hours before the event starts so you can enjoy the benefits as soon as you join the server! Please select "Holiday Speed 2023" as the world.
  • Anyone can join the server.
  • Bank transfer: Disabled
  • Traveling fair: Enabled, pre-built - only with bonds
  • Town settings:
    • Towns can be left: Inactive
    • Trading: Not allowed! Trading is prohibited by special event rules, technically is possible, but will be punished if happens. Please see event rules for more information.
      Please note, with this setting we would like to address some concerns raised by the community on past events and eliminate the possibility of pushing; there is no reward for crafting, and buffs are available in the UP shop for dollars.
    • Alliances: Allowed
  • New - Sleep restriction:
    • For a more balanced gameplay we introduce mandatory sleep time.
    • The player's character must sleep at least 72 hours in foreign hotels (obtain 'Tourist' achievement) during the event in order to be eligible for A and B category rewards.
    • The sleep requirement is explicitly: achieve the "Tourist" achievement. To achieve that achievement one must sleep for a total of 259200 seconds in foreign hotels (not the hotel in your own town if you have one).
Premium features
  • Automation: Active
  • Character Bonus: Active
  • Higher income: Active
  • More energy: Active
  • Higher speed: Active
  • Cash deposit: Inactive
  • Refill energy: Inactive
  • Product purchase: Inactive
  • Complete job instantly: Inactive
  • Halfway traveling time: Inactive
  • Travelling merchant change offer: Inactive
  • Immediate delivery (sell and buy): Inactive
  • Item upgrade: Inactive
  • Purchase skill and attribute points: Inactive
  • Placate Shaman: Inactive

Bonuses
  • Money from jobs:
    • Level 1-75: +2000%
    • Level 76-150: +3000%
    • Level 151-250: +5000%
  • Experience points from jobs:
    • Level 1-75: +2500%
    • Level 76-120: +5000%
    • Level 121-150: +8000%
    • Level 151-180: +12000%
    • Level 181-210: +18000%
    • Level 211-250: +25000%
  • Luck at jobs: +200%
  • Drop chance: +300%
  • Speed: +1000%
  • Energy regeneration: +500%
  • Health regeneration: +500%
  • Work motivation: +200%
  • Duel motivation: +100%
  • Duel damage: +100%
  • Labor points: +200%
  • Cancel duel protection: 2 hours
  • Duel protection expires: 24 hours
Note: 0% is meant to be the basic value


Double boost:
(Bonuses will be doubled)
  • Between 2023-12-05 04:00 and 2023-12-07 04:00
    • Money from jobs
    • Experience points from jobs
  • Between 2023-12-24 04:00 and 2023-12-27 04:00
    • Money from jobs
    • Experience points from jobs
    • Luck at jobs
    • Drop chance
  • Between 2023-12-31 04:00 and 2024-01-02 04:00
    • Money from jobs
    • Experience points from jobs

Special character bonuses

AdventurerDuelistWorkerSoldier
  • Experience points from jobs: +10%
  • Money from jobs: +15%
  • Luck at jobs: +30%
  • Drop chance: +40%
  • Labor points: +50%
  • Speed: +100%
  • Energy regeneration: +10%
  • Health regeneration: +50%
  • Duel motivation: +100%
  • Duel damage: +30%
  • Experience points from jobs: +50%
  • Luck at jobs: +10%
  • Drop chance: +10%
  • Work motivation: +100%
  • Labor points: +35%
  • Money from jobs: +45%
  • Energy regeneration: +100%
  • Health regeneration: +100%
  • Duel motivation: +50%
  • Duel damage: +15%
Note: Character class bonuses accumulate with normal bonuses.
UP SHOP Settings
  • All items can be purchased with Bonds and Dollars.
  • The Small Wooden Crate with Cactus Plants will be available and can be purchased for bonds, with a discount.
  • Bags needed for crafting enjoy a 99% discount: Master Saddler's bag, Tonic peddler's bag, Field cook's bag, Blacksmith's bag.
  • All event chests will be available in the shop. The chests of different years will be introduced progressively, at a basic price. The table below shows the date of appearance:
Date
Event chests
2023-12-01 12:002013 & 2014 & 2015
2023-12-04 12:002016 & 2017 & 2018
2023-12-10 12:002019 & 2020
2023-12-15 12:002021 & 2022
2023-12-20 12:002023 (except Day of the Dead)
Limited sales
Item name​
Dollars​
First sale​
Discount
Limit​
Second Sale​
Limit​
El Gringo's animal chest100.000.0002023-12-23 16:00 - 23:59
40%​
1002023-12-30 00:00 - 23:59
-​
El Gringo's weapons chest200.000.0002023-12-23 16:00 - 23:59
30%​
1002023-12-30 00:00 - 23:59
-​
El Gringo's clothes chest200.000.0002023-12-23 16:00 - 23:59
40%​
1002023-12-30 00:00 - 23:59
-​
Union Officer chest300.000.0002023-12-24 16:00 - 23:59
40%​
202023-12-31 00:00 - 23:59
-​
Union Officer weapon chest200.000.0002023-12-24 16:00 - 23:59
30%​
402023-12-31 00:00 - 23:59
-​
  • There will be 2 sales from each set, the first sale is limited, meaning it will get unavailable after X buys on the world.
  • Please be advised this is a special sale created only for the Speed event purely to create the possibility to try them for those who wish. We do not plan to add these items on normal worlds anytime.
  • In case the prices would be too high, we will make adjustments during the event.

Rewards

Prizes can be requested to any world, but cannot be transferred to another account/player! Please join under the name on which you would like to receive the prize.

ATTENTION! Winning condition for rewards category A and B:
You must complete the 'Tourist' achievement ('Sleep for 3 full days in foreign hotels') in order to qualify for any rewards (Individual Rewards and Community Goals)!

A. Individual Rewards
Ranking
Experience points
Duels
Fort Battles
Construction
Achievement points
1. place300 Nuggets + 3 x El Gringo set item300 Nuggets + 3 x El Gringo set item300 Nuggets + 3 x El Gringo set item
300 Nuggets + 3 x El Gringo set item​
300 Nuggets + 3 x El Gringo set item
2. place200 Nuggets + 2 x El Gringo set item200 Nuggets + 2 x El Gringo set item200 Nuggets + 2 x El Gringo set item200 Nuggets + 2 x El Gringo set item200 Nuggets + 2 x El Gringo set item
3. place100 Nuggets + 1 x El Gringo set item100 Nuggets + 1 x El Gringo set item100 Nuggets + 1 x El Gringo set item100 Nuggets + 1 x El Gringo set item100 Nuggets + 1 x El Gringo set item
4. place Choose 2 items from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 2 items from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 2 items from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 2 items from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 2 items from any event set (2012-2022)
5. placeChoose 1 item from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 1 item from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 1 item from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 1 item from any event set (2012-2022)Choose 1 item from any event set (2012-2022)

Every winner in this category also gets a Potion of Plentiful Wisdom (+10% experience to your next level)!

Notes:
  • A player may win in up to 2 categories. If you achieve a placement in more than 2 categories, only the first 2 best places count (in the case of a tie, the priority of the categories matter (left-to-right): Experience ranking being the 1st and Achievement ranking the 6th). Of course, where a player is skipped, the reward goes to the next position.
  • 1 x, 2 x, 3 x El Gringo set item: You may choose any (1, 2 or 3) items from the El Gringo set (limitation apply for weapons). In case of 2x or 3x you may choose the same type of item multiple times. Restriction: You may choose only one item from the El Gringo weapon set.
  • Choose 1 or 2 items from any event set (2012-2022): Items that were available at our past events (Valentine’s Day, Easter, Independence Day, Oktoberfest, Day of the Dead, Christmas). The unique event rewards that go only to the winner of the event cannot be requested.

B. Community Goals
  • The town with the most town points at the end of the round: 300 Bonds for each member
    Note:
    A town member must reach at least character level 220 to receive the reward.

C. Participation Rewards
  • All players who have reached level 200 and have at least 100 Prays ("Gone to pray") will receive: 2 x Ibenezer Grinch's chest
    Note: This reward can be requested through the support system as soon as the requirements are fulfilled. Winners will not be announced in this category. Rewards can be requested in this category until 2023-01-07.
    Extra: Complete these requirements before 2023-12-24 23:59 and do at least 24 "Gone to pray at Christmas" in order to receive an extra Ibenezer Grinch's chest. In this case, please submit your request to our Support Team by 2023-12-25 18:00.
  • Among all participants who have reached at least level 50, at the end of the event we will draw randomly 5 players, and each of them will receive 100 Nuggets! Another 5 winners will be selected for a Potion of Plentiful Wisdom (+10% experience to your next level).

Event rules
  1. The general contest rules, game rules and the General Terms and Conditions apply to this server, together with additional special event rules during the competition period, which is between 2023-12-01 and 2024-01-05.
  2. These policies, descriptions and rewards are subject to change at any time without notice.
  3. The Speed Server is a temporary world, please keep in mind that once an event has ended, character data will be lost without refunds or compensation being provided.
  4. Players breaking in-game or event rules can be banned permanently from the event.
  5. Participants who will receive an in-game permanent ban during the event will be disqualified. Disqualified players will not receive any reward, which then will be awarded to the next highest position.
  6. Trading with players is prohibited, if this happens both parties will receive a warning and the respective traded items will be removed, the money involved in this transaction will also be confiscated. In case of relapse, a ban can be issued on both parties.
  7. Fort Battles: In order to keep the ranking fair, players are not allowed to declare spam Fort Battles for the purpose to make it impossible for their fellow players to participate in all the fights. In the event of a breach (which is determined by the support team), the support team reserves the right to terminate them and leave only one, if a prior support request is received from the players. The support team may impose a penalty on any player who has participated in this activity.
  8. The player will not be removed from the town in case of a ban.
  9. Pumpkin Hunt and Gift Hunt will be available on the server, the Holiday Sale will not be available.
  10. Violations can still be investigated and punished after the serves has been closed.

Feedback & Questions

Would you have any questions or feedback, feel free to share them in the discussion thread!

Your The West Team
 
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Syntex

The West Team
Community Manager
Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

Thank you so much for your feedback provided so far! As we would like to improve our events based on your feedback, we have applied some changes before the start:
  • As Pumpkin Hunt already runs, events chests schedule changed. Please see the announcement.
  • Worker's Labor Points bonus was raised to +35%.
  • As for balancing reasons and in order to make it more exclusive, we have implemented the following rules: a player may ask only for only one weapon from the El Gringo set.
  • We have added a new random participation reward: Another 5 winners will be selected for a Potion of Plentiful Wisdom (+10% experience to your next level).
It is so good to see that we can further improve the gameplay experience together. Thank you!

Your The West Team
 

Syntex

The West Team
Community Manager
Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

Thank you again for your feedback!
  • Starting with 2023-12-06 12:00 we are adding the Duel Rollback Potion to the SHOP with a 80% discount!

Your The West Team
 

Syntex

The West Team
Community Manager
Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls,

Make out the most of the pre-holiday season and enjoy triple Money bonuses for 48 hours starting with 2023-12-20 04:00!

Pst! You will have random 24 hours long triple bonuses (at a random bonus) between December 27th and 30th!

Happy Holidays!

Your The West Team
 
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