ok...couldnt plant my seeds either. So, figured that is what happened. Since i didnt have anymore seeds to plant other than pumpkin...went to vendor to buy ....and the last post is 3 hours old....and the pumpkins ARE still there to be bought. *sigh lol
Yea, kinda stinks it's a one Glitch day holiday...not enough time to prep, and over before you can even harvest the pumpkins you plant...sigh...maybe they will consider extending it...or having something like pre-Zilloween holidays that culminate in Zilloween...kinda stinks that this time it was a holiday that happened while most of us in the States were at work...though for once the UK players probably got some good holiday playing in! Congrats to our across the big pond friends!! Finally you didn't get the short end of the stick! :)
The Zilloween festivities started a couple of days before the actual holiday (Saturday morning North American time I think). But unless you were reading the forums or watching Twitter you might not have spotted this.
That's why I think Horakely's idea in the Ideas forum is so superb... a little icon next to the date/time in-game that indicates when special seasonal stuff is active. If you like the idea (or even if you don't), go over to the Ideas forum and add your comments here: http://www.glitch.com/forum/ideas/12395/
b3achy, pumpkin seeds were first available at the vendors at least 2 days ago, and you could plant them at that time.
The badges and special awards could be gained all day , Saturday, and Sunday, and most of today. Next Zilloween, start looking for seeds and handing out candy a few days early. It lasted nearly 15 Glitch days.
I sorta have a feeling that Glitch holidays that closely resemble real life ones, but happen much more often, are not going to work out so well in the long run... I kind of think our enthusiasm for those holidays is somewhat ingrained into us in relation to real life seasons.
Ninjakitten: When Zilleoween happened mistakenly around Halloween, it did last for about a real life week. Once some more holiday activities get released, I'm sure you won't notice the time fly by between holidays like Zilleoween, because another holiday will be just around the corner! :)
And again would like to reiterate, while the actual day of the holiday only lasted 4 hours, the activities associated with the holiday lasted about two glitch weeks. It started at Noon EST on Saturday and ended at 4pm EST Monday. The same length of time will happen again in January, so be prepared!