Bell Choir Ensemble
“—Speak to a Snowman to choose a Stage and Part.
—Position your camera to look directly down on the stage.
—Use the skills assigned to the 1-4 and 6-9 keys to play notes.
—Earn points by playing notes that reach the stage's blue circle and stop moving.
—You'll know you missed a note if you take damage.
—Miss too many notes and you'll need to wait until the next song to play.
—Survive all six songs and get the highest score you can!— Instructions
Bell Choir Ensemble is a non-combat, music-based activity only available during Wintersday to play Guild Wars-themed songs with Choir Bells.
Getting there[edit]
- Speak with the Bell Maestro next to the Royal Terrace in Divinity's Reach to join.
Mechanics[edit]
- There are four stages, each with a lower, middle, and upper sections. Players can talk to the Snowman to travel to other stages and pick which section to play, if available.
- During each song, colored spheres travel across the stage toward you. When the sphere reaches the inner blue ring, activate the correct skill to earn points.
- Each skill is color-coded to match the sphere and section of the stage it travels down.
- Missing a note or playing a note at the incorrect time will cause the player to take damage.
- Play a note at the correct time and your health is restored.
- Hit every note in a song to gain 100 points at the end. Every note you miss will subtract points based on how many total notes are in the song.
- It is still possible to get a perfect score even if you play a note at the wrong time or play a wrong note, so long as you hit all of the correct notes as well
- If you lose all your health, you miss out on points for that song and must wait until the next song to play again.
Songs[edit]
- Prelude to Wintersday—Easy
- Beyond Hills of Snow—Easy
- Guild Wars—Medium
- Flight of the Infinirarium—Medium
- The Great Toymaker—Hard
- Fear Not This Night—Hard
Skills[edit]
# | Skill | Description | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Do | Plays the note Do. | ||
2 | Re | Plays the note Re. | ||
3 | Me | Plays the note Me. | ||
4 | Fa | Plays the note Fa. | ||
5 | Locked | You cannot use skills while transformed. | ||
6 | Sol | Plays the note Sol. | ||
7 | La | Plays the note La. | ||
8 | Te | Plays the note Te. | ||
9 | Do | Plays the note Do. | ||
0 | Exit Stage | Leave the bell choir stage, and forfeit this song. No points will be gained. |
Number of Notes per Song[edit]
Song | # of Notes in | ||
---|---|---|---|
Lower Part | Middle Part | Upper Part | |
Prelude to Wintersday—Easy | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Beyond Hills of Snow—Easy | 24 | 28 | 24 |
Guild Wars—Medium | 17 | 18 | 27 |
Flight of the Infinirarium—Medium | 26 | 32 | 26 |
The Great Toymaker—Hard | 43 | 47 | 50 |
Fear Not This Night—Hard | 24 | 40 | 48 |
total | 151 | 185 | 196 |
Tips[edit]
- If you are waiting for a song to start and you are not at full health, you can spam notes to quickly heal yourself before the next song begins. This must be done only when you are waiting for the next round to begin (waiting for other players). If you do this while the song is still playing then you will lose health instead of healing.
- It helps to position your camera so that it faces directly down onto the stage, zoomed as far out as possible. This makes it easier to see the notes before you play them.
- If you're having a hard time with the difficult songs, stick around until the playlist repeats. You'll still be rewarded for completing the easier songs.
- Try playing the number keys like a real keyboard, with one finger on each key. This helps with large leaps between notes.
- Try placing the mouse cursor between notes 4 and 5 on the stage. This will act as a visual separation between your left and right hand.
- To minimize the number of songs needed to play while working on Holiday Musical (Annual) or Ringing the Right Notes, take the following roles per song: Upper, Middle, Upper, Middle, Upper, Upper.
- The sound of the notes being played while participating in the Bell Choir can be muted by turning the "Player Instrument Volume" to the far left hand side in Options.
Rewards[edit]
- Wintersday 2019 — Present
- 2540 Experience
- Karma
- 1 Mote of Candied Karma for each of the first 3 songs completed per day
- 1000 Karma for each additional song
- Both karma sources are affected by Karma modifiers and boosters.
- Wintersday Gift
- Easy songs (2)
- Medium songs (5)
- Hard songs (7-8)
- Rare chance at one of the following:
Historical rewards[edit]
- Wintersday 2015 — 2018
- 2540 Experience
- Karma
- 5000 Karma for the first 3 songs completed per day
- 1000 Karma for each additional song
- Wintersday Gift
- Easy songs (1)
- Medium songs (3)
- Hard songs (5)
- Original rewards
- Karma (1,000 per song; up to 10,000 daily bonus from 3 songs)
- Wintersday Gift
- Easy songs (1)
- Medium songs (3)
- Hard songs (5)
Achievements[edit]
- Current achievements
The following achievements are available:
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Daily Bonus Rewards: Bell Choir | Wintersday Daily | 0 |
Take part in the Wintersday Bell Choir. |
1 Join in the Wintersday Bell Choir | 0 |
2 Join in the Wintersday Bell Choir | 0 | |
3 Join in the Wintersday Bell Choir | 0 | |
That Wintersday Ring | Wintersday Daily | 0 |
Take part in the Wintersday Bell Choir.Music for the season.
|
Join in the Wintersday Bell Choir | 0 |
(Annual) Holiday Musical | Wintersday Traditions | 0 |
Play the correct notes in Bell Choir Ensemble. Achievement can be completed once per year.
|
1000 Correct Notes Played | 0 |
The Bells of Wintersday | Wintersday Traditions | 5 |
Complete songs in Bell Choir Ensemble.Now you're the maestro.
|
20 Bell Choir Songs Completed | 5 |
Ringing the Right Notes | The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx | 10 |
Play the correct notes in Bell Choir Ensemble.Part of the symphony.
|
10 Correct Notes Played | 1 |
100 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
250 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
500 Correct Notes Played | 5 | |
Sounds of the Season | Winter's Presence | 3 |
Complete songs in the Bell Choir 3 times during Wintersday.Getting the right notes is harder than expected.
|
Completed 1 Bell Choir Song | 1 |
Completed 2 Bell Choir Songs | 1 | |
Completed 3 Bell Choir Songs | 1 |
- Historical achievements
The following achievements were obtainable during Wintersday 2015:
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Ringing the Right Notes (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '15 | 10 |
Play the correct notes in Bell Choir Ensemble.Part of the symphony.
|
10 Correct Notes Played | 1 |
100 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
250 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
500 Correct Notes Played | 5 | |
The Bells of Wintersday (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '15 | 3 |
Complete songs in Bell Choir Ensemble.Now you're the maestro.
|
30 Bell Choir Songs Completed | 3 |
The following achievements were obtainable during Wintersday 2014:
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Ringing the Right Notes (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '14 | 10 |
Play the correct notes in the Bell Choir Ensemble.Part of the symphony.
|
10 Correct Notes Played | 1 |
100 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
250 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
500 Correct Notes Played | 5 | |
The Bells of Wintersday (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '14 | 3 |
Complete songs in Bell Choir Ensemble.Now you're the maestro.
|
30 Bell Choir Songs Completed | 3 |
The following achievements were obtainable during Wintersday 2013:
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Ringing the Right Notes (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '13 | 10 |
Play the correct notes in the Bell Choir Ensemble.Part of the symphony. | 10 Correct Notes Played | 1 |
100 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
250 Correct Notes Played | 2 | |
500 Correct Notes Played | 5 | |
The Bells of Wintersday (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '13 | 10 |
Complete songs in Bells Choir Ensemble.Now you're the maestro.
|
30 Bell Choir Songs Completed | 10 |
The following achievements were obtainable during Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx (2012):
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Become the Bells (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '12 | 10 |
Complete songs in Bell Choir Ensemble.Now you're the maestro. | 1 song completed | 1 |
3 songs completed | 2 | |
5 songs completed | 3 | |
10 songs completed | 4 | |
Ring in the Season (Historical) | A Very Merry Wintersday '12 | 10 |
Play the correct notes in Bell Choir Ensemble.Part of the symphony. | 1 correct note | 1 |
100 correct notes | 2 | |
250 correct notes | 3 | |
500 correct notes | 4 |
Notes[edit]
- The pitches available to each player form a scale in Dorian mode (minor with a raised 6th scale degree) beginning on D. Pressing 1 will play a D, 2 will play an E, 3 is F, 4 is G, 6 is A, 7 is B, 8 is C, and 9 is a D an octave above the first one. The upper, middle, and lower parts each contain the same notes, only an octave apart.
- During Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx Personalized Wintersday Gifts were rewarded instead.
- Originally, entering this activity would strip characters of all nutrition bonuses, including ones created by Wintersday items. This action was removed for Wintersday 2015.
- As such, now, a popular strategy is to use Nourishment effects that boost Karma gains (such that those from Peppermint Omnomberry Bar and Peppermint Oil) to easily farm Karma from this event.
- When there is only one player participating, the game will play the music for the other two parts.
Trivia[edit]
- This activity draws inspiration from the rhythm gaming genre, specifically from the Guitar Hero franchise — the colors of the lower 5 notes (Do, Re Mi, Fa, Sol) match the 5 note keys in that game (green, red, yellow, blue, orange).
- The Free Play section, which was part of Bell Choir since 2012, was removed in 2018 to prevent players from loading into instances that had no playable songs remaining.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
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