Why no Solstice hat?

Question

There appears to be no Solstice hat this year (unless it's super secret). I haven't seen anyone with a Solstice hat, and it's not on the Winter Bash 2018 Hat list.

Where in the World hats that looked like Solstice hats appeared in the 2016 hat list, and they were fantastic!

Why not this year? Was it for lack of mention on Suggestions for Winter Bash 2018? Some other reason?

Answer 1

It could be because of one or more of the following reasons:

1. The team didn't like feel like adding one.
2. They didn't want to repeat hats with similar triggers year-after-year.
3. They thought it would be too easy a trigger for a secret hat.
4. They thought it was pointless because Solstice is just overrated.
5. It wasn't mentioned on "Suggestions for Winter Bash 2018" as pointed out by you in the question.
6. A completely different reason I can't even guess.

Maybe in the post they will do after the Winter Bash ends, one in which they reveal all the secret hats, they might reveal the reason for not including a Solstice hat this year. Until then, all we can do is guess!

You should consider proposing it for WB 2019 in case you want the hat to appear next year.

Answer 2

It seems that there’s indeed no Solstice hat this year, since they were awarded on Dec 21 or Dec 22 in past years.

A reasonable guess would be that secret hats requiring to vote/ post on a specific date are getting old and they’re way too easy to get. So, they’ve cut down on the number of such hats this year.

It’s worth noting that it’s possible there will be a vote/ post hat on Christmas Day, since there’s been one every year from 2012 to 2017, except for 2014.