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Darkmoon Faire (October 1-7): Experience Bonus Stacks with Brewfest Enthusiast
The
Darkmoon Faire
is back in town for one week. The most notable thing this month is that
Darkmoon Top Hat
and
WHEE!
, which provide 10% experience buffs, stack with the special
Brewfest Enthusiast
buff provided by
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
High Overlord Saurfang
at 6:15 Pacific AM and PM.
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Brewfest 2017 Holiday Updates and Guide
Brewfest runs through September 20th through October 6th! Learn all about the themed drinks, ram racing, special toys, and mounts in our
Brewfest 2017 Guide
.
World Events for This Week: World Quest Bonus Event, Darkmoon Faire, Brewfest
Three holidays are currently active in WoW on US realms (EU tomorrow): the brand-new
World Quest Bonus Event
granting 50% bonus reputation from World Quests, the Darkmoon Faire featuring a new 7.1 mount
Darkwater Skate
, and Brewfest with a few new things to buy. Tuesday also means a new World Boss spawn, this week it's
Withered J'im
who can drop
Unstable Arcanocrystal
.
Pirate's Day and Brewfest 2016 Holiday Updates
This week is packed with new content in Legion: September 20th (21st EU) marks the
opening of Mythic+ Dungeons
,
Normal/Heroic Emerald Nightmare
, and Legion Season 1 PvP. But this week also brings with it two holidays, both with new items to collect!
Pirates' Day
, live on the 19th, has the
Slightly-Chewed Insult Book
toy from
Ol' Eary
,
You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat!
for
Emergency Pirate Outfit
, and
Petey
to sit on your shoulder.
Brewfest
, live on the 20th, has the
Gravil Goldbraid's Famous Sausage Hat
toy. More details in the full post.
Brewfest Spotlight: The Inns of Azeroth
Blizzard today
has a poll on your favorite Inn in Azeroth
, so we're taking a closer look at them.
There are no achievements to visiting these Inns during
Brewfest
, but they add a lot to holiday spirit and they each have their own quirks!
Which is your favorite Inn in game? Currently Lion's Pride Inn (Goldshire) is in 1st place, followed by the World's End Tavern, Grim Guzzler, Filthy Animal, and The Lazy Turnip.
Brewfest 2015 Guide (September 20th - October 6th)
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
, collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
, and toys for the
Toy Box
! This year, the epics are ilvl 670:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
There is also a special experience buff:
Brewfest Enthusiast
.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
Vol'jin
will give speeches by their camps at 6:15 AM and PM server time, and then buff everyone nearby with this 2 hour buff which persists through death.
Items new to 2015 are
Stout Alemental
,
Brewfest Banner
, and
Steamworks Sausage Grill
. Purchasing these 3 items total takes 500
Brewfest Prize Token
.
Hate Brew of the Month club? You can cancel it now with the new item
Angry Brewfest Letter
for 50
Brewfest Prize Token
.
Heirloom upgrades can also be purchased with the seasonal currency:
Ancient Heirloom Scabbard
for 300
Brewfest Prize Token
and
Timeworn Heirloom Scabbard
for 500
Brewfest Prize Token
.
Brewfest, based on Oktoberfest, runs from
September 20
through
October 6
.
2014 Brewfest Guide (September 20 - October 6)
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
Our
beta key giveaway
this week requires you to complete a Brewfest achievement too!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
and collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
! Like 2012 and 2013, there are epics available:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
In addition, there are two MoP items from vendors:
Pandaren Brewpack
,
Brewhelm
.
There is also a special experience buff:
Brewfest Enthusiast
.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
Vol'jin
will give speeches by their camps at 6:15 AM and PM server time, and then buff everyone nearby with this 2 hour buff which persists through death.
New to 2013, the
Keg-Shaped Treasure Chest
can contain ilvl 470 weapons:
Tremendous Tankard O' Terror
or
Direbrew's Bloodied Shanker
.
Brewmaster Tsing
and
Brewmaster Tao
are additional vendors that sell
Timeless Isle
brews, including ones with fun effects like
Funky Monkey Brew
, and parts of
Siege of Orgrimmar
are decorated for the holiday.
There are no new additions for 2014, but we have datamined several beta additions which will hopefully be present in 2015!
Stout Alemental
,
Angry Brewfest Letter
,
Brewfest Banner
, and
Steamworks Sausage Grill
.
Brewfest, based on Oktoberfest, runs from
September 20
through
October 6
.
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Brewfest 2013 Guide (September 20 - October 6)
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
and collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
! Like 2012, there are epics available:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
In addition, there are two MoP items from vendors:
Pandaren Brewpack
,
Brewhelm
.
There is also a special experience buff:
Brewfest Enthusiast
.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
Vol'jin
will give speeches by their camps at 6:15 AM and PM server time, and then buff every
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Brewfest (Sept. 27th to Oct. 13th) Guide
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
and collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
! This year's event was a bit delayed just for Mists of Pandaria's launch and has new level 90 epics available:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
In addition, there are two new items from vendors:
Pandaren Brewpack
,
Brewhelm
.
Brewfest, based on Oktoberfest, runs from
September 28
through
October 13
.
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Mists of Pandaria Preview: Scott Mercer and Ion Hazzikostas Interview
Blizzard just posted two important news stories. First off, they have a very in-depth interview about the raids in Mists of Pandaria. There are some important tidbits shared in this discussion:
Mogu’shan Vaults will be the first raid and it will probably be delayed up to a week on release, so there is less pressure to hit level cap as a raider.
The other two raids will unlock weeks after Vaults to give raiders even more time acclimate.
Lore has been really thought out this time around. The instances should ideally flow into each other, as opposed to back in WotLK where they felt so jarringly different. For example, you'll fight the Sha of Fear at the end of one raid only to have her flee to the next.
The raid rewards players with items with the following item levels: item level 476 for Raid Finder, 489 for normal mode, and 502 for Heroic.
There’s also a new mount that can be obtained by defeating Elegon, a celestial dragon found deep within the Vault:
Reins of the Astral Cloud Serpent
.
Other than that, Blizzard also confirmed that
Brewfest
will be delayed so it doesn't make players feel rushed to experience Mists of Pandaria as well as do the holiday. This is welcomed news, as mo
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