Darkmoon Faire Dead?

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 12:06 PM

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It was not that long since the Darkmoon Faire was the talk of the town.  The new island,  new games,  new reputation etc.  Everything just had that smell of new car and fun.

The Faire was also an excellent place to obtain quick XP for leveling toons (6 games per day that take about 20 minutes total to finish).  With the subtle changes in the prizes (giving Darkmoon Faire prizes with no xp for each 'game' and lack of new prizes has lessened the excitement of the Faire.

Even the introduction of a new world boss,  Moonfang, has not put the shot in the arm that the Darkmoon Faire truly needs.   So the magic question, does the Darkmoon Faire already need an overhaul?  What can be done to change the Faire to bring the mass amounts of players that attended during the original introduction?

The other question to ask:  Is it really important to overhaul everything in the game to make it new and shiny?   Brewfest just passed us once again, and after four years of the same games,  events and beer type of fun it also has lost it's luster.  Many players barely acknowledged its arrival.  Players were playing with their new shiny dailies in the Timeless Isle and didn't have the time to run back to their home area to zap to another area and play the same boring games once again.

We are not that far from a new expansion introduction for World of Warcraft.  Where few rumors have been flying around that the new expansion name is 'Heroes of the Storm' what new 'features' will be brought into the game?   And what time honored areas of Azeroth will get it's next spit and polish touchups.

Everything in a game can use spit and polish to bring out it's shine.  Adding one or two items unfortunately doesn't bring people back to areas that were once popular.  A favored area can always use new siding and a new paint job.  The Darkmoon Faire is no different in it's needs to get people excited once again at playing the warcraft version of Carnival.

Now if you will excuse me I have a date with a Dire Wolf. 

I am House Mommar and we always pay our debts.

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Time Is Money Brewfest Edition

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 5:45 PM

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One of the things that I find for holidays and events is to make sure that I'm using my time as wisely
as possible.   With the different quests that are available on the first day,  as well as continuing days
of Brewfest.   So finding the fastest method to get quests done is very important.

One of these quests is the There and Back Again Daily that's just outside of Brewfest central.

The entire quest is timed to get as many trips to and from the barrel holders and back.  Each time you complete the quest you receive the Brewfest Tickets.   Last year they changed the route so that it is
no longer a straight line but curves along the pathway.

If your wanting to cut some corners.   There are a couple of different paths that can be taken.
One is to wrap just under the Dranosh'ar  Blockade area.   You can cut along the hill and up a little bit giving you about 2-3 seconds of extra time against running around the building entirely along the normal road path.



Brewfest path 1

I usually avoid jumping through the tables themselves because if I mistime the jump my
momentum stops and it doesn't save time)

Brewfest Path Part 2

After this turn you want to line yourself up to run right along the Apple Barrels to reset the
exhaustion timer for the mount.   It's important to rub right up next to it or even jump along it.
Some players have been reporting that the collision detection is not the greatest.   If you miss this
barrel then you will want to swing behind the barrel thrower to use that apple barrel to rest your
timer.

Brewfest Patch Part 3

If you reset your timer on the way across via the apple barrel then you should be able to turn around
just right in front of the barrel thrower.  He will launch the barrel and it will follow you even if your running away from him.  (A personal mini game I will play is to see just how far I can get before the
barrel catches me).


Brewfest Path Part 4

Once you have everything lined up just retrace your steps back,  and go around the back of the
delivery tent to use the apple barrel there (your timer does not reset after delivery of the barrel).

Map Overview

My suggestion would be to try this path a few times without the need of the timer on a ground mount
to get acclimated to the fastest way to get there and back.   Hopefully this short of a route can add 4-6 more deliveries to your quest than the normal road path.

There are more shortcuts to your routes for Brewfest.   Cutting down the time to do dailies will allow you more time to level your characters and enjoy the other non quest play that is the Brewfest holiday.

Good Luck and Good Hunting


Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice. 

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Brewfest 2012:

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 9:05 AM

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Ziggy Ziggy Ziggy Oi Oi Oi.

So I got started a little early with Brewfest.   But stopped by to talk a little bit about one of my favorite World of Warcraft Holidays.   Brewfest 2012.

Unfortunately this year this holiday is coming right after the introduction of the Mists of Pandaria expansion.  The Boss battle with Coren Direbrew is set at level 90,  with needing to be level 89 to get into the fun.   The loot table is basically the same as it has been every year (upgraded name,  upgraded statistics)

Bitterest Balebrew Charm

Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm

Thousand-Year Pickled Egg

Brawler's Statue

Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster

Mithril Wristwatch

The interesting part of this whole event gold wise is going to be the two pets.

Pint Sized Pink Pachyderm

Wolpertingers Tankard

Both can be purchased with tokens,   Both are Battle Pets and tradeable.   This will be the first time that you can trade/enchange these as caged pets.  So even after you have all of your needed tokens for the achievement you still can use the extra tokens for pet sales.

With the limited amount of players on many servers at level 89-90 I won't be surprised about long waits.  Perhaps a good opportunity to sale your 'services' as a tank or healer is possible.  Don't be in a hurry to  disband a group immediately.  Players at the start of the holiday will want to get their specific class item so they are more than willing to run the Coren Direbrew boss 2 or more times before it drops.

Wowinsider.com has an awesome write up on all the events including boss strategy.   Jump over there and take a look at what they have to say.  With new upgrades comes new demands for enchants for weapons.   Enchanters should be looking to quickly get their business cranked up (unfortunately the Direbrew items aren't DE for easy materials).  

This is always a fun holiday for me.   Hopefully everyone will have fun with it,  as well as continue their leveling and selling.  

Good Luck and Good Drinking

p.s.   Sorry about the title for yesterday's entry.   Not sure how that one made it pass the goalie.


Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at "@JMTCMommar" You can find me hanging out on the Shandris Server, chat me up and I will buy you a glass of juice. 

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Brewfest Boss - Save the Boe One Handers!

Posted by Markco at 8:00 AM

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I received this excellent email regarding the new boe's from the brewfest boss:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820640740&sid=1&pageNo=1
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/ShAd0WXtC/WoWScrnShot_092109_154603.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/ShAd0WXtC/WoWScrnShot_092109_155731.jpg

This was hot fixed in last night to drop from Coren Direbrew. For the first few hours the price was incredibly high but as many started dropping and hitting the AH the price 'tanked'. This is currently the best BoE one hander in the game, rogue and DK alts will snatch them up then as brewfest goes on more and more will drop and the price will drop as well. It's already down below 1k on many servers. However, being as this is an incredibly limited time item and the best BoE for DW DKs and rogues, I'm going to be snatching up a few to relist at a later date for a great markup. My server has A LOT of people that are probably going to do this as well, as there are many AH players on my server, but I figure people on less played server will be able to make an enormous profit by doing this. Note that the above screenshots are not mine.

-Aleros of Feathermoon