Goodbye Darkmoon Faire

Posted by J.E. Douglas at 9:30 AM

(Original Introduction of Darkmoon Faire Video circa 2008)

This month unless something changes with the 4.3 PTR will be the last month of the Darkmoon Faire
as we know it.

Since Patch 1.6 (Original Wow "Vanilla") we as players have been running around picking up Small Furry Paws, Toughened Leather Armor and many more items for reputation,  and the greatest gift that the faire could give us;  the Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket.

So why is it important to know this is the last month of the faire?   Due to the change of the faire going to an island of it's own.  All those tickets that you might have been saving for a rainy day will be useless.   They will go the way of the do do bird.  As will possibly many of the items that were used for turn ins for tickets.

With the limited information we have about the new faire.   Odds are that all of those turn ins will be changed to something different.  Probably more appropriate materials  by todays gaming standards.   The furry paws that don't appear as much as they used to might be easily replaced by lower level crafting mats.   Items that are crafted by professions (this was set up by the previous faire where Dense Grinding stones were used specifically to obtain tickets to turn in.

Many had already been doing the "Darkmoon Prize shuffle" for their blacksmiths.  Or another available turn-in depending on the profession or gathering skill.   Balancing to the idea of gaining tickets to turn in for both the Greater Darkmoon Prize and Lesser Darkmoon Prize.

Last Chances

This will probably be your last chance to do this before everything changes for the turn ins.  The three items your looking to either craft or purchase from the AH are:

Evil Bat Eye (farmable mostly in Eastern and Western Plaguelands)
Glowing Scorpid Blood (best farm places are scorpids and mobs in Tanaris and Silithus)
Dense Grinding Stone (crafting by blacksmiths,   from Dense Stone gathered from early mining)
Thorium Widget (Crafted by Engineers from Thorium Ore/Bars and Runecloth)
Rugged Armor Kit (crafted by Leatherworkers from materials by skinners {rugged leather}

All of these are "tier 5" turn ins that will not give you any reputation above friendly with the darkmoon faire.  But will give you tickets to turn in for the Darkmoon Prizes.

Inside these prizes will be a mixture of level 45-55 greens,  some blues and the more important thing.  Rare Recipes.  Some of the recipes you gain are no longer available.  Including the Schematic: Lifelike Mechanical Toad.

The key to this is to start looking on the AH now.   It may be only a week away from the faire,  but you still have this last opportunity to take advantage of a decent money making initiative.

Plus don't forget to pick up your Jubling.  Everyone needs a frog in their collection.

If you need more information the faire, including getting your reputation with the DFaire as high as you can before the big change.   Check out the Massively Obsessive guide here.  

Want to get in contact with me? . Email me at Dragonbearjoe @ gmail. dOT com or find me on twitter at  "@Dragonbearjoe" or leave a comment here.   Would love to know how your experience with this tip works out.