Project Lore

I'm growing to believe that Blizzard loves to tease us players with awesome, world event-inspired items, then steal them away just as we've grown accustomed to them. Case number one: Synthebrew Goggles, the beer goggles of the WoW world, which when I equipped made everyone look like a female orc. Somewhat disturbing, but they were a fun addition to my vanity gear with the yellow, glowing beams of light they emit from each lens. I shelled out 100 Brewfest tokens for those suckers, then Brewfest ended and the goggles departed from my inventory. At least I still have the Brewfest dress. Case number two: The coveted Magic Broom: By far my favorite of the stolen-away gear. Both a ground and flying mount, this little contraption added a magical feel to WoW for those precious couple weeks of Hallow's End. At least I saw this one coming, since it never was a learned mount, but instead a temporary item in my inventory. So, I made the most of my time with the broom; I challenged friends to races around Dalaran on it, and me and a few friends had grand plans to mount the brooms and stage a Harry Potter-style quidditch match at the Tournament Grounds. But that was stolen away from us. As was our uneaten candy. Noooooooo! Now we have another awesome item just ready to be snatched away. Case number three: The Macabre Marionette. Who wouldn't want a miniature dancing skeleton to match their dancing undead costume? You, too, can get your own. But, like the broom, you won't actually add this pet as a permanent member of your collection. Come the end of Day(s) of the Dead, POOF! The marionette will become but a dancing memory. I understand that Blizzard has their reasons for taking away our fun: by making the items special to only their designated world event, they become more of a novelty during that short window of time. If you want a permanent reminder of the events, you'll have to work harder to get a rare drop like the Brewfest mounts or Headless Horseman mount. But while I perfectly understand this reasoning, that doesn't mean I like it. If it was up to me, we'd be able to mount a broom while eating candy, wearing goggles and calling forth our little dancing skeletons, all at once. Let me keep my precious lootz! Anyone else agree?