Nothing says "I love you" like getting shot by a dude with giant eyes and razor-sharp teeth. |
Let's start this off with the most pressing matter,
Love is in the Air. Blizzard's take on Valentine's Day kicked off early wednesday morning aside an amusing bug. I am sure those that logged in saw the server wide message that the "Ice Stone has melted." The erroneous message stems from last year's Midsummer Fire Festival and the encounter with
Lord Ahune. The kicker is that Blizzard had no idea what was causing it, or how it slipped into 3.0.9. It has taken Blizzard's superstar team over a day to track down the root of the problem, which
will require a realm restart later today. At least
Kisirani had some fun with the flooding of Azeroth.
For those of you looking to participate in the Love is in the Air seasonal, you best take a look at
WoWHead's excellent guide. If you are one of the
hardcore achievers out there, then you are hopefully well on your way with
Fool for Love for the meta-meta achievement,
What a Long, Strange Trip Its Been. It is also worth a mentioning that the
Lunar Festival commenced earlier this week.
Unlike
previous seasonal events, this is one that doesn't interest me, much. Despite my general lack of excitement, the bastards at Blizzard made it pretty difficult for me to ignore the event entirely, due to the addition of an amusing non-combat pet. I love those little
useless distractions. To obtain the pet, players are required to
get jiggy with guards and/or NPCs of their factions for
Gifts of Adoration. If you are incredibly lucky, than a
Truesilver Shafted Arrow will be found in there, otherwise you must wait an hour to try again. I'll be going after gifts as often as possible, but I will leave the achievement grinding to
Juggynaut.
Aww, he's so tough. |
On the news front, the PvPers out there are probably ecstatic to hear that the World of Warcraft Arena Tournament will be
returning for its second run. The 2009 season has been updated to include Wrath's changes, pre-made level 80 characters, a prize pool of $200,000 and even in-game objects usable on the live realms like the “Vanquisher” title and this cute Murloc pet. God, are they
trying to make me fail at PvP on a global scale?
Any one a Fool for Love yet? Remember folks, the V-day event closes on Monday, so get a move on. I am 0 for 5 in my endeavor for Kwee Q. Peddlefeet. Any readers gonna sign-up for the Arena Tournament on the 17th?
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