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Editorial: Holiday Updates in Mists of Pandaria
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Wowhead Editorials
We've been wanting to try out editorials on Wowhead for a while, and we're excited to publish our first one today! If you like it, we'll consider doing more.
Holiday Updates
As our guide comments show, Wowhead users feel passionate about holidays, so the timing seemed right to talk about why holiday updates are important, especially in light of the lack of updates in Mists of Pandaria.
Players are always so excited by new holiday vanity items, but regret that there's not more to do in Mists of Pandaria. Between account-wide changes letting people finish holidays faster and the lack of updates, big or small, players long for excitement associated with past holidays.
There would have been so many opportunities for holiday development in MoP too--like Pandaren-themed Brewfest content, or even a completely new holiday, as we joked about on April Fools with
Earth Week
and the
Angler's Deep Sea Dive
.
We also want to point out that the Darkmoon Faire has frequently gotten updated in Mists of Pandaria, which is great--the changes since Cataclysm have revitalized that event. But holidays occupy a special place in players' memories--no small feat with how much the playerbase has changed over nine years--and should also get some seasonal sparkle too.
What do you think? Do you still have holiday achievements and items you need to farm? Or do you wish that holidays received updates like they did back in Wrath and Cataclysm?
Click the cut for the full editorial on holidays!
Looking Back at Past Holidays
To start off, let's analyze major developments for each holiday over the past few years. A stand-out year for holiday content started with
Semana das Crianças
2011, continuing with major
Noturnália
, Winter Veil, and Lunar Festival additions. In this year-long period,
CervaFest
, Love is in the Air, and
Jardinova
received interesting new vanity items as well. You'll notice that there aren't many updates for 2013 though.
Festival da Lua
2011 changed the locations of many Elders in zones that were affected by the Shattering. The holiday also received major update in 2012, when Alliance and Horde lantern pets were added as well as additional Elders.
O Amor Está No Ar
Love is in the
Ar
was completely redone in 2010--instead of bringing gifts to guards for love tokens, players complete daily quests to get love tokens as currency for vanity items. The miniboss
Boticário Humberto
was added, as well as the
Parte-corações X-45
. In 2012, the Swift Lovebird mount was added, and in 2013, the loot tables were updated for MoP.
Jardinova
Jardinova
got a big update in 2009 to its current form where eggs serve as currency for seasonal mounts, pets, and themed armor. It was relatively unchanged in 2010 and 2011, with the
Primavestruz Ligeiro
,
Diadema Orelhudo Preto
, and
Diadema Orelhudo Rosa
vanity item additions in 2012.
Semana das Crianças
Semana das Crianças
received a major update in 2007 when the
Shattrath
orphans were added, in 2009 when
Dalaran
orphans were belatedly added in the fall, and finally in 2011 when new orphan quests for the Alliance and Horde in Azeroth were added. All of these years have introduced more battle pets, the latest being
Pernas
in 2011.
Festival do Fogo do Solstício
The Midsummer Festival saw the addition of
Ahune
, special tabards, and the
Gelito Frígido
pet back in 2010.
Fogueira
achievements have been added in subsequent zones, and in 2012, the
Elmo do Festival do Fogo
was added, allowing users to use a hat as a cooking fire. In 2013, Ahune's loot table was updated for MoP.
CervaFest
CervaFest
saw the major addition of
Coren Cervatroz
and mount drops in 2010, the
Pônei de Barrica da CervaFest
in 2011, and 2012 added the
Mochila de Cerveja Pandarênica
and
Elmo de Cerveja
, although players were disappointed that this holiday didn't have more creative content for Pandaria, since it was a perfect fit. In 2013, the weapon drops from Coren were updated for MoP and several Pandaren Brewmaster vendors served interesting beverages from the
Ilha Perene
. Along the way, the annual steins were no longer unique but repeated names and colors.
Noturnália
Noturnália
got a major revamp in 2011, where players did not have to trick-or-treat anymore to get all the vanity items, like masks. Vendors now sell all the vanity items for Tricky Treats, and new masks and Wickerman buffs were added, as well as the
Caixote Sinistro
,
Familiar Felino
, and
Homenzinho de Palha
vanity items. Trick-or-Treat achievements have been added in subsequent zones, and the Horseman's loot table was last updated in 2012 for MoP.
Dia dos Mortos
Dia dos Mortos
is a short holiday, but it got attention in 2013 when the
Marionete Macabra
became a permanent battle pet instead of a temporary pet that could only be summoned during the holiday.
Festa da Fartura
Festa da Fartura
was added in 2009 and has been relatively unchanged since then.
Festa do Véu de Inverno
Winter Veil gets a new seasonal gift each year, but 2011 had many developments. Several questlines were revised and a Winter Veil dagger, toys, many previous pets and other goodies were available from killing the Greench. 2011 also added a battle pet,
Pelotinho
, and gave adorable animations and dialogue to the four existing pets. 2013 actually had a fair number of developments--the seasonal gift this year has a unique achievement tied to it, there's a new battle pet, the
Ajudante Pútrido do Inverno
, new bosses with Winter Hats, and more gifts inside the Stolen Present.
2011 was also notable because the
received a massive overview--it moved to Darkmoon Isle, got a completely new currency and prizing system, introduced many new vendors selling vanity items and heirlooms, new mini-games, a PvP arena, and many cute flavor areas like the Darkmoon Boardwalk and Zoo. While updates for other world events have tapered off,
developments have stayed relatively strong since its Patch 4.3 revamp.
A Feira de Negraluna
in late 2012 had many developments, including the addition of the
Coelho de Negraluna
boss, several battle pets, new pet tamer
Jeremy Feasel
, the Darkmoon Carousel and associated experience buff, loaner mounts for low-level players, and the
Apito de Negraluna
. And while holiday updates have been very sparse in 2013, the
added the new boss
Presa Lunar
with several vanity drops, the
Cartola de Negraluna
rep buff, the rare Darkmoon Fishing Hat, and Darkmoon Game Prizes awarding vanity loot.
Holidays in Mists of Pandaria
In Mists of Pandaria, we've seen the Darkmoon Faire really come into its own, plus the addition of Brawler's Guild and the experimental event Battlefield Barrens. Traditional holidays have a broad appeal though and would greatly benefit from some of these innovative updates we've seen for other events. They appeal to all sorts of achievement and vanity item collectors and make Azeroth feel like home.
In Mists of Pandaria, holidays don't need to be completed on alts anymore, plus you can usually buy seasonal mounts and pets on the AH long after the holiday is over. Before account-wide changes in Mists, players felt compelled to grind out all achievements to complete the Violet Proto Drake and 310% flying. Those who already completed the meta moved onto picking up cool vanity items that suited alts, or grinding out the new vanity items introduced in 2011 and 2012. The lack of new vanity items in 2013 coupled with little incentive for players to do holidays on alts for mounts, pets, and titles made the lack of holiday updates especially noticeable. Some remaining vanity items will become account-wide as well as part of Vanity Collections in Warlords of Draenor.
Holidays frequently were seen as a great time for leveling alts or getting new seasonal epics, but those perks have been diminished too by other developments in Mists of Pandaria and the general process of leveling being streamlined.
Cavaleiro sem Cabeça
loot at ilvl 470 or
Ahune
capes at ilvl 480 pale in comparison to Bind-on-Account Timeless Isle loot that's ilvl 496. Experience and reputation bonuses, once rare, now show up monthly at the
on the carousel and top hats.
While the Darkmoon Faire has gotten some neat developments in Mists of Pandaria, there's still something to be said for the traditional holidays that are rooted in real-life events.
A Feira de Negraluna
really came into its own in late Cataclysm after years of being a minor quirky event, and since it's around for a week every month, players don't feel as bad if they miss it once. But elaborate holidays that have been around since 2007 and coincide with widespread vacations have a certain pull--it's easy to forget when the
lands every month, but when a major holiday hits, you know an in-game holiday is soon. The special holidays just have this unique excitement surrounding them.
It's a powerful thing that players with vastly different playstyles look forward to the holidays year after year, especially with how much of the playerbase has grown up and changed. The holidays may have been overlooked in 2013, but adding some complexity and polish we've seen in the
during MoP could bring back that holiday cheer.
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