Friday, February 8, 2019

[WoW] Lunar Festival '19

It's 2019 and the first holiday of the new year in World of Warcraft is the Lunar Festival. The Lunar Festival starts on January 1st and runs through February 11th. The Lunar Festival is the in-game representation of the real life celebration of the Lunar New Year, which many different countries and cultures celebrate around the world.

Side-Note: Still looking for some new customized Holiday artwork if any artists are interested. Credit and links to current works/portfolios would be included.

We usually don't start with how the holiday ends, but there will be a fireworks display that takes place on the final day of the event, so on the 11th, but only in Moonglade. But you can enjoy the lunar lanterns in most cities arouns Azeroth to reflect the Lantern Festival.

As with all other Holidays, you are going to notice when this event starts due to an explosion of lanterns hanging around most capital cities. As of the opening day of the festival though, there are no holiday decorations added to Boralus Harbor or to Dazar'alor. There are no bread crumb quest starters in the new city hubs either for the newest expansion, so you're going to have to take one of the city portals back to Stormwind, Orgrimmar, or other options to begin the quest chains.

The bread crumb quests are there to teach you the basics of shooting off rockets and rocket clusters through the use of launchers located throughout the world. The other thing it leads you through is how to use your Lunar Festival Invitation to make your way to Moonglade in the beams of moonlight. The Holiday vendors and the Holiday "boss" are both located in Moonglade, but you are not going to be spending a whole lot of time there throughout the Festival.
And with that, we've done a quick rundown of all of the non-important bits of the Lunar Festival It's time to get down and dirty with the nitty-gritty part of this Holiday. The real meat of it all.

The main idea behind the Lunar Festival is to honor the Elders of the past, which requires a whole lot of traveling all over the world from the sand dunes of Tanaris, to the icy crags of Storm Peaks, to the balmy tropics of Stranglethorn. There are no Elders on the Outlands, on Pandaria, on Draenor, or on the Broken Isles.

As you make your trek across the continents, each Elder is going to give you a Coin of Ancestry after you've honored them. This is the primary currency for this Holiday. You'll also receive a Lucky Red Envelope from each Elder, as well, with one of two gifts inside.
  1. Lucky Rocket Cluster: These act the same as the normal rocket clusters that we've used before. They do pack a little bit of a larger punch.
  • Lunar Fortune: When you fire off these rockets, you do get a small health buff. This buff does not adjust by level, so you will always receive a buff of +250 health. Amusingly, it has an area effect cast, so anyone around the launcher will also receive this mighty buff, even if they're from the opposing faction.
  1. Elder's Moonstone: This item creates a three minute beam of moonlight at the targeted location. As beneficial as that sounds, we only wish you could have utilized these stones to create portable Grand Moonlights to use with the Lunar Festival Invitation.
    There are a total of 84 Elders spread across the multiple continents of Azeroth. Due to phasing issues, the Elder inside Wintergrasp might not be worth your time, but find a way in if you're shooting for picking up all of the achievements.

    EASTERN KINGDOMS
    Elder Snowcrown: Eastern Plaguelands, Light's Hope Chapel (75,54)
    Elder Farwhisper: Stratholme, Live Side near The Unforgiven [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Windrun: Eastern Plaguelands, Crown Guard Tower (36,69)
    Elder Meadowrun: Western Plaguelands, Weeping Cave (64,36)
    Elder Moonstrike: Western Plaguelands, Outside Scholomance (69,74)
    Elder Graveborn: Tirisfal Glades, Brill (62,54) [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Darkcore: Undercity, Ruins of Lordaeron Throne Room (67,38) [Horde Elder] [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Obsidian: Silverpine Forest, The Sepulcher (45,41)
    Elder Highpeak: The Hinterlands, Creeping Ruin (50,48)
    Elder Darkfeather: Twilight Highlands, Thundermar Ruins (51,33) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Firebeard: Twilight Highlands, Dunwald Ruins (51,70) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Silvervein: Loch Modan, Thelsamar (33,46)
    Elder Goldwell: Dun Morogh, Kharanos (54,50)
    Elder Bronzebeard: Ironforge, Mystic Ward (29,16) [Alliance Elder]
    Elder Ironband: Searing Gorge, Blackchar Cave (21,79)
    Elder Morndeep: Blackrock Depths, Ring of Law [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Stonefort: Lower Blackrock Spire, Inner Bridgework [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Dawnstrider: Burning Steppes, Flame Crest (54,24)
    Elder Rumblerock: Burning Steppes, Dreadmaul Rock (70,45)
    Elder Starsong: Sunken Temple, Dragonkin Ring [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Bellowrage: Blasted Lands, Dark Portal (54,50) [Speak to Zidormi if you need the past phase.]
    Elder Starglade: Northern Stranglethorn, Zul'Gurub (71,34)
    Elder Winterhoof: Cape of Stranglethorn, Booty Bay (40,73)
    Elder Skychaser: Westfall, Sentinel Hill (57,47)
    Elder Stormbrow: Elwynn Forest, Goldshire (40,64)
    Elder Hammershout: Stormwind City, Stormwind Gates (34,51) [Alliance Elder]
    Elder Stonebrand: Deepholm, Temple of Earth (49,54) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Deepforge: Deepholm, Stonehearth (27,69) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Moonlance: Vashj'ir, Shimmering Expanse (57,86) [Cataclysm Elder]

    KALIMDOR
    Elder Bladeswift: Darnassus, Cenarion Enclave (39,32) [Alliance Elder] [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Bladeleaf: Teldrassil, Dolanaar (57,53) [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Starweave: Darkshore, Lor'danel (50,19) [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Nightwind: Felwood, Jaedenar (38,53)
    Elder Riversong: Ashenvale, Astranaar (36,49)
    Elder Windsong: Mount Hyjal, Sanctuary of Malorne (26,62) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Evershade: Mount Hyjal, Nordrassil (62,22) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Brightspear: Winterspring, Lake Kel'Theril (53,57)
    Elder Stonespire: Winterspring, Everlook (60,50)
    Elder Skygleam: Azshara, Ravencrest Monument (65,70)
    Elder Darkhorn: Orgrimmar, Flight Master Tower (52,60) [Horde Elder]
    Elder Runetotem: Durotar, Razor Hill (53,44)
    Elder Windtotem: Northern Barrens, Ratchet (68,70)
    Elder Moonwarden: Northern Barrens, Crossroads (49,59)
    Elder High Mountain: Southern Barrens, Vendetta Point (42,48)
    Elder Bloodhoof: Mulgore, Bloodhoof Village (48,53)
    Elder Ezra Wheathoof: Thunder Bluff, Elder Rise (73,23) [Horde Elder]
    Elder Splitrock: Maraudon, Rotgrip/Tinkerer Gizlock Area [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Mistwalker: Feralas, The Maul (62,31)
    Elder Grimtotem: Feralas, Lariss Pavilion (77,38)
    Elder Primestone: Silithus, Crystal Vale (31,13) [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Bladesing: Silithus, Cenarion Hold (53,36) [MUST BE IN THE PAST]
    Elder Thunderhorn: Un'goro Crater, Slithering Scar (50,76)
    Elder Menkhaf: Uldum, Khartut's Tomb (65,18) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Sekhemi: Uldum, Ruins of Ammon (32,63) [Cataclysm Elder]
    Elder Ragetotem: Tanaris, Ruins of Uldum (37,79)
    Elder Dreamseer: Tanaris, Gadgetzan (51,28)
    Elder Wildmane: Zul'Farrak, Gahz'rilla's Pool [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Morningdew: Thousand Needles, Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge (77,76)
    Elder Skyseer: Thousand Needles, Freewind Post (46,51)

    NORTHREND
    Elder Sardis: Borean Tundra, Valiance Keep (59,66)
    Elder Arp: Borean Tundra, D.E.H.T.A. (57,44)
    Elder Pamuya: Borean Tundra, Warsong Hold (43,50)
    Elder Northal: Borean Tundra, Transitus Shield (34,34)
    Elder Igasho: The Nexus, Ormorok the Tree-Shaper Area [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Sandrene: Sholazar Basin, River's Heart (50,63)
    Elder Wanikaya: Sholazar Basin, Rainspeaker Rapids (64,49)
    Elder Bluewolf: Wintergrasp, Wintergrasp Fortress (49,14) [Faction Controlled or Open Door]
    Elder Morthie: Dragonblight, Star's Rest (30,56)
    Elder Skywarden: Dragonblight, Agmar's Hammer (35,48)
    Elder Nurgen: Azjol-Nerub, Post-Hadronox [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Thoim: Dragonblight, Moa'ki Harbor (49,78)
    Elder Jarten: Utgarde Keep, Post-Prince Keleseth [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Chogan'gada: Utgarde Pinnacle, Under Skadi the Ruthless [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Beldak: Grizzly Hills, Westfall Brigade Encampment (61,28)
    Elder Lunaro: Grizzly Hills, Ruins of Tethys (81,37)
    Elder Whurain: Grizzly Hills, Camp Oneqwah (64,47)
    Elder Kilias: Drak'Tharon Keep, King Dred's Den [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Tauros: Zul'Drak, Zim'Torga (59,56)
    Elder Ohanzee: Gundrak, Drakkari Colossus Altar [Dungeon Elder]
    Elder Graymane: The Storm Peaks, K3 (41,85)
    Elder Fargal: The Storm Peaks, Frosthold (29,74)
    Elder Stonebeard: The Storm Peaks, Bouldercrag's Refuge (31,38)
    Elder Muraco: The Storm Peaks, Camp Tunka'lo (65,51)
    Elder Yurauk: Halls of Stone, Pre-Krystallus [Dungeon Elder]
    As you finish your travels around the continents, honoring the Elders of the past and collecting all 84 of the Coin of Ancestry, or however many you managed to collect, you're going to need something to spend them on. Time to head back to Moonglade!


    I mentioned this a little bit earlier on in the post that your Coin of Ancestry spending was going to depend on your professions. If you're an Engineer or Tailor, you've got quite a few things extra that you can pick up, but you['re not going to have enough Coin of Ancestry on a single toon to be able to pick up all of your profession recipes as well as any of added bonus still like Toys or Pets, so you need to make sure to plan your spending accordingly amongst your toons. Now, are you all done with your Coin of Ancestry spending? Here's what you can get with just your hard-earned gold, because there's's always a vendor for that.

    Lunar Festival Vendor

    So earlier on, we brought up the Elune's Blessing quest and what it entailed for you to complete it, right? We're at that point now in our little rundown here. First off, make sure you've picked up the quest from Valadar Starsong back in Nighthaven in Moonglade. With it, head down to the south-eastern portion of Lake Elune'ara.
    1. The Launching: In the south-eastern corner of Lake Elune'ara will be quite a few cluster launchers near the water's edge. Using all of the available cluster rocket you've dealt with over the course of this Holiday, you need to launch a total of 30 rocket clusters with these specific launchers.
    2. The Spawning: 
      • Minion of Omen : These are going to start spawning early-on in your 30 cluster launch session. You can either mow them down, if you've got the group for it, or you can just ignore them. They will continue to spawn even if they are all killed off.
    3. The 30th:
        • Omen - Cleave : Frontal cone that should only be soaked by the highest aggro, preferably a tank of some kind.
        • Starfall : This spell will be randomly cast on anyone at ranged. Move out of it, it can do some serious damage if you don't move fast enough.
        • If you fall during your encounter with Omen, his health does not reset back to full. Essentially making this fight nothing more than a graveyard zerg, but it should not be necessary if there are enough people around or if you have any soloing ability. Omen cannot be leashed away from his spawning point anymore.
    4. The Afterlife: When Omen becomes nothing more than an empty husk on the ground near the shores of the lake, a small beam of moonlight will spawn in the center of his corpse.
      • Elune's Blessing : Stepping into this light will grant you the buff necessary to complete the quest that you picked up from Valadar Starsong in Nighthaven. Return to him to receive your final reward.
    5. You are not required to be part of the kill to gain access to the moonlight that spawns from Omen's corpse. If you decide to take advantage of other people attacking Omen and sit it out, you are doing nothing more than showing how much of an ass you are by not helping with something so simple. But who am I to judge..

    With the blood of an immortal demigod on those hands of yours and those like you, and after honoring a score of Elders from the past, it's time to get cutting away at the loose ends of this Holiday.

    Completing all of the necessary achievements below will bestow upon you the title of 'Elder' and grant you the meta achievement: To Honor One's Elders!
    • A Coin of Ancestry : Honor your very first Elder and your journey of collecting many Coin of Ancestry will have begun..
    • 5 Coins of Ancestry : Only five Coin of Ancestry? You have much work to do..
    • 10 Coins of Ancestry : Ah! Ten Coin of Ancestry already?! Journey more, my child..
    • 25 Coins of Ancestry : Halfway there, wanderer, there are more Coin of Ancestry to be collected..
    • 50 Coins of Ancestry : Quite the collection! But there is even more to be had! Do not stop at simply 50 Coin of Ancestry, for there are even more Elders to honor!
    • Elders of Eastern Kingdoms : From top to bottom, there are 29 total Elders to honor on the Eastern Kingdoms. Of that 29, 17 of them count towards this achievement.
    • Elders of Kalimdor : From Teldrassil to Uldum, there are a grande total of 30 Elders on Kalimdor. Of that 30, 18 of them are going to be honored to pick up this achievement.
    • Elders of Northrend : Traverse the varying landscapes of the frozen northern continent of Northrend, honoring all of the available Elders. Of the 25 located on the Scourged wasteland, 18 of them will count towards this achievement.
    • Elders of Cataclysm : Venture forth through the forever-changed lands abused by the Shattering and locate the 9 Elders in the regions made available with the release of Deathwing.
    • Elders of the Dungeons : Seek out the 13 Elders hiding away in the various instances spread across the three continents. These Elders might require some creativity, ingenuity, or just some friends. As is always the case with instance achievements, doing this at level cap makes it significantly easier.
    • Elders of the Alliance : Saunter, or tip-toe, your way through the Alliance capitals and honor their very own Elders. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement.
    • Elders of the Horde : Much like the Elders of the Alliance, make your way through the Horde capitals and honor the Elders of the Horde. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement as well.
    • Frenzied Firecracker : Gather up some Festival Firecracker from your local Lunar Festival Vendor, a total of 10. Spending big money on these achievements here. Easiest way to get this one is to set the Festival Firecracker to a hotkey and toss them out right after one another. If you miss a single cooldown, you're probably doing to have to start over. Grab some extra 'crackers if you think you'll need it.
    • The Rocket's Red Glare : Have an engineer throw together some of the Red Rocket Cluster, or pick them up from the Lunar Festival Vendor. You're going to need a total of 10 -RED- clusters for this to work. If they aren't RED, you aren't going to get any credit. After you've got your 10 Red Rocket Cluster, find yourself a cluster launcher and let 'er rip. With 25 seconds on the timer, you should be able to get this achievement with some time to spare.
    • Lunar Festival Finery : Valadar Starsong is the man of the hour for this achievement. You've spent so little time with him this Holiday, but you're going to need to spend 5 Coin of Ancestry on his wares and pick yourself up a festive outfit to wear. Whether it be one of the dresses or a pant suit set, you need to look your best to grab this achievement.
    • Elune's Blessing : Complete all of the pre-requisite quests to gain access to the final Quest; Elune's Blessing. Turning in the quest is all that will be necessary to net yourself this achievement, whether or not you actually put down the feral dog or just danced in the afterglow.

    And there were a couple of battle pets that could be obtained during this Holiday season, their information is down below:
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    Friday, April 6, 2018

    [WoW] Noblegarden '18

    Noblegarden is the in-game representation of Easter, only it lasts for an entire week, running from April 2nd through April 9th. As with all other Holidays this expansion, the only change that has come to Noblegarden is that the event items can now be transmogged during the duration of the Holiday.

    Cuddle to Arms!!! by Quikewuff
    Side note: Looking for some new customized Holiday artwork if any artists are interested.

    Just like before, the main objective of this Holiday is the collection of the Brightly Colored Egg placed around the starting areas. For the Alliance, that means Azure Watch, Dolanaar, Goldshire, and Kharanos. For the Horde, that means Bloodhoof Village, Brill, Falconwing Square, and Razor Hill. Most of the towns have a small area where you can effectively camp out and have access to 4-5 eggs in a very small location without much adjustment to reach them all.

    Since the spawn points are going to be the same for the Brightly Colored Egg as they were from years past, I will be spending my time in two locations: Goldshire behind the inn in the garden and/or in Dolanaar making "rounds." As suggested in previous incarnations of this guide, if you have terrible targeting skills, stick to the camping method, as it doesn't involve much moving, so you can keep your mouse in the proper locations. If you're good on the run, use the "rounds" method to maximize your upkeep. Also, pick your method based on the population of the area as well, as you're going to be competing against anyone and everyone for these spawns.

    As always, this Holiday has a small assortment of quests that can be taken advantage of with little effort.


    And there you have it, you're done with all of the quests. NOW COLLECT THAT CHOCOLATE, AND DON'T EAT ALL OF IT. Find your respective Noblegarden vendor of choice and prepare to spend a lot of Noblegarden Chocolate on random cosmetic things.

    Remember! Most of the items available from the vendor can, and more than likely will, show up inside of the Brightly Colored Egg while you are farming up the necessary amounts of Noblegarden Chocolate to collect all of the items available. So while, yes, you need over a thousand Noblegarden Chocolate to purchase everything, you aren't going to be purchasing everything by the end of your gathering, I can almost 100% guarantee that.

    With all of that egg-hunting and chocolate scarfing, you're hungry for more to do I'm sure! Complete the slew of achievements for this Holiday to grant yourself the title of 'the Noble' with the completion of the meta achievement: Noble Gardener.
    • I Found One! : So you noticed a Brightly Colored Egg on the ground, eh? Picked it up, did ya? Good, we're done here.
    • Noble Garden/Noble Garden : Partake in the fun! Place your very own Noblegarden Egg in Stormwind City, if you're Alliance, or Silvermoon City, if you're Horde. Don't forget to pick it back up once you're placed it, you might get something fancy back. Or just more Noblegarden Chocolate. Probably just more Noblegarden Chocolate.
    • Chocolate Lover : The sight of all that Noblegarden Chocolate finally got the better of you, did it? You didn't have to eat a whole 25 of them, though. Well, have an achievement for stuffing your face full.
    • Chocoholic : Okay, now things are getting out of hand. You didn't stop at 25, but you went all the way to 100 Noblegarden Chocolate? You might have some issues, kid, but... Here's an achievement.
    • Hard Boiled : This one requires the company of a friend or maybe just a random passerby that just happens to have a Blossoming Branch. Either way, you need to head over to Un'Goro Crater and step into the Golakka Hot Springs while turned into a bunny and wait to lay an egg. You could also set your Hearthstone to Marshal's Stand, get turned into a bunny in one of the towns, then hearth and run there. If you get into combat though, the disguise fails and you have to start over. Bring a friend, it'll be faster.
    • Desert Rose : Slip into your Spring Robes and get ready to take a trip around Azeroth! When you use the Spring Robes, you plant a flower. Your goal here is to head over to a few deserts and plant some flowers. On Eastern Kingdoms, you're making a stop at the Badlands. Head over to Kalimdor and hit up Desolace, Thousand Needles, Tanaris, and Silithus, which are all on the southern portion of the continent. Don't ruse those Kalimdor deserts, your Spring Robes come with a 1 minute cooldown on flower-planting.
    • Shake Your Bunny-Maker : Use the Spring Flowers you got from the vendor, or from the Brightly Colored Egg, and find yourself some level 18+ honeys. You need to use the Spring Flowers on a female of every race (sans Pandaren) that is level 18+ to gain credit for the achievement. Sadly, the Spring Flowers has a 5 minute cooldown, so don't try and go too fast if you're just going to bum yourself out.
    • Spring Fling/Spring Fling : Use your Spring Rabbit pet to help it find "love", but only in different area codes.
      • Alliance: Help your little bunny out in Goldshire in Elwynn Forest, Kharanos in Dun Morogh, Dolanaar in Teldrassil, and Azure Watch on Azuremyst Isle.
      • Horde: Help your little bunny out in Razor Hill in Durotar, Bloodhoof Village in Mulgore, Brill in Tirisfal Glades, and Falconwing Square in Eversong Woods.
    • Blushing Bride : Don your Sunday's Finest and find yourself a partner Dressed for the Occasion and pucker up. The person wearing the dress does not get the achievement, so be sure to thank them if only you get the achievement.
    • Sunday's Finest : Crack open those Brightly Colored Egg until you've got yourself a hot, sticky mess of White Tuxedo Shirt and Black Tuxedo Pants. To complete this, you actually have to get them out of the eggs, you can't purchase or trade to get credit.
    • Dressed for the Occasion : Don't stop with the suit, go for the Elegant Dress, too. Just like the suit, you actually have to get it from the Brightly Colored Egg, you can't purchase or trade to get credit.

    There are only two pets for this Holiday, but only one gets to roll around in the dirt.

    When you're done gorging yourself on Noblegarden Chocolate, maybe we can have a sit down to talk about your weight problems.. And the follow-up for the Holiday.
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    Sunday, March 4, 2018

    [WoW] Post-Lunar Festival '18

    Much like last year, I didn't participate quite enough during this Holiday to really make it worth my while. The experience gains were actually decent from gathering Coin of Ancestry from the Elders, so I probably should have spent some time actually doing this on lower toons. Well, we know for next year.I did just enough to gather the new items, just like last year, so at least we have that.

    Unlike the Love is in the Air post-write-up, we're not going to put all the extra toons like we did for that one. Well, we will add one other toon, since they hit up some Elders.

    Paragon: Elder of '09.
    Railene: Elder of '10.
    Xardion: Elder of '10,
    Laviana: Elder of '11.
    Arcia: Elder of '11. Collected the four new cosmetic headpieces; Crown of Good Fortune, Crown of Courage, Crown of Prosperity, and Crown of Dark Blossoms.
    Sollexi: Elder of '12.
    Ferenan: Elder of '16.
    Yesira: Elder of '16.
    Disana: Elder of '17.

    Brigitte: Completed A Coin of Ancestry, 5 Coins of Ancestry, 10 Coins of Ancestry, and Elders of Northrend. Highly unlikely completion in 2019 due to not being a part of primary account.
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    [WoW] Post-Love Is In The Air '18

    Another year.. No sign of it.

    We're going to change these little post-guides up a bit again. I figured that since with the change to how the Holiday bosses work, we should probably adjust which characters get featured. Of course, all of our characters on our main server Lothar will be featured predominately since that's where we play the most, but we're also going to start branching out to our random alts. Basically.. Anyone that can farm for the high-level box will be featured across all servers, but we're also going to include anyone that also has the ability to farm the boss at all. Sure, we lose out on getting the special Holiday mounts that drop from some bosses.. In this case, the Big Love Rocket, but we did actively play these characters during the event.. And they deserve some love too. On with the breakdown!

    Paragon: Love Fool of '09.
    Railene: Love Fool of '10.
    Laviana: Love Fool of '11.
    Xardion: Love Fool of '11.
    Arcia: Love Fool of '11.
    Sollexi: Love Fool of '12.

    Many attempts were made to complete Fistful of Love across multiple toons, luckily that achievement doesn't reset when the Holiday event is over, so it should be easier next year to clean it up and gain more "official" Love Fools.

    LOTHAR


    GRIZZLY HILLS


    THUNDERHORN


    MOON GUARD


    MAGTHERIDON


    ONYXIA


    THORIUM BROTHERHOOD


    ULDUM



    TICHONDRIUS


    A lot of these off-primary server character have been working on these achievements since I got the original account-wide in 2009. We'll see what the future holds for them later on down the line.

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    Saturday, February 17, 2018

    [WoW] Lunar Festival '18

    What is usually the first Holiday of the year has come second in 2018. The Lunar Festival starts on February 17th this year and runs through March 3rd. The Lunar Festival is the in-game representation of the real life celebration of the Lunar New Year, which many different countries and cultures celebrate.

    Side-Note: Still looking for some new customized Holiday artwork if any artists are interested. Credit and links to current works/portfolios would be included.

    Not to start with the finale, but there will be a fireworks display that takes place on the final day of the events, so the 3rd, but only in Moonglade. There is also an increase in lanterns around Lake Elune'ara during the event, as a true reflection of the Lantern Festival.

    As with almost all of the other Holidays, you are definitely going to know when this event begins, as there will an explosion of lanterns hanging around all of the capital cities, your garrison, and potentially your Order Hall. There will be bread crumb quests as normal that are going to get you to where you need to be to get started on the Holiday events and activities.

    The bread curmb quests are there to teach you the basics of shooting off rockets and rocket clusters through the use of launchers located throughout the world. The other thing it leads you through is how to use your Lunar Festival Invitation to make your way to Moonglade in the beams of moonlight. The Holiday vendors and the Holiday "boss" are both located in Moonglade, but you are not going to be spending a whole lot of time there throughout the Festival.
    And with that, we've done a quick rundown of all of the non-important bits of the Lunar Festival It's time to get down and dirty with the nitty-gritty part of this Holiday. The real meat of it all.

    The main idea behind the Lunar Festival is to honor the Elders of the past, which requires a whole lot of traveling all over the world from the sand dunes of Tanaris, to the icy crags of Storm Peaks, to the balmy tropics of Stranglethorn. There are no Elders on the Outlands, on Pandaria, on Draenor, or on the Broken Isles.

    As you make your trek across the continents, each Elder is going to give you a Coin of Ancestry after you've honored them. This is the primary currency for this Holiday. You'll also receive a Lucky Red Envelope from each Elder, as well, with one of two gifts inside.
    1. Lucky Rocket Cluster: These act the same as the normal rocket clusters that we've used before. They do pack a little bit of a larger punch.
    • Lunar Fortune: When you fire off these rockets, you do get a small health buff. This buff does not adjust by level, so you will always receive a buff of +250 health. Amusingly, it has an area effect cast, so anyone around the launcher will also receive this mighty buff, even if they're from the opposing faction.
    1. Elder's Moonstone: This item creates a three minute beam of moonlight at the targeted location. As beneficial as that sounds, we only wish you could have utilized these stones to create portable Grand Moonlights to use with the Lunar Festival Invitation.
      There are a total of 84 Elders spread across the multiple continents of Azeroth. Due to phasing issues, the Elder inside Wintergrasp might not be worth your time, but find a way in if you're shooting for picking up all of the achievements.

      EASTERN KINGDOMS
      Elder Snowcrown: Eastern Plaguelands, Light's Hope Chapel (75,54)
      Elder Farwhisper: Stratholme, Live Side near The Unforgiven [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Windrun: Eastern Plaguelands, Crown Guard Tower (36,69)
      Elder Meadowrun: Western Plaguelands, Weeping Cave (64,36)
      Elder Moonstrike: Western Plaguelands, Outside Scholomance (69,74)
      Elder Graveborn: Tirisfal Glades, Brill (62,54)
      Elder Darkcore: Undercity, Ruins of Lordaeron Throne Room (67,38) [Horde Elder]
      Elder Obsidian: Silverpine Forest, The Sepulcher (45,41)
      Elder Highpeak: The Hinterlands, Creeping Ruin (50,48)
      Elder Darkfeather: Twilight Highlands, Thundermar Ruins (51,33) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Firebeard: Twilight Highlands, Dunwald Ruins (51,70) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Silvervein: Loch Modan, Thelsamar (33,46)
      Elder Goldwell: Dun Morogh, Kharanos (54,50)
      Elder Bronzebeard: Ironforge, Mystic Ward (29,16) [Alliance Elder]
      Elder Ironband: Searing Gorge, Blackchar Cave (21,79)
      Elder Morndeep: Blackrock Depths, Ring of Law [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Stonefort: Lower Blackrock Spire, Inner Bridgework [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Dawnstrider: Burning Steppes, Flame Crest (54,24)
      Elder Rumblerock: Burning Steppes, Dreadmaul Rock (70,45)
      Elder Starsong: Sunken Temple, Dragonkin Ring [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Bellowrage: Blasted Lands, Dark Portal (54,50) [Speak to Zidormi if you need the past phase.]
      Elder Starglade: Northern Stranglethorn, Zul'Gurub (71,34)
      Elder Winterhoof: Cape of Stranglethorn, Booty Bay (40,73)
      Elder Skychaser: Westfall, Sentinel Hill (57,47)
      Elder Stormbrow: Elwynn Forest, Goldshire (40,64)
      Elder Hammershout: Stormwind City, Stormwind Gates (34,51) [Alliance Elder]
      Elder Stonebrand: Deepholm, Temple of Earth (49,54) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Deepforge: Deepholm, Stonehearth (27,69) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Moonlance: Vashj'ir, Shimmering Expanse (57,86) [Cataclysm Elder]

      KALIMDOR
      Elder Bladeswift: Darnassus, Cenarion Enclave (39,32) [Alliance Elder]
      Elder Bladeleaf: Teldrassil, Dolanaar (57,53)
      Elder Starweave: Darkshore, Lor'danel (50,19)
      Elder Nightwind: Felwood, Jaedenar (38,53)
      Elder Riversong: Ashenvale, Astranaar (36,49)
      Elder Windsong: Mount Hyjal, Sanctuary of Malorne (26,62) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Evershade: Mount Hyjal, Nordrassil (62,22) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Brightspear: Winterspring, Lake Kel'Theril (53,57)
      Elder Stonespire: Winterspring, Everlook (60,50)
      Elder Skygleam: Azshara, Ravencrest Monument (65,70)
      Elder Darkhorn: Orgrimmar, Flight Master Tower (52,60) [Horde Elder]
      Elder Runetotem: Durotar, Razor Hill (53,44)
      Elder Windtotem: Northern Barrens, Ratchet (68,70)
      Elder Moonwarden: Northern Barrens, Crossroads (49,59)
      Elder High Mountain: Southern Barrens, Vendetta Point (42,48)
      Elder Bloodhoof: Mulgore, Bloodhoof Village (48,53)
      Elder Ezra Wheathoof: Thunder Bluff, Elder Rise (73,23) [Horde Elder]
      Elder Splitrock: Maraudon, Rotgrip/Tinkerer Gizlock Area [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Mistwalker: Feralas, The Maul (62,31)
      Elder Grimtotem: Feralas, Lariss Pavilion (77,38)
      Elder Primestone: Silithus, Crystal Vale (31,13)
      Elder Bladesing: Silithus, Cenarion Hold (53,36)
      Elder Thunderhorn: Un'goro Crater, Slithering Scar (50,76)
      Elder Menkhaf: Uldum, Khartut's Tomb (65,18) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Sekhemi: Uldum, Ruins of Ammon (32,63) [Cataclysm Elder]
      Elder Ragetotem: Tanaris, Ruins of Uldum (37,79)
      Elder Dreamseer: Tanaris, Gadgetzan (51,28)
      Elder Wildmane: Zul'Farrak, Gahz'rilla's Pool [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Morningdew: Thousand Needles, Fizzle & Pozzik's Speedbarge (77,76)
      Elder Skyseer: Thousand Needles, Freewind Post (46,51)

      NORTHREND
      Elder Sardis: Borean Tundra, Valiance Keep (59,66)
      Elder Arp: Borean Tundra, D.E.H.T.A. (57,44)
      Elder Pamuya: Borean Tundra, Warsong Hold (43,50)
      Elder Northal: Borean Tundra, Transitus Shield (34,34)
      Elder Igasho: The Nexus, Ormorok the Tree-Shaper Area [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Sandrene: Sholazar Basin, River's Heart (50,63)
      Elder Wanikaya: Sholazar Basin, Rainspeaker Rapids (64,49)
      Elder Bluewolf: Wintergrasp, Wintergrasp Fortress (49,14) [Faction Controlled or Open Door]
      Elder Morthie: Dragonblight, Star's Rest (30,56)
      Elder Skywarden: Dragonblight, Agmar's Hammer (35,48)
      Elder Nurgen: Azjol-Nerub, Post-Hadronox [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Thoim: Dragonblight, Moa'ki Harbor (49,78)
      Elder Jarten: Utgarde Keep, Post-Prince Keleseth [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Chogan'gada: Utgarde Pinnacle, Under Skadi the Ruthless [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Beldak: Grizzly Hills, Westfall Brigade Encampment (61,28)
      Elder Lunaro: Grizzly Hills, Ruins of Tethys (81,37)
      Elder Whurain: Grizzly Hills, Camp Oneqwah (64,47)
      Elder Kilias: Drak'Tharon Keep, King Dred's Den [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Tauros: Zul'Drak, Zim'Torga (59,56)
      Elder Ohanzee: Gundrak, Drakkari Colossus Altar [Dungeon Elder]
      Elder Graymane: The Storm Peaks, K3 (41,85)
      Elder Fargal: The Storm Peaks, Frosthold (29,74)
      Elder Stonebeard: The Storm Peaks, Bouldercrag's Refuge (31,38)
      Elder Muraco: The Storm Peaks, Camp Tunka'lo (65,51)
      Elder Yurauk: Halls of Stone, Pre-Krystallus [Dungeon Elder]
      As you finish your travels around the continents, honoring the Elders of the past and collecting all 84 of the Coin of Ancestry, or however many you managed to collect, you're going to need something to spend them on. Time to head back to Moonglade!


      I mentioned this a little bit earlier on in the post that your Coin of Ancestry spending was going to depend on your professions. If you're an Engineer or Tailor, you've got quite a few things extra that you can pick up, but you['re not going to have enough Coin of Ancestry on a single toon to be able to pick up all of your profession recipes as well as any of added bonus still like Toys or Pets, so you need to make sure to plan your spending accordingly amongst your toons. Now, are you all done with your Coin of Ancestry spending? Here's what you can get with just your hard-earned gold, because there's's always a vendor for that.

      Lunar Festival Vendor

      So earlier on, we brought up the Elune's Blessing quest and what it entailed for you to complete it, right? We're at that point now in our little rundown here. First off, make sure you've picked up the quest from Valadar Starsong back in Nighthaven in Moonglade. With it, head down to the south-eastern portion of Lake Elune'ara.
      1. The Launching: In the south-eastern corner of Lake Elune'ara will be quite a few cluster launchers near the water's edge. Using all of the available cluster rocket you've dealt with over the course of this Holiday, you need to launch a total of 30 rocket clusters with these specific launchers.
      2. The Spawning: 
        • Minion of Omen : These are going to start spawning early-on in your 30 cluster launch session. You can either mow them down, if you've got the group for it, or you can just ignore them. They will continue to spawn even if they are all killed off.
      3. The 30th:
          • Omen - Cleave : Frontal cone that should only be soaked by the highest aggro, preferably a tank of some kind.
          • Starfall : This spell will be randomly cast on anyone at ranged. Move out of it, it can do some serious damage if you don't move fast enough.
          • If you fall during your encounter with Omen, his health does not reset back to full. Essentially making this fight nothing more than a graveyard zerg, but it should not be necessary if there are enough people around or if you have any soloing ability. Omen cannot be leashed away from his spawning point anymore.
      4. The Afterlife: When Omen becomes nothing more than an empty husk on the ground near the shores of the lake, a small beam of moonlight will spawn in the center of his corpse.
        • Elune's Blessing : Stepping into this light will grant you the buff necessary to complete the quest that you picked up from Valadar Starsong in Nighthaven. Return to him to receive your final reward.
      5. You are not required to be part of the kill to gain access to the moonlight that spawns from Omen's corpse. If you decide to take advantage of other people attacking Omen and sit it out, you are doing nothing more than showing how much of an ass you are by not helping with something so simple. But who am I to judge..

      With the blood of an immortal demigod on those hands of yours and those like you, and after honoring a score of Elders from the past, it's time to get cutting away at the loose ends of this Holiday.

      Completing all of the necessary achievements below will bestow upon you the title of 'Elder' and grant you the meta achievement: To Honor One's Elders!
      • A Coin of Ancestry : Honor your very first Elder and your journey of collecting many Coin of Ancestry will have begun..
      • 5 Coins of Ancestry : Only five Coin of Ancestry? You have much work to do..
      • 10 Coins of Ancestry : Ah! Ten Coin of Ancestry already?! Journey more, my child..
      • 25 Coins of Ancestry : Halfway there, wanderer, there are more Coin of Ancestry to be collected..
      • 50 Coins of Ancestry : Quite the collection! But there is even more to be had! Do not stop at simply 50 Coin of Ancestry, for there are even more Elders to honor!
      • Elders of Eastern Kingdoms : From top to bottom, there are 29 total Elders to honor on the Eastern Kingdoms. Of that 29, 17 of them count towards this achievement.
      • Elders of Kalimdor : From Teldrassil to Uldum, there are a grande total of 30 Elders on Kalimdor. Of that 30, 18 of them are going to be honored to pick up this achievement.
      • Elders of Northrend : Traverse the varying landscapes of the frozen northern continent of Northrend, honoring all of the available Elders. Of the 25 located on the Scourged wasteland, 18 of them will count towards this achievement.
      • Elders of Cataclysm : Venture forth through the forever-changed lands abused by the Shattering and locate the 9 Elders in the regions made available with the release of Deathwing.
      • Elders of the Dungeons : Seek out the 13 Elders hiding away in the various instances spread across the three continents. These Elders might require some creativity, ingenuity, or just some friends. As is always the case with instance achievements, doing this at level cap makes it significantly easier.
      • Elders of the Alliance : Saunter, or tip-toe, your way through the Alliance capitals and honor their very own Elders. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement.
      • Elders of the Horde : Much like the Elders of the Alliance, make your way through the Horde capitals and honor the Elders of the Horde. There are 3 total Elders for this achievement as well.
      • Frenzied Firecracker : Gather up some Festival Firecracker from your local Lunar Festival Vendor, a total of 10. Spending big money on these achievements here. Easiest way to get this one is to set the Festival Firecracker to a hotkey and toss them out right after one another. If you miss a single cooldown, you're probably doing to have to start over. Grab some extra 'crackers if you think you'll need it.
      • The Rocket's Red Glare : Have an engineer throw together some of the Red Rocket Cluster, or pick them up from the Lunar Festival Vendor. You're going to need a total of 10 -RED- clusters for this to work. If they aren't RED, you aren't going to get any credit. After you've got your 10 Red Rocket Cluster, find yourself a cluster launcher and let 'er rip. With 25 seconds on the timer, you should be able to get this achievement with some time to spare.
      • Lunar Festival Finery : Valadar Starsong is the man of the hour for this achievement. You've spent so little time with him this Holiday, but you're going to need to spend 5 Coin of Ancestry on his wares and pick yourself up a festive outfit to wear. Whether it be one of the dresses or a pant suit set, you need to look your best to grab this achievement.
      • Elune's Blessing : Complete all of the pre-requisite quests to gain access to the final Quest; Elune's Blessing. Turning in the quest is all that will be necessary to net yourself this achievement, whether or not you actually put down the feral dog or just danced in the afterglow.

      And there were a couple of battle pets that could be obtained during this Holiday season, their information is down below:
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