This year was the first time World of Warcraft experienced the Pilgrim’s Bounty world event and it’s finally come to a close. The world events we’ve experienced already this year like Hallow’s End, Brewfest and others have been updated versions of what we’ve seen when they first came out. But Blizzard has learned a lot about hosting these events over time and while updating them makes them feel nice, there’s nothing like designing one from scratch based one lessons already learned. That’s how I felt about the debut of Pilgrim’s Bounty event this year.

It’s the first event this year that …read more

Thanksgiving is still a few days away but World of Warcraft is already getting into the Thanksgiving spirit with the World Event called Pilgrim’s Bounty, which will last all week. As a Filipino living in the Philippines, Pilgrim’s Bounty is a way for me to connect with my American friends in the game and celebrate with them instead of feeling left out just because we don’t celebrate it here. If I can do it, I can imagine that it’s a great way for Americans outside the US to connect with friends and family in celebrating it.

When I first found out …read more

The Midsummer Fire Festival has already started after quite a long break of not having any world events. It’s pretty good too especially since we had that madness of having Noblegarden and Children’s Week coming one after after other and in fact intersecting for a few days. In a way it’s nice to see people finally get back into the groove of participating in the latest world event, even if it’s just for achievements and cool stuff. But there’s just something about the Midsummer Fire Festival that just doesn’t get me excited to participate in it.
For one thing, the concept …read more

The Children’s Week craze is finally over and I have to say that I’m really glad that it is. We finally get a break from about two straight weeks of gunning for achievements for both Noblegarden and Children’s Week. Now we can get back to our “boring” every life doing whatever we do, not having to worry about getting a run through Utgarde Pinnacle with your orphan or doing battlegrounds like mad trying to do School For Hard Knocks.
I feel pretty good about myself for getting both the Noble and the Patron titles on my main character. I wanted the …read more

In case you’ve been so caught up with the coolness of the new stuff patch 3.1 has to offer that you already forgot, I just want to remind you that there’s something else that’s cool coming our way really soon. I’m talking about the new and improved Noblegarden world event that’s just hours away.
Noblegarden usually comes out on Easter Sunday itself and in the past only lasted one day. This year it got postponed to April 26 but it looks like it could be well worth the wait. The event will last a whole week, ending on May 3. This …read more