Event
- For API events that can be handled by the UI or addons, see Events.
For many of Azeroth's inhabitants, combat on both a grand scale and at the level of individual skirmishes has become ritualistic and in some ways even ceremonial. This page documents the ongoing confrontations and celebrations in the game — and those events in-between (player organized events included) which the line has blurred. Below are some of the events, which are fun if you ever get around to them.
Types of environment changes accompanying events include:
- caravans, tents, or wagons being added to an area,
- decorations on buildings,
- new fixed devices,
- new mobs, quest givers, vendors, or other NPCs,
- special drink and food,
- holiday-specific quests and quest rewards, and
- holiday-themed recipes.
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Ongoing events
Over the course of Azeroth's troubled history, the times of celebration have fallen under the shadow of the conflicts that have shaped and scarred the world. Every day, as new challenges surface, new champions answer the call to arms, relishing the glory and the rewards of battles well fought. Below are details of some of the current disturbances warranting investigation - and participation - by the world's most adventurous heroes.
- Kalu'ak Fishing Derby (Saturday from 2-3pm)
- Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza (Sunday from 2-4pm)
- Gurubashi Arena Booty Run (every 3 hours)
- Darkmoon Faire (appears on the first week of each month on Darkmoon Island, accessible via portals)
- Battlegrounds Holiday (from Thursday night to Tuesday morning every week)
- Argent Tournament (Permanent, added in Patch 3.1.0 and expanded in Patch 3.2.0)
Seasonal events
To help offset the strain and tension of constant warfare, the leaders of the Horde and the Alliance occasionally organize full-blown festivities for their people, centered around holidays and special events. What better way to celebrate the year's victories and other achievements than in the company of a few thousand of your closest allies?
| Azeroth Event | Time Period | Related Earth Event | Additional Info |
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| New Year | 31st Dec - 1st Jan | New Year's Eve | Gregorian calendar |
| Lunar Festival | Varies (Spring) | Lunar New Year | Chinese calendar |
| Love is in the Air | 7th Feb - 20th Feb | Valentine's Day | |
| Noblegarden | Varies (Easter) | Easter | |
| Children's Week | 1st May - 7th May | Children's Day - Japan Mother's Day - US (and in most other countries, including: Belgium and the Netherlands) |
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| Midsummer Fire Festival | 21st June - 5th July | Midsummer Canada Day - CAN Independence Day - US |
US observed! Fire in the Sky Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza |
| Pirates' Day | 19th Sept | International Talk Like a Pirate Day | First observed Sept 19th, 2008. |
| Peon Day | 30th Sept | EU Closed Beta began: September 30, 2004 | Observed only in Europe[1] |
| Brewfest | 20th Sept - 4th Oct | Oktoberfest - Germany | |
| Harvest Festival | 27th Sept - 4th Oct | Roughly Thanksgiving - Canada, US (actually celebrated in October and November in Canada and US, respectively) Columbus Day - US US Stress Test ended: September 12, 2004 |
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| Hallow's End | 18th Oct - 1st Nov | Halloween | |
| Day of the Dead | 1st Nov - 2nd Nov | Day of the Dead | |
| Pilgrim's Bounty | 22nd Nov - 28th Nov | Thanksgiving | |
| Feast of Winter Veil | 15th Dec - 2nd Jan | Christmas |
World events
A number of one-time-only World Events have occurred throughout the game's history. Most of these events have either directly resulted in changes to the game world or were pre-cursors to expansion packs.
- Attack on Theramore Isle — Patch 5.0.4 will introduce a world event before the next expansion.[2] In October 2011, the event was revealed to be a Horde attack on Theramore Isle, likely destroying the town and removing the Alliance's main presence in southern Kalimdor. This was corroborated by Zarhym, who stated that the assault "will take place prior to the release of the new expansion."[3]
- Elemental Unrest — Beginning on 11 November 2010, this event is the precursor to the devastating events of the Cataclysm expansion.
- Operation: Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall — Beginning on 7 September 2010, these world events were the first precursors to the Cataclysm expansion and allowed Alliance and Horde players to assist in the retaking of Gnomeregan's surface and the Echo Isles respectively.
- Zombie Infestation — Introduced in Patch 3.0.2, this world event was a precursor to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and featured plagued crates that would transform players into zombies with the ability to pass the zombie plague onto others. It was followed by a repeat of the Scourge Invasion world event from Patch 1.11.0.
- The Spirit of Competition — This event occurred simultaneously with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and simply rewarded players for completing battlegrounds during the event.
- Capture of Sun's Reach — Introduced in Patch 2.4.0, this world event occurs once per server and requires the completion of a number of daily quests on the Isle of Quel'Danas in order to allow the Shattered Sun Offensive to take over and rebuild the town of Sun's Reach.
- The Dark Portal Opens — Introduced in Patch 2.0.1, this world event was a precursor to the Burning Crusade expansion and featured the forces of the Horde, Alliance, and Argent Dawn fighting back against the demonic legions entering Azeroth through the Dark Portal.
- The Scourge Invasion — Originally introduced in Patch 1.11.0, this world event involved an invasion of Scourge forces across the world to coincide with the release of the Naxxramas raid instance.
- Gates of Ahn'Qiraj — Introduced in Patch 1.9.0, this two-part world event occurred once per server (until Patch 3.2.0) resulted in the opening of Ahn'Qiraj. It was comprised of a quest chain completed by a single player to obtain the Scepter of the Shifting Sands to open the gates themselves, as well as a server-wide war effort to gather materials for the Horde and Alliance to battle the insectoid menace that issued forth from the opened gates.
Exclusive recipes
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Seasonal world events by patch number
| Azeroth Event | Patch Introduced | Patch Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feast of Winter Veil | 1.2.0 | 18 December 2004 | |
| Noblegarden | 1.3.0 | 7 March 2005 | X |
| Children's Week | 1.4.0 | 5 May 2005 | |
| Darkmoon Faire | 1.6.0 | 2 July 2005 | |
| Harvest Festival | 1.6.0 | 2 July 2005 | X |
| Hallow's End | 1.8.0 | 10 October 2005 | |
| Lunar Festival | 1.9.0 | 3 January 2006 | X |
| Love is in the Air | 1.9.3 | 7 February 2006 | |
| Midsummer Fire Festival | 1.11.0 | 20 June 2006 | |
| Peon Day | 1.12.1 | 22 August 2006 | X |
| New Year | 2.0.1 | 5 December 2006 | X |
| Brewfest | 2.2.2 | 2 October 2007 | |
| Pirate's Day | 2.4.3 | 15 July 2008 | X |
| Pilgrim's Bounty | 3.2.0 | 4 August 2009 | |
| Day of the Dead | 3.2.0 | 4 August 2009 | X |
The patch for the events marked with a X is speculation, based on the last patch to go live before the event was seen on servers.
Other events
References
- ^ http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/events/calendar.html
- ^ http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2423-Gamescom-Patch-4.3-Interviews-Blue-Posts-Fan-Art-Comics
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3430805957?page=138#2744
See also
- Events info:
-
World of Warcraft Europe In-Game Events] page in the Game Guide section of the Official European site.
- Events calendars:
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