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by John Himes 
Dec 10th 2007 at 11:45PM
The Feast of Winter Veil will be upon us in less than a week and we already know that there will be new elements added to WoW's biggest holiday. Item database and news sites have been publishing information about this year's festivities for quite awhile now, but nonetheless there are still two mysteries that are pestering me.
First of all, as you are probably aware, there is a Winter Veil quest to kill the Abominable Greench and retrieve the stolen Smokywood Pastures' treats in the Alterac Mountains. Upon completion of the quest, you're rewarded with a box that can contain a special profession recipe. Alchemy, Engineering, Enchanting, Leatherworking, Blacksmithing and Tailoring have all been represented in the possible rewards. This brings us down to my burning question: Will jewelcrafters have a new design added to the gift box this year? If so, what could it possibly be?
The other mystery is a little more pertinent to me, since I've always wanted to own one of those cool Santa hats. We've already been informed by Blizzard that the new Outland instance bosses will be wearing the holiday hats, and will thus have a chance to drop them when killed. I'm simply wondering if the old world bosses will also be donning the headgear this year, because it would make the item easier to farm at level seventy.
Do you have any unanswered questions about this year's Winter Veil festivities? What do you think about mine? Any chance that these things will actually occur this year?
Filed under: Items, Analysis / Opinion, Jewelcrafting
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Slayblaze Dec 11th 2007 12:21AM
I remember getting my green hat from Baron Rivendare in Scholo, and my red hat from the end boss in Strat scarlet side (or was it the other way around?) One of the funniest things in the game is to see those bosses donning the holiday headgear instead of their normal baddass helms!
Slayblaze Dec 11th 2007 12:24AM
...ah my memory must be going... it was Darkmaster Gandling that drops the hat in Scholomance.
Anyway, its good to see that there will be drop opportunities from Outland bosses - on the otherhand that will make the hats slightly less "leet" I suppose
Icepuck Dec 11th 2007 12:25AM
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34085#created-by
Where /when does the pattern for this occur ?
PTR said it was just in the mail, was this just a PTR mail drop thing... or will it be in mail on Live and if so "when is it mailed"
Will Hardpacked Snowballs turn the balance of war and make Alliance win AV for once *giggle* stormpike bridge :P
White Rabbit Dec 11th 2007 12:49AM
I hate how the santa hats fit on us orcs... it just doesn't fit well... just look at the picture!
It looks too small and like it's about to fall off
buff santa hats
Zomgimugly Dec 11th 2007 1:38AM
I got my little 19 rougue's hat off VanCleef last year haha
kunukia Dec 11th 2007 1:45AM
My druid got a green Santa hat as a world drop, off of an ogre in the Arathi Highlands. Good times.
Lurak Dec 11th 2007 1:54AM
Will the handful of snowflakes have a permanent version? In the Spring, the handful of rose petals have a permanent counterpart in the Bouquet of Red Roses.
As a lover of gimmick items, I hope there is a permanent snowflake creating offhand.
Fireflash38 Dec 11th 2007 10:04AM
My main still has one from last year that I got as a random world drop.
Exanimo Dec 11th 2007 2:18AM
There are actually some new items/patterns added this year... most have seen the new reward (the pet bot) but when i was creating an overview for my blog i found more new stuff.
Check out the list i made on my blog for more on that ;)
http://fulltimewow.blogspot.com/2007/12/winter-veil-treats.html
Xeren Dec 11th 2007 10:08AM
Is it already that time of year where we stock up on small eggs and sell them for 5g each?
Tryst Dec 11th 2007 12:11PM
NO! It is not. Move along, move along, nothing to see here....
*frost nova's Xeren's mouth closed*
Oldbear Dec 11th 2007 12:42PM
Yes - I have a large collection of eggs rotting away in my bank - my nest egg, if you will - for buying my mount...
Baluki Dec 11th 2007 11:34AM
I've missed Winter Veil TWO years in a row. I'm not going to miss it again.
I still have some snowballs left over from the very first WV. Not that there's anything unique about them...
mrbill Dec 11th 2007 12:26PM
Princess in Mara wearing a Santa hat.....scary
Oldbear Dec 11th 2007 12:45PM
I too have a stack of snowballs - I like to snowball people in the middle of summer...
Drago Dracini Dec 14th 2007 4:10PM
How about ways people below lv 60 can get them?