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All of the latest Mists of Pandaria newsBreakfast Topic: Could you possibly be more excited for the Lunar Festival?
by Fox Van Allen 
Jan 20th 2011 at 8:00AM
To be honest, it took me a while to figure out just exactly what holiday the Lunar Festival was. Most holidays in Azeroth mirror our own, but I don't really celebrate Chinese New Year. So of course, being the uncultured (though handsome) dolt I am, I assumed the holiday was inspired by the canceled CBS drama Ghost Whisperer. Apparently, though, the Chinese New Year is a pretty big thing. Especially in China. Go figure!
For those who don't know, the Lunar Festival is a three-week-long super-holiday that involves running around the world to meet and "honor" all sorts of elders. If the whole thing tingles the same obsessive-compulsive part of your brain as it does mine, you'll find yourself one-manning all sorts of old instances, trying to honor some inconveniently located, long-forgotten spooks for a handful of gold and some holiday-only currency. If you want more information about it, it's all here in The OverAchiever: Guide to Lunar Festival 2011.
It's one of the most brutal travel-heavy holidays out there, but if you're interested in scoring that 310% mount from the What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been achievement, it's required. But is it worth it? Will you be celebrating the Lunar Festival holiday across all your alts? Are you excited about corpse-hopping your way through the opposing faction's capital cities?
I already made my rounds last year, so I think I'll just take it easy myself. Maybe order in some Chinese and catch a Camryn Manheim film festival instead.
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 4)
Koleckai Jan 20th 2011 11:57AM
We don't but this is one holiday that hasn't changed in six years, don't see why they would change it now.
Ronin Jan 20th 2011 12:09PM
"Could you possibly be more excited for the Lunar Festival?"
Yes, any amount of excitement on my part would have to mean I was more excited than I am now. I generally like in-game Holiday events, but this one I just couldn't get into, even the very first year. Traveling all over the place just to get a token (and mail containing the same things over and over) so I can get a dress(!) or a pants-suit that I'll never wear again? Oh yeah, you can also buy fireworks-- that you can only use during the festival, and then only when you're near a launcher-- yay.
Lemons Jan 20th 2011 12:22PM
I am excited for Dumplings.
VioletArrows Jan 20th 2011 1:48PM
This will be the first time I'll actually be able to do anything. First year I'd only been playing for 2 weeks and last year I'd quit from January until October. I'll not likely do everything though since there's no point in it.
Wolfshanze Jan 20th 2011 2:26PM
"I'll not likely do everything though since there's no point in it."
Well, actually there IS a point in it... that if you do the meta-achievments for most of the holidays in the year, you get 310% for all your mounts and a Violet Proto-Drake to boot.
So there is a point, it's just if you're willing to do the work for it.
VioletArrows Jan 20th 2011 2:40PM
I already determined that I'll never be able to get the proto-drake because of all the pvp achievements. Thus, no point.
Chris Jan 20th 2011 3:11PM
Being an Alliance Player all I am worried about is the Elder in Orgrimmar, rest are pretty easy to accomplish.
Andromansis Jan 20th 2011 3:21PM
I'm not excited at all.
Cataclysm has been one big terrible grind so far.
The lunar festival is also a big grind.
Stacking grinds is not fun for anybody.
Amaxe Jan 20th 2011 3:49PM
Could I possibly be more excited? Well given this is my least favorite holiday, I guess the answer would be yes.
Quixota Jan 21st 2011 6:43AM
@ Drakkenfyre
If that was Frostmourne (either last year or the year before) I was there too! It was excellent!