Breakfast Topic: Holy moly, can you believe we forgot the Harvest Festival?
Oh my god, you guys. We here at WoW Insider totally dropped the ball -- the exciting Harvest Festival started two days ago, and we didn't say a word about it! Don't worry, though. It's a week-long event, and you have until Sept. 13 to get in on all the fun!
And what fun is that, you may ask? Well, this year's Harvest Festival is going to be better than all past Harvest Festivals combined. It's got a plus-sized roller coaster for some of our more obese thrill-seekers, Larry Bird's 84-year-old Aunt Tilda, an all-organic corn maze, not three but four hospitality kiosks, famed little horse Li'l Sebastian, and ...
Oh wait, wrong Harvest Festival. This is the one in Azeroth with absolutely no achievements associated with it. The one, where, according to our own Daniel Whitcomb:
And what fun is that, you may ask? Well, this year's Harvest Festival is going to be better than all past Harvest Festivals combined. It's got a plus-sized roller coaster for some of our more obese thrill-seekers, Larry Bird's 84-year-old Aunt Tilda, an all-organic corn maze, not three but four hospitality kiosks, famed little horse Li'l Sebastian, and ...
Oh wait, wrong Harvest Festival. This is the one in Azeroth with absolutely no achievements associated with it. The one, where, according to our own Daniel Whitcomb:
So, uh, yeah. How are you celebrating the Harvest Festival? Are you doing the one single quest associated with the holiday? And how will you ever be able to stand the 51-week wait until Harvest Festival 2012 once this one is over?Yeah, it's a small holiday, and a weird one at that. I mean, you either honor Uther, who was a jerk to Tirion Fordring, ineffective against the Scourge and was betrayed and killed by his protege, or Grom, who betrayed the Orcish race to the Burning Legion at least twice, and whose clan is still one of the major sources of strife and bad Horde-Alliance relations on Azeroth today.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Mathew McCurley Sep 7th 2011 9:52PM
I’ve only cried twice in my life. Once, when I was hit by a bus when I was seven years old. And when Lil’ Sebastian died.
Adam Holisky Sep 7th 2011 9:55PM
It's okay Mat. Do you want/need a hug? I can give you a hug.
Narshe Sep 8th 2011 8:41AM
"When I walked in this morning and saw the flag was at half mast I thought, "Alright, another bureaucrat ate it." but then I saw it was Li'l Sebastian. Half mast is too high. Show some damn respect."
tehdilgerer Sep 8th 2011 9:15AM
half mast is too damm high
Velleekwitay Sep 8th 2011 9:51AM
"It is possibly the best thing to potentially ever happen to anyone anywhere in the history of the universe."
Some people don't watch Parks and Rec enough.
Mathew McCurley Sep 8th 2011 10:09AM
I feel bad for those people.
Yesiamzack Sep 8th 2011 12:36PM
"Son, this horse has an honorary degree from Notre Dame."
Parks and Rec ftw!!!!!!
Byeble Sep 8th 2011 4:23PM
I follow the Swanson Pyramid of Greatness faithfully.
"Fish, for sport only, not for meat. Fish meat is practically a vegetable."
Adam Holisky Sep 7th 2011 9:54PM
My waiting will be assisted by this picture: http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/04/01/around-forks-omg-the-best-pizza-ever/
MusedMoose Sep 8th 2011 8:03AM
"Holy moly, can you believe we forgot the Harvest Festival?"
Yes.
Cephas Sep 8th 2011 9:09AM
I read this article five seconds ago and I already forgot about the harvest festival. What is it again?
MattKrotzer Sep 8th 2011 9:55AM
I was going to celebrate Harvest Festival, but instead decided to help my friends bail water out of their basement. Hooray flooding!
artifex Sep 8th 2011 1:15PM
It's a holiday for food collectors.
Jamie Sep 8th 2011 8:06AM
I'll be wishing this festival was Pilgrim's Bounty. Then mostly ignore it until it's over.
Ez-Mode cooking lvling, do want!
Daedalus Sep 8th 2011 8:22AM
I think the downplaying of Harvest Festival is just sad; personally, I look forward to it every year.
What's so great about Harvest Festival? Well, once it's over, there's only a week or so left until Brewfest.
Noyou Sep 8th 2011 11:02AM
Good point. Come on brewfest! The one quest isn't too bad for a short ride to Chilwind, if you have a toon that can still garner XP it's max level xp for that toon +500 faction rep. That's right 500 faction rep. Plus there are all those good treats at the table that allow you 2% of your health to mana while you sit and relax. Ok, so it's not great but if you are leveling a toon, not bad. The best thing is those midsummer ground fireworks. Crappy thing is they only stack in 5s. So there you go. Oh, the darkmoon faire is in Elwynn forest too this week. Fun times. Come on brewfest!
Blayze Sep 8th 2011 8:23AM
Let's not forget Uther abandoned everyone in Stratholme to the tender mercy of both Arthas and Mal'Ganis.
Paladin he ain't.
DeathPaladin Sep 8th 2011 8:38AM
Tirion Fordring is considered by many to be the greatest living Paladin.
Tirion Fordring yells at me all the time, even when I do good things.
Uther yelled at me in Halls of Reflection when I brought Quel'Delar there.
Therefore, Uther is a Paladin.
QED
fallemwarrior Sep 8th 2011 8:44AM
Dont forget! urther did make us kill each other and do ridiculous mounted combat for his amusement! err to flight the Lich King, hmmm that urther didn't stop... There for in my opinion we can blame Uther for the argent Colosseum instead of Tiron
Revynn Sep 8th 2011 3:22PM
Tirion Fordring? The guy who stood there for 12 minutes and waited until the 25 people who came with him were all dead before he bothered to think "Hey, I wonder if I can bubble out of this ice block . . "? That Tirion Fordring?
Yeah, greatest Paladin ever.
/rolls eyes