The month of December contains several holidays. Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa are celebrated in December, and New Year's Eve caps off the month. Popular video game World of Warcraft also celebrates a holiday in December. The Feast of Winter Veil has several Christmas-themed activities, including Greatfather Winter and opening presents under a decorated tree.
World of Warcraft Holiday Achievements
There are several achievements that can only be completed during the Feast of Winter Veil. Some of them involve cooking or eating holiday foods. Holiday Spirits and Winter Spices are needed by the recipes, and can only be purchased during the Feast. With a Little Helper From My Friends is completed by getting 50 honorable kills while in holiday costume. Let It Snow is completed by throwing some snow and a variety of specific race-class combos. The simplest achievement is completed just by opening a present!
Opening Digital Christmas Presents
On Christmas Day, December 25th, players can log into WoW to open up their holiday presents. There are a total of 6 gifts that can be unwrapped, which are located under a tree by Greatfather Winter in either Ironforge or Orgrimmar. The gifts are only available until the end of the Feast (January 2) so players should make sure to log in during this time frame.
In 2009, the gifts consist of some holiday food, a pattern/schematic/formula (based on what professions the player knows), a pet, and a limited edition Red Rider Air Rifle. Past years' limited edition gifts have included a Clockwork Rocket Bot and a Crashin' Thrashin' Racer Controller. These special gifts are only collectible one-time during each year's Winter Veil.
Collecting a Winter Hat
One in-game achievement requires the collection of three pieces of winter clothing. There are five pieces of clothing total, but there are two colors of hats and two colors of outfits, which can be worn interchangeably for the achievement.
The recipes for Red Winter Clothes or Green Winter Clothes can be purchased from the holiday vendor, and crafted by a tailor. The pattern for Winter Boots can also be purchased from the holiday vendors, and crafted by a leatherworker. These items do not bind to character, and can therefore be passed around to friends or guildmates for the achievement, or even sold at the auction house.
The other piece needed, a Holiday Hat, available in red or green, can only be collected by killing certain dungeon bosses. The lowest level boss that drops the hat is Grand Magus Telestra, in The Nexus. The hat will drop for one player on each kill, so a group of 5 players will need to reset the dungeon and kill the boss 5 times for all players to get a hat. The hat is bind on pick-up.
Wearing piece of holiday clothing on head, body, and feet, while eating a Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake will complete the achievement 'Tis the Season. This achievement is part of the meta-achievement Merrymaker, which counts towards the What a Long Strange Trip It's Been achievement, rewarding the player with a Violet Proto-Drake.
World of Warcraft players should take some time out of celebrating the holidays to sign in to the game and complete these limited time only events. The Feast of Winter Veil has fun activities for all players, with special items that are only available during late December.
Allison Russo - Allison Russo holds a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Most recently she ...
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