7.1.5 PTR: Spring Balloon Festival Micro-Holiday

posted 2016/12/12 at 2:45 AM by Serrinn

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Azsuna: Boscoe and Rungle's Sky Chariot - billed as the swankiest balloon in Azeroth.

Hop aboard, junior ballooners! anybody want a balloon sticker? Here ya go.
We run the swankiest balloon in all of Azeroth! Ask anybody, they'll tell ya it's true!
How's about some free drinks? Here ya go!
Today, we're flying over Azsuna, the jewel of the Broken Isles.
Anyone for caviar? We got only the best!
That's the Nar'thalas Academy down there. I school for mages back in ancient times, I hear.
Hot towel? Only the best for our customers!
Rungle, why don't ya heat up the barbecue, then get the fireworks ready.
Sure thing, boss.
Ya might be wondering how I can run such a classy balloon outfit and still turn a profit. Well, lemme tell ya.
The trick is, ya don't reveal the price to the customer 'til they're up in the balloon with ya!
That'll be 28.542 gold each--gratuity NOT included. Unless of course, you'd like Rungle here to break your legs.
Okay boss, I put the fireworks on the barbecue, like you said.
You did WHAT? Rungle, you bungled it again!!!!!!
<The balloon explodes>

Highmountain: The Killem'jaro. Nesingwary is your tour guide and he's a bit sad.

Welcome, friends, to the Nesingwary balloon tour o'Highmountain!
Bought this balloon from a wee goblin. Claimed it'd make a good perch for shootin' moose!
Lately though...eh, I dunno. Been feelin' a bit down. Huntin' don't bring the same joy it once did.
Not even shootin' critters from a hot air balloon can cheer me up.
Now I'll melancholy.
Anybody know any good jokes? Here, I'll start...
Why do dwarf hunters use guns?
Because you can't drink ale from the barrel of a bow!
Heh, it's okay for me to tell that one because I'm a dwarf. And a hunter!
X, you got any?
How 'bout you, Y?
Or even you Z. Someone cheer me up!
Heh, that brightened me spirit. Thanks fer keepin' an ol' hunter company!

Stormheim: Emi-Lan's Skylounge - Your tour guide is not very experienced and just plays games on the ride.

Welcome aboard! Today I will be your guide on a tour of Stormheim.
See all that stuff down there? That's...uh...that's Stormheim.
Sorry, I'm not a very experienced tour guide.
So, any of you know some balloon party games?
Ooh Ooh I've got one! It's called Kiss, Mary, Slay.
You just have to pick one person you would kiss, one you would marry, and one you would slay.
I'll go first! Let's see...
X, you've got a nice face, and it looks like you're the only one here who brushes her teeth, I would kiss you.
Hmm...I would slay Y. For obvious reasons.
And that leaves Z to marry! I could live with that.
Okay, my turn's over. Somebody else go next!
Alright, the balloon ride is over! That was FUN!

Suramar: Cloudwalker Express delivers an educational lesson about Suramar and the Nightborne:

Greets! Please step into the basket...and prepare for the most educational balloon ride of your life.
Today we will be taking a scenic balloon tour over the ancient city of Suramar.
But first, I will be taking attendance.
Quite the talkative bunch, now on with the tour!
Suramar, as we all know, is home to the Nightborne elves.
Among other things, the Nightborne are known for being rather disagreeable.
X, can you tell me what mind-altering substance the Nightborne use to relax?
The substance they consume is, of course, mana.
Consuming so much mana has had an effect on the Nightborne's bodies.
X, what specific feature of Nightborne anatomy has been "enhanced" by excessive mana use?
Very close! The answer I was looking for was "their skin".
Final question, for X. What is the traditional greeting used in Suramar City?
Good guess! The correct answer is: "An illusion! What are you hiding?"
That's all for today. Thank you for flying...and study up for next time.

Uldum: Schnottz' Hot Air Balloon. Schnottz is a pretty grumpy host; you elect to toss him out of the balloon.

Valley of the Four Winds: Cloudwalker Express; this tour guide really hates balloons.

Crystalsong Forest: Chen's Balloon. Chen Stormstout is your tour guide in spite of not being present for Wrath of the Lich King.

Nagrand (Draenor): Nagrand Sky Tours - A balloon ride in Draenor goes horribly wrong and takes you to Outland!

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Comment by IammeMy life...Comment by AeronPerytonFor YEARS I've been wondering why Goblin balloons aren't used for some of the shorter flight paths. It wouldn't be nearly as fast, but it would be such a nice break from winged creatures.

Anyone who hasn't bothered to yet, should get on a Horde toon and just enjoy the zeppelin ride from Orgrimmar to Thunderbluff. Because it's the only zeppelin route that doesn't involve zoning it's super relaxing and fun to zoom into eye-level and just look out as the Northern Barrens slowly drifts by.Comment by Seumas69I very rarely comment but I had too! This is what I do all the time and you also have to ensure the music is on to set the tone.Comment by OswaldovzkiFor YEARS I've been wondering why Goblin balloons aren't used for some of the shorter flight paths. It wouldn't be nearly as fast, but it would be such a nice break from winged creatures.Comment by KelleiFor YEARS I've been wondering why Goblin balloons aren't used for some of the shorter flight paths. It wouldn't be nearly as fast, but it would be such a nice break from winged creatures.Comment by rikumaruI do this on my Alliance characters from time to time. The trick is to ride on *top* of the zeppelin so that guards won't kill harass you.

Extremely relaxing! Perfect place for a picnic with someone special.Comment by serangeli don't get the point of these yet...
also stop steal wowcrendors non content ideasComment by SheraxiaThis sounds like a fun event! I can't wait to go and see the land from in a balloon!Comment by NarlashYay! Pandaren content! :)Comment by AmyahLOVE IT !Comment by ReignacWait, traveled back in time in Outland? But Outland is the present one!Comment by ShoadowolfWait, didn't Schnottz die in the Uldum questline? I thought he burned to death or something. How is he still alive?Comment by regmaThose landings. I just hope that Blizz will fix them as Im sure being dropped off like most of those isnt going to be good.. Unless you was planning to be there anyways.Comment by GarmheimFirst, I want one of those Pandaren balloons as a 3-person flying mount.

Second, with all the micro-holidays that are coming I'd like to renew a suggestion that I made a couple of years back that we have an August snowball fight inside The Molten Front Cataclysm) on Mount Hyjal. It would be a PvP event. Sides could bring snowballs of all sizes that they have saved in their guild's freezers (You mean your guild doesn't have a freezer? Oh, my!) from Winter Veil or buy them from a Steamwheedle goblin in a partial snowman costume inside The Molten Front. It would be, of course, The Snowballs' Chance in Hell event with achievements like "A Tall, Frosty Order" gotten by turning 4 or more enemy players into frozen snowmen in x number of seconds, "That's Cold!" combining 5 giant snowballs into 1 Humongous Snowball and dropping it on the enemy freezing some designated percentage of their team, and, of course, the achievement, "A Snowball's Chance in Hell" for winning the event. Since I conceive of this as a friendly match with no deaths, just freezes of varying durations, there should be a tavern on some floating island of land inside The Molten Front to which both sides can adjourn together (bridge opens up once the battle ends) to drink cold beers after the fight. I picked August for the event despite that being winter in the southern hemisphere because it is the month currently without any festival of any kind. If that doesn't have much to recommend it as a festival, I don't know what does.Comment by KittyGryphAll these micro-holidays are just becoming S.E.L.F.I.E. ideas...

Hmm I guess I'll just make a folder full of holiday screenshots since they're seemingly meaningless events otherwise...

I mean really, we should get something for doing these "flavor" holidays; if not a useful item, at least something we can keep to remember it by :/Comment by gretagallowtreeI'm going to have to remember that the answer to " What is the traditional greeting used in Suramar City?" is Dafuq :D Awesome video and I can't wait for this event.Comment by SaverinI hope that's not all and they add more routes\landing points in old world zones(Comment by HavenCelesFirst, I want one of those Pandaren balloons as a 3-person flying mount.

Second, with all the micro-holidays that are coming I'd like to renew a suggestion that I made a couple of years back that we have an August snowball fight inside The Molten Front Cataclysm) on Mount Hyjal. It would be a PvP event. Sides could bring snowballs of all sizes that they have saved in their guild's freezers (You mean your guild doesn't have a freezer? Oh, my!) from Winter Veil or buy them from a Steamwheedle goblin in a partial snowman costume inside The Molten Front. It would be, of course, The Snowballs' Chance in Hell event with achievements like "A Tall, Frosty Order" gotten by turning 4 or more enemy players into frozen snowmen in x number of seconds, "That's Cold!" combining 5 giant snowballs into 1 Humongous Snowball and dropping it on the enemy freezing some designated percentage of their team, and, of course, the achievement, "A Snowball's Chance in Hell" for winning the event. Since I conceive of this as a friendly match with no deaths, just freezes of varying durations, there should be a tavern on some floating island of land inside The Molten Front to which both sides can adjourn together (bridge opens up once the battle ends) to drink cold beers after the fight. I picked August for the event despite that being winter in the southern hemisphere because it is the month currently without any festival of any kind. If that doesn't have much to recommend it as a festival, I don't know what does.Comment by UnsuitablebearYes, ride balloons for 4 days for no reason or reward. lol ><Comment by PadrenSomeone really needs to make a detailed guide on all the balloon locations. I've been flying over nagrand for ages and can't find it.

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