Argent Tournament: In Patch 3.3 do we get to eat the minstrels?
Wow, the new Argent Tournament content looks great to me! As I posted just this week, my stubborn-headed refusal to be beaten by the Argent Tournament recently paid off with a new title, Crusader. I’ve also become the proud parent of 4 new pets from the tournament (5 if you count the squire, but I try not to because it’s just… creepy); and I’m saving up seals for pet #5. As pet collecting has become a pretty big priority for me (read unhealthy fixation… 3 away from 75 and the little deer I just gotta have!), I’ve stayed active in doing Argent Tourney dailies, long after they’ve lost interest for me. I’m not alone in my weariness over the offerings at the tourney, I’ve been hearing it repeated all over the place. But… new tourney awards, quests, and all around coolness is coming in the next patch, and I can hardly wait!
I just read over some blue posts outlining the new content and loot surrounding the Argent Tournament in patch 3.2 and was really excited not only that there is more to see, do, and get, but that the rewards they are offering are so unique and cool!
First, if you’re a Crusader, you can get your hands on a tabard that ports you to the tournament grounds, which is, of course, just a hop, skip, and jump from D-Town. I’m sure all the mages in the world are underwhelmed by this, but it sure is exciting for me! Even with the half hour hearthstone I still find myself wanting to hearth much more often than that on some days. And I don’t have to fork out 1000 g for the ring in Dalaran either. mwahahahaha!
Also… the new improved squire is just badass! It’s going to have a mount and every 8 hours can be called on to offer bank, vendor, or mail services. That, for a non-engineer, non-20,000g-mammoth-mount-owning druid is just too cool for school! Woot woot!
Plus another pet, a Shimmering Wyrmling just in case I haven’t reached my 75 pets and baby deer by the time the tourney comes out (I will have it by then. I must. A little deer pet? With a druid? It just must happen. /eyes glaze over unhealthily).
And there are also new mounts and other tabards and stuff. Sorry… you’ll have to seek out info on them on your own if you’re interested. I haven’t ever cared much about mounts. I turn into a cheetah and a bird, for heaven’s sake. lol.
It is the new squire and tabard that have me most excited and most impressed. I don’t think we’ve ever seen loot quite like this. Both of them clearly identify inconveniences and irritations for the average player and make available a solution if you’re willing to put in the work for it. I like that the squire delivers services and conveniences. That’s what squires do, after all! I love the thought that went into their creation and can’t wait to get these rewards for myself. It will give my tired “1. General – [Syll] lfg threat and citadel” a little more spring in its step and raison d’etre.
“…and there was much rejoicing.” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
There are 12 Comments to "Argent Tournament: In Patch 3.3 do we get to eat the minstrels?"
Ooo I hadn’t heard about the tabard, squire-mount, and new pet! Those sound cool
Yay for more pets to get the fawn!
WoW is going to pull me back in isn’t it?
Hummy, if WOW doesn’t, you know I will =P
One of these days, Syll, I’m going to have to get you to teach me how to joust. I facerolled my way to Valiant, and pretty much can’t get any further because I can’t win a joust to save my live.
“Just when I thought I was out, she pulllled me back in!”
Maybe this is finally something I need to do. I’m having a horrible time finding a raiding guild on our server that starts on time, etc. on the Horde side. I’ve been so bored that I’ve leveled my fishing and cooking to grand master from 0. I swore to my wife that I would never ever EVER do those two side professions but I generally enjoy them. Maybe this tournament whatcha-ma-hoozit will satisfy my time
This weekend though I be playing the beta weekend for Aion Online
The one game that may lure me away from WoW. I don’t know if I want it to or not lol
Anybody have a good recipe for minstrel soup? ;^)
How much is this tabard going to cost though, could cost just the same as the signets in dala :/ could be good could be bad
@monkeyhair the tabard is 50 Champion’s Seals. =) not too shabby, right?
Very nice, just watched some vids on youtube,
Looking forward to the argent warhorse for 100 seals, bit of a situation though
save the 90 odd i have now, or keep saving for the hippogryph :/
And any idea when the patch is going live?
@monkeyhair, no one knows when the patch will go live… the best answer is when they’re done testing it. But if I had to guess I’d say mid August. =)
I’m in the same boat. I held off getting the last pet so that I could get the tabard right away and the newly improved squire shortly thereafter. =)
I’m on Aion now but friend of me say that patch is really fine
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