Those who are currently playing World of Warcraft can experience some really nice story quests. But they will disappear in a few days.
If you enjoy small story details about the various factions in World of Warcraft, you should take a closer look at the Midsummer Fire Festival. Because new quest lines are likely to excite lore enthusiasts. As you fly through the world, you’ll receive new information about old races, which adds a bit more depth to them.
What are these quests about? The Midsummer Fire Festival has received a small overhaul in WoW with Patch 12.0.7. There are new quests that now mainly utilize sky riding while traveling through old areas and lighting fires. In “Ignite the Skies” you will be sent across the entire continent, with areas connected by air currents. What sounds like a typical grind quest at first turns out to be a small story highlight.
What makes the quests so special? While flying through the various areas and lighting fires in the sky, make sure to have the game sound on. Because a narrator explains in detail, with their own voice lines during your quest, how the Midsummer Fire Festival has evolved among the different races. They report, for example, how the dwarves discovered a strange star – a large fire elemental – in the sky and followed it, which significantly contributed to the creation of large dwarven fortresses like Grim Batol.
Especially the timing of the quest is quite well thought out. You only need to fly through about 10 to 20 rings and then hear enough voice lines to comfortably fly to the next quest point.
Limited-Time Quests with Lots of Story
Until when can you play this? The Midsummer Fire Festival ends on July 4, 2026, so you have a good 10 days left to check out the quests. Even if you’re not a fan of the story, completing the quest could be worthwhile, as you earn a lot of event currency that you can exchange for new rewards.
Cortyn says: Without exaggeration, the flights over the continents were some of the most beautiful quests in World of Warcraft. It was relaxing to fly through the old areas, admire the scenery, and light fires while constantly receiving background information about the Midsummer Festival. It was particularly interesting for fans of dwarves and tauren, but some information was also sprinkled in for other races. It was simply something different from the usual, exhausting grind – it was relaxing and educational.
There should definitely be many more such quests during various events in the game world. This could help ensure that these events are no longer seen as “Christmas or Halloween, but in Azeroth,” but instead have their own identity. Parts of that have existed before – but what they have done with the Midsummer Festival now is a really nice extension. The only downside is that such story quests are only temporarily available, since WoW is definitely craving permanent participation. But at least, in this case, it’s an annual recurring event.
But tell us, how did you like the quests? Do you enjoy quests where storytelling is in the foreground? Or would you prefer more action-packed quests during such events?
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