Alcohol-Free Brewfest Sampler

[Debased]

I almost laughed. I don't understand. If you're uncomfortable with having a virtual brew in a playful atmosphere you should probably just vacate the scene. This game is rated T isn't it?

[Franzy]

I think is so you can throw them at the Dark Iron invaders without blurring up your screen for the next 10 minutes.

[Icaras]

Given that we don't get to actually taste a sample, be it with or sans alcohol, I'd imagine it's an obvious gag :P

[Kraenen]

take a joke. what's the big deal about alcohol-free drinks in a game?

[Debased]

I think is so you can throw them at the Dark Iron invaders without blurring up your screen for the next 10 minutes.

But it's Brewfest!

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take a joke. what's the big deal about alcohol-free drinks in a game?

Not much, I just thought it's interesting. You have to seek out a vendor for a virtual drink now instead of picking it up off the table.

[Rixis]

The sky !!!!! It is falling !!!

Seriously, lighten up >.>

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Not much, I just thought it's interesting. You have to seek out a vendor for a virtual drink now instead of picking it up off the table.

You get given a Stein.

[Exeris]

I think is so you can throw them at the Dark Iron invaders without blurring up your screen for the next 10 minutes.

The way they simulate being drunk gives me motion sickness.

Never asked for this or seen anyone ask, but I'm happy they changed it.

[Franzy]

But it's Brewfest!

Yeah and if you just arrive to do the daily, and then go on to do other things in-game how annoying is it to fly around with a blurry screen, distorted depth and your mount flying different directions?

I reckon it's purpose is exactly what I said.

It's not like the alcohol-free version is for people wanting to participate in the event while having a responsible drinking view on things, to complete the achievements you have get drunk a few times regardless.

[Exeris]

...and since it is a reference to Oktoberfest...you can get alcohol free beverages there (including alcohol free beer). Blasphemy,,,,

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Immersion! We found it!

Can you please explain, I don't understand.

I think you are taking the game way more serious than I do.

[Debased]

You do not have to get drunk to get the meta. In any case I don't really care, I just thought it's kind of lame. I suppose the blurry screen issue makes 'some' sense.

[Serissa]

I think is so you can throw them at the Dark Iron invaders without blurring up your screen for the next 10 minutes.

Blurry screen? What's this? I didn't seen one since vanila's ZG. I guess there's some option in settings that turns it off.

[Exeris]

Blurry screen? What's this? I didn't seen one since vanila's ZG. I guess there's some option in settings that turns it off.

If you turn off the fullscreen glow effect, but in 6.0 this will also turn off antialiasing. (unless my memory is messing with me)

[Franzy]

Blurry screen? What's this? I didn't seen one since vanila's ZG. I guess there's some option in settings that turns it off.

You've most likely turned off the 'bloom effect' via console command, it is the same effect as drunken blur
/console set ffxGlow "0" is off, change 0 to 1 if you want it back on.

[Funkyjunky]

If you're uncomfortable with it, maybe you should just vacate the scene.

[Debased]

If you're uncomfortable with it, maybe you should just vacate the scene.

Very cute.

[Stormspark]

I was wondering what happened to this. I couldn't figure out how to start throwing mugs since I only saw "alcohol free brewfest sampler". To me, getting totally smashed while fighting off the dark irons was part of the fun! They should've given you a choice of alcoholic and non alcoholic brews so that we could choose to get drunk during the event if we wanted to. I mean I guess you can use the synthebrew goggles, or just drink a lot and get yourself drunk as soon as it starts...but still, getting more and more drunk as you fight the dark irons was part of the charm.

There's more than one table of these things, just have one of each. I can understand some people not liking the screen blur (motion sickness is a real thing for some people)...that's why there should be a choice.

[FuxieDK]

I think is so you can throw them at the Dark Iron invaders without blurring up your screen for the next 10 minutes.

Nope.. You still get blurred etc..

It's Blizzard who have caved in to the muslim player base, as they complained that a pixel based alcohol was haram, and thus they couldn't do brewfest.. Blizzard then created this item to simulate drunken experience..

[Racthoh]

don't forget the roleplayers

[Zaydin]

Part of me thinks it might have been a degree of self-censorship, as the Drunken Stupor achievement got renamed to 'Almost Blind Luck' at some point.

It just seems rather silly to go to a beer festival and be given alcohol-free beer.

[7seti]

It just seems rather silly to go to a beer festival and be given alcohol-free beer.

Especially as turning in the quest from the mole machine wreckage is still called "This One Time, When I Was Drunk..." and says:

So you managed to stop the Dark Irons... While drunk too? That, <class>, is truly the spirit of Brewfest! I guess in keeping with the spirit of Brewfest you want your prize tokens.

I don't see why they couldn't have both types of sampler.