Fire Festival Flame Dance

Ah, the fire festival.  I remember this event back in the day… back when the horde and alliance celebrated together, and didn’t put out each other’s fires.  Back when the spirit of summer pet was a quest, and not bought with flowers, and when all my alts had burning shoulders because I only had to run them each to four fires (mind you that often meant 20 deaths each!)  

Well… having touched all the fires last year and bought my entire set & pet I didn’t have a lot to do this year.  I touched a few more fires (once they fixed it!) so I could buy a brazier of dancing flames, and some buff food.  I also did a little Ahune farming for the fire elemental pet.  They really upped the drop rate on him… in just 2 days of farming him (all of us summoning, and all of our 70+ alts summoning) all five people in my group had the pet.  
What I would suggest… is that even if you don’t care about pets or achievements, you should touch a few fires for the buff food you can buy.   This buff food stacks with your normal buff food.  If your guild is at all interested in progression, 25 people getting this extra edge might be the difference between getting down that next boss or next hard mode and not.  It all adds up!