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Post by Elleria » November 1st, 2013, 7:57 am

Has there been any sightings of the Snowy Owl, or information about when it's likely to begin spawning?

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Post by Khazure » November 1st, 2013, 8:06 am

December 21st is what im hearing

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Post by Elleria » November 1st, 2013, 8:07 am

Awww, that's crap! I really hope we don't have to wait that long.

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Post by Ligre » November 1st, 2013, 8:10 am

Sadly, we do. :(

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Post by Tracktastic » November 1st, 2013, 8:11 am

I believe it starts spawning between 0300-0900 EST today.

Today's a big pet day, skeleton pet + zookeeper title for those of us who missed last winter ( I didn't start battle pet collecting until April).

I haven't logged in yet this morning but I've seen numerous posts stating that Nov 1 is the start of "Winter" in the wowiverse.

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Post by Elleria » November 1st, 2013, 8:12 am

I'm parked out on the frozen lake, no sign of it yet.

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Post by Quintessence » November 1st, 2013, 8:52 am

The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.

When MoP first came out, the owl originally spawned early, but has since been fixed to follow the "real world" seasons.
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Post by Elleria » November 1st, 2013, 9:10 am

Well, poo! :(

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Post by Tracktastic » November 1st, 2013, 7:39 pm

Quintessence wrote:The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.

When MoP first came out, the owl originally spawned early, but has since been fixed to follow the "real world" seasons.
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Post by FuxieDK » November 2nd, 2013, 7:32 am

Quintessence wrote:The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.

When MoP first came out, the owl originally spawned early, but has since been fixed to follow the "real world" seasons.
....except 21/12 is not when "real world" says winter starts..

Real World calenders say that winter start 1/12... Solstice is still close to that date, but only by 10 days..
However,it was the same issue with the Quraji Guardling.. It also spawned 21 days after summer started..

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Post by Dragonwizard » November 2nd, 2013, 7:40 am

FuxieDK wrote: Real World calenders say that winter start 1/12... Solstice is still close to that date, but only by 10 days..
However,it was the same issue with the Quraji Guardling.. It also spawned 21 days after summer started..

I have to ask what real world calender says that? Every calender I have ever seen says winter solostice is 12/21 and summer solistce is 6/21.
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Post by FuxieDK » November 2nd, 2013, 7:51 am

Dragonwizard wrote:
FuxieDK wrote: Real World calenders say that winter start 1/12... Solstice is still close to that date, but only by 10 days..
However,it was the same issue with the Quraji Guardling.. It also spawned 21 days after summer started..

I have to ask what real world calender says that? Every calender I have ever seen says winter solostice is 12/21 and summer solistce is 6/21.
You're talking about summer/winter solstice, I'm talking about when summer/winter starts.. Not the same thing...
That's why I say that solstice is only 10 days closer to winter star than 1/11 is... 1/11 to 1/12 = 30 days. 1/12 to 21/12 = 20 days.. 30-20=10 days difference..

Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Autumn: September, October, November
Winter: December, January, February

Every child knows this.. It's on every calender, and you are taught it in schools....... and then I don't care what people "down under" says.. ;)

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Post by Kendrah » November 2nd, 2013, 10:24 am

Quintessence wrote:The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.
This is Blizz punishing me for not getting into pet battles sooner. D:

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Post by Gilneas » November 2nd, 2013, 10:26 am

Winter starts in the real world on the solstice, not December 1st. While you might try to simplify it that way in your head, winter is still about 3 weeks away on December 1st.

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Post by Rosalyne » November 2nd, 2013, 11:23 am

FuxieDK wrote:You're talking about summer/winter solstice, I'm talking about when summer/winter starts.. Not the same thing...
That's why I say that solstice is only 10 days closer to winter star than 1/11 is... 1/11 to 1/12 = 30 days. 1/12 to 21/12 = 20 days.. 30-20=10 days difference..

Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Autumn: September, October, November
Winter: December, January, February

Every child knows this.. It's on every calender, and you are taught it in schools....... and then I don't care what people "down under" says.. ;)
No idea where you live, but I am not "down under" and my North American calendar, like any other I have ever seen, says that winter begins on December 21. The Farmer's Almanac also shows the same thing (again, for North America) http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-seasons

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Post by Ladynewmoon » November 2nd, 2013, 11:40 am

Kendrah wrote:
Quintessence wrote:The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.
This is Blizz punishing me for not getting into pet battles sooner. D:
Exactly how I feel as well :cry:

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Post by Dragonwizard » November 2nd, 2013, 6:20 pm

FuxieDK wrote:
Dragonwizard wrote:
FuxieDK wrote: Real World calenders say that winter start 1/12... Solstice is still close to that date, but only by 10 days..
However,it was the same issue with the Quraji Guardling.. It also spawned 21 days after summer started..

I have to ask what real world calender says that? Every calender I have ever seen says winter solostice is 12/21 and summer solistce is 6/21.
You're talking about summer/winter solstice, I'm talking about when summer/winter starts.. Not the same thing...
That's why I say that solstice is only 10 days closer to winter star than 1/11 is... 1/11 to 1/12 = 30 days. 1/12 to 21/12 = 20 days.. 30-20=10 days difference..

Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Autumn: September, October, November
Winter: December, January, February

Every child knows this.. It's on every calender, and you are taught it in schools....... and then I don't care what people "down under" says.. ;)
Ahh I see you are from Denmark. Looking into it a bit more we are both right in respect to our countries. Most of the world reconizes the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21st) as the official first day of Winter but by Denmarks calender the offical first day of winter is Dec 1st. And with Blizzard being a US based company they go by North Americas offical first day of winter.

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Post by Guest » November 4th, 2013, 4:57 am

In case you didnt know, the [pet]Blossoming Ancient[/pet] changes colours with the season and will go "white" when it is officially Winter in-game. It's a great way to follow seasonal pets ^^

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Post by Ladynewmoon » November 5th, 2013, 6:56 am

Haevlyn wrote:In case you didnt know, the [pet]Blossoming Ancient[/pet] changes colours with the season and will go "white" when it is officially Winter in-game. It's a great way to follow seasonal pets ^^
Excellent!!! Thank you for the tip :D

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Post by Dolz » November 5th, 2013, 1:07 pm

Kendrah wrote:
Quintessence wrote:The Snowy Owl will start spawning once the Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice starts (December 21). We'll have to wait a little longer before seeing these in Winterspring.
This is Blizz punishing me for not getting into pet battles sooner. D:
I feel your pain. I started battling the week after it went into hibernation. On the plus side I finally got my Minfernal (renamed, "I am real") so at least the last pet to capture will be an easy one.

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