#0 - Oct. 18, 2010, 5:41 p.m.
The first issue is a known bug that is not particular to the event. It seems there may be some error associated with items opened/interacted with by way of the cogwheel mouse-over icon. This may include such things as mage tables, some portals, and flags, among other things. Blizzard is looking into the issue and has a sticky on the subject in the Bug Report Forum:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=27188062773&sid=1
For some potential fixes (may not work at all or only for some people) try these. The first seems to work the most reliably, so try it first:
1) (Deyneth) You will need to create two macros, for "turn off tooltips" and "turn on tooltips".
Turn Off Tooltips
/script GameTooltip.Temphide = function() GameTooltip:Hide() end; GameTooltip:SetScript("OnShow", GameTooltip.Temphide);
Turn On Tooltips
/script GameTooltip:SetScript("OnShow", GameTooltip.Show)
There is an add-on that automates disabling one line tool tips for you.
CogFix at Curse.
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/cogfix.aspx
Saves you from hitting the script every time you log out, switch toons etc. (thanks, Onnes)
2) (Nekrongar) Before you move, put the cursor on the pumpkin and get a gray cog. The screen will freeze for a few seconds, but when it unfreezes you can click it without any issues.
3) (Paryun) Rather than physically moving the mouse pointer over the pumpkin, I positioned my toons near the pumpkin and then turned my camera using the WASD keys so that the mouse pointer hovered over the pumpkin. Without moving my mouse, I was able to click it and activate the dialog box without freezing.
4. (Leggos) As soon as you zone in, type /reload UI
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