Author Topic: The Red Shirt Guy of WOW (Read 4115 times)

WhereEaglesDare · « **on:** November 02, 2010, 10:46:44 pm »

Check this out!

DaveMMR · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2010, 10:57:09 pm »

Ha... saw this on the Soup.

As a gamer, I just never got into WOW. I played for 10 minutes and I was done. What he said went over my head big time.

WhereEaglesDare · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2010, 11:04:14 pm »

I was coaxed into trying it once... I couldn't get into it. I did play Age of Conan for a few months and really liked it, but it got old after a while. I think the whole thing I have against WOW is the culture it has inspired.

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2010, 02:00:31 pm »

"Blizzard has confirmed that a new NPC will be entering the game. Wildhammer Fact Checker, notably wearing a red shirt, will be a new NPC that will more than likely poke humor at Blizzard’s mistake."

http://gamerant.com/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-red-shirt-guy-wildhammer-fact-checker-ev-50262/

DaveMMR · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2010, 07:24:59 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on November 02, 2010, 11:14:24 pm

Seanbaby did a write up of that thing, and one of my college buddies was one of the guys that was parodied.

I hesitated to post it here because he's actually a decent guy... and he does top secret crap for the military...

but... yeah... Seanbaby about nailed it.

It's on the internet, no more secrets:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/8-questions-every-wow-fan-apparently-needs-answered/

FWIW: We don't know which of the guys on the page is your friend so his secret will be safe.

pinballwizard79 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2010, 08:10:06 pm »

that dude cracks me up

lilshawn · « **Reply #6 on:** November 04, 2010, 12:11:20 am »

I LOVE how they had that who-gives-a-crap look on their faces!

Malenko · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2010, 08:06:24 am »

I’M UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VOLUME OR INFLECTION OF MY VOICE. I ALSO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR GAME THAN YOU DO. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS WHY THIS OBSCURE NON-ESSENTIAL NPC SEEMS TO BE LOCATED IN THE WRONG PLACE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF SIGNIFCANT CHANGES TO THE GAME IN THIS EXPANSION, BUT I’M MOST CURIOUS ABOUT THIS IRRELEVANT MINUTE DETAIL.

credit to my co-worker chris for that rant above, it was epic

Mikezilla · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2010, 01:28:48 pm »

Haha no joke. I played it for awhile, because I played all the other Warcraft games, and loved the gameplay and story... But man. Once you start actually thinking about how much time you waste, and that there is no "end", it blows your mind. Not to mention how much you have to PAY to play. Doing the same stuff over and over again, just to have it be obsolete every 6 months to a year.

Yeah no kidding. Those guys were like "Are you serious, thats your question?" I bet he was thrown out after that. Then the rest of the nerdlings cheered. If I were the Blizzard guys I would bust a Steve Jobs and be like "Ok thats it. This guy ruined it. No ---smurfing--- Cataclysm."

Then again half of Korea would probably commit suicide...

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2010, 02:22:25 pm »

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 04, 2010, 01:28:48 pm

Yeah no kidding. Those guys were like "Are you serious, thats your question?" I bet he was thrown out after that. Then the rest of the nerdlings cheered. If I were the Blizzard guys I would bust a Steve Jobs and be like "Ok thats it. This guy ruined it. No ---smurfing--- Cataclysm."

The Blizzard guys liked the red shirt guy so much that they made him an NPC in Cataclysm, which I think is awesome.

Mikezilla · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2010, 02:40:45 pm »

Quote from: AtomSmasher on November 04, 2010, 02:22:25 pm

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 04, 2010, 01:28:48 pm
Yeah no kidding. Those guys were like "Are you serious, thats your question?" I bet he was thrown out after that. Then the rest of the nerdlings cheered. If I were the Blizzard guys I would bust a Steve Jobs and be like "Ok thats it. This guy ruined it. No ---smurfing--- Cataclysm."
The Blizzard guys liked the red shirt guy so much that they made him an NPC in Cataclysm, which I think is awesome.

Oh damn. Ok, I didnt know that. That IS awesome. Blizzard is the best company. I have been trying to get a job there forever. Alas, all my efforts are for naught. Too bad I dont play WoW, I wont be able to see him. The trailer for Cataclysm looked awesome though.

ark_ader · « **Reply #11 on:** November 04, 2010, 03:29:00 pm »

I played it for a year and practically went around and solo'd via dual box.

Eventually I got wise and I now play it on my Arcade server and dual box it whenever I feel the need.

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #12 on:** November 04, 2010, 04:57:13 pm »

Quote from: Mikezilla on November 04, 2010, 02:40:45 pm

Quote from: AtomSmasher on November 04, 2010, 02:22:25 pm
Quote from: Mikezilla on November 04, 2010, 01:28:48 pm
Yeah no kidding. Those guys were like "Are you serious, thats your question?" I bet he was thrown out after that. Then the rest of the nerdlings cheered. If I were the Blizzard guys I would bust a Steve Jobs and be like "Ok thats it. This guy ruined it. No ---smurfing--- Cataclysm."
The Blizzard guys liked the red shirt guy so much that they made him an NPC in Cataclysm, which I think is awesome.

Oh damn. Ok, I didnt know that. That IS awesome. Blizzard is the best company. I have been trying to get a job there forever. Alas, all my efforts are for naught. Too bad I dont play WoW, I wont be able to see him. The trailer for Cataclysm looked awesome though.

Heres the picture from the link I posted earlier

Mikezilla · « **Reply #13 on:** November 04, 2010, 05:01:16 pm »

Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that is hilarious. I hope he talks in a monotone voice too.

RayB · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2010, 05:38:45 pm »

Thread-deviation, but still on topic regarding BlizzCon:

Mikezilla · « **Reply #15 on:** November 05, 2010, 06:33:38 pm »

Looks like fatty had too many burgers.

Felsir · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2010, 02:53:29 am »

This version of the video makes it more fun:

To his defence (an at the risk of sounding like a WoW nerd myself), Falstad Wildhammer is more significant in WoW's lore than Malenko's coworker thinks; for the Blizzard guys in charge of the lore -Chris Metzen & Alex Afrasiabi, the guys in the panel- to forget how Falstad survived a major event is in fact a major mistake.

WhereEaglesDare · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2010, 09:32:38 pm »

Quote from: Felsir on November 15, 2010, 02:53:29 am

To his defence (an at the risk of sounding like a WoW nerd myself)

NEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRDD!

Mikezilla · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2010, 11:47:05 am »

Oh man, I thought the power glove was the coolest thing I have ever seen when I was 11 years old.

That kid must have got SO MANY CHICKS.

garwil · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2010, 02:11:15 pm »

There's no way that guy's leg was broken...


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