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Robin Williams petition

Posted by Peter (Devee) on August 18, 2014
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As most people probably know by now, Robin Williams passed away on the 11th of this month. He wasn’t an actor a particularly tracked in recent years, but I definitely have pleasant memories of him when I was younger. At least from his movies, he sure seemed to be a kind-hearted, happy individual. He was also an avid gamer; the Nintendo commercials with his daughter Zelda are kind of obvious examples. He was also a fan of World of Warcraft.

On the 12th, Shaun Prescott for PC Gamer reported on a fan petition by Jacob Holgate to Blizzard, asking them to include an NPC memorializing Robin Williams. It gave an example, a character in the World’s End Tavern telling his best jokes. That would be amazing in my opinion. The World’s End Tavern is an awesome location in game that already contains Perry Gatner and his stand-up routine , The Artists Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, and Haris Pilton.

Prescott noted that an update by Holgate on the change.org petition stated that “In less than twenty four hours [they’ve] earned eleven thousand signatures,” although I only see 10,975 on the petition at this time.

@Celestalon has already noted that Blizzard has seen the petition and are “taking care of it.”

Good on Blizzard to respond so quickly. The official World of Warcraft Twitter account also tweeted this:

Megan Farokhmanesh of Polygon reported that fans have also held memorials in World of Warcraft, including this one by Dylan Hecht.

I hope to see Robin Williams in game soon.

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Warlords of Draenor cinematic and the 10th anniversary event

Posted by Peter (Devee) on August 15, 2014
Posted in: Dungeons and Scenarios, Holidays, Pets, PVP, Raiding, Trailers and Cutscenes, Videos, Warlords of Draenor, World Events, World of Warcraft. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a comment

It’s been a while since I posted, but what kind of WoW blogger would I be if I didn’t talk about this cinematic? Like most of Blizzard’s lore-rich trailers, this really got me excited. I enjoyed the fact that in both the original timeline and the Warlords of Draenor timeline, Grom gets to kill Mannoroth. I also particularly like Garrosh saving him. And Grom’s last lines? “We will never be slaves. But we will be conquerors.” That’s a terrific line, especially the pause between sentences.

Not all of the dungeons jumped out at me, but two really did – the Iron Docks and Grimrail Depot. I guess I like industrialism, but how could you not like Grimrail Depot? Part of it is actually on a train. Now I realize that when it comes to gameplay, it’ll all likely feel the same. Similarly, the idea of fighting on Deathwing’s back was really cool, but when it comes time to do it, I’m so focused on mechanics and numbers that it feels the same. Still, I really like this.

10th anniversary previewImage courtesy of the @Warcraft Twitter account.

The 10th anniversary event sounds cool too. Tarren Mill vs Southshore is a great PVP throwback, and I’m super interested to see a deathmatch-style battleground. All I really want to do when I PVP is fight, so why has it taken so long to get a deathmatch battleground? Temple of Kotmogu is close. I’ll be curious to see what this is like.

Molten Core is also a pretty iconic raid to reinvigorate also. It’s a 40-man LFR, so everyone at endgame should be able to see it easily. And a Molten Corgi? Adorable.

My only issue is that it’s for max level characters. Warlords of Draenor drops 11/13/14, and the anniversary event starts within a week and a half or so. Does that mean we’ll need to rush to level 100?

They claim we won’t. I hope they’re right!