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World of Warcraft Announced
by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 31, 2001 8:58pm PDTWe received two emails tonight from people who seemed to have received their Blizzard Insider emails early by accident. In this news letter, Blizzard announced World of Warcraft. Blizzard is supposed to announce a new game at the ECTS show that's starting on Sunday, and this looks to be it. This is what was said about World of Warcraft
During a press conference today at the European Computer Trade Show, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer, online role-playing game set in the rich fiction of Blizzard's Warcraft universe. Featuring bold 3D graphics and deep, immersive gameplay, World of Warcraft will allow thousands of players to adventure together in this epic setting and will provide them with a new, in-depth perspective on familiar lands, former battlefields, and heroes from the legendary universe. In addition, World of Warcraft will introduce new, uncharted territories and foes never before seen by followers of the series.The Blizzard Insider page was immediatly pulled after the emails got sent out but someone managed to save a copy here. Thanks siber & Neil. Here's a single small image that comes with the WoW announcement
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Me: Can I borrow a potion?
Korean: Hi
Me: Can I please borrow a potion?
Korean: You like Britany Spears?
Me: Umm, sure man. But I just want a fucking potion
Korean: My potion upgrade soon!
Me: What the hell does that mean?
Korean: I speaky english knowing dog!
Me: You are an idiot.
Korean: I paladin okay?
Me: Whatever, just stop following me around!
Korean: Okay, cool dude!
Me: You a faggot.
Korean: Yes, okay!
Me: Please just go away, your lagging the server!
Korean: I can't stay! I must go, very sorry!
Me: It's about damn time you leave fag!
Korean: Okay, buy buy potion love dog english horse sorry. oay?
Me: I can't take this anymore, I'm selling this game on ebay and I'm going to go shoot myself. bye!
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whytf do i keep seeing that when I click on thread links like this one http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=1718528
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If it's real.
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For what it's worth on the MMORPG front, I was recently talked into giving Anarchy Online a second chance and have fallen completely in love with the game. Lots of freedom, a neat political situation that affects travel options in various ways, a variety of activities . . . not as much freedom as I would like but enough that you have some room to breathe. And for the first time we have an RPG that's really up to standard graphically with modern action games.
It's still too expensive and the system requirements are WAY too high, but it's stable and fun now. To anyone who was inclined to be interested in it but was turned off for one reason or another, it might be worth a second look.
(I apologize if I have accidentally posted this twice.)
It probably *is* a hoax.
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The fact that those "Insider" newsletters mysteriously leaked two days before what's called a huge announcement is a curious coincidence...
And... have you noticed how the name "World of Warcraft" looks like when it's shortened? WoW :).
This may be a overblown crack-pipe theory, but I think Blizzard is dropping hints to let us know how their real announcement, something truly impressive indeed, will "wow" us.
Well, I'm tired... Let's just wait until Sunday,huh?
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Ya, let's all spooge over this.
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This is going to be one of the greatest most entertaining games EVER, in a persistant MMORPG world and the first posts up here are "Better be free, better be cheap."
Jesus, get a job at the local Quick E Mart so you can afford the measely 10 bucks a month.
Cheapasses.
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I'm not willing to pay 50 bucks for a game that is usually in an alpha state, and then continue paying 10 bucks per month for it. That's 170 bucks for one year of unreliable play. Not worth it in my opinion. Blizzard will hopefully remove at least one of these negative elements and in doing so raise the bar for everyone else who's looking to succle at the tit of the MMORPG cash cow.
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bored as hell.. played EQ for a while... then quit it. Played AO for a month... nothing new.. will not be renewing it.
Problem with MMORPG's is..... there's NO story.. its just a bunch of random groups... and such.... going out and hoping they get some good stuff to drop from randomly generated mobs.... BORING.
Neocron something new? doubt it.
Donkey Kong vs. Mario bros. had more of a story than the 'unfolding stories' in these so called MMORPG's.
No story, no cash. Good bye MMORPG's. I'm getting more bored by the day with it.
Oh well... back to CS... for now.
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Who is surprised? THATS RIGHT... nobody.
Blizzard needs cash? Push out another Warcraft title.
Whores. BE FUCKING ORIGINAL.
(this message brought to you by Captain Morgains and Coco-Coloa)
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and another one...or its an old news?
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what the hell is going on over there???
Well guys, I'm sorry. I should have relised what I've done before I leaked the info. *sniff* I hear Blizzard's black op helicopters now. I've tried to keep one step ahead of them but it's not worth it. By the time you read this, I'll be dead. (or just sleeping)
VIVA LA SHACKNEWS!
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indeego: I didn't recieve an email from Blizzard. I was at the b.net war room forum this morning (aus time) and saw a post by some guy pimping http://www.capceramica.com/wow/wow.htm I noticed the stuff at that URL looked pretty convincing, the WoW screenie, the diablo box set etc, and also that his post had been deleted quickly. For an hour or maybe a bit less, there were several posts on b.net forums about that site and every single one of them was deleted, usually within seconds (literally, seconds). Then, they blocked posting access to all the forums completely, and last time i checked (few minutes ago) that was still the case. So either someone at blizz has messed up royally, and blizz have gone into panic mode, or it's a really l33t hoax.
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