• World of Warcraft: New Video Going Viral
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[quote]World of Warcraft is more than a game, they say; it's a worldwide social experience. And somewhere, one of these eight million players, the gamer behind Gogger, is on the phone. After he finishes his conversation, Gogger turns to me. "What's up?" "I'm a reporter," I explain. "Have you heard of Leeroy Jenkins?" "Yes," Gogger says. "I have watched the video that gave him his fame." Of course he has. Millions and millions of people have watched that video, a poor-quality, three-minute World of Warcraft clip titled "A Rough Go" that has spread across the Internet over the past two years. In the process, it's made Leeroy Jenkins the most famous name in the game -- not to mention one of the most recognizable video-game characters of all time. "A Rough Go" opens with a band of characters milling around inside an ominous dungeon. Over the computer voice-chat system, the players plan in nasally über-geek detail how to tackle the baby dragons nearby: "Um, I will use Intimidating Shout to kinda scatter them," "We're gonna need Divine Intervention on our mages," "I'm coming up with 32.33, repeating of course, percentage of survival." Just when it seems they will be forever mired in painful, Kafkaesque planning, a character sitting silently off to the side leaps to his feet. "All right chums, let's do this!" he declares in a deep, slightly insane voice. He charges headfirst and alone into the fray, hollering his name as a battle cry: "LEEROOOOOY JEEEEENKINS!" The others are stunned. "Oh, my God, he just ran in!" one gasps. "Save him! Oh, jeez, stick to the plan! Oh, jeez, let's go, let's go!" Cursing and confused, they dash after Leeroy -- and the dragons start ripping them to shreds. Soon bodies litter the floor; all the characters are dead. "Great job! For Christ's sake!" the players whine. "Leeroy, you are just stupid as hell!" To which Leeroy responds, "At least I have chicken." End scene. "What do you think of Leeroy Jenkins?" I ask Gogger. "I have no opinion on Leeroy Jenkins," he says. "Why would you do a story on Leeroy?" I hesitate, fumbling for words. "I'm looking at the nature of video-game celebrity," I say, wincing at how pretentious this sounds. But it would take too long to explain that I'm trying to find out why, in a game based on achievement (kill the ogre, collect the loot, get to the next level), the most renowned character is a complete screwup. Why his one idiotic battle charge in a seemingly insular video has spread beyond World of Warcraft to MTV, Howard Stern references, Jeopardy questions and schoolgirls' T-shirts in Asia. And why, in the fickle, fleeting world of pop-culture celebrity, Leeroy Jenkins remains a global phenomenon. A legend. "I think his fame helped to promote Warcraft," Gogger adds. "The video was humorous -- but that's all I really know of him."[/quote] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU[/media]
'New Video Going Viral' I don't get it
man, Hit man blood money looks like a good game, should I get it guys?
You best be trollin'
Fucking Justin Bieber fangirls flood the comments box
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OP follows Justin Bieber on twatter.
OMG guys blizzard just announced the burning crusade i cant wait OMMMMMGGGGGG
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;21882154]OMG guys blizzard just announced the burning crusade i cant wait OMMMMMGGGGGG[/QUOTE] Oh dood, they got the preorder up!1
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guys should I get burning crusade
omg u guys follow j-beib's twitter 2?!
Apparently Justin Bieber tweeted that video. The amount of girls commenting that can't use common sense to depict what's going on is astounding. Of course, I don't expect much from hundreds of 12 year old girls.
guys did you hear on the news terrorists attacked new york [editline]05:16PM[/editline] and crashed a plane into buildings
[QUOTE=synth;21884126]guys did you hear on the news terrorists attacked new york [editline]05:16PM[/editline] and crashed a plane into buildings[/QUOTE] That was 4 years ago, where have you been?
[QUOTE=zach34;21884023]Apparently Justin Bieber tweeted that video. The amount of girls commenting that can't use common sense to depict what's going on is astounding. Of course, I don't expect much from hundreds of 12 year old girls.[/QUOTE] What the hell? No. Just no. [editline]09:39PM[/editline] I guess it's probably something he did to appear "cool and just like us" to guys, even though he has no idea what's going on.
Later than time itself.
As a skinny warcraft nerd, I am thoroughly dismayed that justin bieber has expressed any sort of interest in the game. I really hope the preteen girls don't get make any sort of connections and actually play the game.
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