South Park WOW

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[quote]Donut62 wrote:
PGA wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA! Look at the backlash from the WOW players.

It’s pretty funny, considering Blizzard was fully cooperative. They let South Park use their programmers and computer system to build the episode, and are putting the sword shown in the episode into the expansion pack.[/quote]

Pretty smart on Blizzards part. I mean, I never even knew what all this was about until I saw the episode and read up on it a bit. Sure, I’d seen the Leroy Jenkins thing a while back but never gave it a second thought. I’m sure the blizzard folks saw a spike in account registrations just from that episode.

I’m still not playing it though, I’m knee deep in Madden and Tiger Woods.

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I hate that game, what a soul sucking demon pos.

Although I did sell two characters for a total of $2,100…

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I first heard of WOW from that South Park episode. Actually, that was even the first complete episode of Park I’d ever seen. I downloaded the ten day free trial of the game and am working through that right now. I can totally see where you would have to log in a sick number of hours to get to a high level. I’m enjoying the game, though, and I’m not even a gamer.

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Those kids died faster than Steve Irwin in a tank of Stingrays.

…Allusion to the latest episode of South Park, don’t bite my head off.

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[quote]Donut62 wrote:
PGA wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA! Look at the backlash from the WOW players.

It’s pretty funny, considering Blizzard was fully cooperative. They let South Park use their programmers and computer system to build the episode, and are putting the sword shown in the episode into the expansion pack.[/quote]

And you know this how…?

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[quote]grrrsauce wrote:
And you know this how…?[/quote]

And you questioned that why…
Must be a jaded WOW fan?

South Park Joins Forces with Blizzard
Oct 2, 2006

NEW YORK, October 2, 2006 - There’s trouble in the online gaming world when the actions of a renegade player threaten to destroy Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning game World of Warcraft. The future of the game lies in the hands of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny when all new episodes in the tenth season of the widely-acclaimed series, “South Park,” premiere Wednesday, October 4 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

In this episode, the boys come into contact with a gamer who doesn’t play by the rules. Even the creative people behind World of Warcraft don’t know how to stop the renegade. They are forced to put all of their hope into the hands of the kids of South Park. The boys dedicate their lives to defeating the mad gamer and saving the game for all.

“We were excited to hear that the creators of ‘South Park’ were interested in featuring World of Warcraft in the opening of their new season, and we really enjoyed collaborating with them to make this happen,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to sharing the experience with our employees and our players as well when the season debuts this week.”

World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. The game’s upcoming expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, is due out by the end of this year. Learn more about World of Warcraft at the game’s official website: www.wow-europe.com.

Launched in 1997, “South Park,” now in its tenth season, remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. “South Park” repeats Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at 12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:30 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of the Emmy award-winning “South Park” with Anne Garefino as executive producer.

About Blizzard Entertainment

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft and the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo series, Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard-europe.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard’s track record includes nine #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s free Internet gaming service, Battle.net, reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users.

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[quote]grrrsauce wrote:
Donut62 wrote:
PGA wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA! Look at the backlash from the WOW players.

It’s pretty funny, considering Blizzard was fully cooperative. They let South Park use their programmers and computer system to build the episode, and are putting the sword shown in the episode into the expansion pack.

And you know this how…?[/quote]

Perhaps the big press release on Blizzard’s webpage, or South Park’s, or Comedy Central’s…

But don’t worry, I don’t hate you if you play WOW 20 hours a day. Just know the creators are laughing their asses off at you.

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[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
Donut62 wrote:
PGA wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA! Look at the backlash from the WOW players.

It’s pretty funny, considering Blizzard was fully cooperative. They let South Park use their programmers and computer system to build the episode, and are putting the sword shown in the episode into the expansion pack.

Pretty smart on Blizzards part. I mean, I never even knew what all this was about until I saw the episode and read up on it a bit. Sure, I’d seen the Leroy Jenkins thing a while back but never gave it a second thought. I’m sure the blizzard folks saw a spike in account registrations just from that episode.

I’m still not playing it though, I’m knee deep in Madden and Tiger Woods.

[/quote]

Yes, absolutely. They got a free 30 minute advertisement on one of the highest rated shows in the 18-30 something male demographic that also makes up the target audience for most games. Most of the die hard fans were probably too busy playing WOW to watch it and be offended.

I’m glad I’m not like that…unpauses Xbox

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The basis of the episode…

http://www.leeroyjenkins.net/leeroy-jenkins-videos.htm

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What’s the big deal with this game anyway?

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[quote]carter12 wrote:
What’s the big deal with this game anyway?
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I don’t know, but I have “friends” who are addicted to that shit like crack. My roomate once played for two days straight(he is 28,) even going so far as to take a sick day to cover a Monday. I’m a college student and feel fairly entitled to a few transgressions similar to this, but hopefully they involve a few females.