Killing ogres and feeling like a jerk
by Zach Yonzon 
Apr 21st 2008 at 5:30PM
Anyway, one of the formulas I wanted to go after was the Formula: Enchant Bracer - Spellpower, which drop off the Bloodmaul Geomancers in Blade's Edge Mountains. So off I go to kill these ogres, I figure it'll take maybe an hour of so of farming. Easy, right? Well, what I didn't expect was that these ogres still paid fealty to me after I completed the chain of quests to unlock the quests in Ogri'la. I didn't make much of all the yelling those fatties did when they made me king, but since I didn't bother going around Blade's Edge much after that, I didn't notice that the Bloodmaul had turned yellow, or neutral, towards me. So it took me by surprise that upon killing these ogres, they say mortifying things like, "Me honored, King kill me," or "King <name>, me die now."
Thanks a lot, Blizzard. Now I feel like a total jerk. These ogres consider me (and I'm sure millions of other players... but anyway...) their king and now I'm cutting them down like some maniacal despot. They also reference Ogri'la, which is kind of like paradise to them and a Blizzard reference to the Utopian haven of Shangri-La. It's heart-wrenching when they keel over saying, "King really think... there is... an Ogri'la?" or "Me go to... Ogri'la." It's like having some distant friend with Down Syndrome die in your arms with dreams of shiny, happy places. It's tragic. I know, it's a silly video game, and I'm not even on an RP server. But still, you have to wonder how you can keep killing those who consider you their king. After a while of killing and not getting the formula to drop, I called it a night and took a break. I probably shouldn't feel so bad. After all, if I'm truly their king, why don't they just hand over the stupid formula?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Humor
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Eternalpayn Apr 21st 2008 5:37PM
Haha, that's pretty funny though. Do you believe in Ogri'la?
If you do feel bad about this though, just remember, they have wiped innocent people who they are hostile to trying to mount by, probably thousands of times.
Aler Apr 21st 2008 5:57PM
I'm with you completely on this one. I used to be farming the area for my enchant, but since I became king I can't do it anymore. Grinding is bad enough, but I don't want to feel like a jerk about it.
My solution would be for the enchant formula to become an Orgri'la reputation reward, or a reward from a quest. Otherwise I'll just have to do without.
Also, it takes a lot more than an hour or two of farming.
finlator Apr 21st 2008 5:48PM
Blizz does have a habit of forcing us into some unpleasant choices. I get angry any time there's a quest asking me to kill a wolf or a bear. Usually I decline. It's the price you pay if you want more out of a game than just killing stuff and grabbing loot.
Sean Riley Apr 21st 2008 7:14PM
I have kind of a reverse on this one -- Killing bears and wolves is fine, but my undead warrior has a somewhat illogical but highly firm sense of 'innocent', a class of person he won't kill. To this day, he carries the Ring of Scorn with him to remind him of his failure in upholding this code... once.
peaglemancer Apr 21st 2008 7:54PM
Bears are giant, marauding, godless killing machines, and they must be stopped by any means necessary.
G Apr 21st 2008 8:20PM
@peaglemancer
Stephen Colbert, is that you?
Sean Riley Apr 21st 2008 11:19PM
Peaglemancer is full of win.
ninjasuperspy Apr 21st 2008 5:48PM
It just seems like everybody goes to BEM to be a jerk though. I mean look at that gnome in the Skyguard outpost (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=23335). I feel bad turning those rays over to her every single time because she just won't give up on us hanging out sometime.
My kingdom for a orphan's week like quest where I lead the poor crazy girl around the Darkmoon fair (nothing like lagging Mulgore with a ton of gnome-clones) or something that changes her quest updates so I feel less like a heel.
Arras Apr 21st 2008 5:51PM
as a warlock, having the ogres neutral is such a nice benefit. It means I can dot dot dot dot fear dot dot drain as many ogres as I want without worrying about them fear-aggroing other mobs.
I think I got my enchanting formula from these guys in about 20 minutes of going insane and dotting/fearing everything I saw.
Arthas M. Apr 21st 2008 5:53PM
"But still, you have to wonder how you can keep killing those who consider you their king."
You get used to it.
Keep up the good work.
- LK
Heilig Apr 21st 2008 7:00PM
OMG +1
Funniest thing I've seen all day. GREAT username.
Angus Apr 21st 2008 7:20PM
O M G
Classic!!!!
Thanks, I needed that laugh.
unagieater Apr 21st 2008 8:50PM
You win the internet.
Linnea Apr 22nd 2008 3:27AM
I laughed so hard I almost cried.
Treima Apr 22nd 2008 3:17AM
You win the thread.
Gadai Apr 23rd 2008 9:44PM
Took me a moment, then a grin split my face - GG sir/madam, GG ;)
Bloodieros Apr 22nd 2008 5:26AM
Full of win! (and that is not something I say often). See ya soon in the expansion.
Psychosis Apr 22nd 2008 7:20AM
you sir, win.
Badger Apr 25th 2008 4:23PM
Speaking from experience, are we, milord?
/bow
See you in Northrend, Sir.
Kris Apr 21st 2008 5:55PM
That's funny, I just ran into this this weekend. I was doing the quest where the vindicator in the cage asks you to get her sword and shield back... unfortunately the ogres with the quest items are each guarded by 2 elites. I tried to take them out, but my paladin just isn't awesome enough. So I logged into my mage and went there to kill the elites... I realized they were all yellow to me since I've done the Ogri'la prequests. The elites were a bitch, but it was at least possible that way. I logged back into my pally and killed the quest guy alone. Yay for hax!