This is pretty ludicrous, but it's too funny to ignore: this YouTube posters swears he hears "World of Warcraft" and "give us your money" hidden in the whispers swirling around the Spirit Healer while dead (there is one NSFW word in the video, if that rubs you the wrong way). Personally, while I do hear it, it's a little too off to be taken seriously. And of course we all know that subliminal messages don't work anyway. But still, if you're the type to go for a good conspiracy theory, it is in there -- maybe the reason Blizzard has the top MMO ever made isn't because it's a great game, but because they're transmitting messages to your brain!
The question does remain: what's really being said in those death whispers? Whatever it is, odds are that it's not in English. My guess is maybe Titan, the language of the Titans -- but that assumes that whatever's speaking to you is from the world, and there are probably more deceased spirits floating around Azeroth by now than actual living creatures on it. For all we know, it could be the Others.
Must not be passed the starting areas and not on a PvP server. To quote an old motorbike racer I know "If you've never crashed, you've never tried hard enought." - Tim
Oh dear. It's kind of funny, because it does sound like that's what is being said. It's clearly a coincidence though, and it's cringeworthy how seriously the guy takes himself.
Unless he was joking. Didn't sound like that though. :S
Good... I'm glad you tried that, because I was about to go reverse it myself and see if there was anything. It does sound like it's been reversed, but they've probably mucked it up in other ways too.
often times subliminal messaging is merely a trick of the mind, this person claimed they were on a private server, so perhaps they were looking for as many ways to prove blizzard was trying to get people to play their game and spend money as possible. maybe they couldn't accept the popularity of the game being genuine. and so by making the video and feeding the words at given times when things were being said, your mind put them together as World of Warcraft and Give Us Your Money.
Subliminal control is a well disproved urban myth so please disregard this poppycock.
However, it is well known than demons control video games and Warcraft encourages belief in witchcraft, so you should put down that mouse before you are consigned to an eternity in Warsong Gulch.
May 28th 2008 at 2:00PM 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Unagieater May 28th 2008 2:07PM
I've always thought the Spirit healer said "Shame on us who *indistinct*"
Fellhorhn-Uldum May 28th 2008 2:11PM
Well I never die, so I don't spend that much time around the healer.
But you hear and see what you want to hear and see. Wonders of the imagination.
Jono Stars May 28th 2008 2:21PM
must be nice to be you
Oldbear May 28th 2008 6:44PM
Must not be passed the starting areas and not on a PvP server. To quote an old motorbike racer I know "If you've never crashed, you've never tried hard enought." - Tim
SpaceDog May 28th 2008 2:13PM
Oh dear. It's kind of funny, because it does sound like that's what is being said. It's clearly a coincidence though, and it's cringeworthy how seriously the guy takes himself.
Unless he was joking. Didn't sound like that though. :S
zygote May 28th 2008 2:14PM
Yeah, I think you hear what you want to hear.
I heard, "officers dont do officer like u did"
FireStar May 28th 2008 3:57PM
Agreed. You only hear it because you're told that's what you're going to hear. "White Noise" anyone?
alrdye May 30th 2008 10:33AM
lol agreed. Its funny but I don't think that's what is actually intended.
Jaybird May 28th 2008 2:21PM
Never...gonna...give...you...up.....
oooOOOooOOooooo
vlad May 28th 2008 2:22PM
i played it back in reverse with sony soundforge and its all just nonsence words.
Veronica May 29th 2008 1:49PM
Good... I'm glad you tried that, because I was about to go reverse it myself and see if there was anything. It does sound like it's been reversed, but they've probably mucked it up in other ways too.
jboy May 28th 2008 2:25PM
Judas Priest would be proud...
At least it didnt command anything violent like "get the gun"
Eternalpayn May 28th 2008 7:04PM
The Judas Priest controversy was funny because the problem was that the words "Do it" were backmasked. It didn't say anything violent at all.
JPN May 28th 2008 2:36PM
Props for a link to Lostpedia...
...that was purple because I've been there already :D
Vegnagun bwf May 28th 2008 2:40PM
Most likely a coincidence. When you try to hear things then you trick yourself into hearing it.
And do I think that this is the reason WoW is successful? Spirt Healers telling people to give us your money? Seriously?
Fallen May 28th 2008 2:46PM
often times subliminal messaging is merely a trick of the mind, this person claimed they were on a private server, so perhaps they were looking for as many ways to prove blizzard was trying to get people to play their game and spend money as possible. maybe they couldn't accept the popularity of the game being genuine. and so by making the video and feeding the words at given times when things were being said, your mind put them together as World of Warcraft and Give Us Your Money.
Berald May 28th 2008 2:54PM
I always heard, "she was a slutty whore."
hmmm...
Nekudotayim May 28th 2008 4:03PM
Yeah lol, it seems to sound something more like this.
Ashwin May 28th 2008 3:12PM
Shea ba ma ci ma le ma, I have always heard that while playing the game, and it's the same in this video.
A MMO as well made and operated as WoW(in relative terms) doesn't need subliminal messages to explain it's sucess.
Chelon May 28th 2008 3:17PM
Subliminal control is a well disproved urban myth so please disregard this poppycock.
However, it is well known than demons control video games and Warcraft encourages belief in witchcraft, so you should put down that mouse before you are consigned to an eternity in Warsong Gulch.