Overheard at BlizzCon 2008: A real, live Blue
by Mike Schramm 
Oct 9th 2008 at 10:00PM
Crowd: (Mills around, is huge, waits patiently, talks occasionally about everything from the Protoss to the weather. Throws out a random "WoW Insider rocks!" yell as we pass by -- thanks for that!)
BlizzCon Employee: (Steps out of Convention Center to address the crowd) Hi everyone! We're going to open up the doors here in just a minute, but we will not be giving out badges until 4pm. So when we open the doors, in about five minutes from now, come on in and line up, but we won't give out badges until four.
Crowd: (Various murmurs of excitement, until, from in the back:) Why aren't you wearing a blue shirt?
(Laughter from all sides.)
Employee: Ha, that's funny. No, I'm wearing a black shirt today, not a blue shirt. Ok, so in five minutes we'll let you in, and then we'll give out badges at 4pm. (Turns and heads back inside.)
Crowd: (Follows immediately, calmly flooding inside without waiting, while convention center employees stand and shake their heads.)
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, WoW Social Conventions, Blizzard, Humor, BlizzCon
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Cow Oct 9th 2008 10:04PM
Uhm.
Niko Oct 10th 2008 5:15AM
Who's going to tank Vann?
Forza Oct 9th 2008 11:15PM
Too late, Drek is down...
Schadenfreude Oct 9th 2008 10:14PM
Soooooo, kind of a "you had to be there" moment?
PimpyMicPimp Oct 9th 2008 10:23PM
I guess so, ya.
Manatank Oct 9th 2008 10:40PM
Judging from the picture, if you were there you were at least a bit overweight. Yikes.
AS Oct 9th 2008 11:40PM
lol...
Redaurora Oct 9th 2008 10:19PM
/giggle. i liked it.
justin Oct 9th 2008 10:24PM
That's my back! (Red shirt)
skippyg Oct 9th 2008 10:21PM
I love how he told the crowd twice, the second time just seconds before they completely ignored him and followed him in. Priceless :-)
Nailhead Oct 9th 2008 10:24PM
"No, I'm wearing a black shirt today, not a blue shirt." What a witty comeback!
Erixx Oct 10th 2008 8:21PM
Rofl, i was thinking the same thing.
As if people were going "Oh really? Take notes, black shirt, not blue!"
jurandr Oct 9th 2008 10:44PM
WTB picture of Ghostcrawler. I need something to hate at while mages are being nerfed yet again.
Rhozul Oct 9th 2008 10:53PM
What? You guys gave up on Kalgan? Didn't you hear that he explicitly wants all hatred towards Devs directed at himself?
Cy Oct 9th 2008 11:47PM
And people wonder why the rest of the dev team stays as silent as possible. I give kudos to GC for being willing and able to take the heat from forum nerdragers.
Shumina Oct 10th 2008 12:32PM
Ghostcrawler is getting under my skin as well.
Rahj Oct 9th 2008 11:29PM
I see 1 girl...mmhmmm
AS Oct 9th 2008 11:43PM
...and she's fat :(
5318008 Oct 21st 2008 11:49PM
Welcome to the World of Warcraft.
and Oct 10th 2008 8:09AM
sure, wow is a fantastic game. however, as you have pointed out, the demographic is absolutely frightening.
definitely wouldn't hang out with the paunch-bellied, unkept and disheveled in real life, but we all look the same in-game!
see, wow does encourage tolerance across the board.