BigRedKitty: It's Thanksgiving, so we're stirring the pot
Daniel Howell contributes BigRedKitty, a column with strategies, tips and tricks for and about the Hunter class, sprinkled with a healthy dose of completely improper, sometimes libelous, personal commentary.
If we were to ever re-roll Horde, we'd be a female Troll hunter. Yes, the Trolls got their kiesters kicked by rampaging murlocs -- murlocs! -- but the ladies can be hunters, and have just enough 'oomph' in both looks and performance to make them our first choice should the Alliance ever be eliminated. What about our other options?
Orcs are just too steel-plate-in-the-skull dumb for our liking. Nobody does nude better than Orcs, but who hunts in the buff?
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Wait, these are Orcs we're talking about... OK, who seriously hunts in the buff?
Taurens should either be warriors or druids, period, not hunters. Tauren warriors rock our socks, but Tauren hunters? Excluding Rhino-pets, the size difference between a Tauren and his pet is just silly. If you're a Tauren hunter and don't have a Rhino, you're not bringing it like you should. A Survivalist Tauren hunter is about as wrong an idea as there can possibly be. Survivalist? How are you going to 'survive' when every member of the Alliance has targeted you, just because you take up one quarter of their screen!
Nobody likes Blood Elves, not even other Horde. Are we right? Of course we are.
And the Forsaken can't even be hunters; they deserve our pity more than anything else.
But we're not going to re-roll, for we are a member of the best race in the game. The race that Warcraft made its cover picture, the race that introduced WoW to millions, the race that oozes -- both literally and figuratively -- charisma, competence, and warm ale: The Dwarves.
Humans cause 85% of the problems in WoW. Arthas, need we say more? Plus, they can't hunt, so end of story.Gnomes can't even retake their capital city. We like gnomes, we really do, but fellas, call us when you're not renting, OK?
Night Elves can hunt, but they've got a priest leading them. A priest as your battlemaster? If it ain't DPS, it's crap. Plus, her mate is a druid. /eww Next!
Draenei... let's just admit once and for all that the Draenei should be eliminated as soon as possible, shall we? It was a huge mistake to allow a space ship crash to disgorge a new race just so the Alliance would have something to counter Blood Elves. Memo to Blizz: Alliance doesn't need Draenei and we loathe their accents. "May the light embrrrace you!" Shut up already! If the dwarves had just been allowed to be shaman instead of introducing the Draenei, nobody would've complained at all.
Dwarves, dear readers. We can tank, we can DPS, and we can heal. We are the masters of beverages; there's even a holiday in honor of our skill with liquid refreshments. We dig up the best enemies to raid. We have the largest collection of insane quest givers. We have the most efficient capital city. We are exploring every nook and cranny of every continent looking for fun, excitement, knowledge, and drinks. We are the most dedicated, creative, and motivated race, period.
If you're at a party, and a pack of Gnomes wander in, you just hold your head and pray they don't talk to you.
If a gaggle of Humans blow through, you know they're going to start prattling on about Medivh or some other powerful human who abused his powers and screwed everything up.
If an army of Orcs smash down the door, you're expecting a high repair bill from the furniture-repair guy and stains on the carpets, 'cause Orcs don't do coasters, placemats, or doilies.
If a swarm of Trolls take over, you know the CD player is going to be reprogrammed with some bizzarre band you've never heard of, and the kitchen is going to be a huge mess from the jambalya.
But when a passel of Dwarves roll in, you know they're hauling their own keg, that they have an iPod loaded with party songs, that they've got a 1000-watt mono-bridged amp powering dual 15" subwoofers installed in their ram, and the girls are going to be loud, busty, and easy.
Now the boys are loud, busty, and easy too, we'll grant you that, but Dwarf-tuckus is a heck of a lot more appealing than some crotch-grabbing Human-dude. Can we get an 'Amen'?
Nobody keeps his brother's back covered like a dwarf does.
Nobody has an easier disposition than a dwarf has.
Nobody will throw down when the time is right like a dwarf will.
Nobody can take one on the chin like a dwarf can.
Nobody's laundry-list of things to bring to a raid includes as many party-mats than a dwarf's does.
And no other race brings it harder, smarter, crazier, more frenzied, and with more gusto for life than we Dwarves do.
Filed under: Dwarves, Humor, (Hunter) Big Red Kitty






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Meeo Nov 27th 2008 11:12AM
You know, my main is a hunter and I used to think, "Sweet, another BRK column!" but the more of his work I've seen, the less I like it.
This post was worthless.
joerendous Nov 27th 2008 12:36PM
Lighten up.
Vendrill Nov 27th 2008 12:45PM
How DARE you say anything even remotely negative about the Great BRK?!?!?!?
You, sir, need to have an "L" carved into your forehead with a rusty butter knife!
Meeo Nov 27th 2008 1:03PM
Try growing a pair and speaking up when something sucks instead of settling for the sub-par middle school spaz-fest that is BRK.
hobgoblyn Nov 27th 2008 1:07PM
wow you really need to lighten up. not everything needs to be all serious
Cy Nov 27th 2008 1:42PM
Hey Meeo, we get the fact that you didn't like BRK's stuff anymore. But saying that over and over throughout the comments is pretty childish.
Seriously, WE GET IT.
Vendrill Nov 27th 2008 1:50PM
Aww... Poor meeo. His mother does not love him!
And we all can see why!
BRK, ftw!
pudds Nov 27th 2008 2:26PM
You may think this post is trying to be funny, and missing the mark, but you'd be wrong.
As his title clearly says, this post is stirring the pot. BRK writes 2 kinds of articles: Hunter knowledge base articles, and trolls. This was a troll, and as evidenced by the 5 (at the time I write this) pages of comments, its pretty clear that once again, he's hit the mark.
I also found is funny as hell, but that wasn't the point :)
Kraf Nov 27th 2008 10:02PM
kinda have to agree with him, this was worhtless and it kinda pisses me off him dissing all the other races where dwarves are meh...and ya I know it's a game but /lore nerd -.-
Vul Nov 27th 2008 11:12AM
I'm pretty sure there was a horde version of the cover too.
Garfunkel Nov 27th 2008 12:08PM
great article! can always use a laugh at work
Thank you for everything BRK - you've helped me along my path time and time again
now if i could only get my hands on Laser Kitteh!!
Garfunkel
Dwarf Hunter
Hellscream-US
Algearond Nov 28th 2008 9:24AM
BRK, you FAIL. utterly. Whats your toons name and the server he's on, I'm half tempted to transfer there just to own your sorry ass. Dranai and Tauren FTW. Dwarves FTL big time, only worse race is Gnomes.
Will Nov 27th 2008 11:13AM
"should the Alliance ever be eliminated" Horde will win eventually, you need some drama and let the badies take over for a while :)
Undead/Orc are the way to go on the horde side, pure evil mixed with the blood frenzy rage of a vicious orc, now that's what the horde is all about... Tauren have their intimidating size but lack the "personality" of horde imo.
http://www.wowconfidential.com
Avashnea Nov 27th 2008 12:44PM
The Alliance ARE the baddies.
Harmun Nov 27th 2008 12:54PM
Orcs: strong like bull, smart like tractor.
Omestes Nov 27th 2008 2:42PM
No. Trolls are where its at. Trolls know how to have a good time, as long as they don't decide to eat the party guests.
Who is the only race with da mojo? I rest my case.
Blake Nov 27th 2008 11:15AM
Dwarves wouldn't go to KU, they'd be Sooners for sure :)
Specialis Nov 27th 2008 11:26AM
boomer sooner
Quark1020 Nov 27th 2008 11:16AM
Troll senses are tingling........
And you leave the space goats alone!
Ulubai Nov 27th 2008 11:19AM
AMEN BROTHER
we are dwarven
we don't be sober
we do not shave
we do not bath