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by Mike Schramm 
Jul 23rd 2009 at 1:00PM
And here lies the final chapter in the Taming of the Worgen saga: Mania reports that, just a little while after the troublesome Worgen Garwal was hotfixed to be untameable, Blizzard has magically changed all of the already-tamed Worgen to level 68 (or Hunter's level minus five) wolves. Why level 68? Because, Mania says, they've all been turned into Winterskorn Worgs, a level 63-69 NPC that wanders around the Howling Fah-jord.So that's the end of that. Obviously, no one really expected to keep those pets as their own, and especially with all of the Worgen-as-playable-race speculation flying around, it wouldn't do for Hunters to have one of those humanoids at their beck and call. Some Hunters who went to the trouble of taming probably won't be too happy. But the good news is that the new white wolf in your stable is completely fixed -- it has all of the normal talent trees and abilities that wolves are supposed to have. Guess you and your pet Garwal were just never meant to be.
Filed under: Hunter, Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Odds and ends, Blizzard, NPCs, Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 4)
t0xic Jul 23rd 2009 1:38PM
@ theRaptor:
You're making way too much sense. It's confusing.
falkong4 Jul 23rd 2009 1:38PM
Good. Only Beasts should be tameable by them in the first place.
Gnosh Jul 23rd 2009 1:41PM
Worgen ARE NOT werewolves in WoW. Believe it or not, they are interdimensional Wolf-men, much like the Draenei are interdimensional Goat-men. Arugal summons them, enslaves them, and sends them around in the service of the Lich King.
All the humans you see that turn into Worgen? Yeah, they're Worgen in disguise, not the other way around.
Arktic Jul 23rd 2009 1:57PM
Truth of the matter is that the hunters did tame the Worgen, but unlike ghostwolves, slimes, hydras, and queen wasps, the Worgen are a humanoid creature, and as such have the process of reasoning.
Late one night, the Worgan looked at his surroundings, looked at his new 'master', and said to himself "This just isn't right." He got up and decided to leave, however, knowing the history and ruthlessness of his former master, he decided to place a Winterskorn Worg in his place. "Maybe the hunter won't notice," he thought as he tip-toed out into the dark night.
The hunter awoke the next morning, only to find the switch had been made. He had been outsmarted by a Worgen, a creature he had previously thought to be no smarter than the common raptor. "You really got me," he said, almost as if he expected the Worgen to be within earshot. The hunter looked at his new Worg pet and remarked, "Well, I guess I best level you up... I've got a raid a 8."
Ringo Flinthammer Jul 23rd 2009 1:57PM
Gnosh, you haven't done all the Worgen related quests. There are quite definitely humans who have been turned into Worgen.
There are, in fact, TWO types of Worgen out there.
Moonkinmaniac Jul 23rd 2009 1:58PM
Oozes were human once too....how you think that skull got in there?
legnoverde Jul 23rd 2009 4:18PM
You're missing the point, Moonkinmaniac.
hydras, queen wasps, ghostwolves, slimes, are "animals", or non-human creatures.
Worgen are humanoid creatures. You CAN'T tame an humanoid creature. The taming of Worgen was never "working as intended", it was just a mistake. They fixed it. Stop.
LilBanshee Jul 24th 2009 8:21AM
What about Silithids, they're the cousins of the Nerubians. Yup, that sentient insect race that the lich king all but wiped out and made his undead slaves. You know those quest-givers for Azjol Nerub and Old Kigdom that are seeking your aid in recovering their homeland from the undead hordes - yeah, they're the distant cousin of your little silithid pets, hunters. What makes it okay to "enslave" sentient members of this ancient civilization, but not okay to enslave worgen who were summoned from a distant plane in the same manner as demons? Yeah yeah, some might be corrupted humans, but not all are.
For that matter some demons look awfully humanoid, most notably felguards and eredar. We know eredar are the same species as draenei, so we clearly can't make them our pets. Felguards are clearly humanoid as well, but because we arent buddy-buddy with theit non-corrupted counterparts, we don't have any problem with enslaving these once-mortal humanoids.
falkong4 Jul 23rd 2009 1:27PM
Good. Blizz should never have made the mistake of allowing them as tamable before.
furry Jul 23rd 2009 1:35PM
Good. Just like cheating in Ulduar, it was an exploit. not worth getting banned for, but you still shouldn't be able to benefit from it.
impurezero Jul 23rd 2009 2:07PM
Was it really a benefit, though? From what I understood (with my limited knowledge on the subject), these made better RP pets than actual fighting pets...
ladygamertn Jul 23rd 2009 1:35PM
I am kind of repulsed by the little Argent Crusade squire that one can summon to follow them around.
I'm just saying....
Shoryu Jul 23rd 2009 3:39PM
lesson of the day: enslaving little white boys = ok by blizz
i can only imagine the anger that would have ensued if you could have a black squire.....
Aerayn Jul 23rd 2009 6:14PM
"lesson of the day: enslaving little white boys = ok by blizz
i can only imagine the anger that would have ensued if you could have a black squire....."
The squires are not 'enslaved'. So there is no 'enslaving' of anyone going on.
From Wiki..(it pays to read. :) )
"A squire was originally a young man who aspired to the rank of knighthood. As part of his development to that end, he served an existing knight as an attendant or shield carrier. The squire would sometimes carry the knight's flag to battle with his master. If he proved his loyalty in battle, he would have a dubbing, an official ceremony to become a knight. However, during the Middle Ages the rank of the squire came to be recognized in its own right, and once knighthood ceased to be conferred by any but the monarch, it was no longer to be assumed that a squire would in due course progress to be a knight. The connection between a squire and any particular knight also ceased to exist, as did any shield-carrying duties."
IMO, if you wanna go down the 'racism' road..It could be looked at as more racist NOT to have a black squire, seeing as how back then you would not EVER see a black squire..because they were used for other things, not any positions of honor or power. But, yeah, the mindless and blind would freak out instantly if there was a black squire in the game.
I'm just confused where folks began thinking Squire = Slave. They did work and aided the knight to prove their loyalty, and strength to those around them to rise up to a very powerful position of that age. Knights you see in movies were nothing like the ones IRL.
pandaba Jul 24th 2009 5:18AM
Thanks Aerayn for pointing out what a squire really is.
Since most players don't understand the idea of squires, Blizzard really should have called them "Argent Interns". Since that is essentially the same idea.
One carries shields and cleans armor. The other makes coffee and puts paper in the copier. Same thing really.
Jeremy Jul 23rd 2009 1:36PM
A guildmate pointed out recently that "worgen" spelled backwards is "negrow". Coincidence aside, it would be in extremely poor taste to allow them as pets.
t0xic Jul 23rd 2009 1:50PM
I think it goes without saying that you have an epic coincidence there (the anagram thing). To read more into it than that would be irresponsible at best.
shiplore Jul 23rd 2009 1:51PM
Wow. This is all-time dumb.
shiplore Jul 23rd 2009 1:56PM
It's not even a coincidence. there's NO incidence to begin with. GAH.
I think Dogs are the next playable race. OHMYGOD wait. Dog spelled backwards is GOD. That's why there's no Dog pets.
See anyone can string together jibberish. Doesn't mean there's correlation.
impurezero Jul 23rd 2009 2:01PM
I thought the next Engineer mount would be a racecar, until I realized...