Around Azeroth: In loving memory
This screenshot might not be much to look at, but the story behind it is so heart-meltingly touching I had to post it. Our anonymous submitter from Cenarion Circle writes, "As a cat of mine I had for 11 years passed away suddenly, I wanted to remember her in game through a vanity pet. Well, the closest match was a Black Tabby Cat that drops off of Dalaran mages in Silverpine Forest. My toon being Alliance, the only way to get it was through the AH, but the prices were way too expensive for me to get. So I sent a "Talk to a GM ticket" to see if there were any other mobs that drop the cat. After talking to a GM, he stepped out for a minute then asks me to log off a sec."
"After doing so I found a Black Tabby Cat in my mailbox. The mail I got said that "Since you have been such a loyal customer and have not requested anything of us in the past we have decided to provide you with the requested item at this time. " The letter even had a special message at the front that read " Item Restoration (In Memory of [My Cat])". Here' s the pic of my now immortalized (at least till the servers are shut off in the year 3000 by Bender himself) cat in game." Awww.
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"After doing so I found a Black Tabby Cat in my mailbox. The mail I got said that "Since you have been such a loyal customer and have not requested anything of us in the past we have decided to provide you with the requested item at this time. " The letter even had a special message at the front that read " Item Restoration (In Memory of [My Cat])". Here' s the pic of my now immortalized (at least till the servers are shut off in the year 3000 by Bender himself) cat in game." Awww.
Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of Warcraft images that are just collecting dust in your screenshots folder? We'd love to see them on Around Azeroth! Sharing your screenshot is as simple as e-mailing aroundazeroth@gmail.com with a copy of your shot and a brief explanation of the scene. You could be featured here next!
Remember to include your player name, server and/or guild if you want it mentioned. Please include the word "Azeroth" in your post so it does not get swept into the spam bin. We strongly prefer full screen shots without the UI showing -- use alt-Z to remove it. Please, no more battleground scoreboards, gold seller ads with dead gnomes, or pictures of the Ninja Turtles in Dalaran.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
moonlily Aug 4th 2009 10:05AM
Oh, this is another reason I love this game and the Compmany and emplyees behind it.
Allison Robert Aug 4th 2009 11:35AM
Agreed. That was an incredibly classy thing to do.
Bronwyn Aug 4th 2009 12:29PM
Agreed. Heaven knows there's enough Blizzard Bashing- it's nice to be reminded that the company has human beings, at least a few of which have very kind hearts working for them.
impurezero Aug 4th 2009 2:33PM
Hopefully everyone will remember this tonight at 6:00 PST when we're all sitting around our computers being told that maintenance has been extended for one more hour. :D
Veliaf Aug 4th 2009 10:04AM
Aww, that is sweet :)
evolsoulx Aug 4th 2009 10:05AM
You know how many GM Tickets are going to open today asking for a Black Tabby Cat now XD?
Nick S Aug 4th 2009 11:25AM
Umm... my 310% Frostwyrm just passed away...
Seckela Aug 4th 2009 12:54PM
My uhhh.... Spectral Tiger just passed on....... I'm really crushed about it. He died in a car accident and in the car I also had all my epics. Blizz could you lend me a hand ;)
impurezero Aug 4th 2009 1:57PM
http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Fury/1100732302
Imagine if this guy ever dies.
easypeasy Sep 9th 2009 9:45AM
screw the tabby, my poor spectral tiger died and i wanna memorial in the game for him.
minimurphman Aug 4th 2009 10:07AM
I admit, I was stunned reading this.
Luminantis Aug 4th 2009 10:09AM
That's the coolest thing ever.
tchernobyl Aug 4th 2009 10:10AM
Awesomeness incarnate :D
epicboyz Aug 4th 2009 10:10AM
Its nice to hear this. All too often I hear about Blizz and its GMs being hardasses...
Barinthos Aug 4th 2009 10:10AM
That's awesome. Lets just hope that the toolboxes that read this don't try and take advantage of the nice Blizzard Employees.
It's because of that we can't have nice things.
Lios Aug 4th 2009 10:12AM
Not very wise to post here. Queues for GM tickets will rise sky high, as all the kiddies try to get free epics by asking nicely.
fernando Aug 4th 2009 10:13AM
ok, i have a dog...
Shinkuu Aug 4th 2009 10:36AM
Yeah. Like the person who submitted this, I also recently lost a pet of around 10 years, but it was my dog. I thought of the same thing, remembering him in-game, but we don't have pets like that available...
Raze Aug 4th 2009 7:22PM
since the crazy cat lady runs World of Warcraft's pet related affairs, there are no domestic dog models in game.
yeochris Aug 4th 2009 10:12AM
It's nice to see the GM's have a heart.. sorry for your loss.