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 2 of 6)
miztrz Aug 4th 2009 10:14AM
Wow, that might just be the sweetest thing ever. Sorry for your lost.
Those poor poor GM's about to be flooded with requests.
Kal Aug 4th 2009 10:18AM
That's really sweet.
Do you think that if I sent them a message telling them my giant land-walking raven mount has died and I wanted to commemorate it in-game, they'd send me one?
Stridez Aug 4th 2009 10:25AM
Bahaha! I want to uprate you more!
Jay Aug 4th 2009 11:09AM
For me, it was the loss of a beloved pet oozeling just this past week.
I'll miss you, Booger. *snif*
Noctiluca Aug 4th 2009 10:14AM
That's a touching story. :) Blizzard does go the extra mile sometime and sometimes we miss it in all the QQ. But, props to Blizz for being a standup company.
Dightkuz Aug 4th 2009 10:15AM
This is srsly bullshit that they just give out items for free like that for no reason that is relevant to the game. This is why I don't play WoW anymore.
Cheese Rations Aug 4th 2009 10:19AM
That's the reason you stopped playing? I find that hard to believe. It's not like this happens frequently or anything, and little exceptions like this are not a big deal. I'd bet my money on guessing you got banned for being stupid, rather than quitting because someone got something as insignificant as a vanity pet for free.
syrup448 Aug 4th 2009 10:20AM
you're an ass. his cat died! i have three cats(two kittens, one 17 year old cat. she's invinvible haha) and the day that any of them die would be a dark day indeed. besides, it's just a vanity pet. it's not like it actually effects the game. sure, he's one step closer to an achievement. big deal.
raingod Aug 4th 2009 10:33AM
And wow is a better game without d-bags like you playing.
NoHissyHere Aug 4th 2009 10:37AM
You don't play? Then why are you "wasting" your time reading and posting here?
Shionia Aug 4th 2009 10:39AM
You don't play? Really? then why do you "waste" you r time reading and posting here?
impurezero Aug 4th 2009 10:44AM
Oh man...take a look at this guy's post history. Either he's just a joke account, or a serious contender for the Douche of the Year award.
Jehanne Aug 4th 2009 11:31AM
*immolates troll*
I have five cats, all rescues from the neighborhood. I completely understand how they become such a big part of your life and that you want to honor them in some small way. Someone at Blizz must be a pet lover :D
*kicks burnt corpse into the sewer*
Namy Aug 4th 2009 11:37AM
Don't be such a fun sponge Dightkuz!
P.S. Why are you reading Wow Insider?
Fuseitana Aug 4th 2009 12:08PM
You don't play anymore? I call you a liar sir. You obviously still play or you have no life and spend your days harassing people who do play.
Jimmy Aug 4th 2009 2:20PM
She didn't get an epic cool down there, kid.
Just a game, and we are humans, I think this was sweet of blizzard.
Slymonstra Aug 6th 2009 9:51PM
How does this bode for our collectively promised Ghostcrawler ponies?
aaronefields Aug 4th 2009 10:25AM
As a pet owner, I feel your pain and am happy about the situation.
This may seem crass, but I'm going to also have to talk to a GM, you see, my pheonix died...
Pelle Aug 4th 2009 10:37AM
please dont, they will think bad things about you. Since when did a Phoenix die and not return?
aaronefields Aug 4th 2009 11:04AM
See that's why I dont do evil things, i never seem to think them through.