WoW Moviewatch: Forever a Nub
by Michael Gray 
Aug 14th 2009 at 12:00PM
I'm always pleased to see something new from Yumfries, as we've had the good fortune to see his skills develop as he works more and more with WoW machinima. His newest release is Forever a Nub, featuring Wick and PoshJark.
When I listened to the first 15 seconds or so of this song, I found myself thinking "this is the Attack of the AutoTuner!" But quickly thereafter, more complex and deeply intertwined lyrics take the song to another level. It's a shame AutoTune is overused in so much music, because I ultimately felt that Forever a Nub used the technique to great effect. It really put a layer of difference between the performers, and the effect worked very well in my opinion.
The machinima is definitely more ambitious than Yumfries' previous offerings. There's a lot going on in the video, so it's worth an extra watch to catch everything. I especially like the visual transitions from "nub" to "elite," and the various ways Yumfries showed that growth.
Forever a Nub left me with an epic feeling, and I think Yumfries has done an outstanding job growing his productions. I look forward to what's next for the machinimator.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Barinthos Aug 14th 2009 12:10PM
I'm not usually one to enjoy these types of Machinima, but I figured I'd give it a shot. And was pleasantly surprised. This was actually quite catchy.
VioletPheonix Aug 14th 2009 12:13PM
Thanks for posting the extra catchy song that will be in my head for most of the day.
Great movie but gah!
sundar Aug 14th 2009 12:15PM
I did not like the song at the beginning, but after 20 secs or so I started to really enjoy it.
Now that we are talking n00bs, I just found this today. Forgive me if its really old :)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1917993
Andrew R. Aug 14th 2009 12:56PM
The music meshed well with the video. The music was catchy and a nice change from what we normally hear. The video was good, it's unique in the sense of what they did.
I really liked how they showed the low level characters and then the level 80 full epic character.
Jorges Aug 14th 2009 1:08PM
Amazing Video. Very well done and very humbling lyrics.
regisfrost Aug 14th 2009 1:14PM
Good song, good lyrics, good video... but why not have good subtitles too?
zenmastermets Aug 14th 2009 9:40PM
Subtitles were an abomination. Poor typography.
Niyahti Aug 14th 2009 1:47PM
We
Keyra Aug 14th 2009 2:29PM
They
Creese5704 Aug 14th 2009 1:51PM
I am laughing, I loved the video and the song. However I am 99% sure they spoofed it from a new kids on a block song called twisted. (Not that I am complaining I only know because one of my best friends got me addicted to their new cd) *Everyone laughs at the 25 year old WoW Female Gamer named Creese5704 who still enjoys listening to NKOTB and Backstreet boys*
hergen Aug 14th 2009 2:11PM
Im pretty sure its a spoof off "All the Above" by Maino or something like that..... Could be wrong though
wondershot Aug 14th 2009 2:07PM
Uplifiting.
Nice :-)
epicboyz Aug 14th 2009 2:46PM
agreed. reminds me of my noob days as a lvl 30something hunter... massive gankage back then but i do well now.
RetadinMan Aug 14th 2009 4:28PM
What is this a spoof of?
Graham Aug 14th 2009 4:24PM
"picture you waiting for boats"
That made me laugh.
Great machinima. I wish I could do stuff like that.
Mr. CreePer Aug 14th 2009 4:58PM
That made me wanna go to WG and gank some alliance...
netheray Aug 14th 2009 5:13PM
Loved this one. It made me want to go level an alt. :)
OIK2 Aug 14th 2009 5:47PM
I still remember the day I figured out the answer to "When do they stop calling you a n00b?"
When you stop acting like a n00b!
zenmastermets Aug 14th 2009 5:55PM
Are you kidding me? It stinks.
Go ahead. Down rate me. It still stinks.
sgtteamkill Aug 14th 2009 7:44PM
this crap sucks