BlizzCon 2009: Premonition live raid
by Michael Gray 
Aug 22nd 2009 at 11:30PM
You've probably heard of Premonition, one of the big raiding guilds that everyone follows in "the raiding scene." Among other things, Premonition is the group known for being the first guild in the U.S. to complete Alone in the Darkness. They were also special guest stars this year at BlizzCon 2009.
Similar to other WoW related panels, the stage hall in which Premonition performed was way too small for the sheer number of people who showed up. We stood shoulder to shoulder and necks to backs in order to fit.
Unlike other live raid displays, Premonition's live raid performance was crafted specifically for this convention. Premonition fought a series of four boss teams, with each boss team having at least three members. Some of the bosses featured during the raid included the a team of dragons, Brutallus, Infernus, and other stars from Outland.
Premonition's only real wipe happened when they faced down Thaddius, Anub'Rekhan, and Patchwerk. That three-boss team managed to get Premonition down on their first attempt. After only a bit of recovery, the star raiding guild picked themselves up and easily defeated the trio.
The final bout, however, was with a very special guest star from the old world past. Updated and beefed to represent his full power as a level 80 raid boss, this nightmare memory was met by the audience with howls of joy and nostalgia.
Hogger had appeared.
Despite their skill and coordination, Premonition stood no match against the Gnoll of Gnolls. While noone can dispute Premonition's skill, there are just some basic truths to the world. Hogger is the king boss.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Volaro Aug 22nd 2009 11:34PM
Well, of course. No one can stop the mighty Hogger!
Nick Aug 22nd 2009 11:40PM
Here's how WoW will end:
[WoW] whispers: You've defeated Archimonde! Wait... What's that?
[Archimonde] yells: You have defeated me... but my master will destroy you!
[Archimonde] yells: Yes... It is time, your fate is sealed, mortals!
[Hogger] yells: ROOOAAAR!!!!!!!! MORE BONES TO GNAW ON!
[Raid][Raidleader]: Oh, shi--
Nick Aug 22nd 2009 11:42PM
Cut out my emotes... They were in order:
The ground trembles, spiking as if with heavy footfalls.
And
Archimonde dies.
Ametrine Aug 22nd 2009 11:34PM
Hogger is the final endboss of WoW.
That quest way back in Elwyn Forest? Merely taunting us.
Crisis Nine Aug 23rd 2009 4:10PM
Nah that was not Hogger... Think about it... The one who created the Maelstrom would not show himself in such an insignifcant place as Elwynn Forest... Let alone be Killed.
McRaider Aug 23rd 2009 8:07AM
Losing my paw was merely a setback...
Trabajab Aug 23rd 2009 10:39AM
Elwyn was merely a set back
Razorkiss Aug 27th 2009 4:43AM
Merely a setback!
Nazgûl Aug 22nd 2009 11:35PM
Wow. I hope a video of that pops up, that sounds like the best thing in history (of WoW that is.)
Ezlo Aug 22nd 2009 11:44PM
I know, seriously? Video would be the best thing to come out of Blizzcon yet!
Itanius Aug 22nd 2009 11:36PM
Elwynn Forest was merely a setback...
joel Aug 22nd 2009 11:37PM
"Hogger"
OMG, may the Light have mercy on their souls.
SIA Aug 22nd 2009 11:39PM
xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD xD HOGGER U GUIZ! HOGGER RULES ALL! xD xD xD xD IT WAS MERELY A SETBACK!
Seriously, is it just me or are other people sort of sick of the Hogger meme? It's a stupid, tired, ugly old Goldshire joke that needs to die already.
Kylenne Aug 22nd 2009 11:41PM
I'm pretty sure it's just you.
You might want to look into calming down about WoW, btw.
deluded spider Aug 22nd 2009 11:48PM
I looked at the comments expecting some doucher to say just this thing. Then I realized it was you and I laughed my ass off. After the tantric bitchgasm you've been having all over the comments here re: Cataclysm, I'd have thought maybe you'd, oh, I don't know - quit reading WoW.com? Since you're so ready to give up on WoW, I mean. Since it's SO terrible now.
JC_Icefox Aug 23rd 2009 12:02AM
You have to give it a bit of perspective. This raid was custom made for Premonition.
Blizz themselves, I daresay, probably had a large hand in making it. For a "stupid, tired, etc." joke, they sure gave it some respect.
Here's a suggestion. Get a job at Blizzard and remove Hogger from the game, so people can hate you globally and we don't have to deal with you locally.
Xiol Aug 23rd 2009 7:19AM
@SIA
http://www.wowdetox.com/
Days of trolling lead me to believe you need this.
traptinacivicsi Aug 23rd 2009 9:49AM
I've been Alliance since BC launch, and have 10 toons all over at least lvl 40, and I had never seen hogger (always went Draenei Start zone, straight to Westfall) and honestly I thought He was going to be A Giant Pig. My friend thought it was going to be some fat greedy guy.
Nick Aug 23rd 2009 11:19AM
XD That WoW Detox website is bull. I bet any posts that said WoW is perfectly fine. (Probably millions of them) Were deleted and never allowed. It's like the internet version of Obama.
Arlen Aug 22nd 2009 11:41PM
You can watch the video from the raid at http://www.livestream.com/pinchy just click on demand.