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by Dominic Hobbs 
Sep 13th 2009 at 8:00AM
There have been some truly spectacular visual moments in Azeroth; scenes that make you gasp and glee. I'm thinking of occasions like the Scourge Invasion of Stormwind and Orgrimar or Kael'thas blowing up his room in Tempest Keep. Who can deny Wrathgate was incredible. However, there are also some awesome little animations that really add so much to the game. It's these little things that we can take for granted but sometimes jump out at us as something wonderful.
Even on a hard night of raid wiping in our guild, if someone chugs a stack of Pygmy Oil and /cower's it's bound to bring a laugh. Many a machinima has featured a /dance, from one race or many, with variously spectacular and humorous results.
Who's /flex is better, Draenei or Blood Elf? Have you ever left one of your characters alone for a while and then had their idle-animation surprise you? Are there any actions or animations you wish were in the game? What animations bring a smile to your face?
Filed under: Gnomes, Machinima, Breakfast Topics, Draenei, Blood Elves
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
RetadinMan Sep 13th 2009 8:06AM
Draenei= Best /Flex, /Dance, /Lol
Blood Elves = Best /Silly
Gnomes = Best /cower
Simple as that
Though Orcs have the second best /dance
Xiol Sep 13th 2009 8:07AM
Ahem.
Tree form druids = best /fear (and /dance).
Also, tree's have got a funny levitate animation.
Xiol Sep 13th 2009 8:07AM
Ignore that apostrophe.
Plzlemme Sep 13th 2009 8:38AM
You must be crazy to think the drainei dance is better than the blood elf dance, and the tree dance is stupid.
IMO, (dances)
1. Blood Elf (male)
2. Undead (male)
3. Night Elf (male)
Also, anyone know what the female drainei dance is?
Aedilhild Sep 13th 2009 8:45AM
Possessive type, Xiol? [/rimshot]
My favorite animation is an undead female mage or warlock invoking something powerful -- the way that the hands shake perfectly illustrates the volatility of magic.
tgrhwke Sep 13th 2009 9:08AM
To Plzlemme,
The Draenei female is belly dancing based on Colombian singer Shakira.
Here's a list of the various dances in the game:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Dance
Knob Sep 13th 2009 9:22AM
Male Tauren /cower > all, even gnomes! Yes, I went there!
Eli Sep 13th 2009 12:16PM
@Aedilhild
Grammar humor FTW! *highfives*
McCombs Sep 13th 2009 5:58PM
You're all crazy, Moonkin dance is #1.
Boreddruid Sep 13th 2009 8:07AM
I've never seen the Kael'thas TK fight, but that does sound awesome. I'd have to say the Wrathgate was my favourite animation, purely because I love the idea of MMOs having in-game cutscenes.
kozom Sep 13th 2009 8:16AM
some of my faves are:
1. malygos destroying the floor in the eye of eternity
2. Moonkin's treants dying (x3 awesome death animation)
3. The scrying in magister's terrace
4. Starfall's animation (it really feels as though you're fighting with falling stars)
zleepnir Sep 13th 2009 9:31AM
Treant death animation is amazing, mhm! You can just see the horror on their little faces as they realize their time is up.
Actually, pretty much every treant animation is hilarious. Male tauren /dance is pretty funny too.
Gnumamma Sep 13th 2009 8:36AM
Gnome rogue kick animation.
Why settle for kicking shins when I can do a backflip and stomp some face.
pandaba Sep 13th 2009 8:56AM
No one will agree with me, but my favorite dance belongs to the male tauren. It's just so happy and goofy and makes my usually fearsome warrior look terribly silly.
Second fave would be the orc's hammer time. If only an orcish dance troupe would make the trip to Stormwind and perform for Varian, I think orcs and humans would be BFF after that.
Worst one goes to the female blood elves. Hate seeing my paladin suddenly turn into a drunk, barely coordinated stripper.
MusedMoose Sep 13th 2009 8:57AM
Ever since I started playing a male draenei, I've /danced whenever I can. Something about someone so tall and overly muscled like that getting down in such a silly way makes me laugh every time.
Also, gotta love the gnome animation for bolt spells - really looks like they're punching the bolts at their target. *grin*
Malkia Sep 13th 2009 8:59AM
Male orc dance is probably the funniest to me. Seeing my friend's fierce orc shaman suddently stop and go for hammertime......
Terethall Sep 13th 2009 9:03AM
Female Night Elf Boob Bounce Idle Animation.
The End.
tiberian_freak Sep 13th 2009 9:10AM
moonfire on anything that is 4x or more your size!
Foxwind Sep 13th 2009 9:16AM
I love how animated blood elves' ears are. :)
Greta Sep 13th 2009 9:17AM
The female blood elf /train is really cute. If you do it while she is standing still (not running), she'll finish it up with a little booty shake.