WoW Moviewatch: Icecrown Gunship Battle: Now in Real Life!
by Michael Gray 
Jul 27th 2010 at 12:00PM
The Icecrown Gunship Battle: Now in Real Life! is one such unique movie. A guild got together and built cardboard replicas of the gunships floating above Icecrown. They loaded these replicas with firework cannons. And then they let them do battle.
I won't spoil the ending for you. This movie is beautiful in its simplicity. Its pureness lends it elegance. It is, in a word, awesome.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
RetPallyJil Jul 27th 2010 12:05PM
Those Horde gunners can't shoot for shit.
RetPallyJil Jul 27th 2010 12:10PM
P. S. For the Alliance!
Qot Jul 27th 2010 12:14PM
They need more hit rating.
Eberron Jul 27th 2010 12:35PM
Damn down wind nonsense!
Angrycelt Jul 27th 2010 3:42PM
Multiple redundancy lift/propulsion systems with rows of broadside cannons and an armored hull vs. balloons, spikes, and a big gun pointing in only one (wrong) direction. Yup, sounds like gnomish vs goblin engineering at it's finest.
As for the question of "downwind": the Alliance had the weather gauge, we clearly chose the point of conflict as our ship has far superior maneuverability, and our tactics left little doubt as to the outcome. (and that assessment seems to be proven in Cataclysm)
P.S. I love all the Hordies whining about how they lost a cardboard fireworks battle.
robert Jul 27th 2010 3:59PM
Well they gave the alliance roman candles to shoot with and the horde wimpy fire crackers. twas not a fair fight by any standards.
Kylenne Jul 27th 2010 5:05PM
@Angrycelt: I'd say it's just about as hilarious as you Allies gloating and crowing over *winning* said cardboard fireworks battle. I'm frankly not sure which is more sad (and I'm being honest there).
Angrycelt Jul 28th 2010 5:45AM
Well, I was actually commenting on the design of the in-game ships.
The tactics was just to play along with all the "analysis" going on about why the Skybreaker won.
The Internet: screwing up perfectly good sarcasm since 1969.
Sithril Jul 28th 2010 10:13AM
So much for Goblin Engineering!
Pablo del Olmo Jul 27th 2010 12:08PM
The only flaw in this video is that the horde ship replica didn't have the upper ledge to rocket jump onto for AFK's.
Jamie Jul 27th 2010 12:09PM
THERE...
NEEDS TO BE...
MORE OF...
THIS KINDA STUFF!!!!!!!
Please, please, please do The Wrathgate with the horde riding in on RC cars.
Kylenne Jul 27th 2010 5:09PM
That tears it, I'm gonna re-enact the Dreamwalker fight in my bathtub with my friend's pet iguana and a bunch of Lego people.
It'll be the long-awaited sequel to Jurassic Kitten Park (sadly, we filmed that long before the advent of YouTube).
Eddy Jul 27th 2010 8:48PM
Oh god yes please.
BigBadGooz Jul 27th 2010 12:10PM
Hord got f*cked Nerf lootboat now
J Jul 27th 2010 12:12PM
That was amazing.
For anyone thinking of just watching this with the sound off - don't. It's twice as entertaining with the NPCs commenting as the battle heats up (hoho, I'm punny).
andy Aug 2nd 2010 1:13AM
next time, instead of putting one ship down wind of the other... face them towards each other with the wind running along the ships. that way it's a little more realistic and you can RP them flying with the fireworks (rockets) actually getting caught in the wind as though they were moving forward.
jhoover Jul 27th 2010 12:17PM
That. Was. AWESOME!!
PlatedPriest Jul 27th 2010 12:20PM
EPIC!
the only unrealistic part was the horde losing to the alliance dogs
Goodk4t Jul 27th 2010 1:52PM
He was only doing it according to lore: in Cataclysm, the Alliance ship still flying, while the Horde ship has crashed. Guess it answers who won the Gunship Battle eh?
sardai Jul 27th 2010 4:26PM
in the words of garrosh hellscream,
A MAGE DID IT! INFINITE DRAGONFLIGHT! I BLAME ABESIK KAMPFIRE!