Around Azeroth: Mellow yellow
Remember the Biblical story of Lot's wife, who turned to look back after leaving Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt? Well, this is just a graphical bug that has nothing to do with that story. Ha! Aerhin of <No Added Sugar> on Trollbane (EU-A) writes, "I had a very odd bug happen yesterday while raiding Blackwing Descent with my guild. I popped a Potion of Illusion, then stood next to a person that had transformed into a Blood Elf with the Orb of the Sin'dorei. I then popped another Illusion potion, and wham! This happened. I remained like this the entire next fight, until we wiped. Curse you, Chimaeron!"
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
pancakes Jan 23rd 2011 4:28AM
I personally would have gone with King Midas if I were going to go for a mythology reference, but you know, to each his own.
Ilya Jan 23rd 2011 10:10AM
Yeah, I was thinking of King Midas as well, like some weird boss mechanic where you're turned to gold for a period of time (kinda like basilisks in Tanaris can 'petrify' [stun] you).
...This makes me want to try it out, oddly. The bug, I mean.
CaryEverett Jan 23rd 2011 11:14AM
I think I can speak for the vast majorities of the readerbase in joining in a collective ""Remember the [...]"
Uh. Nope. Don't remember that one D:
Revolting Jan 23rd 2011 11:39AM
There was an even more obvious analogy for me... WoW already has it's own person-turned-mineral dilemma, in the form of Magni Bronzebeard.
Fierna Jan 23rd 2011 11:51AM
I think the second half of Michelle's story went something like "And so then Lot and his daughters made the best of it and all had margaritas."
Hory Jan 23rd 2011 1:15PM
Yes, considering only 33% of the population of earth are "Christian", i believe alot of people don't know or don't care who Lot is. Midas makes more sense in this case anyway.
Zanaji Jan 23rd 2011 2:33PM
Well Hory, since Lot is a pre-christian story that happens to be included in the christian bible, your trendy anti-christian snobbery falls kinda flat.
-an Agnostic :P
Mark Jan 23rd 2011 5:47PM
What he said.. The Qua'ran and Torah both include Lot in their texts.
pancakes Jan 23rd 2011 5:55PM
@Hory: Your argument only makes sense if more than a third of the people in the world believed in Greek Mythology. Or that people who aren't Christians don't know any biblical stories. I'm an athiest, but I've read the bible (or as much of it as I could before my religious sister took her bible off me. According to her I wasn't allowed to read it if I wasn't Christian. I guess she was worried it would burn my hands or something.)
MusedMoose Jan 23rd 2011 8:15AM
Has nothing to do with the post, but I swear, every time I see that boss's name, I can't help thinking "Chimaeron, I choose you!"
Rubitard Jan 23rd 2011 10:04AM
Toon's name is Parkay. Or French's
Hught Jan 23rd 2011 10:04AM
Dawww look at the bunny
Ilya Jan 23rd 2011 10:11AM
What bunn-
*is distracted by golden bunny, then realizes it's not adorable puppies*
Oh, that bunny.
noteworthynerd Jan 23rd 2011 10:33AM
The same thing happened to me in Halls of Origination! Except my Worgen Druid was white instead of yellow.
Necromann Jan 23rd 2011 11:06AM
That would be more ap to the salt story.
Lucidique Jan 23rd 2011 11:47AM
Well, I was white as well, the brazier behind just got me colored :)
Lucidique Jan 23rd 2011 11:46AM
Weeey! I got featured!
ZeroDesu Jan 24th 2011 6:40AM
What gear were you wearing at the time? To me, it looks like your character is topless, which doesn't seem... plausible.
Lucidique Jan 24th 2011 10:01AM
Vest of Mishappen Hides, Thieving Spaulders and so on. What I think happened is my Night Elf Female model and the Human Female model, as the target I 'imitated' merged and became this, uh, mess :)
leper1983 Jan 23rd 2011 12:12PM
I seem to have bugged it out also but i went white heh
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/ffcloud2000/WoWarcraft/WoWScrnShot_012311_105613.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/ffcloud2000/WoWarcraft/WoWScrnShot_012311_105751.jpg