WoW Moviewatch: Craft of War: BLIND
by Michael Gray 
Jul 8th 2011 at 12:00PM
Know what else is crazy? BLIND hit the streets in late 2008. That's right; this video is three years old. Time flies when you're a blood elf rogue slicing it up in Stormwind, I guess. Despite its age, BLIND is still one of the most intense, action-packed machinima available. It looks like Percula's work is going to be around for a long time to come.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Alex Ziebart Jul 8th 2011 12:04PM
Oh Gray, what have you done. D:
tabardsrock Jul 8th 2011 12:16PM
he's done a wonderful service to the community ;D
Kunikenwad! Jul 8th 2011 12:26PM
BLIND has been posted on Moviewatch on the following dates:
July 8th, 2011
September 23rd, 2010
February 8th, 2010
November 3rd, 2009
July 7th, 2009
ENOUGH. It's a great video, but sweet baby zombie orc jesus.
Merrena Jul 8th 2011 12:08PM
Still one of the best wow-related machinima's out there.
Joe Jul 8th 2011 4:10PM
I hope I don't come off sounding like a dick (but I probably do), but I don't think that Blind is technically machinima. In that the animation wasn't done in the WoW engine (or any game engine for that matter).
From what I remember reading, Percula pulled the character and building models out of WoW, then imported them into a traditional computer animation software package. Did the animations then rendered the results.
Eh, maybe I am being a jerk. Maybe the term "machinima" has morphed enough that it encompasses all game related animation. I dunno. Certainly a large amount of post-processing is generally accepted in machinima works, but I still think the dividing line is using the game engine for your core animation.
Of course, I don't mean to take anything away from Percula's work. It's fantastic and I love it. And this column is "WoW Moviewatch", not "WoW Machinima", so I have no problem having it featured again and again here. I'm just being pedantic.
tabardsrock Jul 8th 2011 12:11PM
wow, has it really been three years since this first came out?! crazy how times flies... i still remember seeing it for the first time, then running to grab my brother and yelling, "YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS NEW VIDEO HOLY CRAP IT'S AMAZING YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW OMG WHY AREN'T YOU RUNNING GO NAO!!!!" (or something along those lines)
here's to hoping things work out for Percula to make more! :)
Jennifer Jul 8th 2011 12:11PM
This, bar none, my favorite WoW video - I just wish he'd done sequels to it.
thpthpthp1 Jul 8th 2011 2:41PM
Although I'm not a fan of this video (probably my hatred of Blood Elves). Gotta give props to the creator this certainly seems to have made fanboys outa many, especially after all these years, nice work.
Adam Holisky Jul 8th 2011 12:13PM
Every time someone posts, and/or approves the posting of this video, a kitten dies.
YOU MONSTER.
Fragments Jul 8th 2011 12:19PM
IT BURNS BUT IT BURNS SO GOOD.
Kunikenwad! Jul 8th 2011 12:20PM
The only remedy for this atrocity is the immediate posting of some Greyfoo. Cleanse our palates.
Agony Jul 8th 2011 12:22PM
Adam got down-voted??????
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....okay, that's actually kinda cool.
Heh.
Adam Holisky Jul 8th 2011 12:30PM
lol
SR Jul 8th 2011 12:42PM
This... This is the first time I've seen a staff get downvoted.
Windswept Jul 8th 2011 1:12PM
I thought the staff comments were automatically made blue...
I, I need to go lie down... Maybe the cake is not a lie...
MattKrotzer Jul 8th 2011 1:14PM
The oddest part about him getting downvoted, is that he's right.
Kunikenwad! Jul 8th 2011 2:17PM
@MattKrotzer
You are so completely right. Downrate all you want!
Shinae Jul 8th 2011 12:17PM
Yes, I can't blame you for featuring it again, especially after waiting 10 months. It is THAT good.
The reason it is so good, which you did not mention for the uninitiated, is because it's not exactly machinima. That is, it does not use animations from the game. The animation is from non-WoW software. The textures were imported from WoW and used on models recreated in the animation software (sorry I forget which program(s)).
I am sad that there are no plans for another one from Percula. :(
datgrl Jul 8th 2011 12:20PM
Took me forever to figure out who the heck the dragon in human form was. Thanks Anne and Matthew for the great articles in Know Your Lore.
Mr. Crow Jul 8th 2011 12:39PM
It is kinda sad that people who came into the WoW game with Cataclysm (or even in late Wrath) are not going to know who Katrana Prestor is. While the story isn't really the most important element of this machinima, it's something that really contributes to the flavor of the game.
And I agree with everyone's assertions that Percula is incredibly talented and is hopefully doing something awesome with his skills, even if it's not WoW-related.