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The latest patch 5.4 newsEverything is Ghostcrawler's fault with #OccupyGregStreet
by Allison Robert 
Oct 25th 2011 at 1:00PM
As Mike Sacco explained in WoW Insider's back room chat, the joke originated from a conversation he'd had at BlizzCon with Narci (@druidis4fite) of Flavor Text, and as far as I can tell, the first tweets are from Narci and @malgrim on the con's second day. WoW Insider's first tweet with the hashtag went live around 1:00 this morning. Things snowballed from there and reached new levels of hilarity when the official World of Warcraft Twitter account (@warcraft) got in on the joke.
- @Druidis4fite The AH Fee structure is a regressive tax on the poor.
- @emberdione Because nothing has been done to help those displaced by the flooding of Menethil.
- @Miatog New guilds struggle just to survive while big guilds gain money and extra materials for no reason!
- @dwisms Pandaren cannot talk to each other because they chose different factions? All workers must unite, and not divide.
- @rodolfer The armor repair prices are too damn high!
- @Shadesogrey We are forced to steal from our allies in order to feed our troops.
- @Lyraat Hunters could previously afford ammo. Soon we won't be able to afford a melee weapon. Where does it end?
- @jaxland Mages need more jobs. Remove the ports to Uldum and Hyjal.
- @RetroDragon The Earthen Ring refuses to investigate the disappearance of Neptulon.
- @VoodontWoW Even Horde leaders drag their feet on legalizing elemental lord/giant squid marriage
- @Dvoidus A Worgen goatee has a higher poly count than a whole Troll.
- @binkenstein 10% of the classes have 100% of the Holy Power.
- @mockford Stormwind orphans ignored 51 weeks out of the year.
- @Shadesofgrey Thousands of gold spent on building a statue in Dalaran, yet the city is deserted due to lack of portal funds.
- @danielwhitcomb Tirion Fordring only DPSed on the last few percentage points of the Lich King fight, yet he takes all the credit.
- @mockford Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals protesting companion pet battles.
- @BradSkid It's time for Ironforge to use offshore processing of gnome asylum seekers ... enough is enough.
- @JackofBlades1 Horde still banning use of Blood Elf airspace. Silvermoon businesses being crippled.
- @rumongray Because so many serious players still can't grasp that this is all satire.
- @CWood0304 I'm a prot paladin. I am the 1%. I do not approve of #OccupyGregStreet.
- @AarBearRAWR There is a giant dragon threatening our way of life and you want to take a vacation on a space turtle?
- @zwlovoy Large Guilds get subsidized repair bills and profession procs while independent and poorer characters must pay full price.
- @GregCare My Rogue ancestors tell me they used to be able to kill anything any way they wanted.
- @EldacarJS 0.5% of Arena players get 100% of the Gladiator titles.
- @ZenMonkey Goblins were left homeless and out of jobs while Trade Prince Gallywix received his annual multi-million gold bonus.
- @KitsuneLeo It's been years and years and the Alliance still doesn't have a proper slogan.
- Because someone requested it, my own: @AllisonRobert Druids are being forced out of their jobs by a wave of illegal Pandaren monks who will DPS, heal, and tank for less.
- @zwlovoy Flask + material prices increase exponentially, yet the Horde has no plans to combat these increasing health care costs.
- @RetroDragon Tyrande will not send support to those still stuck in Forest Song, but she has enough to support a new wardrobe.
- @talkingcongas The devs stand on a stage and preach their Warcraft design gospel while I sit in the forum trenches defending it! (edit: For those not in the know, this is Zarhym's Twitter)
- @_seanharvey The Alliance's military budget is being wasted in Outland and Northrend. Varian won't budge.
- @tiffanybullen I never see Orphan Matrons taking those kids to school! I pay taxes for public education.
- @SyntheticAether The Ethereals have completely monopolized the reforging industry.
- @KitsuneLeo The Lakeshire bridge took 10 years to repair, poorly, using private labor. Public labor could do that in half the time.
- @nevikjames Trickle down epics doesn't work.
- @danielwhitcomb The Alliance has been waiting for funds to fix the Park District for almost 3 patches now.
- @etyjandro Darnassus bailing out Gilneas and still no mount compensation.
- @WoWInsider Devs are pouring resources into a new class but one out of three rogues are unemployed.
Filed under: Humor
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 4)
Pan1c42 Oct 25th 2011 1:16PM
Thank you for brighting my work day.
Malgrim Oct 25th 2011 1:19PM
Wow, got mentioned on WoWinsider! Sweeeet!
Knob Oct 25th 2011 1:19PM
Hahahaha, awesome!
xvkarbear Oct 25th 2011 1:19PM
haha I read most of this on my way to work this morning. Was very entertained.
I thought @talkingcongas's was the best.
(talkingcongas is community manager Zarhym)
Thallium Oct 25th 2011 1:26PM
This I did not know. Thanks! Following now!
tabardsrock Oct 25th 2011 1:23PM
Lylirra is an angel... *swoon*
MattKrotzer Oct 25th 2011 1:32PM
This is hilarious. Why am I just NOW hearing about it?
Tirrimas Oct 25th 2011 1:42PM
We're meta that way.
Now it's gone mainstream. Bah.
Mortenebra Oct 25th 2011 1:43PM
Because the corporate media refuse to give proper coverage, since they're controlled by the 1%.
xvkarbear Oct 25th 2011 1:44PM
If you use twitter, follow some of the wow insider folks
Rossi tweets a lot of interesting lore and views on game stuff
Anne tweets lore, rogues, and her never ending battle to paint, build, or otherwise DIY her home
Fox and Tyler are always bickering at one another... (I actually ended up following Tyler because I was only getting Fox's half of the conversation and was curious)
Sacco and many of the others tweet daily as well. Up at the top right is an "about us" link that points to everyone's twitter.
I'd also follow Bibi (from mmochampion) because he will tease with the pictures of models before he posts them on the site.. and has had a ball trolling DK's about their t13 lately.
Welldead Oct 25th 2011 1:33PM
Hilarious. Nuff said xD
thedoctor2031 Oct 25th 2011 1:34PM
Haha, another good one. Greg Street has 99% of the mooses!
Mike Oct 25th 2011 1:37PM
Best laugh I've had in a long time, thanks!
bjorn9486 Oct 25th 2011 1:44PM
I created a twitter account just for this!
kunukia Oct 25th 2011 1:39PM
Very, very cool!
chyllyphylly Oct 25th 2011 1:41PM
I can only afford to go tree form for 25 seconds a time, not all the time I used to.
Mortenebra Oct 25th 2011 1:42PM
1% of the players get to see all of the latest raid and dungeon content first, while the rest of us have to be happy with 2-3 nights of raiding per week due to schedule restrictions!
(By the way, I am a casual progression raider myself and have nothing for or against hardcore or casual raiders.)
Oh wait, wait... I got a better one:
Lack of weapon funding has cut the amount of weapons a hunter can use from 95% to only 1%.
MattKrotzer Oct 25th 2011 1:53PM
Xvkarbear: I follow almost all of the WoW Insider staff. I've just been busy, and missed this movement.
Tirrimas: You're such a hipster.
Skarn Oct 25th 2011 3:21PM
Only 1% of the comments ends up in the right place! Think of the 99%!
Grovinofdarkhour Oct 25th 2011 1:53PM
We're here to call for increased beta testing of end game raids. Blizzard has been in bed with the big raiding guilds for far too long. The Paragons and Ensidias of the world get in right at the start and do whatever they want, and THEN Blizz changes the boss fights to protect their superior position and keep the rest of us from experiencing the same success. The whole thing's crooked from top to bottom.
You know how long it's been since you could feed a family on a leatherworker's salary?
Damn city guards even took my haunted war drum.