tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648339.post115749662157246792..comments2023-05-19T05:53:06.940-04:00Comments on Casual WoW - A World of Warcraft Blog: PandarenDelaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352783722485966950noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648339.post-1158150665100290182006-09-13T08:31:00.000-04:002006-09-13T08:31:00.000-04:00Yes, I see!It's interesting to see on how many dif...Yes, I see!<BR/><BR/>It's interesting to see on how many different levels WoW does this...<BR/>-- Within it's own 'universe' (like the reference in your post I'm commenting on),<BR/>-- With spoofs or take-offs of RL persons or events (like Alliance flight-masters wearing flight goggles lol),<BR/>-- With sober references to RL (like the grave I stumbled across south of Dun Garok, Hillsbrad Foothills [that's east of Southshore for Alliance reference] on the cliff overlooking the sea; my guess is that it's a tribute to a RL Blizz employee),<BR/>-- And many, many more...<BR/><BR/>Adds a good and interesting element to the game.<BR/><BR/>Hit lvl 44 with Doeg last night (/cheer) doing quests for Hemingway... er... Nesingwary. :PDoeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495756873615676650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648339.post-1158148837714139902006-09-13T08:00:00.000-04:002006-09-13T08:00:00.000-04:00As you might see by posts like this I'm a big fan ...As you might see by posts like <A HREF="http://casualwow.blogspot.com/2006/08/easter-eggs-and-pop-culture-references.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> I'm a big fan of these references too. I play mostly Alliance so you'll probably find that more heavily in my posts.Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352783722485966950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21648339.post-1158067311034595762006-09-12T09:21:00.000-04:002006-09-12T09:21:00.000-04:00WoW has a great number of intriguing references to...WoW has a great number of intriguing references to RL. I've only been hooked on WoW for about 4-5 months, but the first extra-game reference / inference that struck me was the "Hemet Nesingwary" book questline that seemed vaguely reminiscent of Hemingway.<BR/>I suppose that it should have been a clue to me that since obvious RL parallels exist -- from Tauren / American Indian culture to the "borrowed" speech styles of the Trolls (Jamaican) and Goblins (the Bronx) to the fun dance rip-offs -- that deeper parallels are present, too.<BR/>Just another fun and addictive WoW feature.<BR/>(Tuesday morning updates are rough...)<BR/>BTW -- I've mainly played Horde, so it is interesting to see the Alliance references too.Doeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495756873615676650noreply@blogger.com