Immersion

Is it just me, or does the whole "The-Draenei-are-from-Space" thing go just a little too far sometimes?

It's Not a RUmah!

So if you read this post from wowinsider.com you'll find that there are those that say the Wisps really are the new Alliance Race and that it isn't an April Fool's joke. Because apparently there are posts from BLIZZARD saying It's not a Tumor oops, sorry, I mean... It's not a Rumor.

To that I say:

Treeform: Turns the wisp into a tree for 30 seconds. During this time, spirit is increased by 300. However, the wisp's chance to dodge or parry axes is reduced by 50%.

Update:
4-3-06 Blizzard Posted that the Wisps were part of the April Fools joking:

In a cunning attempt to take April Foolery to a new maximum, the Blizzard Joke Squad™ decided to shake things up this year by posting our jokes slightly ahead of schedule! Well, it was April Fool's day somewhere in the world... We hope you enjoyed our April Fool's events.
BurgerCraft™
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - New Alliance Race: Wisps
World of Warcraft: Evil Patch Notes
The Blizzard Joke Squad™ will see you again next year.

The Burning Crusade Townhall page is back to the "?" Race and the Wisp page has been archived.

April Fools Again - Drive Thru Added

I tried it out this morning and just as in real life, it took me 1/2 hour to get my breakfast.

April Fools Again - Alliance Race

We saw Blizzard's first April Fool's Joke in this post. Now here's another:

We are treated to a whole Wisps-Are-The-Alliance-Race-writeup including:

Racial Traits:

Detonate: Destroys the wisp, dispelling all magical buffs and draining 50 mana from each unit in an area around the wisp.

Gatherer: Skill to herbalism, mining, and skinning increased by 10.

Permanent Death

Treeform: Turns the wisp into a tree for 30 seconds. During this time, spirit is increased by 300. However, the wisp's chance to dodge or parry axes is reduced by 50%.

Even Screenshots:


(Okay, so maybe I added the "Patch," and I stole your bandwidth to do it too.)

p.s. There was also this Press Release on BurgerCraft for more than just WoW April Foolin'.

"Taurens, you've been warned."

April Fool's Post From Blizzard - A preview of Patch 1.11
(thanks broadbandforums!)

Here are five of my favorites:

Night Elves will now lose a small percentage of experience after jumping.

Pets have a small chance to attack the Hunter when hungry.

Fixed bug which allowed Rogues to wield two weapons at the same time.

New level 35 quest series added which teaches players to detect stealth. We feel that by this time, players have lived in fear of Rogues long enough.

Due to the awkward look and feel of Taurens in the Undercity, guards will no longer permit their entry and have been flagged to kill on sight. Taurens, you've been warned.