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Title: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: schlumpf on August 21, 2011, 02:06:03 pm: Hej Folks,

don't be surprised if this posting slightly varies from schlumpf's usual postings - it's not him posting but it's da me, tazjin (http://modcraft.io/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1179).

As some of you might be aware the world's largest gaming convention, the GamesCom, is currently taking place in Germany. Since both schlumpf and I live there we decided to attend it after my mother's wedding (yes, this part is entirely unimportant to the actual subject).
We also decided to print t-shirts that have

name
<#wow.dev>

on the front and the NoggIt logo on the back, just because fuck you. I paid a little over 60€ for that but it was well worth it.

At the GamesCom we 'accidentally' stumbled upon Blizzard who, after a very interesting StarCraft II match (the Zerg always wins), decided to hold a signing session with several executives and developers including people such as Tom Chilton and Frank Pearce.
Guess what we got them to sign?

Here's a picture:
(http://imagr.eu/up/4e50f0b91cf9e4_IMG_0224_cropped.JPG)

Even though most of them didn't seem to know what they were signing (they certainly recognised it was the Noggenfogger icon) at least the last one (he looked a little like a dwarf but we couldn't see his nametag because some hysterical fat fan was jumping up and down right before it) definitely recognised what NoggIt was and leaned in to his colleagues to start talking about us.

Then we left. Mission complete.

tazjin & schlumpf
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Keta on August 21, 2011, 02:10:34 pm: Omg cool! :D That's srsly so epic :D Damn, I wish I was there too xP

Thanks
Keta
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Post by: Steff on August 21, 2011, 04:16:09 pm: Very cool :)
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Post by: Eluo on August 21, 2011, 06:07:05 pm: Srsly rlol :D
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Post by: Everon Mightbane on August 21, 2011, 06:37:48 pm: Thats awesome.. :D
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Post by: TheBuG on August 22, 2011, 09:52:16 am: Very nice indeed!
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Post by: SirFranc on August 22, 2011, 12:59:09 pm: That's legendary.
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Post by: Zim4ik on August 22, 2011, 02:31:40 pm: Umm.. Barney form "How i met your mother"??)
:lol:
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Post by: Hypnotoad on August 23, 2011, 02:45:18 am: This easily made my entire week. Good job, you guys. xD
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Post by: gorq on August 24, 2011, 10:58:57 pm: just epic :D
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Post by: Frequentic on August 28, 2011, 02:41:20 pm: Just awesome!
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Post by: Serifaz on August 29, 2011, 03:42:03 am: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: This is nothing short of hilarious!! :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by: Pinkhair3d on September 01, 2011, 11:37:26 am: Completely fantastic.
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Post by: Zim4ik on September 01, 2011, 02:39:25 pm: I wanna buy it!)
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Post by: Mathias.GM.Jayten on October 22, 2011, 10:35:43 pm: Waow, Awesome
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Post by: craigy109 on October 25, 2011, 08:51:38 pm: lol that seems epic i wonder what they would have been saying after you left.
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Post by: Pan21 on November 01, 2011, 01:33:10 am: Yay someone else necroed So now i can say how Epicly hilarious..
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Post by: Bartons on November 08, 2011, 02:54:02 am: Pretty awesome that you managed to get them to sign the shirts. If only they knew what they were signing. :P
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Post by: Avicii on November 08, 2011, 12:29:52 pm: Haha, awesome dude ^^ I wish I were there to see their faces.

Avicii
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Post by: Bartons on November 09, 2011, 09:32:20 am: I love your music Avicii =p I listen to it every day.
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Post by: -Dave on November 09, 2011, 11:06:48 pm: I actually laughed out loud a little reading this :p well played you legends haha!
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Post by: galaris on November 13, 2011, 04:38:34 pm: Blizzard devs got owned big time :) GJ!
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Post by: Elinora on June 20, 2012, 06:13:16 pm: the wonders of life are:

What did he lean in to say ? xD
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Putte08 on June 23, 2012, 11:28:02 pm: Wait, so he actually know what NoggIt is? How did he manage to do that and do they think it's ok that we're actually modding WoW?

Just some questions that popped up in my head.
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Elinora on June 24, 2012, 01:08:55 am: Quote from: "Putte08"
Wait, so he actually know what NoggIt is? How did he manage to do that and do they think it's ok that we're actually modding WoW?

Just some questions that popped up in my head.

In Mike Morhaime's Lecture (3 hours of him talking) - He said that he condone modding to a degree where it doesn't ruin the TOS gameplay (TOS = The agreement that secures that the client is allowed service) - And that he always loves to see player-based creations and it is a great thing to see the community build up content with the passion that they have for blizzard games.

He does not condone people who exploit with modding, or alter the EULA, so basicly he likes the fact we mod. He doesn't like the fact that we make money from it. :P
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Jøk3r on June 24, 2012, 01:21:10 am: So if it's "legal" do make own maps or models for wow, why don't they release a development kit for the community? :'(
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Post by: Såcrament on June 24, 2012, 01:58:47 am: My first guess is that they simply do not give too much of a shit about modding. Sure, Mike Morhaime likes modding but Blizzard's tool team may have divided opinions. I believe they are too focused on making money from retail and wouldn't bother to create something like that if it didn't give them profit.

Though, it would be nice if Blizzard released an editor similar to the War3 editor, but Wow is an online game...
:cry:
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Elinora on June 24, 2012, 08:11:32 pm: Quote from: "Såcrament"
My first guess is that they simply do not give too much of a shit about modding. Sure, Mike Morhaime likes modding but Blizzard's tool team may have divided opinions. I believe they are too focused on making money from retail and wouldn't bother to create something like that if it didn't give them profit.

Though, it would be nice if Blizzard released an editor similar to the War3 editor, but Wow is an online game...
:cry:

No it's because the wowedit actually isn't only for wow :P and actually they did say that the day wow longer is no longer in the development anymore, they'll release a dev kit.. :P - Sadly (for us) Wow seems to be neverending, because chris metzen said he had 5-6 more stories to fill out expansions with :D
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Post by: TheBuG on June 30, 2012, 04:57:05 pm: Doing it again this year? :D
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Post by: Ascathos on June 30, 2012, 07:32:22 pm: Quote from: "TheBuG"
Doing it again this year? :D
Would be a similar question from me.
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Post by: schlumpf on June 30, 2012, 07:51:19 pm: I can't really see a reason to do so. Also, I am not near cologne this year.
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Post by: matija167 on July 01, 2012, 11:56:49 am: Quote from: "Elinora"
Quote from: "Såcrament"
...5-6 more stories to fill out expansions with :D

*5 more expansions later*: "Look it dropped an epic weapon! Damn, it only has 435462556623 DPS...
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Post by: stoneharry on July 01, 2012, 08:34:04 pm: Quote from: "matija167"
Quote from: "Elinora"
Quote from: "Såcrament"
...5-6 more stories to fill out expansions with :D

*5 more expansions later*: "Look it dropped an epic weapon! Damn, it only has 435462556623 DPS...

Blizzard wanted to do a number crunch and get things back to a reasonable state, but the overall community denied such a change and campaigned against it, so they went with the 'normal' increase for this expansion.

I very much doubt we will see yet another expansion of high numbers.

edit: source: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/388558 ... -11_4_2011 (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3885585/Dev_Watercooler_-_The_Great_Item_Squish_or_Not_of_Pandaria-11_4_2011" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
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Post by: Fulgore on July 16, 2012, 01:06:35 pm: Hah, talk about things coming full circle. I love it.
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Post by: Eluo on July 30, 2012, 01:27:57 am: Hahaha that article is just great.

(http://us.media1.battle.net/cms/gallery/2NV4XD9RRS621320342984804.jpg)

xDDDDD
Title: Re: NoggIt-Shirts signed by Blizzard Execs
Post by: Norimar on July 30, 2012, 07:35:47 am: Haha! Epic xD