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[Raviaric]

They need an entire quest chain referencing DF. With a bright cyan axe as one of the possible rewards.

[NewsMuffin]

Why is anyone of the sort complaining?!

This is awesome!


1) The biggest MMO is putting a easter egg conversation referring to DF. That in itself is amazing.

2) Free freaking advertisement for this great game!

3) ITs awesome!

At your second statement, it doesn't really say, "Hey this is from Dwarf Fortress at Bay12games.com."
And people who don't know about Dwarf Fortress wont get it.
Holy shit, just posting in a thread related to WoW made my computer freeze for a second.

[Josephus]

It's the curse of the void.

Look away, lest it ask for all of your personal information.

[mnjiman]

Why is anyone of the sort complaining?!

This is awesome!


1) The biggest MMO is putting a easter egg conversation referring to DF. That in itself is amazing.

2) Free freaking advertisement for this great game!

3) ITs awesome!

At your second statement, it doesn't really say, "Hey this is from Dwarf Fortress at Bay12games.com."
And people who don't know about Dwarf Fortress wont get it.
Holy shit, just posting in a thread related to WoW made my computer freeze for a second.

Advertising doesnt need a sign pointing into the direction of what is being advertised, it could be a simple mention which gets people talking through discovery and conversations. Word of Mouth. Etc.

[Astramancer]

Yeah, except that conversation is funny without knowing it references anything, and it would be very difficult for someone who didn't already know about DF to link that to DF, especially since they wouldn't really be looking.

I'm not quite sure how you're envisioning a random players reaction, but it certainly won't go like this:
"Man, that was funny, I bet it's a reference to something, I'm going to go find it rather than continue to play this shiny new expansion."

[Mel_Vixen]

Yeah, except that conversation is funny without knowing it references anything, and it would be very difficult for someone who didn't already know about DF to link that to DF, especially since they wouldn't really be looking.

I'm not quite sure how you're envisioning a random players reaction, but it certainly won't go like this:
"Man, that was funny, I bet it's a reference to something, I'm going to go find it rather than continue to play this shiny new expansion."

 Guess why tv-tropes exists. Exactly for looking up references and stuff before going back to the shiny new expansion.

[Captain Alchatron]

Daw, that's really sweet.  And about time too, it's only taken, what, three expansions to get in a reference to DF!  It'll be great using the very same NPC conversation to refer friends on WoW to DF; even if there's no direct reference to the name, I think that way there will be some who'll be enlightened.

It's also something to think that there are designers in Blizzard who play DF themselves.  It could be any one of us...!

[Mel_Vixen]

Goblins are in the new expansion. I wonder if they life in obsidian towers and have demonic overlords.

[Raviaric]

Goblins are in the new expansion. I wonder if they life in obsidian towers and have demonic overlords.

They're playable in the new expansion; they've been in the game since before the Burning Crusade.

[Skyrage]

They need an entire quest chain referencing DF. With a bright cyan axe as one of the possible rewards.

Kill 70 elephants...gather 100 mermaid bones...

Then again, DF actually could give WoW some fresh breeze by adding new kind of quests like: engrave a hall, drown the noble dwarf, save a village from starvation by butchering 100 puppies....

Aah yes, the possibilities....

[Lightning4]

At least he didn't magma flood Ironforge.

[Captain Alchatron]

At least he didn't magma flood Ironforge.

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Close enough!

[Xanares]

I find it quite cool. It's subtle as it should be. It's a nice way for devs to show respect for quality products by other devs.

When WoW players come up empty-handed searching for Ironforge in game, they'll try google. (or call customer support asking where the hell the dwarwen fortress is)

[Krumbs]

I've never seen such a group of rude, self interested, self important, snot-nosed juveniles. The content is without precedent in terms of quality, yet it is all ruined by these barbarians. I can't stand the community there.

When I used to play, on the European servers, everyone was lovely. barely met a bad person ever.

[SolarShado]

Not quite ascii, but there was an april fools joke similar to it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWfyf74jMvg

I lol'd