Something that made me sad and happy at the same time

[andrewducker]

Last night, flying between two locations in WoW I passed over something odd that I didn't recognise - a luminous figure standing on a mountain top. I only saw it for about two seconds before I was past it, but on the way to our next quest Julie and I rode past those mountains, so we detoured, and Julie found a way up to the top.

Where we saw this:


The Orc body on the left turns out to be the beta character of Michel Koiter, one of the Blizzard illustrators who died while working on the project.

And then I read the comments on the entry on WoWHead for that site, and discovered this this memorial is one of several dotted over the world:


I found it very touching.

Comments

[cairmen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the monuments to fallen heroes are one of the finest features of the Barrens. A long time ago, on an RP server I was on, someone organised a Horde/Alliance peace march from one of them - brilliant event.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who's heard all too much viewing with alarm about on-line socializing, as though it's not just another activity which connects people, I find this really touching, too.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

This is good to know.

[eduard-green.livejournal.com]

That is really lovely. I am quite envious of the WoW game - I might play [bit expensive when I am budgeting] but not sure all that orcs and wizards stuff would suit me.

[andrewducker]

There are lots of different games out there :->

And you could try the free demo to see what you thought, before you actually paid for any of them!

Of course, once you're addicted...