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Blizzard Worldwide Invitational: Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain Level Up
Posted by Kotaku US Edition at 2:00 PM on June 30, 2008
by Lesley Smith
*DING!*
It's a sound that World of Warcraft fans will be very familiar and it was during the Closing Ceremony Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain finally leveled up, becoming Level 72, 74, 76, 78 and finally Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain.
The Closing Ceremony marked the first time the heavy metal rock band - which is comprised of Blizzard staff and fronted by Blizzard's art director Samwise Didier - has performed in Europe and over the course of their five song set - which included 'Power of the Horde', 'Terran Up The Night!', 'Rogues Do It From Behind', 'I Am Murloc' and a new song inspired by Diablo III entitled 'Raise Some Hell' - the band dinged (complete with a shot of a WoW avatar surrounded in light and amended promotional artwork - until they finally hit eighty, officially becoming Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain.
Each member of Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain has an in-game World of Warcraft avatar and the band performed outside Shattrath City during last year's BlizzCon and the band can now be found killing time between gigs within Horde territory in Silvermoon City with their manager. The band were originally named after the maximum level achievable by a Tauren in Warcraft III and returned with World of Warcraft as Level 60 Elite Tauren Chieftain, levelling to seventy with the announcement of The Burning Crusade so their name-change was not completely unexpected.
The event was the first part of the Worldwide Invitational Closing Ceremony and the band's performance was greeted to rapturous applause and a heavy Horde bias. Didier also invited the crowds to accompany 'I Am Murloc', their final song, with some audience participation: making what he called the 'Murloc mating call'. He quickly explained: "Do you know why it's called the Murloc mating call? It's because when you hear it, you know you're screwed!"
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Hazno
Posted 2:43 PM 30/6/08
Watched the live stream, and it was pretty entertaining!
Someone probably ripped it and will upload it somewhere soon for those not being able to either be there or watch it on the live stream.
Hazno
Manator Will Show You the Promised Land!
Posted 2:38 PM 30/6/08
Do you think we'll ever see a South Park themed episode based on Diablo 3? Probably not...
Manator Will Show You the Promised Land!
DigiMish
Posted 2:33 PM 30/6/08
No game company is more hardcore than Blizzard lol.
DigiMish
Lyrai
Posted 2:30 PM 30/6/08
What talent spec are they?
Lyrai
IggyJReilly
Posted 2:27 PM 30/6/08
Gratz!
IggyJReilly
Morithain
Posted 2:26 PM 30/6/08
I had no idea Samwise was the frontman for the band, quite the multi-talented person, I must say.
Morithain
Gomerboy
Posted 2:23 PM 30/6/08
160 views and two comments. I think because if you're not familiar with WOW, this post is like a foreign language.
Gomerboy
Ignatius
Posted 2:14 PM 30/6/08
Wow. I wish I was there. :P
Ignatius
xzero
Posted 2:13 PM 30/6/08
"It's because when you hear it, you know you're screwed!"
loooool good point haha
xzero
thejakeman: still using an old joke that no one finds funny anym
Posted 3:17 PM 30/6/08
@Gomerboy: actually it felt a great deal like an AP post. kinda weird, coming from this site
thejakeman: still using an old joke that no one finds funny anymore. i have no friends.
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 3:09 PM 30/6/08
Oh yeah..there's one thing.
Distinct Hoard bias?
That's like saying there's a distinct Allies bias post-WWII.
Nobody roots for the Alliance...or Nazis.
Arsenicberyllium
Arsenicberyllium
Posted 3:07 PM 30/6/08
Is it messed up that I never owned WoW, have never played it, and yet I understood perfectly everything there?
+ Watch video
I'm more than a fish, more than a man!
I am murloc.
I am King of the sea, not a queen like aquaman!
I am MURLOC!
Arsenicberyllium
justhesh
Posted 2:58 PM 30/6/08
I miss my Druid.
justhesh
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 2:57 PM 30/6/08
Lmao, I was actually wondering if they'd change their name based on the level cap 2 days ago. Having level 80 guys and they're stuck with level 70 and such.
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Channing
Posted 2:54 PM 30/6/08
@Detre:
Nice avatar/comment match there.
I played WoW and I still have no idea what this post is talking about. Seriously. No reading comprehension here, guys. Sorry. Maybe I need to sleeps a bit.
Channing
Detre
Posted 2:47 PM 30/6/08
Fucking murlocs. They always spell your doom.
Detre
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 4:00 PM 30/6/08
@Shawk: Mmmmmm sound quality
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Gunhaver
Posted 3:58 PM 30/6/08
Man, I wish I was as cool as these nerds. I bet Samwise gets laid with three chicks at a time.
Gunhaver
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 3:58 PM 30/6/08
"The band were originally named after the maximum level achievable by a Tauren in Warcraft III and returned with World of Warcraft as Level 60 Elite Tauren Chieftain, levelling to seventy with the announcement of The Burning Crusade so their name-change was not completely unexpected."
Oooh I never knew they were 60 at one point, I've only heard of them in the past few days.
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
PsycheE
Posted 3:53 PM 30/6/08
Wow, minus DKP for you.
Blizzard going wild as usual, still on top of the world.
PsycheE
SolCross
Posted 3:40 PM 30/6/08
I saw them at last year's Blizzcon. Had "I am Murloc" stuck in my head all weekend.
SolCross
BossMonk
Posted 3:38 PM 30/6/08
I didn't know they were all Blizzard staff.
Wow, that's really something else.
BossMonk
0rin
Posted 3:37 PM 30/6/08
awesome. almost makes me wanna play WoW again. almost. hehe.
But I will always live for the horde! Down with the alliance!
0rin
Shawk
Posted 3:30 PM 30/6/08
Here's a video of it,
+ Watch video
Shawk
AngelMayLaugh
Posted 3:26 PM 30/6/08
@Manator Will Show You the Promised Land!: Probably no one would get it outside of the Diablo community.
AngelMayLaugh
Replica23
Posted 4:42 PM 30/6/08
I love it.
Replica23
SpearXXI
Posted 5:06 PM 30/6/08
"The Closing Ceremony marked the first time the heavy metal rock band - which is comprised of Blizzard staff and fronted by Blizzard's art director Samwise Didier- has performed in Europe..."
So this is why they are *only* four years into development of Diablo 3...
SpearXXI
j13
Posted 6:45 PM 30/6/08
@Arsenicberyllium: That's because the Alliance are Nazi's! Never have I encountered such jerks. Even while trying to play an Alliance character, I get annoyed with them to the point that I just can't do it.
Horde FTW! See you in Alterac Valley.
j13
mikah
Posted 8:29 PM 30/6/08
I was there. L80 was awesome! But Video Games live was disapointing : it was playback, shame on them!
mikah
Chewbenator
Posted 9:16 PM 30/6/08
@SpearXXI: Pshh, he only draws the pictures lulz! Damn good ones at that.
Why don't they just name themselves Elite Tauren Chieftain?
Chewbenator
ifalldownstairs
Posted 9:00 PM 30/6/08
I canceled and un-installed wow today: I got tired of playing a class blizz doesn't care about (pallys). Seriously, does anyone at blizz even have a pally? Anyway, endgame raiding was starting to feel like a spreadsheet instead of a game so its not like it matters.
Blizz really needs to either cut ret pallys from the game in WotLK or put in some insane buffs before launch (And no, i don't raid ret). How in the world can they expect us to use the same gear as warriors when warriors are packing DUAL TWO-HANDERS? DKs and Warriors will have completely removed even the slightest point of ret pallys by lvl 80. I don't think Blizzard at all understands what the hell to do with pallys. Holy is the most boring spec imaginable for any class in the game. Shamans are getting buffed, why aren't pallys?
BTW, Alliance FTW and lvl 80 ETC is horrible
ifalldownstairs
The Instructor
Posted 10:46 PM 30/6/08
If you're going to print Lesley Smith's copy without editing it, could you at least ask her to use some commas once in a while?
The Instructor
Vanguarde
Posted 10:38 PM 30/6/08
It's kind of scary when nerds start to earn big bucks...
Vanguarde
Ajh
Posted 11:41 PM 30/6/08
I told this news to someone not familiar with WoW. She said "lol" I told her murlocs were evil and sent her the I am Murloc video...which made for more laughing.
@ifalldownstairs: We need paladin tanks like no one's business on Garona. Paladins are the best AoE tanking class hands down. (Much love for the paladin tanks!!) Retribution paladins getting mad cause there are no tanks for instances kind of confuse this poor hunter.
Ajh
sebastian_dangerfield
Posted 5:16 AM 1/7/08
This is absolutely dreadfully written. The second paragraph is one giant run-on sentence. If you have a new thought, start a new sentence please.
sebastian_dangerfield
sandwiches
Posted 9:19 AM 1/7/08
@ifalldownstairs: I feel your pain.
Pallys = shitty warrior + shitty priest
THE WORST.
sandwiches
Yhamm
Posted 6:28 PM 30/6/08
"which is comprised of Blizzard staff and fronted by Blizzard's art director Samwise Didier"
and Michael Morhaime as bassist (president of Blizzard :/)
Yhamm
Methodology
Posted 2:25 PM 30/6/08
Ironic video game music...yeah...I'll take a pass.
Methodology
alejo0121
Posted 11:46 PM 2/7/08
GRATZZZ!!!!
alejo0121