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This is probably the most ridiculous news item I've seen in a while. Not only does it mention WoW, but it's a freaking moose attack. Seriously.
TL:DR:
Enraged Moose autotargets the sister, boy pulls aggro by taunting it.
Moose switches to boy, boy feigns death and lives to tell the tale!
This 12 year-old Norwegian boy saved his sister and himself from a moose attack using skills he picked up in the online role playing game 'World of Warcraft.'
Hans Jørgen Olsen and his sister got into a spot of trouble when they encroached on the territory of one of these antlered cold weather staples (otherwise known as a moose). When the beast went on the offensive, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was taunt it so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety. "Taunting" is a move one uses in World of Warcraft to get monsters off of the less-well-armored team members.
Once he was a target, Hans remember another skill he'd picked up at level 30 in 'World of Warcraft' -- he feigned death. The moose lost interest in the inanimate Hans and wandered off into the woods. When he was safely alone Hans ran back home to share his tale of video game-inspired survival.
Make fun of video games all you want, but if one can teach you a skill that saves your (and your sister's) life, then we'd say that was a video game worth playing.
Source: http://www.switched.com/2007/12/10/boy-saves-sister-from-moose-attack-with-skills-learned-in-warcra/
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if he was pro he woulda used backstab like a boss
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Shoulda used his WoW skills to stop that SC player from going bonkers
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On October 09 2009 03:21 disco wrote:
Shoulda used his WoW skills to stop that SC player from going bonkers
SC player would have out-micro'd him imo.
Either way, crazy story. I like how WoW is like the Boy Scout handbook now, presented to you for a small fee of 20 (?) dollars a month and your soul.
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Snet
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Stupid huntard actually learned how to play. Good for him.
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What would have happened if the boy played a tank >.>
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On October 09 2009 03:23 fanatacist wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2009 03:21 disco wrote:
Shoulda used his WoW skills to stop that SC player from going bonkers SC player would have out-micro'd him imo. Either way, crazy story. I like how WoW is like the Boy Scout handbook now, presented to you for a small fee of 20 (?) dollars a month and your soul.
I thought it was $15.00USD?
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good thing he wasnt a healer
he'd just like, wave his hands toward his sister, hoping light would appear and make her better, then bitch about agro later
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Weird, mooses are usually scared and run away sometimes (if stressed enough) until they die of heartattack or exhaustion.
To my understanding they attack if you come too close to a mother with kids or if they are drunk after eating fermented apples in peoples backyard. The latter seems to be the most common alternative but I guess it just gets more media attention.
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On October 09 2009 03:30 xhuwin wrote:
What would have happened if the boy played a tank >.>
It would have gotten pretty messy.
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The story must be a lie. Ultras never go away without making sure that their enemies are really dead.
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Why isn't anyone laughing about this? It's pretty hilarious
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On October 09 2009 03:37 ][-][eretic wrote:Show nested quote +On October 09 2009 03:30 xhuwin wrote:
What would have happened if the boy played a tank >.> It would have gotten pretty messy.
half the mooses in europe would be dead because of his despicable range
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Lol i remember hearing about this a while back, still funny to read.
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hahahaha, now we just need a story of stork getting power leveled to catch up on SC time?
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Seriously?
... Wait, seriously?
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The moose probably just disconnected out of boredom while he turtled on the floor
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