OP? OP? I will SHOW YOU OP!
June 2nd, 2008 | by TJ |So there’s a lot of talk, in general, since the dawn of WoW time, over what class, what spec, this gear or that gear or whateverwhatevers is OP.
“Waaah warlocks are OP wah wah deathcoil wah wah.”
Actually, I don’t know any more specific examples other than that one because frankly, I’m a lock and I only care about me.
But anyway – someone is always whining about someone else, and I think every class, every spec, PvP and PvE wise, has eventually been the target of a “THAT’S SO OP! NERF NERF!” QQ fest.
Today, though. Today I am going to reveal to you what is really, truly and ridiculously OP in World of Warcraft. I know that everyone has their own opinions and biases based on what class they play and whether they prefer PvE or PvP, and how badly they actually suck at the game, thus like to assume everyone else is OP when really they;re just dying because look, little Timmy, not everyone can be good at everything. I don’t think, though, that after you read what I’ve got to say, you’re really going to be able to come up with any kind of solid argument. I’ve thought about this a lot, I’ve thought about what REALLY makes an element of the game completely over powered to the point of ludicrousness, and I’ve come up with something I think we can all agree on, thus encouraging the end to these who-is-OP-who-isn’t arguments and brotherhood and goodwill towards gnomes. Or something.
So, keeping in mind that I mostly play caster classes, and that may SLIGHTLY color this opinion, and melee might have a somewhat different opinion, I will tell you exactly what it is that I think is way to over powered in WoW.
Birds.
Yeah, that’s right. Birds.
Goes like this, ok?
Me: KAPEW, KAPEW! Got you, bird!
Bird: Ow! WTF, mate? *flap flap flap* *shriek*
Me: Ha! And how about some of… THIS! *fizzle* Er… some of THIS!!! *fizzle* Huh? Whar my KAPEW? SILENCED? Why, you screechy little bitch! *wand wand wand*
Bird: *peck*
Me: Ow.
Bird: *peck*
Me: Ow.
Bird: *peck*
Me: AWWWRIGHT QUIT IT! *cast* KAPOW, BIRDFACE!
Bird: Now you’re just pissing me off. *shriek*
Me: What? Again? Damnit! *wand wand wand*
Bird: I can dance all day! I can dance all day!
Me: *wand wa–* Hey! You like FPS Doug? Me, too! My favorite is, “Everyone runs faster with a — ”
Bird: Excuse me? Locked in a battle to the death here?
Me: Oh. Right, right. *assume casty position* *ca-a-a-asTHUD* Whut? How’d I get on my butt? I wasalmost done with that cast!!
Bird: I kno, rite? That’s what makes it so funny!
Me: This is so not funny.
Bird: Is so! Hey, Irma! Come check this out!
Me: What? Another bird? THIS IS BULLSHIT!!
Birds: *shriek* *THUD* *shriek* *THUD*
Me: *flee like a little girl*
Ok, guys. Seriously. Anything that has me, in real life, hurling the kind of words that were coming out of my mouth last night with the stupid kalaris in Hellfire, can not in any way be a healthy level of fair battle-ness. Tell me now, after my completely realistic dramatic reeenactment, that birds are not the most god-awful ridiculous piece of no good crappy crap in the whole stupid game.
By Lady Jess on Jun 2, 2008
Here Here!! Totally agree with you there. The worst are those ones in Sketti’s that kick you off your mount, THEN proceed to beat on you after you’ve been reduced to half health landing on a rock head first.
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By Kestrel on Jun 2, 2008
That’s IF you survived the fall in the first place. I no longer cook Kaliri Stew.
Nerf birds!
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By Lynda on Jun 2, 2008
Those damn skettis birds. Birds are OP! Nerf BIRDS!!! Yaaaaaar!
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By Andy C. on Jun 2, 2008
That’s why I have a bird as my tanking pet.
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By Awlbiste on Jun 2, 2008
Birds are basically pure evil.
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By sonvar on Jun 2, 2008
Those birds won’t leave me alone
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By Necrobutcher on Jun 2, 2008
nice purepwange reference!
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By Yardbo on Jun 2, 2008
In the sense of PVP people feel that locks are OP because of the way their damaging mechanics work. A warlock can stand on a pilar and toss a DOT. While this DOT is wooping your ass you have to be in LOS of the DOT throwing mofo to damage him. Not only DOTs make people think you’re OP. You can insta rez your pet, you can suck my life away and make it yours, your curses are actually useful,you have different pets at your disposal 24/7, your CC is awsome cause you can damage and may not break the CC!!!! AND ALL YOUR ARMOR LOOKS WAY COOLER THAN THE REST OF US!!!!! (besides the sunwell crap gear)
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By Asara on Jun 2, 2008
I wish I was at home and not at work so I could give this a proper OMGWTFROFLOLOL that it deserves. Because it’s so so so true. I can’t exactly identify with the wanding part, but ain’t nobody shootin’ nothin’ when you’re 3000 feet up and one of those sonufabastards pecks your mount and makes it pop like a balloon and you go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH *splat* ow.
And even if you don’t die when you go splat, you’re close enough to it that the half-breed birds swarming all over the ground up there, well, they take it all personal-like that you’re in their glowy purply circle, and start throwing stuff at you until you ARE dead. BOOM! Headshot. Dead.
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By AE on Jun 2, 2008
Kaliri Stew FTW!
One way to get back at those OP, Evil, Avian Beotches!!!
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By GHOSTKID on Jun 2, 2008
I won’t even pick up the Kaliri stew quest any more because I het the dang birds so bloody muh.
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By Squeezy mcCheese on Jun 2, 2008
And thats why I let my Voidwalker build some aggro…and to think of how those birds would flee if I HAD A FRIGGIN FELGUARD!!!
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By Squeezy mcCheese on Jun 2, 2008
That being said, post is funny as all get out!
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By Bobo & SgtPork on Jun 2, 2008
Where is the real TJ? What have you done with her?!? An actual WoW post? Hax! Hax!
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By Acme on Jun 2, 2008
I agree with everyone above regarding the Kaliris in Skettis. Normally I’d avoid a “me too” post, but I hate Kaliri with such a burning passion I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share it with the world.
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By Prof. teh Khol Abides on Jun 2, 2008
Alfred Hitchcock was right.
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By Kirsten on Jun 2, 2008
This made me want to start playing again. Just for the fun that is melee and rogue-y goodness.
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By Stale on Jun 2, 2008
<—- Holy priest doesn’t have that many issues with the birds?
Maybe im just good :)
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By BaldBilly on Jun 3, 2008
Don’t forget the Fel Reaver that will come sneaking up on ya while your playing tag with Irma and her buddies.
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By stobnor on Jun 3, 2008
Two phrases (well actually 3 words) for you…
Flight Form
Kitty
The Skettis Cooking Quest has been the Daily on Anachronos for four days out of five, so I have in last night and went to do it – first time since they learnt to chase straight up…
Flight Form flapping around – get Birdy’s attention… Land – Kitty – rip little face off and spit out the beak…
So, some Melle DPS has something of a different point of view…
But Kalari Stew just doesn’t taste as nice as Spiritual Stew.
Have fun, and don’t let the nasty birds bite…
Stobs
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By Redneckizm on Jun 4, 2008
I agree, and thankx to Blizz for nerfing our ability to get away from them in Skettis now also! I used to be able to hit my Bar and fly straight up until they left me alone. I went out there for the Bombing run/Escort and Kilari Stew 1 day… after the 3rd Damn bird chased me up to “3000ft, pecked my mount and made me go AAAAaaaaaahhhhh….. *Splat*” I went back and read the damn patch notes again….. Thx Blizz… Thx alot… At least let me Train 1 to be my damn PvP Pet!
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By Moomajick on Jun 4, 2008
It’s odd but I actually like fighting birds… maybe it’s a druid thing. The jerk-birds in skettis can’t knock me out of flight form and silence doesn’t affect shapeshifting so I just shift into bear and take a brief beatdown. Guess that’ll change when I actually fight something on my mage though -.-
and my deepest condolences and a sincere lol @Redneck.
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By typhoonandrew on Jun 6, 2008
Those birds in Hellfire used to really drive me mad. There is a mining node just near them, but damn if you don’t have to kill every bird within 100 ft first. Much easier now I’m a prot spec pally.
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