An American WoW streamer has such a bad reputation that even Germans mock him in the stream.
World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore is an experience you have to be prepared for. You need trust in the team, confidence in your own skills, and you must know all the little details of the game almost perfectly to assess dangers competently. That is why many expect great entertainment from the German streamer event “SauerCrowd.” However, a preceding incident has now been imitated, one that sparked a heated debate in the US counterpart “OnlyFangs.”
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What did Rumathra do? During a visit to the Flame Pit in a practice run for WoW Classic Hardcore, the group of streamer Rumathra starts to sweat. The fight spirals out of control and some group members are already dying. Rumathra, however, has to grin and sees his opportunity.
He announces that he “can make the Pirate Software,” before he hops and runs towards the exit to escape character death. He then explains in English that he “has no mana” and that he “can’t do anything” – a clear reference to an incident at another hardcore event.
What situation does this refer to? In the hardcore event “OnlyFangs” featuring several international streamers, there was an incident involving the streamer PirateSoftware. In the dungeon Grim Batol, there was a faulty pull where more enemies were engaged in the fight than intended. This is a potentially deadly situation that carries some risks but can still be resolved by good players.
But although the group leader announced to face the situation, PirateSoftware took to his heels and fled, claiming that he “had no mana” to help. That was an obvious lie, as he was actively using his mana and still had items (like the “Mana Jewel”) to regenerate mana.
It was precisely this incident that led to PirateSoftware falling out of favor with many. Because in an objective review, it was simply evident that the streamer could have helped his own team to escape. As a consequence, he was also expelled from the guild.
Since then, it has become a buzzword in parts of the WoW community to “pull a Pirate Software” – one abandons the team and secures one’s own safety, despite having had plenty of opportunities to help the group, which one also denies.
Whether the German event “SauerCrowd” will also produce as many memorable experiences remains to be seen. The event starts on December 27 and the goal here is also to defeat Ragnaros. Since many WoW newcomers will also be participating, there will likely be plenty of drama and many amusing cases of spontaneous character deaths.
