The MMORPG World of Warcraft from Blizzard is a solid hit. Many fans, especially veterans of the game, see their passion rooted in the early days of the MMORPG. This also fits a story, more so a sound, that every player who has played the add-on Burning Crusade knows to recognize with reverence.
What kind of sound is that? It is a short, albeit frightening sound clip. It is shrill and almost paralyzing. When you listen to the clip, many of you will recall the shudder you felt when you first encountered the Fel Reaver on the Hellfire Peninsula. The colossus appeared without warning and surprised players with a strike that was underscored by this very sound.
Listen to the sound yourself on YouTube.
How Blizzard comes up with such creations remains a mystery, but you can learn how the developer develops sounds for Diablo 4 and why it has to do with vegetables here.
Players share their encounters with the Fel Reaver
What stories connect the fans to it? On Reddit (via Reddit), users are currently amusing themselves about it and posting stories alongside memes, such as user ishu3220:
Visible in the rearview mirror is a warning: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
. Indeed, when you suddenly turn around on the Hellfire Peninsula and also perceive this shrill sound, it usually means that it is already too late for everything, as user DorenAlexander mournfully emphasizes.
There is also a video on YouTube capturing the encounter with a Fel Reaver, where new players can also make sense of why the shrill sound means nothing good.
Check out a German YouTube clip on this:
Several users also post their personal stories about the devilish pleasure. For example:
- User Apostastrophe:
I started playing with the end of Cataclysm and really knew nothing about the game. I did quests in Wintergrasp when someone asked me why I wasn’t going to Burning Crusade? He helped me find the dark portal, where I began to quest in the new zone. There I was, a naive druid wandering around when I heard this noise. And suddenly it was behind me. Back then, I didn’t know what it was, but it immediately attacked me. I swear by the Sunwell Plateau, it was the scariest moment in my entire WoW playtime. Truly a trauma.
- User drfarren:
Man, I remember it. It was so frightening. I loved it! I felt like I was fighting for my survival instead of just going from one area to the next.
Other users, like Agleza, believe that when this sound occurs, one must see a Fel Reaver due to its size, but strangely he himself never saw it, yet the Fel Reaver always seemed to spot him.
Even though Blizzard has faced several scandals lately, it is exactly these kinds of stories that reflect the soul of these MMORPGs. Such and other stories are indeed not uncommon in World of Warcraft, especially since the game has been on the market since 2004.
Have you had similar experiences? Would you like to share your stories with us? Then write in our comments.
If you feel like more such stories, you shouldn’t miss this article: the funniest noob stories from WoW.
