There is hardly anything more embarrassing than praise that is not praise at all – because the words were misunderstood. A mage had to learn this in World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft is a game where sooner or later you come into contact with other players. Either in dungeons, raids, or just in the open world. Most people want to make a good impression and certainly not be seen as a “noob”. It is all the more beautiful when you are even praised by the group for your performance. At least until you understand the truth behind the words.
What happened? In the WoW subreddit, a WoW newcomer shares his story. As a warlock, he entered a dungeon and was happy about what he heard:
The tank in my first dungeon said “lock rocks” and pinged me. I was really happy about that because I thought he was telling me that I was doing my job well. So that I was kind of rocking WoW. That was really nice because I was worried about my performance.
Most can already guess – but with “lock rocks” it didn’t mean that the “warlock rocks” – but rather something completely different:
No! Apparently, “lock rocks” means that he wanted me to place a soul well so that everyone could take a health stone. I embarrassed myself quite a bit, especially since I only understood this at the end of the dungeon. At least the morale boost helped me finish the dungeon with confidence. Whoops.
These “warlock stones” are therefore likely a similar term in English as our “lutschkiesel” – simply a term used for the health stones in the game that the whole group can benefit from.
Community finds it cute: The embarrassing confession is well received in the community on the WoW subreddit. There were more than 2,000 upvotes for this and many nice or amused comments imagining the situation wonderfully:
- “That is so cute! I can understand why this game is so confusing for newcomers, lol” – Other-Line5979
- “I have been playing warlocks for a long time, and this post makes me very happy. Keep rocking, new warlock!” – Mordecham
- “Don’t worry. When I started playing (late 2006), ‘twinking’ was a big thing – so stop leveling (around level 19) so you can get into certain battlefields. In my first few days, I saw in the trade chat: ‘Looking for bear and twink for a BG’. As a young gay man, I wasn’t quite sure what kind of game I had actually started.” – MotorGlittering5448
Such stories are nice and above all a lovely reminder. This is certainly more pleasant than the experience that some newcomers are currently having in the dungeons of the new expansion Midnight. Some can’t wait enough and are already getting upset about too slow speeds.
