From Next Nature, a 12-year-old Norwegian boy saved himself and his sister from a moose attack by using skills he picked up playing WoW. When Hans and his sister trespassed moose territory and the moose attacked them,
"Hans knew the first thing he had to do was ‘taunt’ and provoke the animal 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 Hans was a target, he remembered another skill he had picked up at level 30 in ‘World of Warcraft’ – he feigned death. The moose lost interest in the inanimate boy and wandered off into the woods".
Brilliant Hans, brilliant!
This happened back in 2007, so its a bit old. The original article here, for those of you who can read Norwegian.
Prolly worked a lot better than trying ta throw his shield and then consecrates would've. So good on him.
ReplyDeleteHuntard forgot to Target his Sister before casting Misdirection...
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great image. A kid waving his hands screaming at a moose and then flopping down on the ground. Why isn't my life that awesome?
ReplyDeleteBut wouldn't it just reset back to his sister? That moose is bugged.
ReplyDeletePoor beta testing of the moose, if you ask me, to allow such a bug to make it live.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, you guys crack me up. :)
ReplyDeleteKid isn't too smart, we all know you are supposed to LoS a moose around a tree.
ReplyDelete@Anon: But then after you LoS... then what? :p
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