Robin Williams to Be Memorialized in WoW

[MohRokTah]

First of all, if you are a gamer you know Robin Williams was, too. Tabletop games, D&D, Warhammer 40K, World of Warcraft (where he was hilarious in trade if you ever had the pleasure of being online at the same time he was), Call of Duty.

Gamers have been mourning since his death, and WoW players started a petitiion to have him memorialized as an NPC in game.

Blizzard has heard the call:

Robin Williams to Be Memorialized in WoW

By David WitmerA petition on Change.org has succeeded in getting the late Robin Williams memorialized in the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft.

According to the petition, Robin Williams was an avid fan of WoW and "took his World of Warcraft characters very serious [sic]."

"He often joked about his WoW addiction but also about the reactions he'd get from other gamers when he admits he plays the game," the post continues. "Because of his presence within our community, we the players of World of Warcraft are asking Blizzard to kindly create an NPC within the game that memorializes the actor/comedian."

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Blizzard tweeted this minutes ago:

World of Warcraft ‏@Warcraft 6m

.@robinwilliams Thank you. You gave us so much joy in our lives, and we hope you enjoyed your time in our world. We’ll see you in-game.

World of Warcraft Tweet

[eShirl]

1. this doesn't feel right

maybe it's too soon

[MohRokTah]

2. Have you played WoW?

Just wondering.

[eShirl]

3. Yes, in fact I've been waiting to get in but servers have been down this evening

I'm at level 84 and never been to Pandaria as a non-panda

[MohRokTah]

5. Then you know it will be months before he appears in game.

Warlords of Draenor is taking way too many development cycles for them to put much effort into the memorial NPC.

He'll probably show up at some point in the Beta just before release.

[eShirl]

6. I'm talking about announcing it the day after his death.

Kinda looks a bit disrespectful/mercenary.

[MohRokTah]

7. The fans demanded it the day of his death. eom

[eShirl]

10. Yes, and some of them are demanding a Robin Williams themed battle pet they can buy.

ka-ching!

[el_bryanto]

8. I don't get the impression it's cynical on their part

It's just a nice thing to do. And as said elsewhere it will take a while before it shows up.

Bryant

[eShirl]

11. Nice to whom?

Oh that's right, their customers.

[el_bryanto]

14. It's a memorial

Memorials do the dead very little good; they are for the living - and Robin Williams did play World of Warcraft and was well known for it. I don't really see the issue. Unless you instinctively believe that everything a corporation does is sinister.

Bryant

[NM_Birder]

20. Thier "customers" are also fans of Williams, and are the ones who requested it.

[GeorgeGist]

9. it seems like a nice gesture ...

when would you make a nice gesture?

[eShirl]

12. What's nice about capitalizing on a famous person's death?

[Ratty]

17. Robin was an avid fan of video games

He talked about them often. I didn't know he played WoW. Seems like an appropriate tribute to me.

[onehandle]

4. Just started dabbling into WoW after taking a year off.

Will be interesting to see what they do, if I stick with it.

[eShirl]

13. Sorry if I seem cranky in this thread, everyone.

I am just having some spillover anger.

I'd better get some sleep. Good night.

[AverageJoe90]

16. Happy dreaming, eShirl. =) nt

[deathrind]

15. That's Awesome!

[Spirochete]

18. Mork the Orc?

Wonder what kind of NPC he's going to be...

[NM_Birder]

19. That's Awesome,