Nerds race across Azeroth IRL, nearly die from shame
By Paul Miller 
posted Aug 26th 2008 10:23AM
posted Aug 26th 2008 10:23AM
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Please note: If you're a current Engadget commenter, you do not need to re-register. Simply login and you will be prompted to select a username.
Haha, pretty cool.
All I have to say is this bring a whole new level to PVP. I would pay to see them PVP while running, haha....
Lol, makes us none WoW players even more proud for not playing it :)
Amen.
Not only do I not get MMOROMGWTFBBQPGs, but I'm glad I don't.
I've never been more proud to be a nerd failure.
You should not hold what these idiots did against the other 9,999,998 of us that play. =\
That would be non-WoW.
Just super DORKY!
It's not like the nerds couldn't use the exercise. I think this is a brilliant idea! Off yer arses you WoW freaks!
haha... imagine if WoW only allowed this type of interface for one month.
Exhaustion related deaths would raise by 2000%.
*Facepalm*
I think I just decided to quit playing WoW because of this....
Live a little.
I'm sure they had a ton of fun doing it.
you have a modified life box as your avatar, displaying your leet-ness. you'll be fine.
Nice race... Hope the green "women" wins...
I tried to take this seriously, but the wigs, the cardboard swords and strange ears caused me to lose interest almost instantly....
LOL @ anybody who's taking this seriously enough to cancel their subscription or taking it seriously at all. It's not obvious to you that it's supposed to be funny? Did you take your sense of humor out back and shoot it?
No, the "Lightning bolt lightning bolt lightning bolt" LARPers are being serious and it's ok to be embarrassed by them. These guys are being stupid on purpose, to make you laugh. See the difference?
At least the one guy is kind of cute in elf drag.
what the hell is steve nash doing
heart rate over 200 from only running 6mph? he clearly needs to stop only playing wow and do something that will get his heart working once in a while.
And the total distance was only a half mile. It does look like the treadmills are on a slight incline though, but still 205bpm? Yeah, pretty bad.
My favorite scene is at 3:18. Hilarious.
(ahem)
BWAAAAHAAAAAHAHAAHAAHHAAHHAAHAAHAAAAA!!!!
All I can think about this is white motion sensitive controllers that snap into plastic swords and a step sensitive plate on the floor...... introducing:
The WoWii!
"...but made great strides..."
Ah, the wordsmith had his coffee this morning. Well done!
Now I've seen everything and wished I hadn't.
First laugh of the day... all in good fun and an interesting way to think about WOW.
I can't actually see the video at work, but to be fair, it's nearly impossible to exercise for any length of time with something holding heat to your head. You loose half your body heat through your head, which indoors and in Summer is a good thing. Putting something like a wig on traps it all in. That's why people in animal costumes at the theme park have to be air-conditioned regularly. It's also why athletic helmets are so well vented.
Epic journeys in WoW are typically marked by virtual daylight, virtual exercise, virtual accomplishment, and virtual jobs making virtual money and virtual useful items for use in the virtual outdoors. Interesting to see how poorly even walking translates to reality.
Since I can't see the video, I'm wondering if they put that "Live to Win" song from the WoW South Park episode in the background.
It's not "nearly impossible to exercise for any length of time with something holding heat to your head." I've been a long-haired runner for years, and every race I've run, I have a bandana completely covering my head and holding my hair down. "Nearly impossible"? I think not.
"Oh no..! Spiders!"
...
*cancels WoW subscription*
Doesn't get any sadder than this.
Will sites like GamerTex.com start selling running shoes for WoW soon instead of just gold?
Gives a whole new meaning to "Power Leveling"
If you hook up the treadmill/bikes to generate electricity for the pc's, would this be considered 'green gaming'?
Given the typical methane output of a gamer fueled by Cheetos and Bawlz, I don't think they're carbon neutral.
Why do dudes feel the need to create avatars that resemble hot Asians with pointy ears?
Think about it. Everybody knows there are no girl gamers, so if everybody went with their own gender in WoW it would be a real sausagefest in there. You know what I'm saying? Variety is good.
... and yes, the girl gamer thing was a joke. Geez.
because if you're going to spend hours sitting around staring at a character running around for you, would you rather stare at a man-ass or a lady-ass?
I doubt that running on a treadmill and playing wow will help your paladin level up.
I don't quite understand the "LOL pathetic nurds Im canceling my account now" bandwagon.
Look, these are just guys with great senses of humor doing something fun, clever, and even kind of educational. Puts them a few notches above the cynical Engadget peanut gallery.
The "WoW" starts now :P
I play WoW, and I'm in a good shape.
And everyone who calls them nerds, your just being a HUGE hypocrite. ME and YOU and EVERYONE else are nerds in here.
About the video - it was pretty damn funny.
+1 These dudes | 0 Engadget
Round 2.
How can we look away when you show a photo that is of grown men wearing neon pink and green hair running on a threadmill...
Are you taking notes, Nintendo?
Here's your next logical step after Wii Fit.
For those interested in playing WoW:
F'k WoW. The best loot comes from raiding 'end game' and is designed for 2% of the entire WoW population. To get into an end-game guild requires a well above average player. To stay in that guild requires you to have no life. You're either raiding or farming herbs or gold to buy potions and elixirs or studying boss strategies..or you're PVPing your butt off to get gear to help in raiding. There will always be Guild master favourites, and raids will be stacked and anyone with more DKP will be sat on the bench and called in for the trash-clearing or lesser bosses where you'll be forced to spend DKP on side/downgrades in order to lower your DKP "Well, we can't let it rot!"
If there's a wipe, it costs the 25 players a lot of money and lost time and thus there'll be finger pointing and back-stabbing. This is the biggest cause of Guild drama. Likewise if you out-perform the other players and they think their raid position is in danger you'll get backstabbed "I saw him target the wrong mob/He let *name* die/He pulled aggro"
If you have a high latency, forget raiding. Your performance will come under the microscope thanks to sites like WoW Web Stats and you'll be sat for bosses of any importance.
Your loyalty will not go rewarded, it will go to some sycophant who will leave the guild after getting the best gear in the game.
If you plan on playing a caster, forget it. WoW is about cool ITEMS meaning that the ever expanding game is a one-upmanship of better weapons and armour while the casters are plateau'd out or nerfed further. The person in charge of game balance plays a warrior, his girlfriend plays a rogue. Both hate casters, especially warlocks. In the latest expansion, warlocks get a demon form at the bottom of the demonology tree, but lose the ability to have a demon pet (the whole point of the tree is to increase pet abilities) Warrior get a super jump and the ability to wield a 2-handed weapon IN EACH HAND.
Fuck Kalgan, Fuck WoW. Warhammer here I come!
Mustaine: You think things will be better in Warhammer ? You described any MMO out there, not just WoW. It sounds more like you got burned because you whine a lot so the guild is helping out their less selfish, and less whiny members, which caused you to get even more butt-hurt. Just find a guild you mesh with well, and play whichever game is fun for you.
@ 3Z3VH : Agree. For one thing there's more to the game than end game raiding. And if your guild has a lot of backstabbing and finger pointing, maybe you should find another guild. I mean it's not Blizzard's fault if you join a guild full of jackasses, right? Get into a better guild, maybe one with adults in it instead of school kids.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You made me lol IRL
Thanks for the epic waste of time QQ post!
Not all of those things happened to me BTW, they're pretty much the common grievances of WoW raiding. The problem was I was a doormat. I didn't whine and I put the guild favourite to shame in worse gear and 400 ping. That created a problem. He would have to go all out and over-aggro->soul-shatter giving me the aggro thus killing me and making me look bad. When he saw me spread damage to reduce aggro, he'd have the strat changed to single target. Oh, and he was the recruitment officer, so GG me.
My fault was that I did leave a good casual guild for a hardcore one. I could handle the learning curve, but not the drama and politics.
There will be jackasses in WAR too, as with any MMO but I foresee an older player-base in general than WoW. (I've been playing miniature and RPG for about 20 years) It's also a more PVP oriented game. Having said that, I'll be looking for an RP guild on the chaos side.
I think a lot of people are taking this too seriously. It's meant to be funny and entertaining. Being 'embarrassed' about it is just stupid, and probably pretty hypocritical if you've ever watched Jackass, or Scare Tactics and laughed at it. AUGH SUM1 IS PERTENDING TO BE A MONSTER ON THIS SHOW, HOW EMBARRASSING I NEED TO STOP WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION SINCE THAT IS THE SETTING WHERE THE SKIT TOOK PLACE!
It's about as sensible as that, really.
Elijah looks delicious!! I'd give him some!!
That was at Mustaine BTW
3Z3VH, I agree, +1
Meant to be a reply, sorry.
I see you're one of THOSE players who also happens to play a Kalgan lovechild. Is "Covert recruiting" the new term for poaching these days?
Oh, and enjoy replacing your BT/Hyjal loot with quest greens and rep grind items.
4 years playing, 3971 lifetime kills and 1377 3v3 rating...high five!
Thanks for the laugh Rugar.
I think it's pretty funny and great initiative. Initiative for what I don't know, but it's cool they're having a good time with it. And I say this not even being a video game player!
I did a similar thing, only using motion trackers on my feet, a Wiimote, and a 16 foot wide screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ITeaCq1MTI
If they made video games that were like this where you really had to run, especially first person shooter like games, I would definitely buy the systems and set up my living room to allow this to be played. I think it'd be fun. And especially after ~ 10 frags, only the strong will survive!
These guys look like they could use some time on the treadmill. Props for them finding their inspiration.
Yea... had me lauging pretty hard.. For one World of Warcraft.
Two.. one of those guys looked like he lifted weights regularly.. But it seems like he forgot to work on the cardiovascular portion of the workout lol.
Too great.
that was a kickass idea!!!
but sad considering how geeky you have to be to like this!
and I'm a huge geek, but this is just bad on so many levels,
I'd rather go to purgatory then sit through that video again!
Meaningless.
At least they got some exercise.
That sword is not cardboard, its plastic. I've had that sword since I was 5 and I recognize it when i see it.