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Around Azeroth: They grow evil so fast
"As I was going about completing my quests in Durotar, I headed into Dustwind Cave," writes submitter Billy. "I was aware of the debuff that would turn you into a demon if it reached a certain stack, but I was very surprised to find that it did not only work on players, but their pets, too. Before my very eyes, my poor raptor, Dave, was suddenly turned into a denizen of the Great Dark Beyond! Although now that I think about it, I guess that's pretty cool. But I think that Dave isn't a good enough name for a monstrous being that he is. No offense to any Daves out there." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: If I can't see them, they can't see me
" I remember a WoW Insider Breakfast Topic which posed the question 'Do you ever look up?'" writes frequent submitter Gimmlette of Spectacular Death on Llane (US-A). "I'm terrible at directions. I tend to think in three dimensions, so when a location is 'up', meaning at the top of the map, I will look skyward. On a recent run to not get Attumen's horse to drop from Karazhan, I got lost, as is often the case, while flying to Kara from Darkshire. Either I eventually find the spire, the Swamp of Sorrows, or I'll land and just ride over there. This time, I aggro'd a spider. Wait a minute ... carrion birds and ogres, yes, but I don't remember spiders. Then I looked up. So, exactly how long have those been there, and how come I never saw them before? It makes me wonder what other things are up that I never noticed." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes, but you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes
"While out wandering on my tauren warrior, RP walking and playing Bluffwatcher [editor's note: I did not know that roleplaying a Bluffwatcher is even a thing], I noticed a rather clandestine meeting between a Bluff Runner and a Bluffwatcher of the female persuasion on the path between the lowest and highest bluffs," writes submitter Bahunada of Revolution on Wyrmrest Accord (US-H). "It was a nice, rainy night in Thunder Bluff, and the perfect romantic setting for this sweet meeting. It looks like love can blossom anywhere, even in times of war. I only wish I had a romantic picnic basket for the pair!" They seem pretty disinterested to me, Bahunada. Maybe the Bluff Runner is a steer rather than a bull? Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair
The Firelands isn't quite as popular as it was back in the days of Cataclysm. So when submitter Istelle of The Corporation on Emerald Dream (US-H) showed up at the Molten Front, she got a pretty impressive reception. Witherbranch, Alysrazor, and an Ancient Firelord all showed up to try to convince her to stay a while and maybe bring some friends over. Alas, she was only there to take a few screenshots in her new transmog gear. That's all the visitors they get these days. Stop breaking their hearts, folks! Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: That winning smile!
"To celebrate level 90, my draenei hunter decided to snap a picture of her latest fashion statement," writes submitter Cassanna of Eternal Exiles on Saurfang (EU=A). "Alas! Zed the Raptor wanted the achievement Photobomb: Perfect. What can you do, eh? Other than shake your head, say 'you little rascal,' and then cuddle him up. Caution: Cuddling raptors may cause love bites." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Mine at your own risk
"Whether or not you care to share this picture, I hope it will bring you a minor chuckle," writes submitter Fluffyface of The Clairvoyant on Ysera (US-H). "My paladin was gathering ore for a friend, and while his obviously over-the-top, tacky, flamboyant, and sparkly gear has pretty much rendered him immune to unusual sights, even he wasn't at all sure what to make of whatever it was that happened here. Did this random enemy make a rude gesture at the image of Therazane, resulting in this fearful curse? Or is that not a fel iron deposit at all, but a very unusual snowball that this poor soul got trapped inside during an unseasonal avalanche?" Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: A jewel of the sky
"On the Timeless Isle, the ghost pirate mobs drop a grog that not only turns you into a glowy pirate ghost, it turns your mount into a glowy ghost, too," writes submitter Arugadh of The Brotherhood of Iron on Wyrmrest Accord (US-A). "And when you have a mount like the Dark Phoenix or Ashes of Al'ar, the effect is rather spectacular." Arugadh neglected to mention that when her phoenix caught the light at just the right angle, seven innocent NPCs on the ground were blinded by the crystalline glare. Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Don't call me chicken
When Cirius of The Succubus Slaves on Runetotem (US-H) went through a transporter with his legendary cloak on, he ended up as an extra-fancy chicken sporting ethereal green wings. He might want to not waste his time taking screenshots, though, because there's a mighty hungry group of tauren guards staring at him and surreptitiously sharpening their daggers. As a wise woman once said, "All I want to is to eat the chicken that is smarter than other chickens and absorb its power. And make a nice Kiev." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you
Submitter Passalon of Doomhammer (US-A) likes to come home from a long day of questing to a nice meal of dead fish and cold water, prepared by his wife, who is pretty understanding of the complex dietary needs of a worgen druid. But last night he returned to an unpleasant surprise -- a rubber ducky sitting in his water dish. His wife had intended it as a thoughtful gesture, but after Passalon ended up with a mouthful of shredded, cheap plastic, she decided to stick to cans of tuna fish for future presents. Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: I'll need my hazard pay up front
"We at the Anytime, Anywhere Messenger Service get some unusual requests on occasion," writes submitter Kezrin of AAMS on Cenarion Circle (US-H). "In this case, we had a client who insisted that Kezrin personally deliver his letter to Auctioneer Chilton and was not swayed by her protests about how finicky those Stormwind Guards could be about granting diplomatic immunity. So, accompanied by the AAMS Shield Koudo and helpful druid Novaclaw, she went to politely deliver the letter, only to get hustled off a few moments later. We're definitely charging extra on this one to cover the court fees." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: The perils of bite-size dinosaur ownership
"I feel terrible!" laments submitter Gurgii of Ascension on Whisperwind (US-A). "With the release of 5.4, I have had so much going on. I've done so many quests, so much running back and forth ... but as I was doing the grain-catching quest for the noodle carts, I realized that because of all this new content, I'd been neglecting Dinky, my pet Pygmy Direhorn. I hadn't spent any time with him since the patch hit. I looked into his little eyes and my heart broke. But I still needed to get so much done, I didn't have the time to play with him. So I got a brilliant idea! Maybe I could be a little goofy, perhaps that could cheer him up and buy me some more time. I decided to catch the next five sacks of grain with my mouth. I hoped the sight of this would make him feel better. He looked at me intently for a moment ... then just charged around in a little circle like he often does, apparently oblivious to me. At least I tried. Being a good caregiver to a Direhorn is hard work; they're too easily distracted." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Meta beta
Well, this is just cruel. Submitter Paryah of Malice Aforethought on Doomhammer (US-H) was just moping over the absence of a Hearthstone beta invite in her inbox when she spied a group of NPCs playing a live-action version of the card game. How could you, Blizzard? They're just pixels! They can't give any meaningful feedback in a beta test! Well, at least Paryah has some options. A little Glyph of Disguise, Pick Pocket and Backstab, and she can take the place of one of the testers without anyone being the wiser. Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: It's too late to turn back now
Submitter Soren of Liquid Halo on Dark Iron (US-A) has been blazing through the patch 5.4 content (well, at least the non-Siege of Orgrimmar parts). He's already gotten his legendary cloak, scooped up loot on the Timeless Isle, and defeated all four of the Celestials. But when he finally came face-to-face with Ordos, he found that he couldn't pull the trigger on the Fire God. "I just couldn't kill a guy that kept crying lava," he wrote. "It was awkward." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Someone left the troll out in the rain
"I decided to go back to Zul'Gurub one day out of boredom to see if Bloodlord Mandokir would be a sport and drop a mount for me," writes submitter Gurgii of Ascension on Whisperwind (US-A). "Of course he didn't, but I couldn't help but feel bad after killing him. Poor Ohgan; he just couldn't let his master go. He would rather carry Mandokir's corpse than let it be left rotting in the rain. That, or Mandokir's arm got tangled in Ohgan's vertebrae and ribs. Either way, he didn't drop the mount, so it's still sad." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Well, the earth died screaming while I lay dreaming
"A lone druid, flying high above the Vale, surveyed the land as the rays of the early morning sun pierced the fog shrouding her surroundings," writes submitter Eresset of An She on Zul'jin (US-H). "Coming upon the devastation wrought by Garrosh's goblin excavators, a shudder of foreboding rippled through her feathers, seeping into her bones. Momentarily she closed her eyes, willing the aberration below a mirage, a vision left from her nightmares. Sighing, knowing the futility of the act, she flexed her shoulders to catch a passing updraft and glided south over the range down into the lush valley below."
Around Azeroth: I shouldn't be!
Today's anonymous submitter decided that mere transmogrification just couldn't make his rogue look weird enough. So he used a bug with Glyph of Disguise to combine semi-permanent mantid wings with the Warglaives of Azzinoth and the Ji-Kun flight buff and create ... whatever this is. Who's up for euthanizing this abomination of nature? Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: Under my thumb
"I wanted to share a screenshot I captured after an Oondasta encounter during one of my guild's weekly world boss runs," writes submitter Kohris of The Chösen on Area 52 (US-H). "Some nights they're routine; other nights you die several times on the Isle of Giants. Especially when someone decides to grief everyone by pulling in additional dinosaurs during the fight. This time, though, it was all just Oondasta, feeling a little grumpier than usual. I'm the tauren under Oon's middle finger. Oh, the humanity bovinity!" Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: The silent invasion
"We should have seen this coming," writes submitter Sarabande of Elements on Aggramar (US-A). "They seemed too clever, too smug, as they freely gave away those little packages, compelling heroes to gather like kids around an ice cream truck on a scorching summer day. They'd show up at the Shrine or in a city, or maybe in the middle of the market at Halfhill, with a big, shiny, toothy grin, the benefactor who gave and gave and took nothing. But now it starts. Yes, there are only a few here now, but within days, there will be more. And more. Forget Garrosh -- Azeroth, meet your new masters." Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: The dork knight
She's the hero Stormwind deserves, but not the one it needs right now ... or ever. At least that's what the guards told her when they had to call the fire department to rescue her from the cathedral roof for the third time this month. The fine for trespassing was a bit of a blow to her finances, but she'll be back. Someone has to protect the city's towers from reckless flying mounts and filthy pigeons. And that someone is her. (Thanks to submitter Issoke of Warborn on Earthen Ring [US-H] for the screenshot!) Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
Around Azeroth: A haunted outfit
"In the Shrine of the Seven Stars, near the bank, is a balcony lined with armor racks," writes submitter Quadratic of Gnomeregan Forever on Wyrmrest Accord (US-A). "One of those racks GLOWS. No explanations. No cute things happen when you click on it. So ... any good conspiracy theories, folks?" Personally, I'm voting that it's either possessed by the ghost of the armor's former owner, or being cursed by what appears to be the Black Mage's hat from Final Fantasy there in the middle. Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wowinsider.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Include "Azeroth" in the subject line to ensure your submission dodges email spam filters; if you'd like to be credited, also include your name, guild and realm.
