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Summary: Most MMORPGs are based upon
one simple game mechanic: killing things and taking money and
experience from them. However, Noor, the pacifist, levels from 1
to 70 in a decidedly unconventional manner: levels without
intentionally killing anything.
Most MMORPGs are based upon one simple game mechanic: killing
things and taking money and experience from them. However, Noor,
the pacifist, levels from 1 to 70 in a decidedly unconventional
manner: levels without intentionally killing anything.
The website of wowinsider released the interview of Noor the
pacifist. The interview revealed:" We checked on Noor and
Reinisch's progress this month and found them plugging along
merrily through battlegrounds, quests... and yes, levels.
Intrigued, we contacted the player behind the toons to find out
what's behind this novel way of playing World of Warcraft. Read
more about the attraction of playing a pacifist character, how
to go about getting XP without killing anything and of course,
whether or not Noor thinks he can actually make it to 70... all
after the break."
Parts of interview are as below:
Why on earth a character that doesn't kill anything? Doesn't
that feel like pulling teeth?
I prefer doing stranger stuff, as opposed to grinding high-end
instances. Once, my 70 mage was in Southshore, and someone was
asking directions to Ghostlands in zone chat. I told him how to
go through EPL. Then I clicked on him, and he was something like
a level 12 Draenei hunter. I asked him why he wanted to go
there, and it turns out he wanted a red cat for a pet so I
escorted him through EPL, and he only died a couple of times
getting there. I've also done a few quests on PvP servers with
non-hostile Horde players (not pre-arreanged or anything), such
as the mechanical chicken escort in Feralas (twice, so we could
all get credit).
It looks like PvP is a huge part of your strategy. Do you
foresee continuing to PvP the whole way up?
I have to; the repeatable daily battleground quests are the only
way to "grind" XP if you aren't going to kill mobs (not counting
the very slow repeatable seasonal quests that you can do each
year). Without them, Horde characters would be stuck around
level 15 and Alliance around level 23 ("around" since class
quests vary, and exploring very high level areas can get you a
bit farther).
What reaction have you gotten from other players in
battlegrounds?
Some are amused, some are not so amused at least for my rogue.
At least nobody complains in BGs about a priest who runs around
just healing everybody.
Also, he told us that he is a 50-year-old male computer
programmer and main webmaster. If you want to read more, please
click: 15 Minutes of Fame: Noor the pacifist. If you have any
opinions, feel free to leave a comment.
News Original From: wowinsider
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