Robert’s not-so-original WoW miscellany

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About 10 years ago, a guy called Ben Schott published a little book of completely random facts on equally random subjects. It was called Schott’s Original Miscellany , and it went on to become a surprise bestseller for the simple reason that it was really fun to read. I think it’s high time for a World of Warcraft version. Some of these you may know, particularly if you’ve played the game for a long time, but I hope some are new. Five months into The Burning Crusade , priests had the unique distinction of having the most popular 31-point talent in the game ( Shadowform) and the least popular 31-point talent ( Lightwell ). The phrase “Tichondrius is not for you” did not debut with the Arena system, as is popularly believed. The earliest reports trace it to a sign held up at BlizzCon 2005. Nova from the aborted Starcraft: Ghost is in the game , on a small island floating off the southern coast of Netherstorm at 41,82. She is rarely visible, but a small shrine on the island flashes the letters of her name. You can still see WoW Insider’s first-ever post , published on Nov. 23, 2005. It was immediately declared “the worst thing that ever happened to WoW Insider.” If you were looking for a female player in classic World of Warcraft , she was most likely to be playing a night elf druid. She was least likely to be playing a troll or orc shaman. Continue reading Robert’s not-so-original WoW miscellany Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Humor Robert’s not-so-original WoW miscellany originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink