It is most likely that by now that all you World of Warcraft players out there have picked up a copy of Wrath of the Lich King and become so overly engrossed in it that you forget to eat and keel over in your chair while raiding Naxxramas. Ok well maybe not and I’m just irresponsible, but by now you fellow WoW players have probably gotten a taste at the splendidly pretty and frigid land of Northrend, and most imporantly the glorious Dalaran. And you most likely said “WoW, this place is gorgeous…”, and you are probably searching for an excuse to waste time bouncing around Dalaran. Fret not, for Stuff++ introduces to you:
Hide and Seek Azeroth!
As the name so implies, the game is played just like hide and seek – if I need to explain what hide and seek is, please emerge from underneath your rock. You can gather as many players as you want, but 2 – 3 players works best. The game is played in any capital city (preferably your own faction’s) except Shattrath because we all hate that slum of a city. For this post, we use Dalaran as the example, because it is such an amazing city. Creating a separate channel for your party is optimal, for you’ll have to disband any groups due to the fact that you can just check your map for their location. The players alternate roles between the hiders and the seekers. Naturally, the hider must find an area within the city that he desires to hide, declare that he is prepared in either a whisper or the created channel, and the seeker(s) must attempt to find the hidden player. If the seeker(s) find the hidden player, the seeker(s) win the round. If the hidden player is unable to be found by the seeker(s), the hidden player wins the round. However, additional rules apply. They are as follows:
1: Hiding in an area that other players are unable to reach is prohibited (i.e. slow falling magi, flying mounts)
2: You may not move from the location you have hidden in once you have declared your preparedness; however, the use of steam tonks, mind vision, eyes of Kilrogg etc. are permitted.
3: The use of /target, Ctrl + tab, or any other targeting methods are not permitted until clue 5 (see rule 4*).
4: You may create other variations, but the following is the official Hide and Seek Azeroth variation:
Once the player is hidden, the seeker(s) may request up to 5 hints from the hidden player about his/her whereabouts. The hidden player then is obliged to indulge the inquirer(s) with a reasonable and fair hint with each request, however it is recommended that the player begins with rather ambiguous clues to begin with and gradually give more precise ones. However, once the seeker(s) request the 5th clue and the hidden players tells the clue, a 3 minute timer initiates. The seeker(s) only have until the timer expires to find the hidden player. If they are still unsuccessful in finding the hidden player before this time limit, the hidden player wins the round. There is a catch, however; */target commands, Crtl + tab and other methods of targeting are activated once the final hint is received. (An example of an initializing hint is “I am closer to the Magus Commerce Exchange than the Violet Hold”, examples of intermediate hints are “I am not in Runeweaver square”, “I am indoors” ,”I cannot see any other zones from where I stand”,”I am near a weapon” and “There are 4 NPCs in the room I stand in”. Examples of final clues are “I am near a portal”, “An NPC in the same room I am in possesses the word ‘Master’ in their title” and “On the map, I am located underneath purple”. Examples of bad hints would be “I am in Dalaran”, “I am not on the eastern-most bench in the Merchant’s Bank in the Eventide” and “I can see players from where I stand”.)
Here are some of the hiding places that came up in our matches:
There’s the Obvious
This hiding spot was so blatantly obvious it was tricky - at least it could be worse
Interesting story behind this one: I stood right above my friend's head on the platform above him while searching for him but didn't notice him below me -total Lord of the Rings Moment
Meroim Jenkins (LASER is an Acronym) in green letters floating above the cover was a dead giveaway -hey, I didn't know at the time!
If you seriously can't find someone hiding in here...
Probably the best part about this hiding spot is that no one goes to check Krasus's Landing
I think the shiny staff gave it away - at least I wasn't dual wielding fiery-enchanted weapons and brutal gladiator shoulder armor.
The more subtle:
"I am near a weapon" was misleading without the adjective "Siege"
Treehuggers search here first
When my friend was searching for me down here, he was on the opposite side of the barrel with his back touching the barrel but didn't notice me there on the other side; I could not help but to Laugh out Loud In Real Life despite it being 4 in the morning at the time.
I had to wait for people with the Violet Key to open the door to get in here
I am the true Cakes Vendor
And the extremely sneaky:
The mammoth head obscures both you and the nametag! Perfect sniping spot for throwing paper zeppelins
Yes I am inside the dome - that is Purple Parlor up there in the top-left
It proved difficult for my less nimble plate-wearing friends to reach me up here.
I cannot even see myself in this thick foliage
We eventually banned places like this because or inept Death Knight friends had no method of slow falling. Bah!
That’s all there is to it! Now get out there and waste some time in glorious Dalaran!
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