"Red Shirt" Guy from Blizzcon Gets His Own NPC

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"Red Shirt" Guy from Blizzcon Gets His Own NPC

#1 Posted by benjaebe (2782 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

If any of you remember the now-known-as "Red Shirt Guy" from Blizzcon who did some serious factchecking on the status of Falstad Wildhammer, you'll see him in-game soon enough as Blizzard gave him his own NPC. Props to him for paying such close attention to the lore, and props to Blizzard for their fanservice.

Also, the original video for anyone who didn't see it.

#2 Posted by Akrid (1324 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

That was nice of them.

#3 Edited by Vitor (2659 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

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Edit: Apparently that's the font you get if you attempt to write on the message boards without having changed your input language from Japanese to English...

#4 Posted by VWGTI (1915 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Everything about this is win, except the kid getting a bunch of flak.

#5 Posted by Computerplayer1 (990 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Fact Checker...

Fantastic.

#6 Posted by Metal_Mills (2804 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@VWGTI said:

" Everything about this is win, except the kid getting a bunch of flak. "

The kid actually made a video explaining he talked weird because he was nervous and that he has autism.

Nothing will beat pirate snuggie guy though.

#7 Posted by Capum15 (3782 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@VWGTI said:

" Everything about this is win, except the kid getting a bunch of flak. "

This.

Pretty cool of them to drop the NPC in there.

#8 Posted by Red (5893 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

That's pretty awesome.

#9 Posted by melcene (3056 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

I just heard about this yesterday from some guy on the elevator at work. Pretty awesome. I'm also glad that this guy didn't turn into a "ridicule the nerdy guy" internet meme, as said above.

#10 Posted by ajamafalous (10576 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Hah.

#11 Posted by Lukeweizer (2331 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

That is so awesome! Good for him!

#12 Posted by imsh_pl (3289 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Here's an additional vid of him which makes him eve nmore awesome in my eyes.

#13 Posted by jim_dandy (891 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Asperger's wins again!

@melcene: Fuck, I fell right into it didn't I.

#14 Posted by ___pocalypse (561 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

I love how Blizzard rewards their players; having your own NPC in your favorite game is pretty awesome.

It's cool he made his own to the point video about his voice. The internet teasing could have gone badly but it looks like he took it in stride.

#15 Posted by gla55jAw (2649 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

That's really awesome of them to do that.

#16 Posted by Karmatwork (3 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

I didn't even think the way he talked was weird at all, I'm not even sure I would have gotten the words out.

#17 Posted by CL60 (16906 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

That's awesome.

#18 Posted by adoggz (1877 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

except for the fact that this is fake and was proven so awhile ago.

#19 Posted by msavo (7252 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@adoggz said:

" except for the fact that this is fake and was proven so awhile ago. "

#20 Edited by CL60 (16906 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@RE_Player92 said:

" @adoggz said:
" except for the fact that this is fake and was proven so awhile ago. "
"

Except for it wasn't beings as blizzard confirmed it's real.

#21 Posted by Gamer_152 (13235 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@adoggz said:

" except for the fact that this is fake and was proven so awhile ago. "

Actually, while the Fact Checker isn't in the current beta a Blizzard employee had confirmed that this is real and it's also been pointed out there is a new public test realm going online, meaning that we may be able to find the Fact Checker there ( source). Assuming this is real I freaking love Blizzard for it, as said above this whole thing was veering into serious "let's make fun of the aspergers kid" territory and when people are doing that how much better are they than the kind of creeps you see lurking in the depths of 4chan? Blizzard gave this guy the place in the game he deserved.

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#22 Posted by endless_void (706 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ pǝuʍd ǝɥ 'ǝɯosǝʍɐ uɯɐp os sı ʎnƃ ʇɐɥʇ

#23 Posted by adoggz (1877 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@Gamer_152: ahh, i just remember the post on reddit and all the replies about it being fake. guess everyone is right in a way.

#24 Posted by Gizmo (5382 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

I love this type of fan.

#25 Posted by Manhattan_Project (1903 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@endless_void said:

" ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ pǝuʍd ǝɥ 'ǝɯosǝʍɐ uɯɐp os sı ʎnƃ ʇɐɥʇ "

Hmm...clever?

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