Leap of Faith

I may have mentioned that I played WoW, awhile, back in the day. In those days, I was as a god. Being a Shaman, it was only right and natural. Having the power to control the elements was an important aspect of playing the class. This sometimes manifested in interesting game mechanics.

To set the stage, the level cap was 60 and epic land mounts were the epitome of speed. At this particular time, I had been promoted to a Lieutenant General, so I had access to a special Black War mount, of which, I had the awesomest of the all: the Raptor. The cost of this mount in the game's currency wasn't all that much, considering. I had to invest time into PVP, in which I excelled as the overpowered class. Brandon, on the otherhand, got his epic mount the regular way which entailed 1000 gold, a hefty sum, indeed. Through begging, borrowing, and stealing (he actually did none of those things) he broke the 1000 gold threshold.

He was a Tauren, a minotaur-esque race, whose hometown was a series of cliffs known as Thunder Bluff. If you took a misstep, you could fall off. This often ended in pain, time wasted, and a slight case of death. In game terms, you'd have to go back to your corpse and pay a fee to fix your armor.

That being said, when Brandon finally got his mount, we went running around the town. At one point, I said, "Hey, look at this." I proceeded to take a running leap off the cliff. Brandon noticed I hadn't died. He figured that it was a side effect of the new mount. So, he starts thundering down and off he leaps... and promptly falls to his death. Baffled, he started the run back to his corpse and wondering what happened to me.

I, on the other hand, was still safe and sound, hovering a couple feet off the ground. Back in thsoe days, Shaman had a totem that had a "feature" that would stop a Shaman in his tracks, be it running, or falling in his death. While only situationally useful, this was later removed as it was considered a glitch.

But hey, I at least got to use it to screw over Brandon, so ... worth it! I also got to act out one of my most favorite jokes. Surely, you've heard it by now, neh?