I considered making this into a confession for the DwD tumblr, but figured it would have been way too obvious for a "secret" confession, plus I don't really care who knows... so I'm just gonna put it here.
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I hate that Ian Brill did the whole World of Wifflecraft thing in the Annual. I say it was funny, and it was in a way, but I hate that he did it at all, because I had wanted to do it.
I had that idea before I'd ever even heard of the comics, and to me it seemed like something with a lot of potential. I had planned to make Liz a WoW player.
I spent weeks typing up a DwD themed WoW chat, thought up perfect anthro-types for every race in WoW, even painstakingly color coded the chat to look exactly like a chat in WoW. I mean everything; class colors, guild chat, whispers, party chat, even trade chat.
It was perfect. And then I find out that Mr. Brill had already used the WoW idea, and I felt a little angry. I mean really, is there NO such thing in this world as an original idea anymore?
Now, no matter how awesome my chat may have been... I feel like I can never share it with anyone because all they'll see is me taking an idea from a badly written comic.
I will say one thing tho, Mr. Brill and I have very different ideas on Quackys role in terms of WoW... I actually planned to have Liz trick him into playing, instead of him trying to destroy it.
Biggest reason being that, I'm sorry but, WOW IS NOT A VIDEO GAME. Its really not. One should not even put it in the same catagory as video games. I play video games and I play WoW (or used to anyway). Two separate things. Super Mario Bros? Video games. Sonic the Hedgehog? Video game. Final Fantasy VII? Video game.
WoW? Not a video game.
As Liz explained in the WoW chat I typed up, "WoW is an advanced online simulation, with lots of killing."
Anyway, it makes me angry because I was so sure I was being original. Thanks a lot, Mr. Brill.
If you're curious, this is what the chat would have looked like:
Pallygurl has come online.
[Guild] [Pallygurl]: Heeeeeey :D I can't stay long, gotta get ready for work.
[1. Trade] [Ieaturface]: Looking for port to Org.
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: You're fuckin lame, Amy. I've got half a mind to just raid without you tonight.
[Guild] [Pallygurl]: Who would you get to offtank?
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: Liz has a pally
[Guild] [Raveheals]: My pally is lv70! ><
[1. Trade] [MagesRock ]: [Tailoring] free with your mats
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: Oh I don't believe this... Dipwings trying to get into Org on his pally.
[Guild] [ElectricMage]: figures he plays alliance. loser.
[Guild] [Raveheals]: Hey... I have ally toons ;_;
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: Well we already know you're a loser, Liz.
[Guild] [Raveheals]: Takes one to know one, Negsy.
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: You've got a serious death wish, don't ya? You guys wanna come watch me kick Dorkwings ass?
[Guild] [ElectricMage]: on my way
[Guild] [iloveplants]: i would, but im trying to level my herbalism.
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: Hey Liz, come to Org and watch how us real PvPers do it.
[Guild] [Raveheals]: Are you saying I'm not a real pvper?
[Guild] [TheRedDeath]: Yes. Yes I am.
It would have been so awesome. -_-