Just got this email. I figure it was sent to me because Brad knows that the Boing Boing Gadgets audience would be the ultimate locus of DVR-owning MMO players.
Hello,
I'm hoping this is the WoW Nowplaying guild list here at TiVo. If not, please accept my apologies for tagging the wrong list.
If it is the list, I'd like to get in touch with someone to get my 2 characters, Beacker (mage) and Korok (warrior) into the guild.
I'd also like to see if it's possible to coordinate with people who are trying to level alts to group up. I'm finding that the mage needs some backup to get his ruby shards from Silver Stream mine (Beacker's level 21), and get that damned compass out of the Alexston's farm house. Nothing like getting jumped by a bunch of Defias when you poke your nose around the corner inside the house.
Brad (beacker)
Also, if you see either of Brad's characters in game you can message him and get a free TiVo. Or at least that's what I think should happen.
What server?
God forbid someone ever misaddress a piece of mail. This isn’t even newsworthy or interesting, and posting it makes you and BB look petty. Good job! I’m sure a couple readers will take the time to harass him.
Thanks!
(Come on, it’s funny. I’m not mad at the guy. I’m just ribbing him.)
I share my full name with some Hollywood type (Some guy who makes cartoons. I think he made something with The Tick and the show The Venture Bros. Since I have my fullname@gmail.com I get emails for him all the time.
But how is it that this person got so confused? is your address and this WOW Guild’s similar at all?
Quite a miss-tell.
(mis-tell?)
I cast magic missile at Brad!
It would appear that he’s playing on the Uldum server, according to the Armory:
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Uldum&n=Beacker
I think the funny part is that if you didn’t know exactly who you were emailing, would you email some random people with details about your WoW adventures? I certainly wouldn’t.
Even funnier, those two quests he’s talking about (and just about anything before level 70) are pathetically easy. Even asking in-game for help with them would likely open him up to ridicule from more experienced players (which would be just about everyone).
#4, you’re right, this is one of the funnier MTs I’ve ever seen. I don’t blame Joel for posting it.
I found this amusing, and I don’t play WoW or own a (functional) Tivo.
This sounds entirely like a guild bank scam, actually.
Fail at GuildRecruitment channel use, imo. -50DKP.
This reminds me of that chapter of Dorothy Sayers’ MURDER MUST ADVERTISE that was written in Cricket, rather than English. So far outside my areas of interest or experience as to be close to gibberish from my perspective.
I sent an email to someone with a name very similar to the GM of a Rifts game that’s being set up. This guy was also familiar with Rifts, and strung me along for a bit, telling me that he was going to create a transvestite ley line walker and that I should wear a dress to the game, before he finally broke down and clued me in. Hey, I thought it was funny, too.