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World of Warcraft helps kid defeat a real-life moose

December 14, 2007 in News comments 13

While a Californian man did nothing for the 'videogame violence' discussion this week after attacking his roommate with a 'katana' following a videogame argument, a young boy in Norway saved his sister from a moose attack by drawing upon his World of Warcraft experience.

The unsuspecting moose immediately obeyed its territorial instincts and focused its attack toward the boy’s frightened sister. Immediately obeying his own gaming instincts, young Hans recalled that taunting was always a good way to successfully draw a monster away from a weak in-game ally in World of Warcraft.
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    teodortenchev Dec 14, 07
    My name is Teodor Tenchev and I'm an undead mage. What's your game?

    This boy is a real hunter warrior using Taunt + Feign Death. Hehe
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    Play ISDF Dec 14, 07
    Lol, I applaud the kid, great way to put gaming to use, but theres just something I find incredibly funny about the whole taunt, run away, play dead, thing here.
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    Glotnot Dec 14, 07
    Go Hans!

    The world needs more stories like this. Video games just saved a life. Not indirectly, through some cancer patient finding the will to survive through the fun of gaming, but through a direct, 100% connection; if this kid hadn't played WoW, his sister would be dead.
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    Donnelly Dec 14, 07
    I think it's safe to say that moose is a n00b.
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      Guugley Dec 14, 07
      Lmao!

      Never thought anything like this would come in handy but heh, there's a first for everything. Lol, moose.
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    Underated Dec 14, 07
    As Play said, that's a great way to put gaming to use, I may have to try a few gaming techniques out. �_�
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    ShadowKing2 Dec 14, 07
    I can't wait for someone to escape from some criminal by hiding in a cardboard box.
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    tekmosis Dec 14, 07
    old news is old. But, this was still very amusing xD
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    Seproth Dec 14, 07
    Awesome, and very amusing.

    But seriously. It shouldn't have taken WoW knowledge to realize jumping around and screaming is gonna make something attack you first.
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    Danger Dec 14, 07


    Shame that games like Resident Evil and their chainsaw killing massacre's don't come in handy in every day life.
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      black doom Dec 14, 07
      That is what you think. (I will leave that open to interpretation.)
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    InnerDemon Dec 15, 07
    And they say that Video games teach us nothing and rot out our brain. pfft.

    Anyways, quite interesting.
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    Oceanic Sun Dec 15, 07
    I really have to laugh at this, but it is rather unique. And my parents always said that video-games would never help me. In my opinion, it's taught me more skills than school probably has.

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