It’s That Time Again? Well Hot D@mn!
A while back, we did a Gnaked Gnome Race. It was a hoot, got good reviews, and the nice lawyers and GMs at Blizz didn’t ban us back to the Ice Age. That’s a winner in our book.
So what’s the encore?
GGR2? Nah. Those who participated before probably won’t show up, and we like our repeat business. We’ve got to be creative, inspirational, original, smexy, and have a fine, fresh scent.
Well if we ignore the “scent” component, this sounds like we need some Taurens.
A running of the bulls! That’s our idea. 10,000 level one Taurens barreling… somewhere. And facing terrible… things. Culminating in a fabulous ending… somewhere else.
Cr@p. BRK doesn’t know Horde. But we totally know someone who does!
Ladies and gentlemen, and warlocks, BRK Worldwide Amalgamated is proud to announce!
The BRK/Ratshag Cinco de Mayo
Running of Da Bulls!!
Take some deep breaths, calm down, take a chill-pill. Yes, BRK and Team Ratshag are going to combine forces and let humanity… er, bullanity loose in Kalimdor. If we don’t get 500 Taurens across the continent and into Shattrath City, we’ll consider this a big flop.
Details to follow, but this much is certain: it ain’t gonna be on the 5th of May; too much competition.
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008! 7pm EDT (11pm GMT) on Cenarian Circle server. Not server time, look closely. 7pm Eastern Standard Daylight time. Make adjustments for your time zone as required.
Same basic rules as before:
- Make a level 1 Tauren, any class, either gender
- No XP, only the clothes on your back
- The route shall be developed in conjunction with Ratshag, our Horde Expert
- First one to the finish line gets UNLIMITED POWER!
Sound like fun? Let us tell ya, it really is. We’ll see you there, won’t we?
Don’t make us come get you.
PMEL on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:08 pm #
I am so in WOOT first post.
Vronak on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:18 pm #
Woohoo!! I’ll be there!
But, one missing detail…
Will TJ be there? And will there be bonus points for proposing to her?
Kilindra on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:22 pm #
I had such a blast with the first race that I would not miss this for the world!
Having never played horde at all, the bovine bonus will be bodacious!
For the Pie on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:23 pm #
Why I gotta keep coming to your cruddy server?
I shall be there I think, but it depends on raid schedules, Sat night is a raid night.
jumb on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:32 pm #
Sifn’t come to Proudmoore!
Get a port to shat and take the port there to the SW island.
Cheetara on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:38 pm #
warstomp makes everything better
Molinu on 09 Apr 2008 at 7:45 pm #
I vote that the final route go through Un’Goro crater, on the grounds that the screenshots of a thousand bulls being chased by dinosaurs will be hilarious.
SuraBear on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:16 pm #
“If we don’t get 500 Taurens across the continent and into Shattrath City, we’ll consider this a big flop.”
Is the dark portal not restricted to level 58+ any more?
Afallach on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:21 pm #
I’ve got the perfect idea….
Start in Mulgore of course, head through the barrens, up north a bit and into stonetalon. Now there IS a shortcut at this point if you know about it, but lead through the charred vale and into Desolace. This is where things get REALLY messy, head THROUGH Desolace (and most importantly through Mannoroc Coven) and onto the dock at Shadowprey Village. Oh man I can see the carnage as a thousand tauren descend into the land of a thousand demons…….
Long race, but man that would be an epic run.
Afallach on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:23 pm #
@Sura
Yeah, you have to be level 58 to go through the dark portal, but mage portals dont discriminate levels =P.
Syrloyn on 09 Apr 2008 at 8:37 pm #
Syrloyn….lvl 51 Tauren hunter Shadowmoon server….reporting for the run. Will be my first time and I can’t wait.
P.S. BRK could you answer my email when you get a chance?
Bellwether on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:00 pm #
I shouldn’t have to be late due to raiding issues this time woo!
Nick S. on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:32 pm #
hooray, a race through territory i know!
i already have 10 shortcuts in mind.
Chromaoran on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:45 pm #
Afall has the right idea I think. It’s a long run but it would be the most interesting. Everywhere else is kinda boring as you can keep to the road. The route Afall suggested has great shortcuts that run straight through the worst roaming mobs in the game - there is no safe road through the gully.
Mind you, it may be the case that you just end up with 1000 dead cows.
Rotting Rogue on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:47 pm #
I don’t care where it goes..I’ll be there!!!
Chromaoran on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:57 pm #
The main problem is that Shadowprey Villiage is a hole. Best to just run to Orgrimmar. Some will take the safe road, others the short cut which should result in a little bovine bother.
Felandra on 09 Apr 2008 at 10:16 pm #
Then I say it should be the Mulgore-Gadgetzan Cannonball race.
Fairly easy into The Barrens, fairly easy through it, somewhat delicate maneuvering through Thousands Needles, tricky to say the least in the desert, and a final sprint over the mountains.
dorgol on 09 Apr 2008 at 10:36 pm #
Ratshag AND BRK?
Already created my bull…
Urg of Shattered Hand on 09 Apr 2008 at 11:20 pm #
We have been doing this for like a couple of years now =/
Reventrant on 09 Apr 2008 at 11:21 pm #
Even as an Alliance member I just don’t dig gnomes, so I didn’t make the last race. Taurens!? I’m all over that like ketchup on a hamburger! I’ll see you there.
Bobo & SgtPork on 09 Apr 2008 at 11:46 pm #
So, what time is it really going to be? Aren’t we on Daylight Savings Time now? So add an hour, or subtract one? *is confused*
guy on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:19 am #
soooo… how are we getting all these lvl 1s to shat?
Fahr & Bacon on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:26 am #
I don’t care if it is Horde side wackiness; I’m SO going to be there whenever it is.
Can’t wait!
Much <3 for ya BRK.
Fahr & Bacon
Grindurbonze on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:14 am #
haha!
My guild did this a while back. Naked cow run from TB to Stormwind. Was a blast until an unnamed 70 Alliance toon
dropped a snaketrap on us during our photoshoot outside Stormwind…
Chuque on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:05 am #
FOR THE HORDE, dude. I am THERE.
I like the stonetalon-desolace route, although thousand needles-tanaris would be good too. But I will be sorely disappointed if there isn’t a good deal of running in The Infamous Barrens.
We could always go Mulgore - Barrens - Durotar and end at Sen’Jin. Cow people in the troll town, mon. It would be groovy, albeit not as fun with the dying as you move back into a newbie zone.
Euripedes on 10 Apr 2008 at 3:43 am #
YES.
Bluetiger on 10 Apr 2008 at 4:32 am #
Damn you US Server dudes!
Once again I gotta wait for the post-mayhem-pics and movies…. please BRK - no messing up with the vid again, eh? 
Alihyah on 10 Apr 2008 at 5:03 am #
I’ll definitely be there.
MelRedcap on 10 Apr 2008 at 5:47 am #
I am SO gonna be there… um, if I can work out the time differences. (bleh. hate them.) The only reason I was in time for the Gnaked Gnome Race was because I logged in at what I THOUGHT was over an hour early to make sure I got on before the server got locked due to population overkill.
BRK? Sweetie? Please tell us what SERVER TIME this will be so I can just go log in and look at the clock to work out what time I need to be there? O_O <–puppy eyes
Icywarz (Conflict) on 10 Apr 2008 at 7:08 am #
Your coming to CC! O.o AWESOME.. now which poor toon gets the boot to make room for a tauren…
Softi on 10 Apr 2008 at 8:04 am #
I might even make a trial US account and stay up past my bedtime to do this…
T-Man on 10 Apr 2008 at 8:15 am #
Does it matter, Horde or Alli?
For the Pie on 10 Apr 2008 at 8:55 am #
Here’s an idea, no running. Everyone has to use the walk toggle. A plodding herd of Tauren moving in mass through the world.
Deathrender on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:03 am #
Wow, so BRK will be in the trenches with us?! Because I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have a geared out level 70 Dwarf Hunter on CC.
Hope Rat has a lot of finger waggler friends to get everyone to Shatt! Should be an awesome time!
Bob the goat on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:35 am #
I think the Tauren starting zone to Gadget would be great. One catch, Must be Flagged PVP. Have TJ at the bottom of the elevator into Thousand Needles flagged PVP and wanding to her hearts content.
Skorak on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:37 am #
I vote for cow races around the racetrack in the Shimmering Flats. Lots of potential for mass carnage there. Mmm, chili con carne…
Nifen on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:52 am #
CC is an RP server, isn’t it? Is a race going to cause any extra problems in that environment?
Persa on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:08 am #
Edit: ah, Nifen, you beat me to it. I think we’ll be okay, as I’m sure BRK and Ratshag will post warnings as the event develops. Those of you who already rolled toons named Runcowrun will probably have to re-roll
Of course, I’ll be there, with (cow)bells on.
A word of caution: Cenarion Circle is an RP server, folks. RP servers have been griefed numerous times by the RPlolL2play crowd, so I expect players for whom this is their main server to be quick to report violations.
What this means is: try to pick an RPish name, for your character and for the guild, if somebody makes one. Speaking out of character in public is a reportable offense (solved by creating/joining a custom chat channel, and nobly refraining from /yelling or /saying leetspeak slang). No, you don’t have to “thee” and “thou” (look at Ratshag for an excellent example of creative RP’ing), but we will be trotting our muddy bloody hooves through their home, so I hope we’ll try to be respectful.
Walk with the Earth Mother… (Why? Where’s she going?)
TJ on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:10 am #
No, I won’t be there to… whoever asked, way too far up to strain my scrollfinger.
maerdred on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:12 am #
I’ve invited my entire guild to participate in this. it sounds like a hoot!
Ratshag on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:19 am #
Hey all. Few things. Dunno where the finish line will be yet - I’m thinking Gadget would be good, but there’s other options. CC is a west coast server, and I will start the race a 4:00 pm Server Time (which works out ta 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time). Gonna try to line up mages for Shattrath ports - bribery will probably end up being an option. It’s an RP server, which effectively only means don’t cuss too much in global channels, and make Chuck Norris references sparingly as ya cross the Barrens.
Looking forwards ta seeing all you big hairy buggers let loose yer inner cow.
kunukia on 10 Apr 2008 at 10:50 am #
OMG. I will have to miss Gruul/Mags to come to this, but I will be there. I was in the Wowinsider running of the bulls. I will definitely be a heifer to come to this one, and Woot! Taurens can be hunters!!
Ahrtu on 10 Apr 2008 at 11:06 am #
I missed the GGR… =\ I’m not gonna miss this one! =)
COWnt me in!
Brandon Tilley on 10 Apr 2008 at 11:28 am #
BRK!!
One of the rules SERIOUSLY needs to be “Your name must be cow related in some way.” Maybe even have a secondary contest for best name?
Andy C. on 10 Apr 2008 at 11:35 am #
Saturday is usually a “RL” night for me, hence missing the gnome race, but I’ll try to make this one.
Lotos/Smoke on 10 Apr 2008 at 11:40 am #
We are SO there…
GHOSTKID on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:10 pm #
Gnaked Gnome Race was a blast! I’m not going to miss the running of the bulls! That’s no Tauren&#%@.
wow2b on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:34 pm #
Booty Bay to the Isle of Quel Danas… the only way to go…:)
Stoop on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:42 pm #
The Brutalbovine shall attend!
Brian on 10 Apr 2008 at 12:42 pm #
Damn - CC is my home server and all ten of my char slots are in use!
I may have to delete one of my chars just to go play, though. I think I can nuke the level 9 mage, just, feels so painful to delete a gnome.
Bellaz/Dtezz on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:09 pm #
We are soo there!
yunk on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:23 pm #
What you really need are a ton of naked humans to run in front of them! Getting level 1 humans and tauren all to the same start point is the real problem though.
Hmm you could get them all to ratchet. (Humans swim from westfall to booty bay then take boat, tauren run to ratchet)
Chaen on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:28 pm #
w00t!!
I’m totally going to try and get my whole guild to come! Loved the Gnaked Gnome Race!!!
Rabbit on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:48 pm #
/clears throat
mooo…..
mooo…cough, cough…
MOOOOO!!
oh I am so ready…bring it on
Knarf on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:50 pm #
Hells yeah!!! I missed out on GGR.
BRK, thanks for adding Dilbert.
Ragabash on 10 Apr 2008 at 1:59 pm #
I missed the Gnome race, so I’m totally doing the Tauren race. Yay!
Xanthe on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:05 pm #
So making a toon for this. And something to do 2 days after my B-day. Wonderful fun.
Mageskinner on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:19 pm #
BRK~
Cenarion Circle is my slice of heaven. I am looking forward to this, hopefully I can take part.
~Mageskinner
DataThief on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:25 pm #
Oh man I am going to be on vacation, well time to load wow on my MBP. I loved the GNR it was a blast.
Malok on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:29 pm #
I am da inz! As long as vee vill haff compliance! I was camping the day of the GGR, so I’m thrilled that I have no plans for May 3rd so that I can attend!
Urthona on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:31 pm #
Rats, you’re totally going to crash CC. Lagtrath has enough problems. Still, Eartho will be there, chain healing the level ones along the way.
Mudge on 10 Apr 2008 at 2:58 pm #
Bullrunner and Bullrunette all rolled and ready … just tell us the destination.
Raventala on 10 Apr 2008 at 3:09 pm #
/cry I had to miss the GGR due to a gig…and now this will be hindered by the same thing. Is there anyway we could make this a daytime event, something like 12pm or 1pm eastern time? PLEASE!!!!!
tego on 10 Apr 2008 at 4:22 pm #
Heh If CC is anything like Feathermoon the chuck Norris will be flying anyways…. never understood the CN jokes… .but i hear them enough as it is. I will be there if i can remember, and if i can find some friends with 70 hunters to lay teh snake traps
Chuque on 10 Apr 2008 at 4:26 pm #
I want to see 500 Tauren doing War Stomp at the same time.
2ndworst on 10 Apr 2008 at 4:41 pm #
posted on our guild forums ….
Anonymous on 10 Apr 2008 at 4:45 pm #
LOL That sound like a blast. I can remember when I used to play. BF2 and we had some great jeep races!!
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Papaoomowmow on 10 Apr 2008 at 5:00 pm #
Ahhhh The Wonderful Aroma! ( I’m a Tauren)
Heaven Scent!
Wish I could be there.
Arides on 10 Apr 2008 at 6:40 pm #
Woots, time to do an alt purge and see if I can free up a slot! I suggest someone follows along behind to pick up the bodies so that we can have a hamburger cookout at the end for the survivors. Hey, it is an RP server…
I have a couple guildies who either have or know high-level Hordies, and if I can find anyone that way who’s willing to supply ports I’ll let Ratshag know. (The only Horde I have myself is a level 22 hunter. Sadness. Though possibly if I don’t roll an alt for the race I can hang out along the route alongside and take screenies).
Arides on 10 Apr 2008 at 6:40 pm #
Woots, time to do an alt purge and see if I can free up a slot! I suggest someone follows along behind to pick up the bodies so that we can have a hamburger cookout at the end for the survivors…what? It is an RP server…
I have a couple guildies who either have or know high-level Hordies, and if I can find anyone that way who’s willing to supply ports I’ll let Ratshag know. (The only Horde I have myself is a level 22 hunter. Sadness. Though possibly if I don’t roll an alt for the race I can hang out along the route alongside and take screenies).
Taelon on 10 Apr 2008 at 6:48 pm #
Ratshag,
will send you an in game mail. My main toon, a mage, is on Cenarion Circle.
I’ll stock up on runes to get your little army of Tauren minions to Shattrath *grin*
Knarf on 10 Apr 2008 at 8:43 pm #
by the Holy Kow.
Texican is signed up and ready to go.
on that given day, i wills drinks , blech, mexican beers, blech.
gotta buy limes and salt.
at the end a shot of tequila!!!!
.
Yvelle on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:03 pm #
LOL! I’m there! Wouldn’t miss it! XD
(I feel sorry for whoever has to pick up all the, er, um, leave-behinds of hundreds of taurens! :P)
Bobo & SgtPork on 10 Apr 2008 at 9:03 pm #
Quote: For the Pie on 10 Apr 2008 at 8:55 am #
“Here’s an idea, no running. Everyone has to use the walk toggle. A plodding herd of Tauren moving in mass through the world.”
Yes! Let’s do this! Great idea. FtP!
Turlagh on 11 Apr 2008 at 1:27 am #
Poor little lvl 2 Frooble is still in Shattrath. He needs a Tauren buddy. Too bad it’s a different server.
Vronak on 11 Apr 2008 at 10:24 am #
I was thinking that getting to Ratchet would be easy. I wonder how many baby Tauren the zeppelins/ships could handle at once? And then we run up to Hemet Nesingwary’s camp, a good destination for us hunter types…
Or! the arena there!! After the race is over, we could have a last bull standing contest!
Messyah on 11 Apr 2008 at 11:55 am #
I say we take the army of baby tauren into the plaguelands via the Blood Elf area and see of we can kill something. LOL
A Calling Out « For the Horde on 11 Apr 2008 at 12:30 pm #
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Nicos on 12 Apr 2008 at 12:22 am #
Wow… you are Brilliant. Im laughing my butt off at the visual i am getting. Love all the ideas yall are throwing out.
Matt on 12 Apr 2008 at 6:08 pm #
These routes are too easy!
Mulgore > Everlook!
Valstan on 13 Apr 2008 at 1:52 am #
Dam now its what horde char to nuke, I’m from CC also so I have all ten slots full, well I did need to nuke my orc anyway.
Game Dame on 13 Apr 2008 at 3:07 pm #
One word: MOOOOOOOOooooooooo!
Durathor on 14 Apr 2008 at 8:19 pm #
Completely In!!!!
Phoel on 15 Apr 2008 at 10:24 am #
7 EST is early. I may have a hard time getting free then, but I enjoyed the first one so much it makes it hard to pass up.
I’m gonna hafta figure something out to make it.
Thanks BRK and Ratshag for the work to get it to happen.
Phoel… yet to to be renamed into a bull toon.
Morane on 17 Apr 2008 at 1:25 pm #
See you there. I have my bovine created already: UdderMadness.
Elor on 18 Apr 2008 at 12:58 pm #
If its anything like the GGR, it’ll be a blast. will be there with bells on, or bulls as the term may be
BullGates on 20 Apr 2008 at 12:13 am #
I’m there. BullGates is ready to run the race.
BTW…. how are we, as level ones, going to get to shatt exactly?
Warlocks?
Don’t you have to be level 57 or 58 to enter the Dark Portal??
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Seanguy on 30 Apr 2008 at 3:23 pm #
Quick Question : Rather than go NORTH from Camp Taurajo, can we cross over to the Eastern Kingdoms via Theramore Marsh and Menethil Harbor?
Chromaoran on 01 May 2008 at 8:42 pm #
Give us a channel name to join, like /join cowrun