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| − | '''Barrens chat''' is a condition which occurs when you have a large, sprawling area with a single chat zone and make it the only viable means of leveling from 10-20. |
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| − | Barrens chat is like a stupidity centrifuge, distilling the unexpurgated banal thoughts of a thousand morons into a hardened impenetrable lump of smacktardery, spilling endlessly across the bottom of your screen."[http://pc.gamespy.com/flintlocke-vs-the-horde/episode-6-to-the-barrens/921392p1.html] |
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| − | A common Barrens chat example would be: |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 1] Anyone here like metalica?<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 2] Metallica sucks and ur a noob!<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 3] all metal bands suck, u guys are both ghey.<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 2] %#$@ u, u just listen to rap crap and think ur so cool<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 4] Who likes starburst?<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 2] losers like starbust<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 4] I bet your mom is a loser<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 6] guys where is mankriks wife? I cant find her<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 5] Can you guys just shut up an play, plz? kthx?<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 7] LFG WC<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 1] stfu player 5<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 2] shutup player<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 3] no they all like crap music<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 6] How much wood would Chuck Norris chuck if Chuck Norris could chuck wood?<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 4] all of it<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 2] all of it<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 8] Hey everybody! New guild looking for members all levels and classes whisper me<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 3] Nobody cares about your guild player 8<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 5] oooooold!!!111<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 1] where is stolen silver!!!<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 8] where do I learn shadowbolt?!?!<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 1] Mankrik's Wife<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 6] WHERE IS MANKRIKS WIFE?!?!!1111<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 6] sorry caps<br /> |
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| − | [1. General - Barrens] [Player 5] sftu player 6, shes in my bedroom |
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| − | And so on. While some find it annoying, many older players remember Barrens chat with fond nostalgia. Barrens chat can be avoided by simply /leaving the general channel. |
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| − | "Barrens chat" is not, however, restrained to quest-specific topics: puns and wordplay are common, as are discussions with (relatively) more depth, such as philosophy, physics, and subjects encompassing various areas of theoretical science.{{fact}} |
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| − | == Origins == |
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| − | [[Tauren]], [[orc]]s, and [[troll]]s proceed to the [[Barrens]] after their respective starting areas. ([[Mulgore]] for the former and [[Durotar]] for the latter two.) It is not uncommon for [[Forsaken]] to proceed to this area as well instead of heading to [[Silverpine Forest]]. Consequently, most of the new Horde population is stuck here for 10 or so levels. The Barrens is a large and desolate area, branching into other leveling areas such as [[Ashenvale]], [[Stonetalon Mountains]], [[Thousand Needles]] and back to [[Durotar]] towards [[Orgrimmar]]. As a result, it becomes a massive focal point for characters from as low as level 10 up to level 30. The boredom that results in the long runs to questing areas and hand-ins contribute to the Barrens chat phenomenon. |
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| − | Sadly, (or fortunately depending on how you view it) Barrens chat is nearly extinct. Barrens chat was prevalent because most players during its heyday were brand new, and therefore inexperienced about the quests in the area, and more talkative. Most players in this level range now are usually [[alts]] who have no need to ask about quests or engage in small talk. Moreover, the addition of a flightpath in [[Camp Taurajo]] has eliminated the need to make long runs and subsequently addressed most of the boredom that leads to Barrens chat. In addition, the [[Ghostlands]] offer another option for leveling through the teens. |
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| − | Barrens chat is, however, making a comeback as of late. With a large flow of new and old players still heading into and through the Barrens, the chat persists for even alts get bored and attempt to incite Barrens chat for themselves with often successful results. New topics have included [[Wikipedia:Christopher Reeve|Christopher Reeve]], [[Felsteed]]s, and flamewars current and recent (usually on the trade channel). The mere mention of Chuck Norris then incites a chain reaction, resulting in a neverending chain of every Chuck Norris joke ever made. |
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| − | : This idle banter refers mainly to the chat in the Barrens, but can also refer to similar non game related chatter in other zones. In such cases, however, the name "Barrens chat" is replaced with a title appropriate to the specific zone. |
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| − | "Many experienced players level their alternate characters in this zone and frequently make up stuff in general chat to drive the lower level characters into your classic "Barrens chat" nonsense it only takes a little bit to get them going." — Zodd, Thunderlord |
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| − | == Common Barrens Chat topics == |
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| − | :* The biggest: Chuck Norris jokes (The most common Barrens chat topic. On some RP servers, good ol' Chuck is replaced with [[High Overlord Saurfang]]) |
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| − | :* The [[Alliance Outrunners]] |
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| − | :* "Where is [[Verog the Dervish]]?" |
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| − | :* "Where is [[Mankrik's Wife]]?" |
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| − | :* "Where is {{quest|Mahren Skyseer|Mahren Skyseer}}?" |
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| − | :* "Where is [[Kranal Fiss]]?" |
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| − | :* "Where is [[Stolen Silver]]?" |
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| − | :* [[Murlocs]] |
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| − | :* [[Wikipedia:Metallica|Metallica]] |
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| − | :* "Your Mom" |
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| − | :* [[wikipedia:Mr. T|Mr.T]] (along with the famous [[wikipedia:Chuck Norris|Chuck Norris]] in a bar joke) |
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| − | == Bad cow puns == |
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| − | While it is usually restricted to [[tauren]] character names, Barrens chat sometimes sees an explosion of 'cow' puns and jokes, which often involve plays on various beef- and butcher-related professions. And udders. |
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| − | ==Barrens Chat and Blood Elves== |
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| − | Since the release of the Burning Crusade, blood elves have a similar chat area that is much like the Barrens. It is called the [[Ghostlands]] (blood elf starting area that takes you through levels 10 - 20). The flow of characters is much like that of the Barrens, which is a huge area that consists of players level 10 - 20. Ghostlands chat resembles the barrens in many ways. The topics are a bit more "quest" related, but still bringing out the Barrens nostalgia. |
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| − | ==Alliance equivalent== |
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| − | On certain servers, the [[Goldshire]] chat seems to have become the Alliance version of Barrens chat. As a popular hangout for both new players and bored high-level players with nothing to do, Goldshire is generally avoided by serious players who do not wish to be aggravated by random /yell commands, fish stick jokes and ERPing. Goldshire is usually used for dueling and the Goldshire chat is not as bad. |
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| − | ==See also== |
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| − | * [[Looking For Group]] - a commonly abused global chat channel. For a period after [[Patch 1.11]] all players were added to this channel by default, but this was disabled after the channel was heavily abused. The channel has been re-added with patch 2.1.0, and is accessible only via the [[Looking For Group]] interface. It is also possible to join by simply entering /join lookingforgroup into the chat interface.Nowadays, the Trade chat, which is common to all capital cities, is what is closest to the ancient LFG channel and is also commonly abused with random jokes. |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | On the Blizzard Catalog there is a shirt that reads: "I survived Barrens chat." |
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| − | Some players who use Trolls rephrase the quote "Stay away from the voodoo mon" to "Stay away from the Barrens mon". |
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| − | ==Trade Chat== |
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| − | As of late, the trade channel (channel 2) has been overcome by "barrens chat." Though not really having a name it is still just as bad. |
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| − | ====Trade Chat Example==== |
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| − | [#] = number of player (based on barrens chat to the north. |
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| − | [2. Trade] [1] LF5M HToc<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [2] anyon ned WC run<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [3] want to koin a guild<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [4] any1 have 3g<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [5] id do<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [2] anyone need WC ru please answer<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [1] LF5M HToc<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [5] up my but<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [4] anyone have 3 gold<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [6] dont spam the trade box<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [7] <span style="color:green;">prospecter wollies</span> => 1g pst me<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [3] want to join a guild<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [2] go fuck yourself [6]<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [5] yeah shut up<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [3] NEED TO ENTER GUILD<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [9] looking to reqruit lv 80's for dungeon and warcraft guild<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [10] Anal [Runeforging]<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [5] anal [For the Children]<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [2] Anal [Wolpertinger]<br /> |
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| − | [2. Trade] [6] i love /ignore *smugsmugsmug*<br /> |
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| − | this is not as bad as barrens chat as in it isn't all spam but everyone uses everything they say in trade chat as if it was general now. |
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