Some Gnomes glitched in Wrath beta
by Natalie Mootz 
Sep 9th 2008 at 7:00PM
Now in the meantime, I think a little creativity is called for. Instead of stabbing or slicing with your sword, you could slap mobs upside the head. (Who doesn't like the phrase "upside the head"?) Or, you could spin around really quickly, Whirlwind style, and scrape everyone on the ankles, thereby cutting them down to your size. Maybe for the female Gnomes out there, you could use your weapon as a mirror for smoothing out split ends after a fight. And if your offhand weapon gets frisky and floats away? Take some time out for a bite of toast or to smell the roses while your extra weapon does all the work.
Filed under: Gnomes, Mage, Rogue, Warlock, Warrior, Bugs, Death Knight, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Balius Sep 9th 2008 7:07PM
At least it's gnomes. If Blizzard can't fix it, it's easy to just blame it on a broken gnomish gizmo and call it a class feature.
Gnamy Sep 9th 2008 7:16PM
Did... did the blue just mock Gnomes?
We will not leave this mockery unpunished!
eroch Sep 9th 2008 7:31PM
I kinda like the idea of your character performing some sort of egotistical display after landing a killing blow in pvp such as "Maybe for the female Gnomes out there, you could use your weapon as a mirror for smoothing out split ends after a fight. " Would be kind of funny to see.
Saelorn Sep 9th 2008 7:33PM
They don't really care about how weapons interact with character models. Just try some of the PvP fist weapons (or the badge ones, or just about anything that doesn't look like brass knuckles) on a male night elf, and cringe in the face of what Blizzard ignores.
Hrothgar Sep 9th 2008 7:38PM
Gnomes already look stupid, but this is just ridiculoulsy retarded (which ironically fits gnomes). Players who chose to play a gnome must be proud their little pink kneebiter got glitched cause now they can achieve a higher level of stupidness.
ver7 Sep 9th 2008 7:35PM
Working as intended.
Hevnlyst Sep 9th 2008 7:43PM
As a I have a gnome rogue on the beta, this screenshot makes it look cool. Try to words, floating in awkward directions half-a-gnome-body length away from the hands. Kinda annoying when 3 or 4 gnome are sitting and wailing on the target dummies in Dalaran sewers. But funny nonetheless.
Matt Sep 9th 2008 7:44PM
Why is a graphic glitch on BETA news? Must be due date for post quota.
Ametrine Sep 9th 2008 8:35PM
Probably because it's a glitch IN BETA.
Idiot.
Dart Sep 9th 2008 8:52PM
But it's beta. Do you really need to report graphic glitches? From what I see, there are a lot of glitches. The Death Knight server crashing abilities are actually news.
Zep Sep 9th 2008 7:49PM
In the undead starting area on live, sometimes mob's weapons fly aroundo n their own (bug).
Muiran Sep 9th 2008 7:53PM
It affects Warlocks too. And it looks really horrendous with a staff or fishing pole, with it going across the body. Off-hand items float slightly away from the hand, reversed, and pointing down and backward. Wands and main-hand items sort of attach to the hand, but then stick out to the right of the body.
Erixx Sep 9th 2008 7:58PM
Working on the fix for graphical bugs.
Wintergrasp graveyards on the other hand......
Hasseo Sep 9th 2008 8:02PM
My gnome death knight with his sword sideways:
http://www.akcorpweb.com/gnomedk.jpg
It looks freaky and Blizz needs to fix it!
thatguy Sep 9th 2008 8:44PM
I like how only female gnomes would want an impromptu haircut. I am sure there are metrosexual gnomes out there.
Richy Sep 9th 2008 8:17PM
Heehee, "Warrior screenshots elsewhere on the web.." Would that be here by any chance
http://www.worldofwar.net/n/416996/gnome-weapon-glitches
with the virtually identical news item? :P
zeed Sep 9th 2008 8:19PM
wonder if they were trying to test holding your weapon backwords......assasination style
(yes i know not just rogues were effected but still nice to wonder)
Liljon Sep 10th 2008 12:12AM
staves really look stupid
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wowscrnshot091008001007jw3.jpg
Holyberit Sep 10th 2008 1:27AM
It has been like that for two patches now :/
a video of my gnome rogue with bugged weapons.
http://www.wegame.com/watch/beta_patch_bug/
Jewbanks Sep 10th 2008 5:05AM
While its irrelevant I think its only boy gnomes. Or mages work while rogues/deathknights do not. I dunno I just know I like gnomes. And the lil lady mage holds her weapons correctly.