WOW
(Posted 2005-02-15 15:21:56 by basscomm)

I know I've probably been playing entirely too much World of Warcraft, but
I just can't help myself. With the amount of time that I've been investing
into the game, I've started to notice some of the smaller details that just
make the game that much more fun.
For example, in one of the quests, you are charged with retrieving
punchcards because they contain some kind of super sensitive data.

[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/yellow.jpg ]

Above is an example of one such card. While staring at it, I came to
realize that the data encoded on it was 8-bit ASCII. Now I couldn't very
well realize that and _not_ do something about it, so I ran (quickly!) to
my favorite encoder/decoder [ http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php ] and
feverishly started putting on ones and zeros until I had translated all the
cards.



*_Card_*
*_Super Sensitive Data (TM)_*


[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/blue.jpg ]
The gnome king wears night elf underwear



[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/white.jpg ]
Thrall and Jaina sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G


[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/yellow.jpg ]
If you can read this, you're standing too close


[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/red.jpg ]
Help!  I'm trapped in a binary punch card factory!


[ see image at http://crummysocks.com/images/wow/punchcards/prismatic.jpg
]
Message to Castpipe: your laundry's ready for pickup.




I can put up with the weekly downtime, the bugged quests, the disappearing
transports, and the throngs of morons I've met throughout the game if I can
keep finding things like this to satiate my curiosity and keep the game
interesting.


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