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05-16-2009, 09:42 AM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2009/05/failoc.jpgThis morning, while the US slept, I sat trying to figure out something fun I could write to help keep the site going during the inevitable BlizzCon ticket chaos (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/08/11/blizzcon-tickets-on-sale-kind-of/). Browsing for ideas, I stumbled across Blizzard's unofficial mascot, the harbringer of chaos and mrgl-misery: the [/URL][URL="http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/failoc/"]Failoc (http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/failoc/).
An ugly, unwanted child spawned from last year's nightmare, the Failoc has quietly assumed his place as the herald of doom. From the first time he appeared on the official website during the great ticket sale crash of 2008, he was become as much a part of WoW lore as anything in-game. Wearing his BlizzCon 2007 suit and waving a banner reading 'oops!', whichever bright spark at Blizzard came up with his creation must be regretting it.Continue reading The rise of the Failoc, Blizzard's unwanted mascot (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/the-rise-of-the-failoc-blizzards-unwanted-mascot/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2009/05/failoc.jpgThis morning, while the US slept, I sat trying to figure out something fun I could write to help keep the site going during the inevitable BlizzCon ticket chaos (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/08/11/blizzcon-tickets-on-sale-kind-of/). Browsing for ideas, I stumbled across Blizzard's unofficial mascot, the harbringer of chaos and mrgl-misery: the [/URL][URL="http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/failoc/"]Failoc (http://www.wowinsider.com/tag/failoc/).
An ugly, unwanted child spawned from last year's nightmare, the Failoc has quietly assumed his place as the herald of doom. From the first time he appeared on the official website during the great ticket sale crash of 2008, he was become as much a part of WoW lore as anything in-game. Wearing his BlizzCon 2007 suit and waving a banner reading 'oops!', whichever bright spark at Blizzard came up with his creation must be regretting it.Continue reading The rise of the Failoc, Blizzard's unwanted mascot (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/the-rise-of-the-failoc-blizzards-unwanted-mascot/)
http://www.wowinsider.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.wowinsider.com)The rise of the Failoc, Blizzard's unwanted mascot (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/05/16/the-rise-of-the-failoc-blizzards-unwanted-mascot/) originally appeared on WoW Insider (http://www.wowinsider.com) on Sat, 16 May 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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