The following is written by Riiyer, found in the same thread as
the druid sing-along post.
To be or not to be, that is the question!, the druid marveled,
sitting on one of the empty pizza boxes as Blizzard devs sketched
out a new game.
The warrior, standing proud and tall, was the first to
answer:
Be, of course! Wear your fur proudly and tank with the best of us!
Together, we will keep the squishies safe!
The shaman appeared ruffled by the disturbance, but soon
replied:
You too are servants of nature. Your shapeshifting is different
from our totem system, but it has merit. Be, and let us together
fight those who would defile nature!
The paladin, roused from his stupor, was the next to respond:
Interesting. We have little in common, but all will beg us to join
their groups for our buffs. Lets not disappoint them! Be!
The hunter, attempting to tame the druid and failing cried
out:
Be! Anything with this kind of power must be useful!
The rogue slipped from the shadows and evaluated the druid,
stating:
A class that can come with us on stealth runs, and heal and tank
as well?! We like it, so be!
The priest, serene and calm, responded:
Your battle resurrection, heals over time, and mark of the wild
bring much that we lack. Be, and let us wield entire parties as our
weapons.
The warlock, not quite keeping his eyes off his succubus,
spoke:
Eh, I think youre a little silly with your whole nature-lover
deal, but I cant argue with innervate, either. Be, and our power
shall be magnified a hundredfold!
The mage, clever and haughty, had his own voice:
Bah! Well take the crit aura, you silly things! Might as well
be.
And so the druid was heartened, with visions of grandeur and
waffles filling his mind. He would be loved and respected by all,
welcome in every camp.
But then the dev asked: WTF are druids for? They cant do anything
as well as their parent classes, theres just no demand for
+spelldamage leather or tanking leather, and they look damn
silly.
Good point., the CM responded. Its not like theyre going to
care-weve been inuring them to this for a long time. We just force
players away from druids so we dont have do deal with making
leather drops for anything other than rogues. Hell, give some other
class innervate, and no one will miss them.
The druid, alarmed by this, turned to his comrades. But they turned
their back on the druid, laughing as they said Cry more.
Only the paladin and the priest had any sympathy for the druid, but
when priests were given an innervate and blessing of kings both
buffed and made trainable, they forgot the lonely druid, standing
alone in the void.
He soon disappeared altogether, mourned by no one. Until one day,
when a young night elf asked Mommy, where are those big owl things
with the funny dance?
His mother responded sadly, I dont know, my child. No one has
seen them for a very long time. There is a legend that they will
one day return, with their great Alamo and Plainswander leading the
way to a new era of glory for Azeroth. But no one knows if and when
that day will ever come, as they have left nothing to mark their
passing. They were supposed to have been a good people, always
willing to help those in need, and guilty of nothing save wanting
to exist. No one knows what happened to them or why, least of all
the druids themselves. But some hope that the legend is true, and
that they will return someday.
The childs eyes glittered as he saw in his mind the glory that
once was, and could be again.
I only have one thing to say~~
Once a druid, always a druid, no matter how shafted or weak we
are.
