Weird Boy saves sister from moose attack with skills Learned in World of Warcraft

[enouwee]

Hans Jørgen Olsen and his sister got into a spot of trouble when they encroached on the territory of one of these antlered cold weather staples (otherwise known as a moose). When the beast went on the offensive, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was taunt it so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety.

General: Boy Saves Sister Using WoW Skills

A twelve year old Norwegian boy says he saved himself and his sister from an encounter with a cantankerous moose by using techniques inspired by World of Warcraft.

forums.mmorpg.com

 

[AceHart]

> the first thing he had to do was taunt

Indeed. That's the kind of idea only a game can give you...
I guess they were just extremely lucky.

 

[Prometheus]

Step 1: Taunt
Step 2: Get large stick
Step 3: Press 1

This is pretty cool, I would of.....big stick?

 

[turok255]

Lets see who says video games are a waste of time now

 

[undeadorcjerk]

I read the comments on that page. Some of those people are idiots. The idea is not that kids should be protected, its that a kid learned some life skills from a thing that is considered to waste a life away. I wish I could meet that senator that says games are bad and tell him to read this story, then give him a big, "HAHA FUCK YOU!"

 

[Andrewgosu]

I wonder how much experience he gained.

 

[Miz]

I wonder how much experience he gained.

Lol, XD
Really this is probably luck and you know this with common sense...
Make the moose come to you as a decoy...

 

[Ninja_sheep]

>undeadorcjerk
however it's really an exception that you can use those skills xD

However he did it pretty well

 

[ArmedCitizen]

It isn't really common sense. Common sense isn't to put yourself in danger to save someone else. Even if that person is close to you. You might like to tell yourself it is, but it isn't.

Secondly I would have never thought that playing dead would make a moose lose interest. I've heard it was true with bears but moose are an entirely different species.

 

[undeadorcjerk]

Secondly I would have never thought that playing dead would make a moose lose interest. I've heard it was true with bears but moose are an entirely different species.

Short attention spans and quick loss of interest is why that happens. Its true for alot of animals.

 

[esb]

Games (and anything else) can be good and bad depending on who uses them. In this case the boy was learning from anything he could, even WoW.

Now it isn't common sense really to taunt someone, as ArmedCitizen said. Also, I (maybe most of us) wouldn't know what to do when you're face to face with a moose after your sister at the age of 12. I personally wouldn't want to find out if playing dead works either.

Props to the kid

 

[Jackal]

Games (and anything else) can be good and bad depending on who uses them. In this case the boy was learning from anything he could, even WoW.

Now it isn't common sense really to taunt someone, as ArmedCitizen said. Also, I (maybe most of us) wouldn't know what to do when you're face to face with a moose after your sister at the age of 12. I personally wouldn't want to find out if playing dead works either.

Props to the kid

If you find something scary you scream, thats taunting right?

 

[esb]

The purpose is very different, and I know I wouldn't scream. I would probably stop and think, grave an object, and hit it while running. My sister is a bit heavy to carry while being chased by a moose.

 

[Demi666]

i think that was really nice putting his sister inhead of himself
real friendship

 

[Cornface]

Taunt, kite it away, then feign death? Aggro should be back to the little sister. Clearly bugged!

 

[Miz]

Taunt!! Why didn't he use War Stomp or Wind run XD

Thats my joke for this thread

 

[TheDamien]

Hans Jørgen Olsen and his sister got into a spot of trouble when they encroached on the territory of one of these antlered cold weather staples (otherwise known as a moose). When the beast went on the offensive, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was summon an infernal.

I expected so much more from this.

 

[ReVolver]

Hans Jørgen Olsen has defeated wild moose
Hans Jørgen Olsen has gained 10 exp
Hans Jørgen Olsen has picked up moose raw meat

Quests
[del]Beat Giant Moose[/del]
[del]Annoy sister[/del]
Get A Life

 

[Sil3nt]

Hans Jørgen Olsen has defeated wild moose
Hans Jørgen Olsen has gained 10 exp
Hans Jørgen Olsen has picked up moose raw meat

Quests
[del]Beat Giant Moose[/del]
[del]Annoy sister[/del]
Get A Life

rofl

 

[Jessi]

Secondly I would have never thought that playing dead would make a moose lose interest. I've heard it was true with bears but moose are an entirely different species.

In most cases, this isn't true. Had the moose been truly interested or enraged, it would not have stopped when you play dead. It would not have turned to the boy, but would have continued charging down his sister. They were exceptionally lucky, and, to be completely honest, it's idiotic to assume he learned real-life skills from the game.