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General Forums => Gaming => Blizzard, WoW and Bots => Topic started by: warz on April 01, 2007, 07:23:37 PM

Title: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: warz on April 01, 2007, 07:23:37 PM
I used wowhead.com probably 20-30 times a day. It's a great site, and has recently been purchased by Blizzard for 9 million dollars. Crazy, eh? Unless it's an April fools thing. Not sure if it is or not, but it'd be crazy. The interview, and the fact that they hired the creators of the site, both sound a little fake - so now that I think about it, it's probably all fake. Damn. :(
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Sidoh on April 01, 2007, 07:25:42 PM
It seems pretty seriously suited for an April Fool's joke, but I'm still way to suspicious to believe that it's true.
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: warz on April 01, 2007, 07:38:40 PM
Quote from: Sidoh on April 01, 2007, 07:25:42 PM
It seems pretty seriously suited for an April Fool's joke, but I'm still way to suspicious to believe that it's true.

yeah. the interview though mentions something about removing paladins, or something, and adding a new race. obviously a joke, but they never downplay it, as if it's a serious comment, which sort of makes me think the whole thing is fake.
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Blaze on April 01, 2007, 08:15:56 PM
Obvious fake, and nowhere near the funniest this year.  :(  I hope they do something like Stealth did for April Fools a couple years ago.
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Joe on April 01, 2007, 09:29:45 PM
Yeah, that rocked. (http://www.stealthbot.net/april1/)
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: ZeroX on April 03, 2007, 12:03:13 PM
Thottbot > WoWhead
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Blaze on April 03, 2007, 12:33:10 PM
Quote from: ZeroX on April 03, 2007, 12:03:13 PM
Thottbot > WoWhead

Maybe in user base, but in features/look- I love Wowhead.  (Not to mention that Wowhead gets more thottbot/allakhazam users everyday)
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: AntiVirus on April 03, 2007, 11:57:15 PM
I like alakazam or w/e it's called.
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Joe on April 04, 2007, 12:05:36 AM
WoWhead is so much better. It makes great use of AJAX, no ad's, and all-around better display of data.
Title: Re: Blizzard buys Wowhead.com - 9 million dollars ftw
Post by: Sidoh on April 04, 2007, 11:42:34 AM
Quote from: Joex86] link=topic=8963.msg114130#msg114130 date=1175659536]
WoWhead is so much better. It makes great use of AJAX, no ad's, and all-around better display of data.

As nice as AJAX is, it's dirty and should be avoided when it isn't necessary (or highly beneficial).  The javascript objects it uses were never meant to be used in the way that they are during AJAX routines.  Now, I'm not saying wowhead overuses it (primarily because I haven't visited it in a long time), but you should know that before you come to big an advocate for that reason.

Quote from: AntiVirus on April 03, 2007, 11:57:15 PM
I like alakazam or w/e it's called.

I found wowhead to be a lot cleaner.  Thottbot is slapped together and alakazam seems like it was pieced together from fragments of similar projects.
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