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by Robin Torres 
Apr 8th 2010 at 9:30PM
"Victory begins in Tinker Town" and "every man, woman and child" is called upon to serve! The staging ground for the offensive will be at SteelGrill's Depot under the command of Captain Sparknozzle. There you will undergo Drill Sergeant Steamcrank's training. You will also be testing the Mechano-Tanks before they go to the front line. Then you will bomb the irradiation vents under the command of Pilot Muzzlesprock.
All levels will be able to participate, whether by donating boar skins for siege pilot seats or helping to write the battle cry. But the actual offensive, when ready, will be limited to levels 75 and up, led by the High Tinker himself. For full details, read the Azeroth Bulletin.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Roland Apr 8th 2010 9:35PM
Working Gnomes of the World Unite!
Chips Apr 9th 2010 10:56AM
Is it just me or this little gnome looks like Mini-Me of the Steave Jobs? Multi tasking iWrench - you can hit with it or not! Only for 3GS and up versions...
Magma Apr 8th 2010 9:35PM
I squee'd a little. I'm a man.
DreamOfTheRood Apr 8th 2010 10:20PM
Hello, ladies. I'm not your man, but I'm the man your man could squee like if he used Old Squee.
K G Apr 8th 2010 11:12PM
I, too, squee'd, my friend.
Then, briefly, my eyes froze on one word, tucked away at the very end...
Overcloak.
I then... well... let's just say I need a new keyboard.
Could this be true?
/pray
blissfire Apr 9th 2010 8:15AM
Look again. The leper gnomes are now DIAMONDS!
(cutaia) Apr 9th 2010 2:55PM
*Just imagined all Lil' John songs with "skeet" changed to "squee." Had a good laugh.*
RetPallyJil Apr 8th 2010 9:35PM
Oh :D This might be even cooler than I expected!
dawnseven Apr 8th 2010 9:38PM
Funny, I didn't expect Blizz to start hyping this until 3.3.5 or later. Can't wait. :)
Steve Apr 8th 2010 9:36PM
WooooHoooooo!!! Can't wait. Knowing those gnomes, I'd expect a bit of collateral damage to Ironforge though.....who issued those pilot licenses???
Lorre Apr 8th 2010 9:36PM
Gnome's getting their city back ..... Now that's the REAL cataclysm
Byron Apr 9th 2010 3:50AM
Nah, a real Cataclysm would be if the gnomes let Horde help. C'mon Bliz, we want in on the action too!
coolbam13 Apr 8th 2010 9:38PM
Btw, in the story there is "the chance of any cataclysmic event taking place in the foreseeable future is "less than 12.7%". Its a hind from Blizzard. 12.7% means December 7, 2010. Or you could think it the other way around and make it July 12.
Tomah Apr 8th 2010 9:51PM
Or it was a number they picked at random.
Kyle Apr 8th 2010 9:52PM
Or it could be a reference to Pearl Harbor (there's also the homage to "day which will live in infamy" on the page).
laurence.hill Apr 8th 2010 9:55PM
Rofl you noob If Cataclysm comes out in November that would be too late! Blizzard said it would be in a PRE-cataclysm patch! Can't Wait looks fantastic!
coolbam13 Apr 8th 2010 9:59PM
Funny! :D
So was not picked random. Hello... out of all the numbers in the world they pick 12.7%.
Come on now?
neutronbomb98 Apr 8th 2010 10:48PM
Random is random. It's possible, yes, but personally, i'd presume "imminent" would mean sooner than that. I'd expect it to be out by mid-may if it was "imminent".
Shrike Apr 8th 2010 11:07PM
Even more telling...
December 7 is a Tuesday!
liquidsquid Apr 9th 2010 2:36AM
if it was any other number they picked then you would wonder why they picked it