Curse

Daemon Dremora · Aug 06, 2006, 07:08 PM // 19:08

i looked in the search to see if anyone had posted this before and i couldnt find it. i believe i got the spelling right. but anyways. my g/f and i were watching a show the other day about a type of jellyfish. it is called the irukandji. it is a little bigger than an average sized pinky finger. its tentacles are about the thickness of a piece of hair. if it stings you there is about a 80% chance that you will die. they dont currently have an anti-venom for its stings. but they are working on one. if you dont die you will be in the hosipital for a few weeks. the pain is so bad that the highest dosage of morphine bairly takes away any of the pain. i just thought that this was a cool reference, and figured that i would share this with all of you.

Hidden in the Mist · Aug 06, 2006, 07:09 PM // 19:09

Hm, Anet likes to use Real Life reference when they run out of things to create from myths and lore.

Numa Pompilius · Aug 06, 2006, 08:34 PM // 20:34

Yeah, it's a type of sea wasp, aka box jellyfish:
http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/.../irukandji.htm

Storm Crow · Aug 07, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

Yah, littlest, not to mention most fragile, jelly in the world..too bad they made em huge in the game though..they're actually kinda cute in real life, but too bad they're deadly and you can kill em by just wacking them with your hand pretty much..poor Irukandji..

Daemon Dremora · Aug 07, 2006, 06:24 PM // 18:24

i think it is cool that anet puts stuff like this in the game. i like seeing companies doing a little research and getting names from ancient lore or real life things.

ZenRgy · Aug 07, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

Thank God I live in Sydney.

master koa · Aug 08, 2006, 10:47 PM // 22:47

A-net likes using real life and other game references in Guild Wars.
1. The dwarf that distracts all the mursaat in The Ring of Fire mission=Leeroy Jenkins.
2.Rodgort=Trogdor backwards
~My Stupid Post

lapsus · Aug 10, 2006, 04:48 AM // 04:48

Whoa!!! i never noticed the trogdor rodgort thing before. but yeah nothing to really add to that.

Poison Ivy · Aug 10, 2006, 06:21 AM // 06:21

I'm never letting my character in the Jade Sea again...

Z'HA'DUM · Aug 10, 2006, 07:13 AM // 07:13

uhm.. what is trogdor?

ShadowStorm · Aug 10, 2006, 07:43 AM // 07:43

Trogdor == The Burninator

Opeth11 · Aug 10, 2006, 09:28 AM // 09:28

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogdor

lapsus · Aug 10, 2006, 01:30 PM // 13:30

Yay trogdor!

some guy · Aug 11, 2006, 03:59 AM // 03:59

seriously? not even the morphine can stop the pain?? wow can't imagine the pain.

and in gw they are mesmers

Daemon Dremora · Aug 11, 2006, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by some guy

seriously? not even the morphine can stop the pain?? wow can't imagine the pain.

and in gw they are mesmers

yeah i thought the show was full of crap when they said the highest dose of morphine barely killed the pain. but then they showed some videos of people who were stung by them after the morphine had been given to them. those people were rocking back and forth and grabbing their heads. after i saw that i pretty much believed them. these little jellies will mess you up.

lapsus · Aug 11, 2006, 04:30 AM // 04:30

hmm now to begin the evil plan to use tiny killer jellyfish to take over the world.

B§x¿44¶»1@$ · Aug 11, 2006, 04:51 AM // 04:51

Wikipedia Prince Rurik. Definitely a fun read, I almost forgot that real life was ripping off ANet's 100% creative ability for a second there.

They also made a few references to the Princess Bride or what ever it's called with that chick Farrah Cappo in Ascalon, and the skill Bonetti's Defence.

heist23 · Aug 16, 2006, 06:44 AM // 06:44

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish

Some scary stuff in there. I think I'll head south if I'm ever in Australia.

Canadian Bacon · Aug 16, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by B§x¿44¶»1@$

Wikipedia Prince Rurik. Definitely a fun read, I almost forgot that real life was ripping off ANet's 100% creative ability for a second there.

They also made a few references to the Princess Bride or what ever it's called with that chick Farrah Cappo in Ascalon, and the skill Bonetti's Defence.

The names were indeed used in the Princess Bride, but they are based on real people. Bonnetti was a fencing master, and Farah Cappo is like a different spelling of some other sword fighter, i can't remember.

Mrscoombes · Aug 20, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

What is the connection between the dwarf that lures mursaat away and leeroy jenkins? Sorry I have no idea what Leeroy jenkins is about. Is it something he says?