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A boy's make a wish foundation changes WoW forever.
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Ezra Gets the L33t Treatment
While many players of Blizzard's World of Warcraft see the game as an outlet to another world, few needed it as much as 10-year-old Ezra Chatterton, who had spent several years battling a brain tumor. Ezra long wished to play WoW, but his father refused due to the family not being able to afford a proper computer or account. That all changed when Ezra's house tragically burned down and all his toys were destroyed. In response, a computer (and a new house) was purchased, and Ezra and his father quickly took to bonding as they journeyed through Azeroth together.
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"Look, son! An orc tea-bagging a night elf!"
Blizzard soon caught word of the both tragic and wonderful story of their game bringing a struggling family together and quickly partnered with Make-A-Wish to bring Ezra to their main office in California in 2007 for a day of fun and adventure.
Ezra received a tour of the company, but his real reward came in helping the design team create a series of content for the game: most notably a character named Ahab Wheathoof, voiced by Ezra. Ahab sends the player on a quest to rescue his lost dog -- an animal based on Ezra's pet dog.
Apparently Ezra's dog could viciously murder you.
The fun didn't stop there, however, as later in the day Ezra's character was increased to the then maximum level of 70. He was also given a ton of gold and, most awesomely, limited exclusive rights to the Ashes of Al'ar -- a super rare phoenix mount added to the game that day.
One day, science will be able to engineer real flaming birds to help sick kids.
The last thing Ezra did before heading home was receive temporary admin power, in-game. While he may have been weak in our world, for a short time he was the most powerful character alive in Azeroth. Ezra used his newfound powers to obliterate some of the newest, toughest enemies the game had to offer like it wasn't even a thing. In the years to come, Blizzard would donate $1.1 million and $800,000 directly to Make-A-Wish.
Read more: The 8 Most Badass Make-A-Wish Foundation Wishes | Cracked.com [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
While many players of Blizzard's World of Warcraft see the game as an outlet to another world, few needed it as much as 10-year-old Ezra Chatterton, who had spent several years battling a brain tumor. Ezra long wished to play WoW, but his father refused due to the family not being able to afford a proper computer or account. That all changed when Ezra's house tragically burned down and all his toys were destroyed. In response, a computer (and a new house) was purchased, and Ezra and his father quickly took to bonding as they journeyed through Azeroth together.
Getty
"Look, son! An orc tea-bagging a night elf!"
Blizzard soon caught word of the both tragic and wonderful story of their game bringing a struggling family together and quickly partnered with Make-A-Wish to bring Ezra to their main office in California in 2007 for a day of fun and adventure.
Ezra received a tour of the company, but his real reward came in helping the design team create a series of content for the game: most notably a character named Ahab Wheathoof, voiced by Ezra. Ahab sends the player on a quest to rescue his lost dog -- an animal based on Ezra's pet dog.
Apparently Ezra's dog could viciously murder you.
The fun didn't stop there, however, as later in the day Ezra's character was increased to the then maximum level of 70. He was also given a ton of gold and, most awesomely, limited exclusive rights to the Ashes of Al'ar -- a super rare phoenix mount added to the game that day.
One day, science will be able to engineer real flaming birds to help sick kids.
The last thing Ezra did before heading home was receive temporary admin power, in-game. While he may have been weak in our world, for a short time he was the most powerful character alive in Azeroth. Ezra used his newfound powers to obliterate some of the newest, toughest enemies the game had to offer like it wasn't even a thing. In the years to come, Blizzard would donate $1.1 million and $800,000 directly to Make-A-Wish.
Read more: The 8 Most Badass Make-A-Wish Foundation Wishes | Cracked.com [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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