Azeroth Choppers
| Azeroth Choppers | |
|---|---|
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| URL | AzerothChoppers.com |
| Type | Web-series |
| Launched | April 10, 2014 |
| Maintained by | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Status | Event ended |
Azeroth Choppers was an eight episode web-series combining Warcraft and American Chopper. The promotion consisted of two teams representing the Alliance and the Horde, with each team designing and building a motorcycle for their faction. The motorcycle with the most votes would be added to World of Warcraft as a free faction-specific mount usable by all characters of that faction.[1]
In the final episode, Michael Morhaime announced that the winning bike would be added into the game with the Warlords of Draenor expansion which ended up being the Warlord's Deathwheel.[2] The losing bike, the Champion's Treadblade, would eventually be added to the game for the price of gold.
Episodes
| Episode # | Published | Description | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | April 17, 2014 | Watch Sam Didier's Team Horde and Chris Metzen's Team Alliance battle it out to create the ultimate chopper. In Episode 1, Paul Jr. and the teams embark on their epic quest, and right out of the gates they're blindsided by a few surprises. | [1] |
| Episode 2 | April 24, 2014 | The bomb drops! This week, Chris and Sammy let Paul Jr. in on a critical piece of news about the project, and we meet the Horde and Alliance crewmates in New York. The teams have accepted their quest and are ready to roll, but will they be able to rise to the challenges ahead? | [2] |
| Episode 3 | May 1, 2014 | On this episode of Azeroth Choppers, the crews at Paul Jr. Designs get down to business on fabrication while the Horde and Alliance teams at Blizzard look forward to getting a first look at the work-in-progress bikes. | [3] |
| Episode 4 | May 8, 2014 | On this episode of Azeroth Choppers, we find Paul Jr.'s crew stressed over an upcoming visit with Team Horde and Team Alliance to go over their bikes so far. Luckily, a surprise from Blizzard HQ may provide the inspiration the teams need to get things rolling again. | [4] |
| Episode 5 | May 15, 2014 | The time has come! On this episode of Azeroth Choppers, the Blizzard teams brave the cold and journey out to New York for a first look at the Horde and Alliance bikes. | [5] |
| Episode 6 | May 22, 2014 | On this episode of Azeroth Choppers, the Blizzard teams have seen their bikes, so it's time for paint and finishing touches! Meanwhile, back at Blizzard HQ, the teams meet with the art department to see what it'll take to the winning bike into the world of Azeroth. | [6] |
| Episode 7 | May 29, 2014 | Only one chopper will reign supreme as the undisputed king of Azeroth's roads in a winner-takes-all showdown voted on by World of Warcraft players around the globe! | [7] |
| Episode 8 | June 5, 2014 | The votes have been cast and the results are tallied. In the final episode of Azeroth Choppers, the teams come together at Blizzard HQ to find out which bike is destined for digital glory. | [8] |
Teams
- Team Alliance
- Team Horde
Notes
In episode 4, Blizzard sent two employees to set up six game machines at Paul Jr. Designs. The build teams got to roll some new level 90s, try out their abilities on combat dummies set outside Stormstout Brewery, try the dungeon, and 3on3 PvP in Tol'Viron Arena. The two employees and Terran, back at Blizzard, helped fill out groups as necessary.
Alliance Build Team
- Brendon: Ogbambam, Pandaren warrior
- Joe: Crackpot, Human paladin
- Pete: Hellwolf, Worgen warrior
Horde Build Team
- Paul Jr. (stand-in): Ogseven, Tauren paladin
- Dan: Dantesfury, Orc warrior
- Cody: Gattok, Troll warrior
Blizzard
- Terran: Tepic, Gnome priest
- Malapoje, Alliance Pandaren monk
- Ruhai, Tauren druid
- Keetwah, Tauren
Distribution
The winning bike was given away for free in-game.[1] On 24 July 2014, it was announced that anyone who logged in to the game between then and 30 September 2014 would automatically have their account flagged to receive the Horde chopper, the 
[Warlord's Deathwheel], upon the release of Warlords of Draenor, when it would be made available to all Horde characters.[2]
On 1 August 2014, Blizzard announced that the Alliance chopper would also be added to the game, due to popular demand (and a few shady back-alley deals in Stormwind's Old Town). Sometime after Warlords of Draenor launched, the bike would be available from a vendor for "a pretty hefty sum of gold".[3] Bashiok later stated via Twitter that the price would be "something closer to the Mammoth-end of mount costs".[4] Following the launch of the expansion, the 
[Champion's Treadblade] was added into the game and is available from Paulie in Stormwind at a cost of 100,000
.
Gallery
References
- ^ a b Crithto 2014-04-10. More Azeroth Choppers Info. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^ a b Blizzard Entertainment 2014-07-24. Get to Your Choppa!. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved on 2014-07-24.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2014-08-01. The Alliance Chopper Is Riding into Azeroth!. Retrieved on 2014-08-01.
- ^ Bashiok 2014-08-01. Bashiok - "Mammoth-end of mount costs.". Retrieved on 2017-10-12. “Isn't definite yet, but think something closer to the Mammoth-end of mount costs.”
External links
Paul Jr. Designs Alliance bike- Paul Jr. Designs Horde bike
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