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评论来自 Carighan

In the Barrens, on a hill southwest of Crossroads there is a small shrine. On it there is a memorial dedicated to an Orc with the initials 'M-K'. M K was Michel Koiter, a Blizzard illustrator who passed away during the development of World of Warcraft. If you visit the memorial you'll find a spirit healer named Koiter.

评论来自 Nerizor

Rest in peace, Michel Koiter. You will forever be remembered with this shrine.

评论来自 27570

I made a video/tribute in case anyone wants to see the shrine and not make the trip out there. I think its a wonderful thing that Blizzard did this for Michel.

First one on YouTube.
Found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F8F4w0gXNY

评论来自 43860

Nice Video... nice idea from bilzzard too... i was just curious to see what was up here.

looks good!

评论来自 robthebin

thats very nice of Blizzard to do something like that for Michel ;x

评论来自 Dedinasec

Interesting fact...

The Orc you see at the shrine is Michel's beta character to the exact pixel.

评论来自 57136

u know how weird it is to walk around the barens and sudenly find a ghost with ur last name?, good 2 know that it isnt coincidence, its a place of worship, but still weird as i never used my real life newhere in my computer history and then 2 find it in teh midle of nowhere :P

评论来自 26491

Nice to see that the flight path from Thunder Bluff to Crossroads go over this as well. That is what made me see the name.

Well done indeed.

评论来自 eragord

memorial site of him http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/memorial_twincruiser.html

Edit:
He is in SC2 so he still appears in Blizzards games :)
http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/M._Koiter

评论来自 72738

I'm Alliance but that doesn't mean that I can't go to the barrens.
I went to the shrine with my rogue and it looked great, the orc looked really cool the way he held his sword, and everything had perfect Graphics.
It was really nice of Blizzard to do this for Michel.

评论来自 127963

I've seen this so many times passing by, but never known how to get up there.

评论来自 149349

Its a very very sad story and a great read. More people should know of the shrine and the story behind it. Maybe it would make the game play that much more.
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评论来自 154720

Another thing to post is that Koiter's spirit can be targeted even when you are dead,and is friendly for both alliance and horde.

评论来自 gaashura

This is not the only memorial shrine in the game, there is a small plate in a hill overlooking the sea at Hillsbrad foothills(67,84), there is a dwarf kneeling to it, ad its called "In Loving Memory".

-Gaash

评论来自 48190

I'm impressed with blizzard. Actually they show that they not only care about making money.

评论来自 95husum

I think Blizzard was wery nice when they created a special place to honer Michel Koiter

评论来自 95husum

It have been wery cool of Blizzard have maked a quest about honor Michel Koiter=)

Michel Koiter, Rest in peace.

评论来自 288482

Blizzard has always had little spoofs as dedication to people irl who deserve it.
The follow list contains those few who were honored by blizzard
Oprah Winfrey
Pink Floyd
Anthony Ray Stark
Gedrah
Caylee Dak
Chris Metzen
Aliocha Segard very nice GM btw

If i missed others please do not downrate, just reply to my post and post under mine.

评论来自 361358

For the horde, Michel....

评论来自 442889

i never did think that this was the memorial of Michael Koiter. Its good of blizzard to have maken a memorial for him.

评论来自 460347

I love how Blizzard leaves tributes such as quests, NPCs, places, to Blizzard employees that have passed away.

Kudos to Michel.

评论来自 207575

Blizzard seems to have a history of putting memorials in for players, employees, or friends. So far I've found seven (feel free to point it out if you spot one I've missed).

Koiter is a slightly more complicated memorial. While NPC Koiter uses the Spirit Healer model, behind him is a memorial in a small subzone called the Shrine of the Fallen Warrior in the northern Barrens. Atop the structure is an orc that is a copy of Michel Koiter's character from the WoW beta. He died in 2004 of unknown causes.

Ahab Wheathoof and his dog Kyle are the creation of Ezra Chatterton, a young player with cancer who got to spend a day at Blizzard headquarters thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation. He got to create these two NPCs, voice Ahab, and create the quest Kyle's Gone Missing! to go with them, among other things. He passed away in October of 2008 when his tumor, which had been in remission, came back. His main character, Ephoenix, can sometimes (very very rarely) still be seen online on the Norgannon server when his father logs on.

Caylee Dak and her pet Dusky in Shattrath City (on Aldor Rise and belonging to the Darnassus faction) was the character of Dak Krause, who passed away from leukemia on August 22, 2007. She ends the quest Alicia's Poem.

In Hillsbrad there is Rousch, the character of Anthony Ray Stark (yes, real name) who passed away in 2005 in a scuba accident. He has no quest, but he stands in front of a grave marker and will /kneel and /salute it from time to time. He is friendly to both factions.

Captain Armando O s s e x is a member of the Stormpike Guard in Alterac Mountains. He is apparently a memorial to a deceased player who loved playing AV, but information other than this is scarce. I was unable to find a date of death or whether the patrolling character was a clone of his or not.

Crusader Bridenbrad the Argent Crusader dying of the plague in Icecrown appears to be based off of a real person, Bradford C. Bridenbecker, who died of cancer in 2007. He is involved in a medium-long questline starting with A Tale of Valor, given to you by Tirion Fordring after you've unlocked the Crusaders' Pinnacle. It is speculated that he may be related to a Blizzard programmer.

Again in Hillsbrad is a Decorated Headstone dedicated to Jesse Morales, a Blizzard employee who passed away while WoW was still under development. There was no other information.

/salute /mourn

评论来自 Netheral

A sad thought that this might be going away come cataclysm. : /
Hopefully though, it'll only get relocated but never the less, this is the time to take screenshots.

/target Koiter
/salute

评论来自 520042

ah s**t... he wuz argentinian, like me... :(

评论来自 576501

R.I.P, we'll all remember you. Thanks.

评论来自 583158

RIP

评论来自 Luciferums

I love the way blizz does things like this, memorial marks and etc... RIP

评论来自 JustMashu

There is also a tribute to Koiter in SCII!

评论来自 299362

M.Koiter appears in Starcraft aswell now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0olIY3Qx4M go to 1:11 and again at 3:35 at the end of a epic speech

评论来自 327649

Will Koiters shrine remain in Cata? When I first heard that they were remaking the barrens I thought they might remove it.

评论来自 catepandora

When you approach the memorial, your map shows your current location as "Shrine of the Fallen Warrior".

/salute

评论来自 768291

Who would have thought, that there will be so many honor, in a simple game like that. And by honor, I do not mean the one you get from killing enemy players, I mean REAL honor, that touches your heart, and stays in your memory.

I started from the memorial of Koiter, and I ended up reading stories, that put pain in my chest. I have played this game from around 7 years, and had no idea that there is so deep meaning in simple things like that. Which leads me to an idea, that will ease my pain, and most likely the pain of others.

On each of their respective birthdays, and the days that all of them have died, aswell during the Day Of The Dead, I will go to all of their memorials, and give respect to their deaths. I will bring along friends, and tell them who those people are, and how they died. It will be good from all of you, to do the same. Because, when few words are spoken, or wrote on a small piece of paper, they with ease fade into the abyss of time, but, when many, many words are wrote, they become a book, and a book, can be passed down with centuries and milleniums. We, the people that respect those who have died, are the words. Let us find more people, and make a whole book with them, so the honor of those who have died, be remembered for as long as possible.

Let us now bow and kneel to the dead ones, because, no one shall escape from that, be it king, or be it simple harvester. I will post this around, and make more people see this. Let us do something, that we can be proud of, let us show to the families and close friends, that we, the ones that play this game, care a lot.

P.S. : Message created by DarkTroll, a Private Server player, that cannot effort to play in Retail. One Must Die To Be Reborn, those have died, and shall be reborn, by this memorial. When titles, races, sides, weapons and armors are removed, we are all just mortal people.

评论来自 748840

I found this shrine while boredly exploring the Barrens one day...

/target Koiter
/pray

"You say a prayer to Koiter"

评论来自 Trollina

Hes also in CATA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ND23hq48M

评论来自 702755

He's also in Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty.

(Spoiler alert for the video.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-or22fXBY

评论来自 timbazi

/pray

评论来自 Rasmaus543

Respect for this. Btw, theres a memorial stone in Hillbrad to, for another Blizz dude.

评论来自 wowheadhead

This legendary tomb and spirit healer was dedicated to Michael Koiter. Michael was a very very nice Gamemaster for blizzard.Michael shale rest in peace,love,and friendship.Michael is in Star craft 2 wings of liberty and much more.We will always remember you Michael!

评论来自 Mildennais

While doing the holiday events, I flew by the shrine and /pray'd before it.

评论来自 calppp

R.I.P.

评论来自 920689

Blizz should add secret quest lines that honor each late blizz employe,friend and and notable player,like Stark.

评论来自 longslowgoodbye

I planted a 冬蕊花树 there this christmas eve.
Nothing has happened.

Yet.

评论来自 678294

i wish they moved the spirit a bit futher away from his shrine so you could see it better.

they really put some effort in it for him.

评论来自 datgrl

Avendesora of Thunderhorn (US) put together these videos of the various tributes within the game. They are a beautiful and moving memorial to some players who loved the game and brought something positive to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK44XQIzLos&feature=player_embedded
Crusader Bridenbad - Icecrown
Rousch - Hillsbrad
Decorated headstone-Jesse Morales
Captain Armando Ossex - Alterac Valley
Caylee Dak - Shattrath & Alicia - Stormwind
Shrine of the Fallen - Barrens
Ahab Wheathoof - Bloodhoof Village

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRYRy-C8aFg&feature=player_embedded
Buin Phloppy Freehand
Elloric - Shrine of Seven Stars
Tabea and Apollo - Dalaran
Owen's Wishing Well - Jade Forest

评论来自 1205711

Since no-one has posted it yet, here is the poem "Shrine of the Fallen Warrior in World of WarCraft" by Koiter's brother, Rene:

Where once a hero set foot on his native soil a monument has risen
Where now part of his essence resides a mystical boon will be given

Upon the monument the runic initials MK have been engraved
To honor all the journeys and battles the fallen one has braved

A hero's enduring spirit transcends many worlds beyond our own
Only those with steadfast dedication find a bond with this unknown

Travel the continents and scour the lands for the shrine standing tall
For in the presence of the monolith the warrior will be with you all.

评论来自 JupiterAdept

I try to salute and kneel by the shrine before every raid since I found it as a lowbie what feels like eons ago.

评论来自 JeaselWeasel

Well f**k. Now I'm crying. This is a beautiful tribute. Thank you Michel.

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