leeroy .... - i just don't get it

[Larke]

Is it that I don't have a sense of humor.. or what... I just don't understand what the hype is with the Leeroy Jenkins thing... so he's a moron, rounded up a crap load of stuff and everyone died... the part I do find somewhat funny is that they followed him in! But other than that, I just don't get it.

[Blackbat]

Well, it WAS funny the first few times I saw it. Until I found out it was all staged.

[Xanatos]

The humour is that they stood there for minutes debating what to do, analysing the situation, formulating a gameplan...only for Leeroy to shout out his battle cry and charge in blindly.

The fact the battle cry sounded so genuine only added to it. :)

Also - the contrast between the pessimistic leader and the over-enthusiastic Leeroy also add to the humour.

[Larke]

it was STAGED? oh that makes it so much worse...

[Jade_Dragon]

It's one of those things that the Internet grabs up and turns into a running gag. Think of it as a secret handshake.

[Yin]

Just the fact that there are people in CoH who actually do that made it funny to me, and certain phrases and pauses in the entire clip. The whole, "LEEEEEEEEEEEEROOOOY JEEEEENKIIIINS!" -pause- "Oh my God. He just went in," is the highlight of the whole thing for me. It's not as funny anymore though. People wore it out as usual just like the entire "Go. Hunt. Kill Skuls." thing. If the Devs make a "LEEEROY JEEENKIINS!" it'd be the greatest thing ever. :P

[Quakester]

I think part of what made it funny for me is that I've been in those situations. Only difference is I sat and watched as they died. I'm no moron. :p

[Larke]

ok, making my naivity even bigger.. i don't get the whole kill skuls thing... assuming typo and made funny because statesman repeated it? dunno... hehe I really do pay so much attention don't i? :)

[Jade_Dragon]

No, Statesman picked it up because it was already in common use. It originally related to a person who was invited to a pickup group in Perez Park. When she (IIRC it was a she) arrived in Perez Park she found a "Defeat 10 Skulls" mission. When no one met her, she asked, "Are we just hunting on our own, or what?" The team leader responded "Go. Hunt. Kill Skuls." (The misspelling was straight from the original reply)

When the player tracked down the team leader, she found him in a corner all by himself, with his face to the wall, doing nothing. Apparently, he had put together a team for the sole purpose of doing his mission for him.

Combined with the humor of the mispelling and a whole bunch of people who replied to the original thread with nonsense of their own, it grew into a catchphrase.

BTW, the other phrase you have probably heard, "Gone to the Americans", was from a ranting, misspelled post by someone who was apparently complaining about exploits and "duping". (A process of creating money in other MMORPGs, which isn't really possible in CoH, because there is less emphasis on loot) His rant was so badly written that its entire meaning was lost, and only the phrase "gone to the Americans" stood out. It was latched onto and became a catchphrase in much the same way.

What most of these things have in common is childish behavior, mispellings, and an apparent lack of common sense. (Or at least a message so incomprehensable as to seem like nonsense) While on one level the speaker could be said to pick up the phrase to distinguish himself from such stupidity, as I said, on another level I think it's a way to identify yourself with the community, and recognize that such things happen. The Leeroy thing being staged could just be another example of that. The truth is, it's more good natured than it seems on the surface.

[Masked Revenger]

Well, it WAS funny the first few times I saw it. Until I found out it was all staged.

That really doesn't make it any less funny, in my opinion. What makes it funny is the fact that these things happen. I've run into Leeroy's as well as the over-anilytical leaders (33.33% chance of survival) in CoH as well as other games, so it was still funny.

Chris

[Sebastian Kain]

Is it that I don't have a sense of humor.. or what... I just don't understand what the hype is with the Leeroy Jenkins thing... so he's a moron, rounded up a crap load of stuff and everyone died... the part I do find somewhat funny is that they followed him in! But other than that, I just don't get it.


Your not alone..I never liked it. And I'm happy to see it's madness dying down...

[Astartus]

One of the things that make these quotes so funny is, in my opinion, cause you can use them in many different situations.

Someone is doing something stupid without thinking? LEERROOOYYY!!!!
Something is still being discussed although it was settled weeks ago? Gone to the Americans!

[Blackbat]

That really doesn't make it any less funny, in my opinion. What makes it funny is the fact that these things happen. I've run into Leeroy's as well as the over-anilytical leaders (33.33% chance of survival) in CoH as well as other games, so it was still funny.

Chris

To each his own I guess. Like I said, it was funny the first few times. But it lost me when I found it was all staged. It Lost the impulsiveness of the situation which is what I found amusing.

[Larke]

I gotta remember when I want an answer about something, ask Jade Dragon! :) ok, so the kill skuls thing is kinda funny. never heard the gone to the americans thing... i don't have a catch phrase... though for a long while anytime I said anything in the HamidonRaid channel way too many people would say "omfg its Larke!"

[inkblaster]

What bugs me is Kill Skuls was a fad-ish thing and it made it in game. Gone to the Americans I find amusing as there are so many non-Americans I know that play.

Leeroy I still find funny, even if staged, it had the classic straight man setup, and the pie-in-the-face take. Is a pie-in-the-face take staged? Of course it is, but it's still damn funny.

[Symbiote]

The greatest part about the LEEEEROOOY JENKINS video was how idiotic they made themselves look. In WoW, any group could easily get through there without even touching one whelp I believe. So therefore, Leeroy is the ideal idiot in this situation, as the only way to get that many whelps is to touch almost every egg in the area.

[Jade_Dragon]

I gotta remember when I want an answer about something, ask Jade Dragon! :)

Pretty much. First lesson on this board is usually ask Jade Dragon about anything. Second lesson is usually DON'T ask Jade Dragon about anything. :D

[WingedAvenger]

Yeah it's staged.

1) There's no way a raiding guild would simply drop their plan and go chasing after some idiot into the big bad encounter, because they know full well that means certain death. It's far smarter and safer to simply let the fool go, let him get himself killed, then summon and rez him back (assuming he's still welcome on the raid).

2) There's no such thing as a calculator that can predict a raid's chance of success in an MMORPG.

3) The dialogue sounded scripted, but I know know that because I've been on a few raiding groups like that myself in another well known MMORPG.

Despite all that though, it was still funny. :chuckle:

[iggy880]

I heard it was originally from Planetside, and they decided to copy it.

[Vendel]

LEEEEEROOOOY!!!!! (www.leeroyjenkins.net)

[ChairLegOfTruth]

Yeah it's staged.

1) There's no way a raiding guild would simply drop their plan and go chasing after some idiot into the big bad encounter, because they know full well that means certain death. It's far smarter and safer to simply let the fool go, let him get himself killed, then summon and rez him back (assuming he's still welcome on the raid). Yeah right. I've seen it happen in CoH, usually in Frostfire. Some moron will rush in and everyone will rush in to protect him. It happens. At least once that moron has been me.

2) There's no such thing as a calculator that can predict a raid's chance of success in an MMORPG. How do you think the servers work? It's maths, odds and calculations. If you have the numbers you can do the calculations (although probably not with a desk-top calculator) and know your odds.

Kill%=((Hit%/OpponentDodge%)/HitRate=(DamPerHit/OpponentHP))
Okay I'm making that up but...

Despite all that though, it was still funny. :chuckle: Yup :D

Reading the interview I don't think it was completely staged. Leeroy definately seems to want the shoulder pads. He got kicked from the P4L (for "five minutes") as a result of the video. However they'd prepared some kind of rez point nearby and at least some of the dialog was preprepared ("I can't move. Am I lagging?").

I think they planned to film the raid, including some amusing dialog. The plan was for Leeroy to be point on the raid but the others were unready when he rushed off. But I'm very trusting ;)

[suburbanhell]

1)Watch Leeroy.

2)

3)Profit.

[WingedAvenger]

Yeah right. I've seen it happen in CoH, usually in Frostfire. Some moron will rush in and everyone will rush in to protect him. It happens. At least once that moron has been me.A group of up to 8 CoH heroes in their teen levels is a far, far cry from a raiding guild of 40+ high level characters in EQ (and presumably WoW). In the EQ endgame, if a raid abandons the plan and rushes in to save an upstart, they die. Period.


How do you think the servers work? It's maths, odds and calculations. If you have the numbers you can do the calculations (although probably not with a desk-top calculator) and know your odds.It's the human factor. Gather together 40+ players from around the globe, have them participate in an activity that requires a good deal of concentration for several hours, and see if you can predict exactly how it's all going to work out. It certainly isn't something you can attribute statistical numbers to. ;)

[ChairLegOfTruth]

A group of up to 8 CoH heroes in their teen levels is a far, far cry from a raiding guild of 40+ high level characters in EQ (and presumably WoW). In the EQ endgame, if a raid abandons the plan and rushes in to save an upstart, they die. Period.

Talking to my BiL, who plays WoW religiously and is in the level 40+ range, TPK's are fairly common and even high level characters can go moron at the drop of the hat.

It's the human factor. Gather together 40+ players from around the globe, have them participate in an activity that requires a good deal of concentration for several hours, and see if you can predict exactly how it's all going to work out. It certainly isn't something you can attribute statistical numbers to. ;)

Yeah but that won't stop people trying if they think it gives them an edge. Ever speak to a 'professional' gambler? They all claim to have some kind of system that gives them the edge.

It's also the human factor that results in the TPK; people are tired and not thinking too sharply and suddenly do something very stupid. We've all been there.

[suburbanhell]

It may be staged, but it's funny because we've ALL been on a team like that, whether it be in a paper based RPG, or a lan party, or an MMO, you all can recall ONE person killing an entire team off because of rash decisions, etc.

[Randomus]

Heck, I just killed off a whole team last night by casting that AoE Radiation debuff at the wrong time. It happens.

But, it's still staged.

[Meltman]

Then again, most of the best comedies are staged.....