The World of WarCraft community website has revealed the new in-game companion set to run along the side of any attendees to the event, or anyone who orders the event via DIRECTV (still no word on MAINEVENT picking it up again this year, but stay tuned).

Everyone who attends BlizzCon 2009 or purchases the BlizzCon Pay Per View event via DIRECTV will be joined by a new World of Warcraft in-game companion, Grunty the murloc marine. This tiny terror is fully armored and comes equipped with a gauss rifle, which he’ll occasionally fire into the air to make sure no invisible spacecraft are swooping in to attack.

I guess this is just further affirmation StarCraft II is only around the corner.

i hope i can be beta tester

From mmo-champion.

I'll be damned if he isn't seriously cute/awesome. It's also bad that I'm seriously contemplating getting the feed just to get the pet :/

What the f*** is this s***, seriously.

It's also bad that I'm seriously contemplating getting the feed just to get the pet

I will if it's easy and open to Australians. I signed up for a 3rd RAF account last night so I could lvl some toons faster and get another zevra mount.

LOL

i was thinking about cracking open ol wow again.. but then i realised i have a life now..

though i did see a 11.5k crit from a rogue... dunno if thats as high as it gets but it was pretty high... i havnt played since lvl 60

I will if it's easy and open to Australians. I signed up for a 3rd RAF account last night so I could lvl some toons faster and get another zevra mount. LOL

you poor sad individual.

better than levelling without RAF isn't it? :|

its freaking stupid i payed for the direct tv from main event for blizzcon 08, it advertised for a free mount but i never got one
why advertise it in australia if u dont get one

Did you check your email? Email them maybe, I have a friend who got the polar bear mount from the Mainevent thing.

though i did see a 11.5k crit from a rogue... dunno if thats as high as it gets but it was pretty high... i havnt played since lvl 60

That's about right considering your average health now is about 20k. My DK had about 24k before i stopped playing.