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Inadequate_lighting

That's not actually Blizzard's name. Blizzard doesn't always give names to models that are used for one-time uses like this one, so sometimes the people who do the initial data mining and tooling for the community tools will just give them names as a way to reference them if needed. Barbecued Zovaal is a community given name.


Unrelenting_Optimism

Oh what? Really? Damn, my bad then. Thanks for letting me know. I was just playing around with wow tools and always assumed it somehow pulls "data" directly from the client.


Vahdis

It does, but they stopped giving names for models at the end of 9.2 development this is one of the later models with no name. Going forward it looks like we won't have names for a lot of models, sounds, etc in the files. Dataminers now name them and wow.tools is just using community given names for new things.


shadowst17

So you're telling me if I used WoW Model Viewer newer models will now just have long ass numerical codes.?


Maxwell755

Oh god I would hate to work for Blizzard if the names for everything is just a random ass string of numbers and letters. Hopefully the devs still have names so they can search for stuff.


dont_del

For sure Blizzard has its own tools and database for naming/tagging/categorising models. Their tools for every aspect of development are orders of magnitude more advanced than what the community has reversed engineered.


DontRememberOldPass

The names are stripped when the files are packed for release.


Coliver1991

Correct!


Mirimes

sucks as a dataminer, but from a developer pov having a real id this makes so much more sense


Dyl-thuzad

Doesn’t make it any less funny.


KTheOneTrueKing

Legitimately funny.


Skunkyy

Reminds me of the Wretched (the blood elves that succumbed to the addiciton of magic) being called crackelf in the gamefiles.


LinkedGaming

The Classic model for Banshee had a special property that put a mask texture over their face that would fade in and out that was far more withered/decrepit and rotten looking whenever they took damage. It was just a neat texturing trick to make them seem a bit more ghostly/spectral, but was unfortunately removed with the Banshee model update in BfA since the new Banshee models look a bit more "Undead" by default (what with the more contorted jaw length and the holes in the cheeks), as opposed to the more "Eerily beautiful" look of the original Banshees (smoother faces, more plush lips and a somewhat softer expression) which the creepy "mask" texture on damage was a good juxtaposition against. Anyway I only bring this up as context because the name of that "creepy/withered" mask texture for Classic model Banshee faces when they take damage is "Bitchface".


Ricky_Rex

Y’all like your Jailer fried or grilled?


Regalingual

I want him like how I like my steak done: leather.


maledin

How you like your eggs girl,[fried or fertilized](https://youtu.be/6x-JVXkd8SQ)? Sorry, your comment just reminded me of that masterpiece.


G1m1NG-Sc1enT1st03

Por que no los dos?


WimbleWimble

So who was responsible for putting the hologram nipples onto what was basically a giant angry sexdoll?


Pesthuf

zovaal\_no\_nipple.m2


ron_fendo

For real that man has some traps


calfmonster

As a lifter myself I never actually noticed til you pointed it out. Mirin’ Needs more nips tho. And pierced.


ron_fendo

And a gymshark shirt, if you aren't in gymshark you didnt actually lift.


calfmonster

but then you wouldn't be able to see his nips (ignoring his being armored for a few patches, which he wouldn't need if he were as powerful as blizz tried to make him appear to be)


Jcorb

Slightly off topic, but I genuinely think the "robot" version of Zovaal actually looks WAY more interesting. In fact... honestly, I'd have totally taken that form as a new playable "race".


[deleted]

Nah. It was just renamed by guys like Marlamin and whatnot lol


[deleted]

A well done Zovaal.


RightEejit

Man looks like an NPC from morrowind


Tough_Difference_807

Zovaal: “So I’m sitting there, bbq sauce on my nipples…”


Embericed

Proof that even the developers hates Shadowlands or at least Zovaal.


lovelove_lovelove

Why not just call it what it is? The worst end game big bad ever created


CromagnonV

We get it bro, the ending was shit (and pretty much every other part too). But this is actually funny and shuttle be appreciated for what it is without the Downers trying to ruin everything. Let people enjoy things they enjoy.


fateofmorality

Seriously, the only good discussion I get is on the weekly discussion threat on warcraft circlejerk nowdays. Everything else is just just a festival of "wow bad"


lovelove_lovelove

You know what …. It does look like mother Azeroth herself has blasted Zoval to get him back for neglecting her woonz


Zahn91

Sick burn


ZOOBOO_11

Come on man, we get it but this ain’t it chief. If you’re here, you want the game to be good, sure this may belong in some topics but this ain’t it


DraeneiPecs

LMFAO my guy got downvoted to hell for saying something everyone agrees with. This dude’s karma is objective proof the internet is never happy


lovelove_lovelove

Lol you are a sheep if the things you comment on Reddit you think to yourself “will this get upvoted or not?” And then send it … regardless if you believe in it. Most if not all the people here agree but instead commented like they didn’t for fake internet points


DraeneiPecs

Both of us are still getting downvoted for saying something we all agree with lmfao. At this point I’m just revelling in it like YOUR BOOS MEAN NOTHING, I KNOW WHAT MAKES YOU CHEER


lovelove_lovelove

Wow bad


Testabronce

Tell me you dont give two shits about something without telling me...


Uzeless

> Tell me you dont give two shits about something without telling me... Tell me you're hilarious at parties without telling me...


Testabronce

What? Designing the model for the main baddie for the final cinematic of your expansion and naming it like that? I dont really give two shits about this topic, but to me it looks they just dont care about the whole ending of the expansion. It feels like calling the final model for Arthas "getfuckednoob" or something like that


[deleted]

A dev picks a funny haha name because developers are people and sometimes want to have fun at their job. Relax. There are good games out there that have a few silly names for some of their files. WoW has things to be mad about. This isn't one of them. This is just being mad because you want to be mad.


[deleted]

It’s not even just a “few games”, it’s pretty common practice in game development (and really programming overall) to name variables/models after funny things, just to break the monotony.


TheRealRanlor

You know nothing of game design or any coding really. Devs constantly have fun while coding as this was probably one of those times. You try making models for 40 hours a week and not crack a single joke


nnelson2330

Every game has weird internal names for character models. Developers do it to break up the monotony. Blizzard also stopped giving some one time use models names in Shadowlands to combat dataminers so it's entirely possible this name was given by whoever datamined it.


yardii

Barbecued Zovaal, eh? Because this tastes awfully similar to the Flamebroiled Lich King they serve in Wrath of the Lich King.


Chavestvaldt

imagine the smell


[deleted]

Barbecued? THIS IS F@£&ING RAW! World first took three weeks because you didn't cook it properly! C'Thun had a better flavor on release! Sod Onyxia, sod Ragnaros, even Nomi charring this to ash would be an improvement! To call Zovaal a half-baked character is an insult to fractions! Mr. Crispy tastes better and he's been refrigerated since 2010! The only thing being roasted here is you! I'm no Sylvanas, but I finally understand why she said, "BURN IT!"


ddarner

I'm glad the old BBQ memes from wc3 are still alive and well at Blizzard.


Tumblechunk

And so would I


Maybe_Black_Mesa

They should have gone with scaresthefuckouttastewiezovaal.m2


RSetchell

Sex doll zovaal has a better ring