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A nostalgic World of Warcraft return turns into an unlikely partnership with Bob Stonefist, who apparently has no need for weapons.
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Story of Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 192,964 views.
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- 0:00John Paladiin begins his adventure in Northshire Valley, followed by RTGame's memories of playing Warcraft.
- 2:04RTGame follows Bob Stonefist, a fellow player fighting wolves with his bare fists.
- 5:10A book quest reveals custom server content and an unexpected route into the Mining profession.
- 8:21John faces the elite enemy Shinyfinder Narf inside Echo Ridge Mine.
- 16:29Smelted copper becomes handmade armour bearing John Paladiin's name.
John Paladin has armour, holy powers and a mission to rid the world of evil. Bob Stonefist is punching wolves with his bare hands. Naturally, RTGame decides this is someone worth following.
The encounter gives his World of Warcraft Forever adventure a companion almost immediately. Starting in Northshire Valley as the human paladin John Paladiin, RTGame spots Bob at work, lends a hand and later finds him still fighting kobolds empty-handed. This time, he supplies paladin buffs to help him along.
The edited highlights of RTGame's own Twitch livestream have drawn about 193,000 views since yesterday. They mix committed heroic roleplay with the very ordinary pleasures of returning to a game he remembers from his youth.
"This is very much dad is showing you the cool game that he played back in the day," he says while looking over the map.
Familiarity doesn't mean he knows everything waiting on this custom roleplay server. A book quest leads to an unexpected way of learning Mining, and he takes up Blacksmithing so he can make equipment from the ore he collects. Eventually, his copper vest and trousers carry his character's own maker's mark. Earlier armour, meanwhile, has prompted a less heroic observation: "It kind of looks like we got a crop top."
Viewers are picking up both threads: his quick recognition of unfamiliar quest content, and Bob's determined refusal to put something in his fists. Several comments adopt the language of his quest, offering assistance or celebrating the pair's friendship. For all John's declarations about the Light, Bob has become a character people want to hear more about.
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- November 12, 2026
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The Warcraft highlights drew about 193,000 views since yesterday. That audience is not an unusual start for RTGame's regular videos.
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Which two professions does John Paladiin take up in this adventure?
John learns Mining and then chooses Blacksmithing so he can forge his own equipment.