Paladins, is there lore behind us having Crusader Aura?

[Texco]

Isnt a "crusade" normally a religous event in which a large group of people WALK to a holy spot? I could be wrong but if it is, then its got backwards sense in in.

Nah that's a pilgrimage

[thundercles]

Crusade is defined as a "holy war."

Same with the Arabic word Jihad.

Interestingly enough, there was a time span (maybe still is) during which you could get reported and required to change a name with the word jihad in it in WoW.

Crimson Jihad was the name of a real world terrorist organization with ties to the 9/11 attacks.
Make a slight change to the shade of red and the culture behind the term "holy war" and Crimson Jihad becomes Scarlet Crusade.

This is clearly indicative of a vast Muslim extremist conspiracy from within the ranks of the WoW development team to do...

...well, something very bad I'm sure.

[Apostolic]

Warriors do with shouts.

Of course, they could have been given a "THIS IS AZEROTH" Shout which increases mount speed by 20% :P

No no no. Warrior shout "THIS IS AZEROTH" everytime they go into defensive stance - giving all 300 alliance characters in Wintergrasp the ability to not be 1 shot by Horde with 100,000 stacks of Tenacity.

[DaGhostDS]

Isnt a "crusade" normally a religous event in which a large group of people WALK to a holy spot? I could be wrong but if it is, then its got backwards sense in in.

almost this except you bring an army and kill people
yay!
;D

[Ceara]

I was curious and trying to do some research about it last night - why do Paladins have Crusader Aura? I figure when Blizzard was creating the game, they could have given any number of classes Crusader Aura but they chose the Paladin. I figure maybe paladins were like a first response type of class? (LOL gawd @ me.)

Haven't found any info on it but was wondering nonetheless.

Just FYI, no one was given Crusader Aura when the game was created :P

[harky]

'Crusader' has several meanings. One of them is 'Holy Warrior'.. It has nothing to do with walking, or any such. Knights, which Paladins typify and if you played WoW from RTS days you'd know that the Paladin class was an upgrade to the Knight. The movement speed aura was also associated with Paladins (and DKs which have their personal form now) in WC3. Knights of course historically also rode horseback into battle. Guess what class also has its own iconic warhorse? Guess which class is repeatedly referred to as Knights (Knights of the Silver Hand, Blood Knights, etc), Crusaders (Argent Crusade anyone?), or Holy Warriors. Hint; said class even has a Holy tree.

Back on topic. Obvious troll is obvious?

[Samin]

Crusade is defined as a "holy war."

Same with the Arabic word Jihad.

Interestingly enough, there was a time span (maybe still is) during which you could get reported and required to change a name with the word jihad in it in WoW.

Crimson Jihad was the name of a real world terrorist organization with ties to the 9/11 attacks.
Make a slight change to the shade of red and the culture behind the term "holy war" and Crimson Jihad becomes Scarlet Crusade.

This is clearly indicative of a vast Muslim extremist conspiracy from within the ranks of the WoW development team to do...

...well, something very bad I'm sure.

But Scarlet Crusade is "evil" or at least blinded by the light (I'm not going to get this song out of my head for days now.great.) We kill them. It's obviously a vast christian conspiracy..maybe even some kind of christian magic.

[MayneNymmath]

Because Crusader Totem wasn't such a good idea when tested.

Crusader Totem:

Increases mounted speed by 20% while in the radius of the totem. Lasts 5 minutes.

[Silverbreeze]

Isnt a "crusade" normally a religous event in which a large group of people WALK to a holy spot? I could be wrong but if it is, then its got backwards sense in in.

This made me laugh really hard for some reason XD

[Lotena]

Isnt a "crusade" normally a religous event in which a large group of people WALK to a holy spot? I could be wrong but if it is, then its got backwards sense in in.

No, that's a pilgrimage.

[G l o w y r m]

but i cant figure any other logical names for an area of effect buff that increases speed by 20% for any other class.

A Warrior could have a shout that increases speed for 5 minutes or something!

Could be called "Howl of Speed" - "The warrior lets loose a howl that frightens all party or raid members mounts into a frantic gallop for 5 minutes" lol

A Death Knight should be able to have some kind of aura too, they did in WC3 didn't they? Could be..."Threat of Undeath" - "The Death Knight constantly reminds everyone around him they are lucky to still be alive, they ride faster and harder because of their happiness!" hehe

[Sharaki]

A Death Knight should be able to have some kind of aura too, they did in WC3 didn't they? Could be..."Threat of Undeath" - "The Death Knight constantly reminds everyone around him they are lucky to still be alive, they ride faster and harder because of their happiness!" hehe

One of the concept heroes in Warcraft 3 was a crusader hero. Basically a mounted paladin hero unit. One of the abilities on the crusader aura would be to increase the movement speed of the hero and all the units around it. It would also have charge, shockwave, avatar and holy light as abilites.

However this unit was replaced by a Paladin. The Crusader aura was called unholy aura and given to the Deathknight hero unit.

this.. in frontpage.. which you couldnt read..

[Samin]

A Warrior could have a shout that increases speed for 5 minutes or something!

Could be called "Howl of Speed" - "The warrior lets loose a howl that frightens all party or raid members mounts into a frantic gallop for 5 minutes" lol

A Death Knight should be able to have some kind of aura too, they did in WC3 didn't they? Could be..."Threat of Undeath" - "The Death Knight constantly reminds everyone around him they are lucky to still be alive, they ride faster and harder because of their happiness!" hehe

Uh, you try hard to be feared by everyone, don't you? oO
Warriors usually don't frighten their allies because that usually makes the target fight worse. (Demo shout and this fear thing)
Warriors do supporting shouts that revives the spirit of battle in all nearby allies so that they fight better or become more resilent to enemy attacks. So it WOULD make sense..but not as you described more like "The warrior lets loose a howl that inspires all pary or raid members to charge into battle, increasing the movement speed by x% for y minutes"

[Raptorg]

Isnt a "crusade" normally a religous event in which a large group of people WALK to a holy spot? I could be wrong but if it is, then its got backwards sense in in.

Close..
Generally it has to do with going to wage holy wars..

[Tèmpést]

If they granted such to the Death Knight, it would be called an Unholy Aura, from the Warcraft 3 Death Knights. As far as the way Unholy energy is used, it's like a stimulant that hastens the user or target(s), or strengthens either way. But it primarily is used to speed up things as far as I can tell, such as the Necromancer's Unholy Frenzy (Warcraft 3). Hysteria has a similar effect, just that it doesn't increase speeds of any sort. Unholy Presence increases your overall haste as a Death Knight, so there. They had an unholy Aura, until the change came about and removed it from the game, replacing them with improved presences.

[sleekit]

crusader (aura)

can also be used in the sense that some is doing something with a specidic aim

a 'crusader for justice', a 'crusader for better school meals', 'woman rights' whatever, a certain cause, someone with 'a purpose'

i think the usage come down to someone who looks like they are going somewhere with 'a purpose' and the aura of perhaps confidence and purposefulness ( :P ) they are giving off.

the inference being Paladins are always 'on a mission'

you know how you might see someone walking down the street and someone might say 'he looks like he's going somewhere'.

that.

but on a horse.

expeditiously ( one of my favorite words )

[Narit]

Because Crusader Totem wasn't such a good idea when tested.

Crusader Totem:

Increases mounted speed by 20% while in the radius of the totem. Lasts 5 minutes.

Someone already made this joke. You should probably read the thread before you comment.

[Doddilus]

i just love how people get so worked up over crusader aura in raids
all the other auras are covered... "WHO IS RUNNING CRUSADER AURA?! REMOVE IT NOW!"

[Idaho Immortal]

Except ofc in WoW paladins' crusades are for good, not because our enemies are not our religion

History fail.


The Crusades were to explore new lands bringing a sense of adventure as well as find a sense of holy placement by showing God they would fight in his name.

[Hexus]

I was curious and trying to do some research about it last night - why do Paladins have Crusader Aura? I figure when Blizzard was creating the game, they could have given any number of classes Crusader Aura but they chose the Paladin. I figure maybe paladins were like a first response type of class? (LOL gawd @ me.)

Haven't found any info on it but was wondering nonetheless.

Paladins were slated as a "support" class. Besides, the move speed effect lends itself to being on an aura, and at the time, no other class used the aura mechanic (party buff centered on you).