Monthly Archives: December 2004

I Wish I May, I Wish I Might …

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If I could have three wishes in World of Warcraft, they would be:

1. Why in the hell are there only 3 auction houses (Ironforge, Orgrimmar, and Gadgetzan)? This is like Little House on the Prairie where I make a Trip to Town once a week to stock up on supplies and visit with the townsfolk. “May I say, Merchant Smith, your daughter is blossoming into one helluva woman” *drifts off into overpixelated fantasies*

We have the technology to have email in every town, village and outpost, but can’t extend that to the auction houses? Maybe the gnomes that built the Deep Tunnel tram can recommend some technology gnomes to expand the auction houses. I’ll even pitch in 5 gold for the cause … and Merchant Smith’s daughter.

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Class Wars

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The class wars in World of Warcraft have begun in earnest now. The Have Nots calling for nerfs and begging for more power; the Haves telling everyone to shaddup.

These type of skirmishes have been going on since time began in the virtual world, and they will continue until the last mole has been whacked, looted and skinned.

I can always tell which classes are the Haves — here’s a tip on how to quickly ID them in any game: it’s the class that remains curiously quiet, for the most part, in public forums. The Haves try not to make eye contact with the developers; they study their shoes, examine their fingernails, whistle idly while trying to appear casual and uninterested.

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Au Revoir, Bots

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In another round of account bannings, Blizzard smote over 300 accounts for using 3rd party programs to slog through levels, crafting and PROBABLY FISHING TOO! Quoting:

Blizzard Entertainment is committed to maintaining an environment of fair play in World of Warcraft. As stated previously, the company has a zero-tolerance policy for cheating or hacking of any kind. Players caught using a bot program to automate any of their characters’ actions will have their characters removed and their account banned. They will not receive a warning. Over 300 accounts have already been banned for offenses of this nature.

If nothing else, regular bannings should clean up server clogs.