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The Purloined Launcher

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Two days ago, I kinda missed the mark with some choice World of Warcraft guild drama. The thread author deleted his drama posts, I didn’t quote the relevant passages, thereby preserving them for posterity, and all we’re left with is the smoldering ashes. I blame myself.

I was tipped off to this New and Improved guild drama by a guildmate. (Thanks, OverlyAmbitiousOffTank!) Today’s drama is courtesy of the Dragonblight server, and due to shifting dates, lots of post editing, possible account sales and numerous witness accounts, it’s one of those “who knew what when?” type stories.

We begin here, with the thread author, Excellence, alleged account purchaser, proven Molten Core (MC) ninja and (self-described) wronged guild applicant. Per him:

This is the story. About 1 and a half weeks ago guild Lords of the Realm was going to make me a Dark Iron Helmet. I gave their smither the mats (worth about 1k gold)…3 days later the guild didnt send me the helmet so I asked for it. The smither said”no”
so I asked for mats back “No, srry we are giving to our MT for MC raids:” (as you guys know dark iron helm has mad +fire resistance.. So I got real mad and I threatened the guild if they didnt give my mats back that I would tell the whole realm in IF. But, before I did their whole clan started spamming the forums and IF general chat. “EX IS A NINJA!!! They did this so no one would believe me. Now I cant pary, group, raid, guild…its a joke..aand now I am trying to tell the real story but this thread will probably get shot down by hundreds of LOTR posts. Im sorry I had to resort to this guild LOTR..but I wanted my mats back

p.s. clffrd of LOTR admitted to even taking the mats and im trying to get a ss of it.

It is unclear why LOTR’s accusations of ninja would have any bearing on his ability to parry. It is clear, however, that functional illiteracy is alive and well in our times.

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October Carnival of Gamers

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THE Killer ClownOctober’s Carnival of Gamers has arrived at Flicker Gaming.

The monthly showcase of old, new, curious and freakish in game bloggery is available to you as an alternate work activity.

Over ten submissions from both gamer camps: the fruity console guys and the rugged, hearty MMO dudes … phear our barbaric loins! (heh)

You could do productive work today, but why should today be any different?

How’s That Being Clever Working Out for Ya?

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Now it all becomes so clear to me!

I was poking around the World of Warcraft forums, keeping my finger on the pulse of the bloated 4-million player community, and I ran across this Blizzard post about the free trial accounts being offered in some of the gaming rags.

I guess I’ll post the relevant text as thread authors (not just Blizzard authors either) can DELETE their threads if they so choose. An incredibly poor decision, in my opinion, as players can post shit then just walk away from the shit, sans consequences, when the heat gets turned up. Anyways, per Eyonix, Blizzard dragonling:

Since there has been some recent confusion concerning the issue, I thought I’d clarify that in order to protect our player base from abuse, we have placed some restrictions on accounts created using the promotional trial version of World of Warcraft that is available through certain magazine publications. Please be aware that these restrictions are only in place during the trial period; players who decide to purchase a retail copy of World of Warcraft and activate their accounts will be able to continue adventuring with the same characters and take full advantage of all features included in the retail version of the game.

During the trial period, characters on the promotional accounts will be able to advance up to level 20 and accumulate up to 10 gold. Use of the auction house and mailbox, player-to-player trade, and access to the in-game chat channels will be unavailable for the duration of the 14-day trial period.

So, thinks I: wtf, why would Blizznit deny access to the in-game chat channels for trial players? That’s gonna be a bitch if they need help with quests.

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