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Protocol for the Shameless

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I’ve been running around in World of Warcraft’s open beta for about a week, as you’d know if you’ve been camping this site for fresh post spawns as you should. (news reader = fresh post camping for the afk — The internets kick ass!)

Anyways, what a gankfest that game is. There is a protocol here, people! If I ran into a zombie in real life, I would look around first to make sure no one was camping zombie spawns in the parking lot. It’s only polite. Then, and only then, would I kill said zombie with my car keys.

The gankfest reminded me of an observation I made when I was playing Star Wars Galaxies.

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Yoda Bends Luke Over

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I do get tired of picking on Sony. It’s very similar to messing with a not-so-bright bully in elementary school; easy to do, hard to resist, ultimately, not very satisfying. On the other hand, if not for Sony’s almost-weekly missteps, I wouldn’t have much material right now … since the new MMOGs are taking 4fe.

Sony is just so damn fucking EVIL, someone has to joust their windmill. Fortunately, I have better eyesight than Don Quixote.

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Dead? No, You Cannot Kill Them, No

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Sony, the vortex of evil among gaming companies, recently banned — dozens? hundreds? millions? who fucking knows because Sony never publishes figures — accounts for either actually duping game credits (money) or touching duped game credits.

Problem is, in Star Wars: Galaxies, players can be “tipped” credits against their will or even while offline. Tipping is a completely passive activity for the recipient. Hence, Sony’s encore appearance in the coveted “Asshats of the Week” sidebar.

But, there’s more!

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