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From:     Nils Jeppe <nils@???????????.de>
Date:     Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:15:05 +0200
Subject:  Re: WoW - I wonder....
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Adam Miller wrote:

>> Anyway, let's not argue about WoW, that can only end
>> badly.
>
> Heh, didn't say I played the game, just I liked the
> artwork :)

Well the WoW artwork seems to be that sort of thing you either love or 
hate. Personally I think the comic book style isn't one of WoW's strong 
sides, but yeah, some stuff is nicely done. Haven't seen the pics you 
refer to.

> That one has everyone scratching their head, for
> certain :)  Why they can't call it a spaceship is
> beyond me...:p

Because it's a fantasy setting.

> Like they did with LotR movies?  Man that was a
> hilarious display of sheer ignorace.  Just got to
> laugh at people like that.

The average WoW player is young, stupid, or both. I was once playing in a 
dungeon and the group leader - a Paladin - was the only member who had 
healing spells. So says the mage: "I guess that makes you the healer". The 
paladin then starts using four lettered swear words and calls people who 
agree "noobs" and much worse. The mage says, "I don't play with 9 year 
olds". The paladin comes up with the ultimate defense: "I'm 14!".

So there you go.

Unfortunately that seems to be the rule rather than the exception. I think 
it's because most adult people simply do not have the time required to 
play WoW.

> True, but at the same time, I'd have never thought
> that elements of magical space would be seen in
> something as "mainstream" as Warcraft, either.

Might & Magic was as mainstream as you got at one time, and it did feature 
some heavy Sci Fi elements.

Shadowrun didn't have "magical spaceships" but it was a cyberpunk game 
with happy elves, and easily one of the most popular rpg's of its day.

Sure, WoW is something of unprecedented scale, but that's just because 
mmorpgs like it were simply not possible 10 years ago.


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SubjectFromDate (UTC)
WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    25 Aug 2006 00:08:19
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Joseph Elric Smith    25 Aug 2006 00:24:55
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    25 Aug 2006 00:51:29
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    25 Aug 2006 04:28:23
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Ryltar Thamior    25 Aug 2006 10:03:01
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    25 Aug 2006 15:07:44
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    25 Aug 2006 14:56:17
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    25 Aug 2006 17:27:20
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Dreamer    25 Aug 2006 20:31:50
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    25 Aug 2006 20:56:45
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Joseph Elric Smith    25 Aug 2006 22:04:04
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    25 Aug 2006 22:49:18
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    25 Aug 2006 23:05:00
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 01:07:39
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 01:15:46
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    26 Aug 2006 03:55:23
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 04:37:15
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    26 Aug 2006 07:08:12
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    26 Aug 2006 07:15:05
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    26 Aug 2006 07:17:26
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    26 Aug 2006 07:18:52
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Dreamer    26 Aug 2006 07:20:25
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 08:35:33
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 08:41:47
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Steven    26 Aug 2006 21:40:08
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    26 Aug 2006 21:46:55
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Dreamer    26 Aug 2006 18:26:49
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Dreamer    26 Aug 2006 18:33:53
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Jeymian Winterwolf    27 Aug 2006 00:03:28
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    28 Aug 2006 10:56:21
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    28 Aug 2006 11:41:37
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    28 Aug 2006 14:48:20
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    28 Aug 2006 14:52:26
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    28 Aug 2006 14:55:37
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    28 Aug 2006 15:06:36
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Rian A. McMurtry    28 Aug 2006 15:44:35
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    28 Aug 2006 15:54:21
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    28 Aug 2006 15:58:28
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    29 Aug 2006 23:59:46
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    30 Aug 2006 01:26:13
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    30 Aug 2006 00:11:30
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    30 Aug 2006 06:45:17
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Nils Jeppe    30 Aug 2006 07:07:35
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Jeymian Winterwolf    30 Aug 2006 08:29:04
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    30 Aug 2006 11:30:00
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Michael Shell    30 Aug 2006 16:57:46
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    30 Aug 2006 20:39:47
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Adam Miller    31 Aug 2006 00:16:58
Re: WoW - I wonder....    Mark Vorwerk    31 Aug 2006 02:11:58
Re: WoW - I wonder....    David Shepheard    07 Sep 2006 00:34:07

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