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Everyone in WoW has AIDS

Discussion in 'Archive: Games' started by The2ndQuest , Sep 20, 2005.

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The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth Staff Member Manager

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Found this to be rather amusing and of interest for discusison outside of the WoW thread, given potential applications to other MMORPGs...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09/19/wow_plague_disease/

" In an absolutely bizarre turn of events, a virtual disease is spreading through the World of Warcraft servers, killing off characters everywhere it spreads. The disease is a direct result of a new in-game instance created by Blizzard, which appears to be working not quite how it was intended.

There is a little info over at Shacknews, but the basic gist is this:

Blizzard adds in a new instance, Zul'Gurub. Inside is the god of blood, Hakkar. Well, when you fight him he has a debuff called Corrputed Blood. It does like 250-350 damage to players and affects nearby players. The amazing thing is SOME PLAYERS have brought this disease (and it is a disease) back to the towns, outside of the instance. It starts spreading amongst the general population including npcs, who can out generate the damage. Some servers have gotten so bad that you can't go into the major cities without getting the plague (and anyone less than like level 50 nearly immediately die).

GM's even tried quarantining players in certain areas, but the players kept escaping the quarantine and infect other players."

It seems they've already tried to patch it and it didn't work. So they're having a hard time curing a completely virtual disease

The2ndQuest , Sep 20, 2005

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Jedi_Matt Jedi Grand Master

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Jul 11, 2002

hahaha that's awesome, im so glad i dont have WoW now

Jedi_Matt, Sep 20, 2005

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Darth_Simpson Jedi Master

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May 7, 2000

Well, when you don't put a timer on the disease...

It's reminiscent of the Area of Effect bomb you could get from Molten Core.

Personally, I think it's hilarious.

Darth_Simpson, Sep 20, 2005

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Katya Jade Administrator Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Jan 19, 2002

Ironic that nerds who've never had sex or even touched a woman are getting a virus.

Well, someone had to say it.

Katya Jade, Sep 20, 2005

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Fist_of_Mandalore Jedi Padawan

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Mar 31, 2005

Dont play with needles is the message Im getting from this.

Fist_of_Mandalore, Sep 20, 2005

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The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth Staff Member Manager

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I thought the message was, don't play with the God of Blood?

The2ndQuest , Sep 20, 2005

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rogue_wookiee Jedi Youngling

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Apr 24, 2004

anyone less than like level 50 nearly immediately die

Well that is one way to get rid of n00bs.

rogue_wookiee, Sep 20, 2005

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dp4m Chosen One

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Nov 8, 2001

Katya_Jade said:

Ironic that nerds who've never had sex or even touched a woman are getting a virus.

Well, someone had to say it.
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Hey!!!!!!11!!!

And I can cure it! Go Cleanse-bot ftw!

dp4m, Sep 20, 2005

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Errant_Venture Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Feb 21, 2002

LMAO! When I see my friend tonight I'm going to ask if how he's faring with the quarantine.

Errant_Venture, Sep 20, 2005

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TwiLekJedi Pretty Ex-Mod VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Jun 14, 2001

Awesome

Finally a reason why SWG is better - you don't get the e-plague

(but then again, I'm sure there's people out there saying "I'd rather play WoW and get the plague, than play SWG" )

TwiLekJedi, Sep 20, 2005

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Psycho_Sith Jedi Padawan

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Aug 3, 2003

Katya_Jade said:

Ironic that nerds who've never had sex or even touched a woman are getting a virus.

Well, someone had to say it.
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LMAO, too true.

Psycho_Sith, Sep 20, 2005

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jp-30 Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Dec 14, 2000

[Cartman] [/Cartman]

jp-30, Sep 20, 2005

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Delta_62 Jedi Youngling

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Mar 20, 2005

Good quote jp-30!

Delta_62, Sep 20, 2005

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HL&S Magistrate Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Oct 30, 2001

That sounds classic. Never played the game and I'm sure I don't understand the entire ramifications of this plague, but it sounds like good times.

HL&S , Sep 20, 2005

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portman_is_so_fine Jedi Master

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Apr 28, 2002

my friend just bought this game yesterday. this is too funny.

portman_is_so_fine, Sep 20, 2005

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Indiana_Fett Jedi Padawan

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Dec 12, 2004

I'm gonna go on right now!

Indiana_Fett, Sep 20, 2005

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macevspalpy113 Jedi Youngling

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Nov 6, 2004

I'm going to go taunt my friend, bye!

macevspalpy113, Sep 20, 2005

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Errant_Venture Manager Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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My friend's server hasn't been affected by this, but his guild is full of [meanies] and they are planning on doing that raid to infect his server.

Errant_Venture, Sep 20, 2005

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Raven Administrator Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Oct 5, 1998

That is simply awesome. Actually, it'd be a cool plotpoint, if they were going for actually having a plot.

Raven, Sep 20, 2005

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Boba_Fett_2001 Chosen One

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Dec 11, 2000

http://wowaids.ytmnd.com/

Boba_Fett_2001 , Sep 20, 2005

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Jedi_Dajuan Administrator Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Dec 30, 2002

Nice one Kayta!

I almost feel sorry for the people who've spent hours upon hours on the game only to die of the plauge. Man what a bummer that must be.

Jedi_Dajuan, Sep 20, 2005

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Darth Guy Chosen One

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Aug 16, 2002

This is hilarious. I feel like getting the game just to act as a plague carrier.

Darth Guy, Sep 20, 2005

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HawkNC Former RSA: Oceania VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Oct 23, 2001

E-comedy gold, to be sure. It worries me sometimes that they can't stop something which is essentially just 1s and 0s.

HawkNC, Sep 20, 2005

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Raven Administrator Emeritus VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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HawkNC said:

E-comedy gold, to be sure. It worries me sometimes that they can't stop something which is essentially just 1s and 0s.

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Especially when they're the best company in the world at making those 0s and 1s.

Raven, Sep 21, 2005

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Excellence Jedi Knight

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Jul 28, 2002

That Mouse kid from Matrix, and his virtual Red Lady offer . . . Good catch, 2ndQuest!

Excellence, Sep 21, 2005

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