Morning!
I just read a rather interesting observation regarding World of Warcraft. Did you know there are parts of the WoW map that are regarded as off-limits to all but the most foolhardy or ignorant? Go there - you die. To wit:

…The ability to explore this vista is one of the many attractions, yet there are parts of the map that are regarded as off-limits to all but the most foolhardy or ignorant. In these wastelands, highly organised murder gangs exist purely to ambush and “kill” those who stumble within, looting their characters of virtual belongings, which can be traded for in-game gold. This gold can later be traded on black-market exchanges for money, yet no real-world crime has been committed. Chinese online role player, Qiu Chengwei, discovered the police can’t investigate the virtual theft of an object that doesn’t exist outside a computer game when his sword worth 7200 Yuan (around $1500) was stolen. He took the law into his own hands by tracking down the thief and killing him in real life ….MORE….

There are also people who play WoW in a pacifist fashion (and have a superb time doing it as well!). I’ll cover more about that tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

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