Deadly plague hits Warcraft world
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A deadly virtual plague has broken out in the online game World of Warcraft. Although limited to only a few of the game's servers the numbers of characters that have fallen victim is thought to be in the thousands. [^] :omg: I'll admit to never having played most games in the world, but reading this reminds me of Mathew's sig: "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy. Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar
Google talk: binarybandit
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
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A deadly virtual plague has broken out in the online game World of Warcraft. Although limited to only a few of the game's servers the numbers of characters that have fallen victim is thought to be in the thousands. [^] :omg: I'll admit to never having played most games in the world, but reading this reminds me of Mathew's sig: "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy. Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar
Google talk: binarybandit
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
"Originally it was thought that the deadly digital disease was the result of a programming bug in a location only recently added to the Warcraft game. However, it now appears that players kicked off the plague and then kept it spreading after the first outbreak ... In the last week, it added the Zul'Gurub dungeon which gave players a chance to confront and kill the fearsome Hakkar - the god of Blood. In his death throes Hakkar hits foes with a "corrupted blood" infection that can instantly kill weaker characters. The infection was only supposed to affect those in the immediate vicinity of Hakkar's corpse but some players found a way to transfer it to other areas of the game by infecting an in-game virtual pet with it. This pet was then unleashed in the orc capital city of Ogrimmar and proved hugely effective as the Corrupted Blood plague spread from player to player. Although computer controlled characters did not contract the plague, they are said to have acted as "carriers" and infected player-controlled characters they encountered. And the best bit: The "Corrupted Blood" plague is not the first virtual disease to break out in online worlds. In May 2000 many players of The Sims were outraged when their game characters died because of an infection contracted from a dirty virtual guinea pig. ROLFMAO :-D :-D :-D "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy
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"Originally it was thought that the deadly digital disease was the result of a programming bug in a location only recently added to the Warcraft game. However, it now appears that players kicked off the plague and then kept it spreading after the first outbreak ... In the last week, it added the Zul'Gurub dungeon which gave players a chance to confront and kill the fearsome Hakkar - the god of Blood. In his death throes Hakkar hits foes with a "corrupted blood" infection that can instantly kill weaker characters. The infection was only supposed to affect those in the immediate vicinity of Hakkar's corpse but some players found a way to transfer it to other areas of the game by infecting an in-game virtual pet with it. This pet was then unleashed in the orc capital city of Ogrimmar and proved hugely effective as the Corrupted Blood plague spread from player to player. Although computer controlled characters did not contract the plague, they are said to have acted as "carriers" and infected player-controlled characters they encountered. And the best bit: The "Corrupted Blood" plague is not the first virtual disease to break out in online worlds. In May 2000 many players of The Sims were outraged when their game characters died because of an infection contracted from a dirty virtual guinea pig. ROLFMAO :-D :-D :-D "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy
Man, they found a way to get the SARS virus in virtual reality! Guess games are getting more realistic all the time. Guess I won't be taking my dog with me when I go to fight the evil blood lord anytime soon:~ ------------------------------------- Do not do what has already been done.
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A deadly virtual plague has broken out in the online game World of Warcraft. Although limited to only a few of the game's servers the numbers of characters that have fallen victim is thought to be in the thousands. [^] :omg: I'll admit to never having played most games in the world, but reading this reminds me of Mathew's sig: "I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say huh?" - Buffy. Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar
Google talk: binarybandit
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
:omg: Now I am really worried about my friend... Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)
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