{"id":491,"date":"2005-01-28T22:02:11","date_gmt":"2005-01-29T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-09-11T03:45:33","modified_gmt":"2005-09-11T10:45:33","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cesspit.net\/drupal\/node\/491\/","title":{"rendered":"These screenshots are worth a *ban*!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a “visual” reportage of the protest that took place about two hours ago on the Argent Dawn server of World of Warcraft. The subject of this protest was the problems of the warrior class, the purpose of the protest was to draw the attention over those issues and ‘to awaken’ both the playerbase and Blizzard.<\/p>\n

In general I do not care about classes discussions, in fact I rarely rant<\/a> about nerfs or direct unbalances of the classes. But I was there, of course. These type of “happenings” are way too fun and interesting from an “observer” point of view. They are something unique that has its roots directly in the very potential of the genre.<\/p>\n

You can read in detail about what happened and find more proper and informative links here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead if you follow the “read more” link on the right of this article you’ll see my visual reportage. From the beginning to its pitiful end ;p
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My conclusions are unrelated: the client of the game is amazing. Everything remained perfectly smooth with no hiccups or freezes even when someone started spamming AOE spells. I could consider this as a preemptive test for the upcoming battlegrounds.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Pasted at the bottom the letter I received from Blizzard about the account suspension.<\/p>\n

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P.S.
\nMy mailbox is still waiting an answer. So I don’t know if the account got suspended for a day, a week, a month or just forever. Voices say it’s three days.<\/p>\n

I shouldn’t play around happily when my account isn’t even completely ‘legal’ considering I play from the Europe.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:
\nThis is the letter I received a minute ago about the account suspension:<\/p>\n

Offense: Harassment – Zone Disruption<\/p>\n

Details: Zone disruption for Ironforge during warrior protest, player would not disperse after many warnings <\/p>\n

The actions detailed above have been deemed inappropriate for World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. As a result, this account has received a warning and a 3 hour account suspension. Until the suspension has been lifted, the account will not be accessible. Please note that Blizzard Entertainment will be unable to provide further information regarding the specific time an account will be accessible again.<\/p>\n

Be aware that additional inappropriate actions may result in further disciplinary action, including account closure. We thank you in advance for respecting our position and hope that you will continue to enjoy your gaming experience in World of Warcraft.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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