Mean People are a Core Demographic

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

(or, one more reason why griefing will never go away) It seems like there’s always at least one ongoing discussion of griefing. Why? Because it sucks for the griefee. That’s why it’s called griefing! And it seems like the real question is: what kind of person gets off on deliberately doing things that make life […]

Eliminate griefing IRL: make war consensual!

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about PvP, because all my friends play WoW on a PvP server. No wait, that sounds really pathetic. All my friends? Let’s just say that most of my friends who play WoW play on a PvP server. OK? And I’m discovering something: high level characters can kill low level […]

Why not be mean?

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

So, more and more I’m starting to see how griefing could be fun, in a completely selfish and hateful way. Just go watch for weak enemies, and see how miserable you can make them. I mean, fun as long as you’re winning. And the true griefer quits as soon as he’s not winning, yes? It’s […]