I can't help but lol at some people in this thread. I was shocked when I read what the event entails, but I find the fact that I was shocked rather funny. Blizzard have successfully done something totally unexpected.
I think there should be a happy medium to the reactions here. Maybe Blizzard could take a look at the achievements for the event. Maybe there's not enough time. To me, it' not a big deal. Personally, I don't need any titles or achievements. I've never even planned on getting them. To be honest, I haven't participated in Children's Week events before. I'm an adventurer, not a baby-sitter. And an adventurer's life is no place for an orphan. [The life creates orphans!] But really, I don't take part in the fluff blizzard adds to the game to appease the kids that play. Even with my ADD, if I got bored in-game, I'd play something else.
But, as long as people don't freak out too much over the fact that these things happen in the game, we should all be fine. I say, role-playing wise it seems dumb. So, don't take part in it. It's not forced on you. But I seriously don't think that an event like this will lead anyone to abuse real children. Nor do I think Blizzard needs to walk lightly with their game content to coddle to .00001% of people who might be influenced to act because of a video game. Gaming companies should NOT be held responsible for actions the players take once they shut the game off. Take it from someone who's been locked in the "loony-bin" more than once, crazy is crazy. World of Warcraft is not gonna push a fragile mind over the edge that wasn't already a foot-and-a-half there. Quite frankly, anything can "set somebody off". So we cannot account for what will be someone's final straw.
From a role-playing stand-point, why would our characters have to "give back"? We "give back" every day when we save the freaking world! These children live in cities where they're fed, cared-for, and protected. Who does the protecting? We do! Who keeps the roving, ever-spawning monsters at bay? Us, of course!
I've always found events like Children's Week and what they do for Valentine's Day to be too corny for my tastes. So, I don't do them. No big deal. All this is nothing to get on Blizzard about. For every five that don't participate, there's five thousand that will. But, my opinion, and $0.50 will maybe get you a pack of gum, in this world. So relax. There's plenty more important things to worry about then pixel-orphans.
..Still... I wouldn't be opposed to some GOOD role-playing elements added to WoW. We could be getting on Blizzard's case on that issue. I'd back that petition 100%!
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I hope to God this is an April Fool's joke from Blizzard.. If not.. Good Going Blizzard.. Cripes even!!
Although this game is rated for the Teens, we all know that younger children play this game. I can just IMAGINE what would go thru their heads, if this event proceeds as to what I have read.
As if our younger ones are not subject to way to much violence IRL now!!!
*sighs*
I have taken a hiatus from Wow at present.. If, things like this start to be true.. I WILL take a permanent hiatus from this game.
I hope to God this is an April Fool's joke from Blizzard.. If not.. Good Going Blizzard.. Cripes even!! Although this game is rated for the Teens, we all know that younger children play this game. I can just IMAGINE what would go thru their heads, if this event proceeds as to what I have read. As if our younger ones are not subject to way to much violence IRL now!!! *sighs* I have taken a hiatus from Wow at present.. If, things like this start to be true.. I WILL take a permanent hiatus from this game.
Bye!
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Who let Jack Thompson write an article for mmorpg.com? This is the same game where there is a quest to take a crap in a porta john. Who cares? Mario jumps on people's heads. I mean, thats not violent....really.... What if I jumped on your head? I don't think you would be too happy about it. Hell, he collects mushrooms to make him stronger..that could be called drug use. =p
In Darkfall definitely (hell in Darkfall you can set babies on fire and then use them as flaming range weapons) In Warhammer Online yes, in Age of Conan maybe, but in WoW no. What are the Blizzard guys, a bunch of Republicans?
Not that your argument has any ground, but if that were the case..wouldn't you think Age of Conan would be a definate yes and warhammer a definite no based on the rating system currently in place?
I think you, like many people, are taking this waay to seriously. After all-as was mentioned--it IS just a game and not everyone likes, or participates, in every facet of it. I personally don't like all PvP or 'warm fuzzy' but I will try some of both. That is the thing that makes WoW the best MMORPG -in my opinion. You can play the way YOU want to. Peace
I love how many people seem to have barely read through the actual article, or don't even seem to grasp what is being written.
What the article is saying, is that the achievements are spitting in both the faces of the spirit of the event, and the roleplayers. Now, unless you are an undead, who doesn't give a care in the world about anything, much less killing an orphan and eating the kid, I'm pretty damn sure each race cares about their own children, and despite it being a time of war, wouldn't want to expose their own children, much less orphans, to the horror of war. The whole point of Children's Week previously was to help these orphans, show them around, give them some candy, help them meet their idols, that kind of deal.
Now, the achievements are geared towards "How much psychological and/or physical scarring can you cause to the orphan". Now, on a PvE or PvP server, not that big of a deal, with the PvP server not being affected by this, and the PvE server doesn't really care too much. But on a RP server? They are bad enough already since no one enforces anything on those despite what its supposed to be. This is just another kick in the nuts aimed at those who enjoy only PvE and RP in WoW.
I love how many people seem to have barely read through the actual article, or don't even seem to grasp what is being written. What the article is saying, is that the achievements are spitting in both the faces of the spirit of the event, and the roleplayers. Now, unless you are an undead, who doesn't give a care in the world about anything, much less killing an orphan and eating the kid, I'm pretty damn sure each race cares about their own children, and despite it being a time of war, wouldn't want to expose their own children, much less orphans, to the horror of war. The whole point of Children's Week previously was to help these orphans, show them around, give them some candy, help them meet their idols, that kind of deal. Now, the achievements are geared towards "How much psychological and/or physical scarring can you cause to the orphan". Now, on a PvE or PvP server, not that big of a deal, with the PvP server not being affected by this, and the PvE server doesn't really care too much. But on a RP server? They are bad enough already since no one enforces anything on those despite what its supposed to be. This is just another kick in the nuts aimed at those who enjoy only PvE and RP in WoW.
Like I said, I'm all for a movement to get some actually good role-playing elements in the game, because the ones that are in place now, suck.
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Like I said, I'm all for a movement to get some actually good role-playing elements in the game, because the ones that are in place now, suck.
As would I, and I could tell you read the article. What I find though, is that many of the events that have achievements, fit the achievements. So, I don't see what's so hard in creating achievements for Children's Week. Hell, why can't blizzard change the meta achievements only require so many achievements in it done. Now, for the ones who play Undead, these achievements are simple RP-wise, it fits them."
Though, I can argue against the "We save the world everyday" point. Only the raiders do that.... casuals who don't raid, or those leveling up aren't able to save the world so why not help the orphans who might grow up to be raiders who save the world (or the people who save those people aka healers :P)
Now, the achievements are geared towards "How much psychological and/or physical scarring can you cause to the orphan". Now, on a PvE or PvP server, not that big of a deal, with the PvP server not being affected by this, and the PvE server doesn't really care too much. But on a RP server? They are bad enough already since no one enforces anything on those despite what its supposed to be. This is just another kick in the nuts aimed at those who enjoy only PvE and RP in WoW.
That is actually not the way the achievements are meant to be percieved as. It is just what all of you are deciding to take out of context that is being percieved.
In Darkfall definitely (hell in Darkfall you can set babies on fire and then use them as flaming range weapons) In Warhammer Online yes, in Age of Conan maybe, but in WoW no. What are the Blizzard guys, a bunch of Republicans?
Not that your argument has any ground, but if that were the case..wouldn't you think Age of Conan would be a definate yes and warhammer a definite no based on the rating system currently in place?
AoC, yes. Warhammer, yes, because it'd be a miracle if any kid (who is not royalty, thus not exposed to daily life) grew up normally in the Warhammer world. If you wanted to go strictly by rating, what, are they going to change it to Mature because of "Child Abuse"? Lol.
WE all know that blizzard is a money hungery corparation with no grips on reality...this is not news. now to interduce the idea that its ok to bring children into the idea of war is wrong and moraley disgusting. its a game yes but look at how much hold the game media has. 1st its ok to take "game children into combat" next it will be ok to kill "fake game children" thus desensitizeing real humans to the horrification of killing children. now if this is a "april fools joke" its not funny. so we have become a society who is so used to blood and murder on tv and video games that we see no problum with killing...i speak of a handfull of ppl not every one. we must rember that yes its a game but it dos have real effect of real players. iam sure that blizzard will do dum things like this in the near future. this make me wounder what kind of sick employees work at this company....its a sad thing really esspecialy if this is a "april fools joke". shows that they are socialy moranic unmoral ppl and honestly there HR should look into the back round of some of there "game and story programmers" i said my 2 cents take it as you will and i hope you understand my point.
Guys suprised no one has noticed this. Its an April Fools Day Joke I gurantee it from Blizzard like they do every year.
I would have thought this too....one problem though....it's not April.
Exactly. And I'm more than certain they wouldn't include damaging the fragile psyches of children as an april's fool joke, they would make themselves look like the fools. Their jokes are always light-hearted, ala the wisp as a race, the bard, turning the Molten Core raid into a console game (though that did happen, the game spawned from the joke itself), and the like.
You have to be kidding me! Its a video game!!! This is the kind of crap ppl shove down other ppls throats to make them look better then what they really are, and thats absolutely jack! just like that POS lawyer down in florida that tryied to get all video games banned like Rated M games due to the fact that Idiot parents buy them for there 10 y/o kids of ppl saying that Counter Strike trains kids to shoot up schools just because they played the game. ppl need to stop taking things so seriously and take responcibilty for there actions.
If your not happy about something why take it away from others that do. its not only selfish but it makes you look like an idiot. seriosly ppl No one cares about ur cause. they are just laughing at you cause u dont have any idea what your talking about.
So please, with all the time you are taking up complaining about stuff so stupid you could go and do something useful like.... i dunno going back to college and finding the cure for cancer? or making ciggerettes safer or i dunno maybe something with a more ironic twist... How about cureing child luciemia.(sorry i think i spelled it wrong)
Nah they do this all the time they run it and release their what suppose to be r eal change or addition a coule weeks ahead of time and watch people speculate etc then announce on on April 1st that it was a April fools joke. they started the one with the two headed ogre we could play with another player about this time as well years back.
Sounds likely yes.
Still, THIS ISN'T FUNNY. Kaplans just been gone for WOW a few weeks and they pull a stupid joke like this. Tasteless.
You know, i sit here reading the progression of this thread and am amazed at how some people are really taking offense to this little "event". I wonder to myself do these people not realize that this is a game, that these are not REAL children that are going to be affected. I know my opinion won't matter to the delusional people that are so taken aback by the horrific things that these "children" are going to have to go through, but really people are you all really that IDIOTIC. I have to really question the sanity of these people, and really have to question why these people are not locked up in a mental institution and handed helmets for their own safety. Get a life meet some REAL children so you can get your perspective back and realize "hey the children of WoW aren't real at all......silly me, I need to get out more often." LOSERS!
P.S. If you are really that mortified by the actions of Blizzard quit the game, I'm sure that'll show them. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!
Lets see here...... Teach the children to cook or defend themselves......hmmmmmmm LET ME SEE YOUR WARFACE YOU LITTLE PIXEL PUNK!!!! AAAAAARRRRRHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Lets see here...... Teach the children to cook or defend themselves......hmmmmmmm LET ME SEE YOUR WARFACE YOU LITTLE PIXEL PUNK!!!! AAAAAARRRRRHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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I can't help but lol at some people in this thread. I was shocked when I read what the event entails, but I find the fact that I was shocked rather funny. Blizzard have successfully done something totally unexpected.
I think there should be a happy medium to the reactions here. Maybe Blizzard could take a look at the achievements for the event. Maybe there's not enough time. To me, it' not a big deal. Personally, I don't need any titles or achievements. I've never even planned on getting them. To be honest, I haven't participated in Children's Week events before. I'm an adventurer, not a baby-sitter. And an adventurer's life is no place for an orphan. [The life creates orphans!] But really, I don't take part in the fluff blizzard adds to the game to appease the kids that play. Even with my ADD, if I got bored in-game, I'd play something else.
But, as long as people don't freak out too much over the fact that these things happen in the game, we should all be fine. I say, role-playing wise it seems dumb. So, don't take part in it. It's not forced on you. But I seriously don't think that an event like this will lead anyone to abuse real children. Nor do I think Blizzard needs to walk lightly with their game content to coddle to .00001% of people who might be influenced to act because of a video game. Gaming companies should NOT be held responsible for actions the players take once they shut the game off. Take it from someone who's been locked in the "loony-bin" more than once, crazy is crazy. World of Warcraft is not gonna push a fragile mind over the edge that wasn't already a foot-and-a-half there. Quite frankly, anything can "set somebody off". So we cannot account for what will be someone's final straw.
From a role-playing stand-point, why would our characters have to "give back"? We "give back" every day when we save the freaking world! These children live in cities where they're fed, cared-for, and protected. Who does the protecting? We do! Who keeps the roving, ever-spawning monsters at bay? Us, of course!
I've always found events like Children's Week and what they do for Valentine's Day to be too corny for my tastes. So, I don't do them. No big deal. All this is nothing to get on Blizzard about. For every five that don't participate, there's five thousand that will. But, my opinion, and $0.50 will maybe get you a pack of gum, in this world. So relax. There's plenty more important things to worry about then pixel-orphans.
..Still... I wouldn't be opposed to some GOOD role-playing elements added to WoW. We could be getting on Blizzard's case on that issue. I'd back that petition 100%!
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LET THE TORTURE BEGIN! mwhahahaha
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I hope to God this is an April Fool's joke from Blizzard.. If not.. Good Going Blizzard.. Cripes even!!
Although this game is rated for the Teens, we all know that younger children play this game. I can just IMAGINE what would go thru their heads, if this event proceeds as to what I have read.
As if our younger ones are not subject to way to much violence IRL now!!!
*sighs*
I have taken a hiatus from Wow at present.. If, things like this start to be true.. I WILL take a permanent hiatus from this game.
"Huntress"
Bye!
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Who let Jack Thompson write an article for mmorpg.com? This is the same game where there is a quest to take a crap in a porta john. Who cares? Mario jumps on people's heads. I mean, thats not violent....really.... What if I jumped on your head? I don't think you would be too happy about it. Hell, he collects mushrooms to make him stronger..that could be called drug use. =p
In Darkfall definitely (hell in Darkfall you can set babies on fire and then use them as flaming range weapons)
In Warhammer Online yes,
in Age of Conan maybe,
but in WoW no.
What are the Blizzard guys, a bunch of Republicans?
You realize, this game has PvP.
HOLY CRAP YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MURDER EACHOTHER IN THIS GAME!
How many of you have killed a 14 year old in the battle grounds?
I'm Awesome, Deal With It.
Not that your argument has any ground, but if that were the case..wouldn't you think Age of Conan would be a definate yes and warhammer a definite no based on the rating system currently in place?
I think you, like many people, are taking this waay to seriously. After all-as was mentioned--it IS just a game and not everyone likes, or participates, in every facet of it. I personally don't like all PvP or 'warm fuzzy' but I will try some of both. That is the thing that makes WoW the best MMORPG -in my opinion. You can play the way YOU want to. Peace
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I love how many people seem to have barely read through the actual article, or don't even seem to grasp what is being written.
What the article is saying, is that the achievements are spitting in both the faces of the spirit of the event, and the roleplayers. Now, unless you are an undead, who doesn't give a care in the world about anything, much less killing an orphan and eating the kid, I'm pretty damn sure each race cares about their own children, and despite it being a time of war, wouldn't want to expose their own children, much less orphans, to the horror of war. The whole point of Children's Week previously was to help these orphans, show them around, give them some candy, help them meet their idols, that kind of deal.
Now, the achievements are geared towards "How much psychological and/or physical scarring can you cause to the orphan". Now, on a PvE or PvP server, not that big of a deal, with the PvP server not being affected by this, and the PvE server doesn't really care too much. But on a RP server? They are bad enough already since no one enforces anything on those despite what its supposed to be. This is just another kick in the nuts aimed at those who enjoy only PvE and RP in WoW.
Like I said, I'm all for a movement to get some actually good role-playing elements in the game, because the ones that are in place now, suck.
What Happened With SWG Went Down YEARS AGO! Please Try To Stop Whining About It In Every Thread I Read. Mourn It, And Finally MOVE ON With Your Lives! Thanks A Heap.
As would I, and I could tell you read the article. What I find though, is that many of the events that have achievements, fit the achievements. So, I don't see what's so hard in creating achievements for Children's Week. Hell, why can't blizzard change the meta achievements only require so many achievements in it done. Now, for the ones who play Undead, these achievements are simple RP-wise, it fits them."
Though, I can argue against the "We save the world everyday" point. Only the raiders do that.... casuals who don't raid, or those leveling up aren't able to save the world so why not help the orphans who might grow up to be raiders who save the world (or the people who save those people aka healers :P)
That is actually not the way the achievements are meant to be percieved as. It is just what all of you are deciding to take out of context that is being percieved.
I would have thought this too....one problem though....it's not April.
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Not that your argument has any ground, but if that were the case..wouldn't you think Age of Conan would be a definate yes and warhammer a definite no based on the rating system currently in place?
AoC, yes. Warhammer, yes, because it'd be a miracle if any kid (who is not royalty, thus not exposed to daily life) grew up normally in the Warhammer world. If you wanted to go strictly by rating, what, are they going to change it to Mature because of "Child Abuse"? Lol.
WE all know that blizzard is a money hungery corparation with no grips on reality...this is not news. now to interduce the idea that its ok to bring children into the idea of war is wrong and moraley disgusting. its a game yes but look at how much hold the game media has. 1st its ok to take "game children into combat" next it will be ok to kill "fake game children" thus desensitizeing real humans to the horrification of killing children. now if this is a "april fools joke" its not funny. so we have become a society who is so used to blood and murder on tv and video games that we see no problum with killing...i speak of a handfull of ppl not every one. we must rember that yes its a game but it dos have real effect of real players. iam sure that blizzard will do dum things like this in the near future. this make me wounder what kind of sick employees work at this company....its a sad thing really esspecialy if this is a "april fools joke". shows that they are socialy moranic unmoral ppl and honestly there HR should look into the back round of some of there "game and story programmers" i said my 2 cents take it as you will and i hope you understand my point.
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Lets see here......
Teach the children to cook or defend themselves......hmmmmmmm
LET ME SEE YOUR WARFACE YOU LITTLE PIXEL PUNK!!!! AAAAAARRRRRHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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I would have thought this too....one problem though....it's not April.
Exactly. And I'm more than certain they wouldn't include damaging the fragile psyches of children as an april's fool joke, they would make themselves look like the fools. Their jokes are always light-hearted, ala the wisp as a race, the bard, turning the Molten Core raid into a console game (though that did happen, the game spawned from the joke itself), and the like.
This is going to be fun. I look forward to taking the imaginary children all over the place.
If you are one of the people that this upsets, no problem -- don't do them. But I am going to have fun with it.
You have to be kidding me! Its a video game!!! This is the kind of crap ppl shove down other ppls throats to make them look better then what they really are, and thats absolutely jack! just like that POS lawyer down in florida that tryied to get all video games banned like Rated M games due to the fact that Idiot parents buy them for there 10 y/o kids of ppl saying that Counter Strike trains kids to shoot up schools just because they played the game. ppl need to stop taking things so seriously and take responcibilty for there actions.
If your not happy about something why take it away from others that do. its not only selfish but it makes you look like an idiot. seriosly ppl No one cares about ur cause. they are just laughing at you cause u dont have any idea what your talking about.
So please, with all the time you are taking up complaining about stuff so stupid you could go and do something useful like.... i dunno going back to college and finding the cure for cancer? or making ciggerettes safer or i dunno maybe something with a more ironic twist... How about cureing child luciemia.(sorry i think i spelled it wrong)
Sounds likely yes.
Still, THIS ISN'T FUNNY. Kaplans just been gone for WOW a few weeks and they pull a stupid joke like this. Tasteless.
You know, i sit here reading the progression of this thread and am amazed at how some people are really taking offense to this little "event". I wonder to myself do these people not realize that this is a game, that these are not REAL children that are going to be affected. I know my opinion won't matter to the delusional people that are so taken aback by the horrific things that these "children" are going to have to go through, but really people are you all really that IDIOTIC. I have to really question the sanity of these people, and really have to question why these people are not locked up in a mental institution and handed helmets for their own safety. Get a life meet some REAL children so you can get your perspective back and realize "hey the children of WoW aren't real at all......silly me, I need to get out more often." LOSERS!
P.S. If you are really that mortified by the actions of Blizzard quit the game, I'm sure that'll show them. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
haha...funny stuff.
Jeez, it's only a game. Get over it already. That people take this stuff so seriously is a little frightening to be honest.
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Grammar nazi's. This one is for you.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
haha...funny stuff.
Jeez, it's only a game. Get over it already. That people take this stuff so seriously is a little frightening to be honest.
I agree, who gives a shit.
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