The Daily Quest: Killin' things
by Anne Stickney 
Aug 18th 2010 at 8:00PM
Here at WoW.com, we're on a Daily Quest (which we try to do every day, honest) to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining WoW-related links from around the blogosphere.
Don't mind me, strange squishy silver blob thing. I'm just a box. A box full of stabbing. Speaking of killing, there were a few pretty interesting posts around the blogosphere recently that discussed the topic of "virtual murder" and the habit of killing things in video games:
- Tobold's MMORPG blog asks why there's so much virtual murder out there.
- The Noisy Rogue ponders the idea of killing's becoming utterly mundane.
- Jinxed Thoughts wonders what would happen if you could kill anyone in game, regardless of faction.
- On a happier, less murderous note, Big Bear Butt would like to tell you about a few of his favorite things.
Is there a story out there we ought to link or a blog we should be following? Just leave us a comment, and you may see it here tomorrow! Be sure to check out our WoW Resources Guide for more WoW-related sites. Filed under: The Daily Quest
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hawaiiansouljah Aug 18th 2010 8:16PM
Aww god...that Deepholm quest was a pain in the rear
omedon666 Aug 18th 2010 8:36PM
Well since this is happy blog plugging land...
"Tales from the Void" has tackled a few "guildy" topics this week, with the release of the guild leveling system. Given the usual tone and angle of the blog, our entries are from the perspective of the small (really small) friendly guild, a hot topic in the wake of guild experience and the ways it will alter the game:
http://omedon666.livejournal.com/
MusedMoose Aug 18th 2010 8:42PM
The Big Bear Butt entry was hilarious and heartwarming. Good stuff. ^_^
flawless Aug 18th 2010 9:14PM
Noooo, Charles! Get outta ma head, Charles!
I logged in earlier, went to check out the shaders (still broken!) on the mercury pools, and picked up the quest to kill the ascendant. Spooky.
Viper007Bond Aug 18th 2010 9:29PM
Hmm, I wasn't aware Solid Snake played WoW...
wutsconflag Aug 18th 2010 9:31PM
I find it interesting that so many people handwave away the concepts of murder in games like this because "it's only a game". They almost immediately follow up with how they aren't anything like the character they play, how they're the nicest person you'll ever meet, and this Mr. Hyde only ever comes out within the fantasy world they play in.
It's interesting that, in a world without the sort of laws we all have to abide by, someone can go from a nice person to a bloodthirsty maniac.
Tirrimas Aug 19th 2010 12:48AM
Personally, I'm of the belief we NEED games like this to remain nice in real life. A "safe" outlet for aggression and all that.
Jon Aug 19th 2010 3:01AM
Just figured I'd drop a line here and ask folks to check out my new Wow blog. Thoughts from the Shadows and see what you guys think. It's at http://gloomthought.blogspot.com/
Boomka Aug 19th 2010 4:02AM
Another interesting link:
http://www.crunchywow.com/blog/2010/08/02/more-on-pve-pvp-realms-playstyle/
calculates the amounts by which people on PvP realms do less killing (of NPCs), questing and exploration - which they compensate by killing more players!
mjpunk Aug 19th 2010 9:02AM
I love the Daily Quest column so much that I just started a blog of my own! After reading so many interesting articles from here I just had to give it a shot. I was wondering if you might give it a looksee. Im going to try to have a lot of variety so theres something for everyone. Linky:
http://casualtyofwarcraft.blogspot.com/
Harchleon Aug 19th 2010 12:09PM
Just stumbled across this on Twitter and seems Gaming Lives have a competition at the moment to win a beta key for Cataclysm. Ends on Monday so chances of winning should be quite good.
http://www.gaminglives.com/2010/08/19/wow-catacylsm-beta-giveaway/
Tesh Aug 23rd 2010 1:54AM
Wolfshead has a great article up from a while back on this:
http://www.wolfsheadonline.com/?p=1678#d48c3
He referenced an article I wrote here:
http://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/tired-of-killing/
MMOs can be so much more as "virtual worlds" than mere murder simulators.