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10-04-2011 @ 8:50PM
Vrykerion said...
It's an Us vs. Them mentality. They like MMOs that are not WoW, so any news about WoW minutely outshining their game will send them on the defensive, which usually involves mudslinging.
It happened with Sega vs. Nintendo.
It happened with Playstation vs. Xbox.
Heck, it happened to a lot of WoW players when Rift first launched.
It's a defensive instinct that just builds more and more. Especially when the 'outside' public begins to associate them.
"I play MMOs."
"Oh, you play that there World of Warcraft?"
*grinds teeth* "No..."