Posts with tag something awful

Over at Something Awful, an alleged ex-Blizzard Europe GM is answering questions from the fray on what it's really like behind the curtain. From 25-year accounts to GM Island, there are some interesting questions and answers on the front page, although you'll have to subscribe to Something Awful if you want to read the entire thread.

GMs don't speak out frequently about their jobs, but it can be a thankless task. From newbie questions to insults and petty disputes, the GMs have to put up with a lot from us; but without them the world would run much less smoothly. Yesterday was France's Labour Day, meaning that no GM tickets were available, so I dread to think what they will be deluged with this morning.

There's more about the life of a GM on the WoW website; Blizzard are often recruiting, if this sounds like a dream job. Of course, there are other ways of getting paid to play WoW!

[Via AFK Gamer]

There's a great article over at Something Awful investigating the social conventions of WoW that we all hold so dear. Covering situations ranging from guild formation to party etiquette and GM petitions, the characters Galent and Gufus embody two very different types of players.

We all like to think we're Galent, but we've all encountered a Gufus at some time or other. Fortunately, thanks to the /ignore command, these encounters are easily dealt with. What's the worst example of behaviour you've encountered in-game? LFG and guild spammers are the most frequent, but as a healer, the "/yell PLZ HEAL" types annoy me the most.