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Javaman

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25. And yet, people in the gaming community are still talking about it.

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #24)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:55 AM

Oct 2012

Haven't you ever heard of the old saying, "every knock is a boost"?

It matters not what happened, it's how Wow chooses to control the message.

They treated it lightly (but privately took it seriously) and allowed posters to post all sorts of "cool" picts of piles of skeletons in Ogrimmar.

From a gamers point of view, that is high on the geek scale.

I honestly can't think of a better way to handle it. And as a result they have had zero effect to their rep.

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They got better. eShirl Oct 2012 #1

Thanks for the photo the BBC one wasn't Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 #4

ZOMG! We're doomed! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!1!! pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #2

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For the Horde MichaelSoE Oct 2012 #5

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This story pleases me. Barack_America Oct 2012 #7

Ooops! McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #8

WoW, that would suck Esse Quam Videri Oct 2012 #9

A friend of mine said he bet it was a ploy by Blizzard. Javaman Oct 2012 #10

bizarre strategy - they just launched Mists of Panderia el_bryanto Oct 2012 #11

We're talking about it, aren't we? Javaman Oct 2012 #16

Hmmmm. So maybe with my Soda Company I should put a dead rat in one of the bottles el_bryanto Oct 2012 #19

I don't think using an issue of public health is the same as Javaman Oct 2012 #20

Are you are a professional marketer? el_bryanto Oct 2012 #24

And yet, people in the gaming community are still talking about it. Javaman Oct 2012 #25

I heard if you find a mouse in bottle you get a free beer eh. Johonny Oct 2012 #23

Who doesn't love "The Onion"? Oh wait this passes as relevant news these days. go west young man Oct 2012 #12

well... MissNostalgia Oct 2012 #13

There will never be full protection as long as there is anonymity Risen Demon Oct 2012 #14

I can't stop laughing! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #15

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I thought of South Park while reading the headline. hifiguy Oct 2012 #18

...just when everyone has bought the Kung Fu Panda expansion... n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #21

.................. Marrah_G Oct 2012 #22

ROFL snooper2 Oct 2012 #26

Is virtual mass murder illegal? tridim Oct 2012 #27