| Featured |
6 Ways World of Warcraft is Worse Than Real Life
|
Did you know... #6.
WoW is a Lot Like Work
In World of Warcraft, like real life, you need money. WoW uses in-game gold as currency and to do the fun stuff ("raiding" and killing huge monsters) you'll need a lot of gold. And getting it isn't a whole lot more fun than working at Burger King. You earn gold by "farming," which is the slang term for the monotonous quests players slog through each day, that generally involve killing X monsters, or collecting X items and getting gold in return. Over and over and over again. For hours.
Active players will need to do this tedious farming about two days a week, to fund the actual fun part of their game. So basically not only do you have to work a day job to pay for the game, but your character also has to have a day job to pay for his raiding. Even stranger, enterprising gamers can make gold in a sort of commodities market that has formed in the WoW world. There is an in-game auction house where items are bought and sold between players. So you can sit there among the elves and monsters and act like you're on the floor of the stock exchange. Buy low, sell high, get rich.
There are even complex software plugins people use to track price histories and trends. There is speculation, price fluctuations, and selling panics. If you're asking why this is superior to, say, getting a similar job in real life, we suspect the answer is that in WoW you get to dress like this the whole time:
#5.
WoW is Also a Lot Like Job Hunting
You know how during your first month in prison you want to find a gang to join, so somebody's got your back in case you get shanked in the yard? Well in World of Warcraft those gangs are called guilds.
Either fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, guilds have plenty of people lining up ready to sacrifice their social lives to the group. Aspiring members are so eager that they are willing to go through a ridiculously involved guild application process. So you... 1. Register on the guild forum and fill out an application like this one. 2. Guild officers then go over your application, check out your equipment and contact you if you meet their standards. 3. If you measure up, you'll be allowed to go on some raids (missions) with them as an "app", where you're allowed only limited participation. This could go on for weeks.
4. You will go on some more raids with them as a "trial", now with limited access to forums and guild chat. Again this could last for weeks or months. 5. Finally you will be made a full "member", assuming you've not been rejected at any of the previous steps. You might have noticed that most political offices don't have that kind of vetting process. There are even websites featuring guild application tips and applicants often spend insane amounts of time putting together biographies or even animated presentations touting their skills. And when applicants get turned down, it gets ugly.
At this point, guild shopping might sound suspiciously like job hunting to you, but it isn't. When you apply for a job, employers not only don't mind you applying for other jobs at the same time, they expect it. In WoW, you are expected to only apply with one guild at a time. So if the months-long trail period ends in failure, you start over. And you do it all for the privilege of wearing the guild's proud name over your head everywhere you go.
#4.
Prejudice is Alive and Well in the Game World
Like in any social environment, WoW has stereotypes. Of course the players can't see your actual race, but that's okay. You choose a race and class when you start the game, and you'll be stereotyped based on that instead. For instance, you can choose to play as a Hunter. People will promptly refer to you as a "huntard" and start speaking to you loudly and slowly. Are hunters dumber on average than any other class? It's impossible to prove that kind of thing with hard facts or statistics, but yes.
It turns out a lot of new players and/or kiddies choose hunters when they first start playing (it's an easy class for the novice) so the "Hunter=Dumbass" stereotype was born and deeply entrenched in the culture. Another class, Rogues, have a reputation for being assholes. Again, there's a reason for this. When playing against other humans, their most effective means of attack is to sneak up on people before they're ready, kill them very quickly, and use their abilities to run away before their victim's friends can get revenge.
Thus, players have figured out that many people select Rogues specifically because they enjoy this kind of hit-and-run behavior. Again we're not saying that all rogue players are bad people, but they are. |
I compared the 3 most popular wow leveling guide. the ultimatewowguide is powerful.
Calm down people, there's no need to get so defensive. It's a GAME and this is just a funny post. Get over it.
Wow is nothing different from any other hobby.
You can spend 2 hours watching a single movie or more (same amount of time you can spend on Wow with or without a friend)
some hobbies require real money, WoW requires only in-game money which you can get amazing amounts within the 2 hours of a movie. (collecting hobbies for instance requires purchase of item of the price of X, painting/Drawing/photoshopping can take up to days)
Everywhere online you will find perverts (example craigslist)
WoW is a cheap form of entertainment of your spare time, calling a gamer a looser and that he/she should log off and get a life, is no different than YOU who is browsing the internet to pass your time.
Atleast a gamer is having fun while most of the 'game-haters' are browsing the internetz trying to find some sort of game-related subject just to bash it.
atleast TRY to be original at the bashing.. the whole "living in a basement" theory is very very old and died years ago.
However blizz must've done something right to have 11 million subscribers and netherless a whole bunch of people bashing it not even in a funny way. Try checking the video "world of WIFEcraft" or some stuff like that which are original bashings.
Wow is nothing different from any other hobby.
You can spend 2 hours watching a single movie or more (same amount of time you can spend on Wow with or without a friend)
some hobbies require real money, WoW requires only in-game money which you can get amazing amounts within the 2 hours of a movie. (collecting hobbies for instance requires purchase of item of the price of X, painting/Drawing/photoshopping can take up to days)
Everywhere online you will find perverts (example craigslist)
WoW is a cheap form of entertainment of your spare time, calling a gamer a looser and that he/she should log off and get a life, is no different than YOU who is browsing the internet to pass your time.
Atleast a gamer is having fun while most of the 'game-haters' are browsing the internetz trying to find some sort of game-related subject just to bash it.
atleast TRY to be original at the bashing.. the whole "living in a basement" theory is very very old and died years ago.
However blizz must've done something right to have 11 million subscribers and netherless a whole bunch of people bashing it not even in a funny way. Try checking the video "world of WIFEcraft" or some stuff like that which are original bashings.
HA! Check it out!! www.shortershelflife.com
alicehuang002
Who cares? We only care how to find these celerbities. Lucky me. I found Hilton on a celeb and millionaire dating site. Its name is like****** W e a l t h y s o u l M a t e .C
O M ********** or something.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Cdc246, I used to play wow as a Night Elf Druid (female) and during less than 6 months playing time I was offered at least one gold to strip down naked and dance on numerous occasions. My friend still plays wow and on her server the inn in Goldshire has a notoriety of being where the perverts hang out.
Meh. About 80%+ of those 'WoW language' terms were in use in MMOs long before WoW. There wasn't a single example given in the article that wasn't around when I started playing Everquest way back in 2000.
cdc246 is a whiny addict. WoW is totally like a job (that you pay for constantly) unless friends are involved, then it's a sexy party! That is my experience, I guess I suck at games. Cracked articles frequently dig up the most ridiculous situation concerning any topic, and it's funny and amazing. Back to online gaming: Little Big Planet is the most fun videogame ever! Forget buying expansions with continents, I can build my own levels and play for free.
have you ever actually played the game? you are so misinformed! first off, raiding and such does NOT cost gold! ther are just level specifications because obviously, a level 1 player can not kill a level 80 monster. 2) don't know where you get your info, but most guilds do NOT ave the elaborate application bullshit, and the ones that do usually consist of 40 year old virgins that sit in their parents' basements and do nothing but obsess about WoW. Most guilds are just groups af friends that band together to do raids and quests. 3) I have been playing for 3 years, and have never encountered any type of perverted, sexual advances or in-game racism of ANY kind. Yes, a lot of the younger players can get out of hand at times, but the more mature people on the server quickly put an end to it, and/or report it. And as far as the character discrimination goes, everyone whines about othere classes, it's just the way it is. No one class will be able to do everything, but sneaking up behind someone or freezing them and attacking from a distance; it doesn't matter what class you're fighting, but if they're trying to kill you, that means you are also trying to kill them, and they're probably complaining just as much. Grow up. It's a good game-that's why millions of people play it! It sounds to me like you have a boyfriend that probably plays it, and you got mad because he neglected you to do a raid, so you posted this as a way of getting back at him...get a life, get a clue, and actually do some research the next time you want to rip somehing to shreds.
Woman SCARED TO DEATH of balloons... haha what a freak!
http://www.tokillfor.com/view_video.php?viewkey=62d463fd67c8d182f12d&page=3&viewtype=&category=mr
alicehuang002
I am such a big fan of you since last year. Wish everything goes well for you. Can you do me one favor? just tell me is it you on****** W e a l t h y s o u l M a t e .C O M ********** ?
alicehuang002
I am such a big fan of you since last year. Wish everything goes well for you. Can you do me one favor? just tell me is it you on****** W e a l t h y s o u l M a t e .C O M ********** ?
one time a guy on wow touches me in bad spots till i was sad
alicehuang002
Who cares? We only care how to find these celerbities. Lucky me. I found Hilton on a celeb and millionaire dating site. Its name is like****** W e a l t h y s o u l M a t e .C
O M ********** or something.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
thnx for reminding me again why i don't play this game. there's no way id pay monthly for this. i play guild wars. u buy it and then play for free. much better ^_^
The most disgusting cyst exploding ever. Why do I keep watching this s**t?
http://www.tokillfor.com/view_video.php?viewkey=152ecd0daac6d655352c
i have friends that play WoW, and teased them mercilessly for it, but i didn't know about this stuff! hahahaha
this is why i love the internet... so much weirdness!
This is a hilarious article. You can easily avoid ALL of these things. Not all WoW players are freaks or super nerds like the nerds in the hardcore raiding guild. Some are just casual that like to play for 3-4 hours. Play the game before judging it. Idiots.
More Tech
-
5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen
After reading this, you might want to board up your windows and load up your shotgun.
-
The 7 Commandments All Video Games Should Obey
Gamers are a vengeful god.
-
5 Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do
According to the movies, your computer possesses near-magic powers.
-
The 10 Creepiest Craigslist Casual Encounters
You can try answering some of these, but you should probably show up armed.
Popular stuff
-
7 Classic Disney Movies That Taught Us Terrible Lessons
Let's ruin Disney again!
-
5 Drinking Myths That Can Kill You
Also, it doesn't make you smarter.
-
Dickonomics: How 5 Everyday Businesses Trick You
They really are all out to get you.
-
The 12 Most Embarrassing Photos ... of 2009
digg_url = 'http://www.cracked.com/blog/crackeds-new-years-resolutions/'; digg_title = 'How (Not) To Succeed at 9 Common New Year\’s Resolutions'; digg_bodytext = 'Around the Cracked offices, we ...
What's G-Stone Been Up To? (or Tips For A Great 2009)I’m not going to lie to you. After shutting down my wildly successful Hate By Numbers tm serie ...
Insane Messages We're Actually Sending Into Deep SpaceWe’ve been indiscriminately beaming everything from telephone calls to commercials deep into outer ...
- Home
- Submissions
- Contact Us
- Newsletter
- Cracked Store
- Advertise
- Terms & Conditions
- Link to Cracked
- Privacy Policy
- Site Map
Copyright © 2005 - 2007 Cracked Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. CRACKED, CRACKED.COM and the "CRACKED" logo are trademarks owned by Cracked Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER: All characters, names and places used in CRACKED fiction and semifiction (whether online, in print or any other media) are fictitious and are used herein for the purposes of comment, criticism, parody, pointing out political and/or social injustice or any other purpose through which humanity is held up to the ridicule it frequently deserves. Any similarity to real people, without parodic purpose, is a coincidence. All trade names, product names and trademarks of third parties, including any trademarked characters, used in CRACKED fiction and semifiction (whether online, in print or any other media) are used without the authorization of those third parties, and are used only for the purpose of parody and identification. No sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation by or with those third parties exists or should be implied.
![](”http://vs.dmtracker.com/images/zig.gif?Log=1")
thetawaves
Thankyou for posting this! One of the funniest things I have seen all day.