The Best of Massively: Five stories that scandalized you
by Samuel Axon 
Oct 24th 2008 at 4:30PM
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Age of Conan, Culture, Warhammer Online
If you have a thick skin for controversy (or if you're drawn to it like a moth to a flame like a lot of us are!), check out the list. Just... let's not let it come to violence, okay?
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Nymik said on 4:43PM 10-24-2008
Easily when they announced the content cuts from Warhammer Online. It made me laugh how pissed off people got. I wasn't too happy at first either but it made sense when they explained it. I'm looking forward to trying the new Dark Elf guy!
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Nadril said on 5:02PM 10-24-2008
I was still an AoC fanboy back then (Ugh, I hate to admit it) so I trolled the fuck out of people when the news broke out.
I have to say though that the AoC "scandal" was the worst this year. Really it ranks up there in largest disappointments for MMORPGs.
Jund said on 5:43PM 10-24-2008
Bartle may be the founder of the MUD, but if he thinks Warhammer is WoW, he's a jackass. WoW PvP exists for one reason and one reason only - to procure gear which is essentially the sole objective of WoW. Warhammer is not about gear, it's about beating back the enemy and capturing their capital city. In other words, it has real objectives and substance.
I'd agree with him though that it's not hardcore - it's quite similar in fact to DAoC which was not hardcore. Hardcore is UO, Shadowbane and AC - Darktide.
In any event, my opinion of Bartle has dropped substantially after reading that interview.
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kphutchison said on 8:24AM 10-27-2008
How come in your Warhammer/WarCraft picture you use a screenshot of the Warhammer Orc and a cinematic of the WarCraft Orc?
It makes it seem like Warcraft graphics are so much better than Warhammer, which is not the case.
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