WoWinsider strikes again...

[Vyndree]

Looking at Vyndree's comment on WoWInsider reminds me to never get certain people angry

I have a history on the official wow forums and a bit on the wowinsider comment system.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/se...alse&pageNo=10
http://www.wowinsider.com/profile/1146675/

I loved your article, btw. Neutral (and accurate) journalism ftw. The thread you had earlier appeared to have disappeared when the website was moved to the new uber-beefy server thanks to our added traffic from the digg effect.

[Souca]

So the original article seems well written, like he was actually there. Was he?

Yes, he was there. I didn't know he was acting in a journalistic capacity, but that might be because I arrived late. While I'm not sure how to take his article, he didn't get anything wrong and did his research.

Edit:
Hey Not5150. I think my opinion on your article might be clouded by the context in which I came to read it, via WoWInsider. Other than that shadow, I thought it was well written and professional. One request though; can you make me sexier in the pics? Thanks

- Souca -

[not5150]

Yeah on the being slandered while carrying the bag.. .I was really really surprised.

I was writing the article and uploading pictures in the Marriott lobby. I laid the bag on a table (of course with the logo face up) and about 50% of the people walking by would snicker. Some asked what the website was, but the one guy I quoted was just really psycho upset with multiboxers.

I wanted to get into a logical discussion with him about comparing multiboxers to a well-coordinated team, but it seemed he had his mind made up. It's like talking to a drunk or a deeply political person, whatever you say will not compute.

Edit - I think the "sexy" button will be added in the next version of Adobe Photoshop.

[Souca]

I wanted to get into a logical discussion with him about comparing multiboxers to a well-coordinated team, but it seemed he had his mind made up.

This is actually an experiment I want to try. 5 characters with 5 players on vent. The characters are set up with assist macros like you would for any other team and set to follow a main. The main on vent would call out abilities, or even the key they want pressed, and the other 4 players on vent would simply press the button. I think this would be an interesting way to address all those claims that the same level of precision can be reached by 5 players. Plus it would just be goofy fun if we got the vent audio to go with a fraps.

Edit - I think the "sexy" button will be added in the next version of Adobe Photoshop.

Curses! *shakes fist at Adobe*

- Souca -

[hardcoded]

As the author of the "horrible" joke, I feel bad that it was used against you guys. The "hey you guys get your characters and fight our characters" version was much funnier, than the original nerdy mock-drunken-barfight version. In poor taste, stupid, or edgy, it is always a matter of perspective.[quote='Souca',index.php?page=Thread&postID=135191# post135191]
Yes, he was there. I didn't know he was acting in a journalistic capacity, but that might be because I arrived late. While I'm not sure how to take his article, he didn't get anything wrong and did his research.

[/quote]Except that the joke was belted out (actually, several times through revisions). The drunken nerd-barfight versions were specifically a bit louder, for effect. Saying that it was whispered under my breath in a superior manner is not true.

P.S.

Funny enough, I wrote up my opinion on why sociologically criticize those folks in the derailed thread here:
[url='http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=134160&highlight=#pos t134160']Biggest "oops" ever?[/url]

Folks are going to be prejudiced by their culture's values, and American gaming values tend to indicate that no outside factors should influence gameplay at all(even though most seem to acknowledge that this is not true in most cases, through better video cards, faster connections, etc) It is a valid opinion, but it is simply that -- an opinon that reinforces the common perception and set of values. Thus it will be a predictably popular opinon piece.

[Vyndree]

I don't think explanation or apology are needed hardcoded. It's the sad case of the double standard.

I, personally, wouldn't have found anything wrong with (for example) raiding WoW players yelling at each other that their guild had downed KJ. When it comes from a solo boxer, it's "just a joke". When it comes from a multiboxer, "all multiboxers are stuck up, self-absorbed braggarts".

It's not the fault of the multiboxer -- it's the fault of the biased interpreter.

[Caspian]

Except that the joke was belted out (actually, several times through revisions). The drunken nerd-barfight versions were specifically a bit louder, for effect. Saying that it was whispered under my breath in a superior manner is not true.

See, the impression I got from the original article was that it was not a whisper - almost a challenge. But the "blog" was making it look like you were a stuck-up- bah, I give up we all know the truth here.

Original article and author good. wowinsider blog and author bad (he iz mak QQ).

boxers good people.

I want a hearthstone soap.

I wish I got to go to dinner and meet everyone

[Souca]

As the author of the "horrible" joke, I feel bad that it was used against you guys. The "hey you guys get your characters and fight our characters" version was much funnier, than the original nerdy mock-drunken-barfight version. In poor taste, stupid, or edgy, it is always a matter of perspective.

Quoted from "Souca"

Yes, he was there. I didn't know he was acting in a journalistic capacity, but that might be because I arrived late. While I'm not sure how to take his article, he didn't get anything wrong and did his research.

Except that the joke was belted out (actually, several times through revisions). The drunken nerd-barfight versions were specifically a bit louder, for effect. Saying that it was whispered under my breath in a superior manner is not true.

Yea. I was just saying that the original author of the article, not5150, was there. The WoWInsider one is where the whisper was added and that author was not there.

Edit: *grumble* I should really use preview and not fail at quoting so much.

- Souca -

[kadaan]

I knew before I clicked the link that it must have been written by Mike Schramm. He's the reason I stopped reading WoW Insider. He's such a joke, I have no idea how he got to be one of the co-leaders of that site.

Edit: Humphrey was really nice, and the original article on tgdaily was great. Some of those photos turned out really nice, I think the one of Vyndree with the swag bags should be the new forum logo .

[Basilikos]

Mike Schramm is retarded. That is all.