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When Game-Love Goes Mad
Like a drunken phone call to an ex, blind enthusiasm does not always equal success. To celebrate Valentines, we present examples of game-love gone slightly nuts...
Whorde
Why have one Warcraft account when you can have two?
But wait, why have two when you can amass 36? That was the logic a World of Warcraft fanatic – known as ‘Prepared’ – had presented himself with.
Setting up 11 connected laptops and desktops, Prepared can puppeteer 36 separate World of Warcraft accounts all at the same time. If that didn’t show enough love and dedication, Prepared’s guild page shows that 32 of his characters have attained level 70 status. Chatter in Warcraft forums explain he’s a force to be reckoned with.
“It costs me exactly $5711 in subscription costs per year with 36 accounts on the 6 month pay schedule,” Prepared said, “not bad considering I’m looking at it like it’s a hobby and there are more expensive hobbies out there than World of Warcraft.”
Correct. Research shows it’s also not bad when compared to spam and genocide.
The Great Indoors
Many have dreamt about the damage they could do with a spare room and some disposable income. And, like a government-funded crystal meth awareness advert, YouTube user Tchazzar offers a haunting insight into what can happen when a stupid idea is mixed with a lot of money.
Tchazzar sounds happy enough with his 360 room; even horny. Here we have company logos smattered across the walls, two old camping chairs cushioned with lime green fluff and, last but not least, beaming green lights so players can bathe themselves in the hues of a corporate brand.
Remember: Not even once.
This One Goes Out to all the Circuit Boards with Faulty Transistors
It’s quite possible that here, unsigned musician Sam Hart is actually making an astute observation on certain trends in the music industry. Maybe his Mario Kart Love Song is a sharp essay on how simple it is to sound as practised as the recent glut of acoustic-pop stars.
Perhaps he’s conveying through his lyrics:
A blue shell is coming so I’ll go ahead/
If you hang behind it will hit me instead/
that the likes of Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz sound as earnest and empathetic as a scatty fluorescent light.
(We haven’t ruled out the possibility that he just loves Mario Kart.)
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Absolutley loved Haloid, thought that was brill.
However I can't help but feel that despite the articles funny side, there is a slight corolation here between the title of the article and that dreaded KZ2 review (and the fan boy responses said review recieved) Furthermore, didn't this article appear on the site at around the same time as that slanderous metacritic one?
A bit too fishy for my liking....
I meant to comment before, but forgot. Good stuff Rob. Most of it has been forum linked before, but I especially enjoyed the horny man in the Xbox room.
Ｉ'm really glad all this stuff is new to me.
Whoops: I knew about the Warcraft.
Love has no boundaries
Excellent!!
Proof that games are worth the effort!
brilliant stuff!
a top-draw collection of heartfelt moments that truly bought a tear to my eye, and a split in my side!