Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 27, 2011 2:46pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110526/tc_yblog_technews/chinese-prisoners-forced-to-play-world-of-warcraft-make-money-for-guards
LOL.Dali claims he overheard guards bragging that they could make close to $1,000 a day off of the efforts of the inmates, none of which ever made its way into the hands of the workers. He also claims that certain quotas were set, and that those who didn't raise enough virtual cash would be physically beaten.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
May 27, 2011 2:48pm
Who stole my f#ckin vCash?
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
May 27, 2011 2:53pm
It is kinda funny in a very sad way.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 27, 2011 2:59pm
I saw this yesterday. Pretty crazy stuff.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 27, 2011 3:04pm
Also, World of Warcraft is serious business EVERYWHERE.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 28, 2011 6:11pm
Am I the only person here that plays wow?
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
May 28, 2011 6:19pm
I hope so
Tigerfan00
Posts: 3,427
May 28, 2011 6:21pm
Would they be beaten virtually?
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 28, 2011 6:23pm
Lol why's that?
Tigerfan00
Posts: 3,427
May 28, 2011 6:24pm
Rotinaj
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 28, 2011 6:33pm
That dude would not stand a chance. I've got the sword of a thousand truths on my side.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
May 28, 2011 6:50pm
I played WoW for a long time.
Bought Cataclysm back in December, got to 85, started raiding, doing heroics, etc. with my guild, just like the previous expansions, and realized i was just over it. Loved Burning Crusade, WotLK was great, but i just couldn't do it all over again for Cataclysm. It is still a great expansion, but i'm just done with WoW. A great game, surely, but i was just bored with it, sadly. I got everything i wanted out of the game and more, had a blast and met some great people over the years, but sometimes you just have to call it quits.
I'm playing RIFT now, love it.
Bought Cataclysm back in December, got to 85, started raiding, doing heroics, etc. with my guild, just like the previous expansions, and realized i was just over it. Loved Burning Crusade, WotLK was great, but i just couldn't do it all over again for Cataclysm. It is still a great expansion, but i'm just done with WoW. A great game, surely, but i was just bored with it, sadly. I got everything i wanted out of the game and more, had a blast and met some great people over the years, but sometimes you just have to call it quits.
I'm playing RIFT now, love it.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
May 28, 2011 9:44pm
I thought about playing rift but none of my friends play it so I know I'd just get bored with it. I just started playing wow right before cata came out so I don't think I'll be bored with it for a while. Or at least until D3 comes out. And who knows when that will be.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 28, 2011 11:54pm
On the other hand, as a non-MMORPG (or whatever the fuck the acronym is) player, I'm playing Red Faction Guerrilla (a couple years old, but whatever). Awesome times. I love destroying shit and that's essentially the backbone of this sandbox-type game. Blow shit up and kill anyone who tries to stop you.