The Philosophy of Loot Systems

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There may not be another issue revolving around World of Warcraft than loot and its distribution. Once you get your character to max level, the only “leveling” beyond that is through loot. It’s no surprise, then, that so many people take it so seriously. I’ve always been somewhat vocal on this issue in my guild and elsewhere, and for a long time I’ve wanted to discuss it openly on the blog. Before we get started, realize that this post will be chock-full of opinion, and I both expect and ho

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Week in Loot Ninja - January 5th Edition

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The Holidays are over and 2009 is in full effect. Time to get back to work. We all were semi-off the past week, so things were slower than usual. Here’s what you might have missed if you were traveling and away from the intarwebs. Reviews/Impressions/Previews: Review: i Love Katamari (iPhone/iPod Touch) Review: Prince of Persia LOTR: Conquest - Demo Impressions Review: SimCity (iPhone/iPod Touch) Review: Toy Bot Diaries 3 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Editorial/Loot Ninja: My New Year’s Resolution

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WoW GM Gets Teen Arrested

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The World of Warcraft GMs are watching and listening to you on their servers to help maintain fair and quality play, but in a recent incident the GM’s role went above and beyond. As learned from Loot Ninja today, a teenager was chatting with a WoW GM online recently and the teen made suicidal comments in an effort to play on the GM’s sympathies hoping to get some loot. A 17-year-old Fairfield Twp. teen pretended to be suicidal when he became frustrated with an online video game, Fairfield

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WoW: Job Distraction or Job Training?

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With the number of World of Warcraft players estimated at more than 11 million worldwide, the internet game is a bona fide sensation that can no longer be said to simply cater to a small hardcore fan base. As its popularity continues to grow, we’re seeing this online phenomenon spilling over into real world. There are enterprising gamers who sell their hard fought virtual loot on sites like eBay, dating sites that cater to the game’s far flung community and even a WoW-themed restaurant that

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What Makes a Good Guildie - The Elusive Loot Whore - Oh Wow!

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In any successful raiding guild within WoW (World of Warcraft), you are going to encounter bosses, and all bosses drop pretty purple loot, all players want this colorful loot because it allows you to progress to the next boss and get more loot. It all sounds like a vicious circle and maybe it is, but it makes complete sense to those of us that are

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