rsq
Legend
Absolutely, completely, totally incorrect. Only one guide was written after they added the guide author title - it was Veinte's Priest Guide.
Veintegreedy
Differences in character quality between AP Alliance and Horde
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Absolutely, completely, totally incorrect. Only one guide was written after they added the guide author title - it was Veinte's Priest Guide.
Veintegreedy
Franciska
Legend
I'm still here and watching you. 18, and an Undead Warrior. What's your game, brother?
Reltney
Legend
You can't equate Franciska with Felix. That's like equating Gonorrhea with AIDS just because they're both sexually transmitted diseases. One disease is relatively benign and the result of too much partying. The other is just fucking depressing.
Srs
Legend
What's funny is when the AP community was first getting going it was primarily Alli. Look up some of my first posts on here and you'll see me bitching about the HUGE faction imbalance and how everyone was lazy for rolling Alli twinks. Funny how things have turned around
*Edit - Ooooh post # 500 =P
*Shake hands with beef*
Ally was really cool Summer of '11. And then everybody sort of defected. Perhaps the exodus to horde was a sign of maturity, or ethics? More research is needed.
I've had similar thoughts parallel to the writing posted by Purse. My own name, Supervillain, is a goad directed at the people that think they are the "good guys". I have encounterd at least one of these valiant individuals, and the psycology intrigued me.
It led me to wonder about some things: Do red states trend more towards Alliance? How about people in "defender" type professions, i.e. cops, prosecutors, and military. My guess would be they do, but I would like to see some science behind it (And when I mean science, I suppose I mean sociology, which isn't really a science, so I guess we just need a very large poll).
When life gives you aids make lemonaids
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rsq
Legend
I lol'd
On a serious note, it would be very interesting to see data on the political leanings of WoW players.
Srs
Legend
I imagine that this wouldn't necessarily be the case among serious PvPers, where the choice of faction is probably based more on the current meta-game.
verh
Legend
Most people aren't serious pvpers though.
rsq
Legend
True, Yde. I also think that times have changed vastly since vanilla in terms of demographics. Remember all of the uproar when Blood Elves were introduced? I still think some of the core points in the study stand, though.
Also, @ Purse (and anyone else who may be interested), last semester I wrote a paper studying larping culture (which I can tell you more about in-game. I'd never larped or anything like it before; it was fascinating) and used this book as a reference. Amazon.com: Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human (9780691135281): Tom Boellstorff: Books. While not about WoW, it was a great read and gave a lot of insight to video gaming communities. Worth checking out.
Also, @ Purse (and anyone else who may be interested), last semester I wrote a paper studying larping culture (which I can tell you more about in-game. I'd never larped or anything like it before; it was fascinating) and used this book as a reference. Amazon.com: Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human (9780691135281): Tom Boellstorff: Books. While not about WoW, it was a great read and gave a lot of insight to video gaming communities. Worth checking out.
l30t53dd6p
OG
What's funny is when the AP community was first getting going it was primarily Alli. Look up some of my first posts on here and you'll see me bitching about the HUGE faction imbalance and how everyone was lazy for rolling Alli twinks. Funny how things have turned around
*Edit - Ooooh post # 500 =P
We actually had the idea of wargames from the start. Battlegrounds and Arena and decided to roll alliance because of the gear difference and faster boa gearing because of win rates. You could play alliance versus alliance in those wargames and everyone would be similar geared with the best gear available. There were just those who were thinking to much about pugs or just simple couldnt stand rolling alliance and went horde and you can still see them around on that side. They kinda messed a good idea of a community up but yet started one on horde.
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Earlwing
Sheriff Earl
AP Alliance lost it's true sense of community when I re-rerolled horde. The main people in the social/premading circle either quit or came with me at that point. It never recovered, but it's still got a veteran or two around. I wouldn't mind playing AP A, if the people there weren't generally scrubs or imbeciles.
Yde
Worg
I did feel kinda left out last time you all went to ally, when Ark visited. So I made sure I have a mostly geared ally toon now.
And in the process of gearing I confirmed that there are pretty awesome people on Ally, same as Horde. And people I don't care for very much, too, same as Horde. But more awesome ones.
Mephisto
Legend
Sir, I am neither a scrub nor an imbecile. I hold my own in a fight and I never run (ok, maybe sometimes.... on my rogue.... but thats just being a rogue...) Overall there are some pretty awesome people on AP Alliance. Anjuna, before she went Horde, and Lavaza is a badass resto shaman.Moo and Lokoe are very adept paladins, and thats just a few people. all are pretty nice.
The same can be said for Vashj Alliance. I'm nice too, though I have a really bad anger management issue, but I'm working on it! after all my grandpa always said its just a game, and a game can always be bested.Insects
Legend
I dunno, I think there are more than four. Not many more, but definitely more.
Guess you have higher standards than me.
kablam
OG
i dunno, i think there are more than four. Not many more, but definitely more.
guess you have higher standards than me.
INSEX I MISS YOU
edit: omg it wont let me write in all caps
jgov
Legend
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