There, I said it.  As a new contributor to the MMO blogosphere, what better way to ingratiate myself with the unwashed masses, than to get mad at WOW?  I'm not good at jackass stunts.  I'm not good looking.  I can't get you into any cool betas.

So... /sigh, I hate you WOW.  guild wars gold I hate people that play WOW, and the people who developed WOW and continue to work on it, and the people who pay the people who make WOW so that they can play WOW, and the people who defend WOW, and the people who live in Irvine, CA (where Blizzard's home office is located), and the people who go to Blizzcon, and the people who like WOTLK, and the people who hate WOTLK, and on and on and on.  Can one person hate that much?  I think so ...  I even hate the (fairly) hot chicks who dress up in WOW gear!  Beat that!

Blizzard... I fart in your general direction!!!  Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!!!

But more than anything... to be really cool, I have to hate WOW players who try another game and decide they don't like it.  After all, that's the epitome of serious MMO internet fashion these days.

What are these morons thinking?  Go back to lala-land, you stupid, silly WOW carebears!  I mean, why would you want to play a game that looks great on practically anyone's PC?  Why would you want to play a game with tons of community and mod support?  Why would you want to play a game that had a great, fun treadmill system?  Why would you want to play a game that offered more competitive PvP than nearly any other game at the time besides Guild Wars & DAOC?  Why would you want to play a game with fun raid encounters?  Why would you want to play a game that redefined the genre with innovative questing improvements, talent trees, and more?

Next thing you know, you'll all be doing stupid stuff like shoping at Ikea and Wal-Mart.  OMG I HATE U WALMART SHOPPERS!

Listen... I'm not a huge fan of the diluted, boiled-down MMO that WOW became (or even started off as, I guess).  But, I have really, really fond memories of WOW.  I spent a lot of time having fun with the game, and with familes and friends that played it.  I wouldn't touch WOW with a 10-foot pole today, but why hate on WOW just because other people are still finding ways to enjoy the game?  In my opinion, guild wars gold it doesn't hold a torch to a sandbox game like EVE Online, which I'm currently digging into, but that doesn't mean I have to hate it.

In fact, I'm pretty damned glad that WOW exists, and that people are playing it.