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Griefer Nation

Griefer Nation

Griefer Nation

Real World Grief

Individualist anarchism, a political philosophy hundreds of years old, has now been conclusively discredited by massively multiplayer online games. These cyber-societies give players ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

Jerk on the Internet

I pull the pin on the grenade, fling it down, watch it explode and repeat until I’m dead. I chuckle to myself. Half ...
By Shannon Drake Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

Griefing for the Greater Good

A Tale in the Desert’s (ATITD) legal system is an in-depth, flexible tool that allows players to create laws and affect the game. ...
By Laura Genender Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

A Deadly Dollar

The griefer is a player of malign intentions. They will hurt, humiliate and dishevel the average gamer through bending and breaking the rules ...
By Jim Rossignol Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

Dood, it’s Part of the Game

The wind gently blew the fronds of the golden savannah and they bowed to me as if in greeting. Having left the deep ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

The Day the Grid Disappeared

It was not a good day for the virtual world. It was the next-to-last Sunday in October, a day before a major new ...
By Mark Wallace Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
Griefer Nation

You Don’t Know Jack

Jack, I just want to say one thing: Don’t sue me. I wouldn’t be your first. You’ve brought down the righteous hammer of ...
By Dave Thomas Legacy AuthorNovember 15, 2005
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