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Just a few hours after we reported on one guild's apparent vicegrip over a server, the thread has been deleted and the guild, Imperial Order, revealed that it was all just a big joke.
However, just because it was in jest, doesn't make it any less worth mentioning. Tony over at Clickable Culture didn't think of it in terms of "terrorism," but rather "opprotunism."
Had Imperial Order been serious and the only guild able to open up new content, Blizzard would've been effectively stepping aside to allow the players of Detheroc (the realm) tell the story of the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj. More and more MMOs need to move in this direction. Do I mean promoting terrorism or opprotunism (depending on your view)? No. MMOs need to allow for more player-driven content, there's a couple out there that do it - EVE immediately comes to mind. If Blizzard (and I mention them because of their success they are most likely to be copycatted) finds a way to allow players to drive the storyline of World of Warcraft and allow players to impact the game world, MMOs in the long run will be much better off for it.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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