Doing more sports now

Quote on how to defeat Ragnaros, the end boss of Molten Core: "(W.O.W. players, here are some tips that worked for us: get basic fire-resistance above 150 for each raid member, load up on damage-enhancing and fire-absorbing potions and lay down frost area-of-effect spells on Ragnaros's protectors, the Sons of Flame. And if you don't get Ragnaros below 45 percent health before the first Sons phase, you're probably in trouble. As always, your mileage may vary.)"

No, me and the guild I'm in are nowhere near even thinking about defeating Ragnaros in Molten Core, we will be happy if we kill the first boss, Lucifron, without too many wipes on Sunday. So what's so special about the above paragraph that I need to quote it?

Well, it appeared in the New York Times on the 6th of August, in the sports section. Wow! Or should I say WoW?

Obviously even serious newspapers have reported about World of Warcraft as a business phenomenon. The NYT had an article in the tech section about it. But advice on how to defeat Ragnaros in the sports section is new. Talk about MMORPG going mainstream. Hey, I always wanted to do more sports, and now it seems I'm already doing it without having noticed. :)
- posted by Tobold @ 3:24 PM Permanent Link