Still here, WoW, and Rude People:

..check that out.

I was telling myself last night that if I didn't blog something this blog was going to stall too. And I don't want that to happen again.

So, what have I been up to?

Have had problems with wisdom teeth. I have tried to write a little bit on a story, unsuccessfully. I have four more episodes of Ghost Whisperer to watch and while I love the series its a double bladed knife because ultimately I have been let down by it. Also, I have been playing World of Warcraft [yes, I play that] and have a handful of characters there. that said I have a bone to pick on that topic - so bear with me please?

1. In game, say, I am just standing at a mailbox reading my map and WHAM! someone from the other side sneaks up behind me, whacks me in the head to stun me and render me helpless and then kills me before I can react.

Really???

Sneak up on someone whom isn't expecting it, render them helpless and kill them without giving them a chance to fight back? Really??? And this is something you brag about and are proud of??? Oh and it must be even better if you are a higher level killing a lower level right???

I realise, that, I am on a pvp server and being said, this could happen. I get that. But come on people, Horde and Alliance alike [I play both and it happens just the same on both sides] we are all humans behind keyboards. These attacks only irritate and annoy people. Would you walk up to someone you see on a street and push them? Because basically - that's what this is.

Oh yes, I've had my chances to do the same to other players. As a level 43 I once met up with a level 20 druid in the bottom of a cave near the start of a dungeon. I think the player was away from thier computer but they were being attacked by computer generated Nagas.

So, I had two options:

I could kill the character

Or:

I could kill the Nagas.

Guess which one I chose?

I sat there, shooting Naga after Naga until that player came back. And when they did I could tell they were scared I was going to kill them. I mean, I was 20+ levels above them, ten feet from thier character and part of the opposite side.

They ran.

Of course. I would run.

Just like two nights ago I was down in Gadgetzan; I got killed a couple times already right so I started putting poison on my blades and went marching in on my Kodo.

Well, I saw the player's character from the other side lllooooonggg before she saw me. But I gave her a chance. I sat there, near the flight path, and waited. And sure enough -- soon as she saw me she came running toward me and so I dismounted, still willing to give her a chance even though I knew what she was up to. Halfway there she stealthed [turned invisible, we were both rouges] and so I was like -- crap. Here we go.

Sure enough, she attacked.

Sure enough my crippling poison slowed her down long enough for the guard I was with to kill her for attacking me. But as she fell dead -- so did I. Some other player took advantage of my weak state [health bar dropped really really low] snuck up on me and stabbed me in the back.

Again -- Really?? She attacked me first, then you come and kill me --again-- when I am already weak and not expecting it?

But guess what, I do expect it. Sadly, I have learned to. Guess I should know better by now and stop giving chances. But then I would be doing exactly what they are doing.

Ok. Now, before you all tell me its only a game and I am taking it too far let me remind you of something: it's only a game.

Yes, think on that from the perspective I am writing this from not the perspective you would dictate this to me from: its only a game. These are real people somewhere, sitting at their computer. You are irritating them. You are being extremely rude. And I realise this post isn't going to make it stop. Its venting my frustration about it because I can. I guess though, we are all real brave behind our keyboards.

On a last note, I would like to thank the player from the other side whom helped me drop the Yetimus when she could have killed me instead. Wish there were more like you around. Where ever you are, you make the game fun.

Alright, off my soapbox about this. At least for now.