Sims Griefers Get More Publicity

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a CNN article highlighting players turning to lawlessness and deviance in The Sims Online. This subject, which other reports covered a while back, seems to fascinate the media, and CNN says the problems of bad behavior are "..raising questions about whether limits on conduct should be set in such emerging virtual worlds, even if they are huge adult playpens." Additionally, the article ruminates on more serious problems, as disputes that escalate beyond the virtual "..could lead to more real-world, legal liability for both players and the companies that make the games."

Comments

Re:Well, it spices things up

[RGRistroph]

You should only get your CD key blocked if a trial by an elected game member judge and 12 randomly choosen game keys finds you guilty. You have the right to confront your accuser and cross examine in online chat.

Re:Well, it spices things up

[Guppy06]

I don't think "j00 sux0rs" quite qualifies as cross-examining.

Burst of laughter

[Hackie_Chan]

The couple say they have ransacked apartments, sent out their "troops" to urinate on others' lawns and once drove another player from the game.

Am I the only one of burst out laughing on that one? How evil can you get, really? While you're dealing drugs in Grand Theft Auto and driving over innocent people in Carmageddon, you piss on lawns in The Sims Online!