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The Million-Gnome March
This past Friday a sea of Gnomish fury swept over the chilly vale of Dun Morogh. The reason? Their character class isn't balanced. AFK Gamer has details on this outpouring of tiny fury, with liveblogging from the event itself and pictures of the naked gnome march from later in the weekend. Despite GM crackdowns and general apathy towards the Warrior cause, they appear to have gotten some sort of response from a developer (even though the response has nothing to do with the march). Terra Nova has picked up the topic and poses it as a question about the right to assemble in virtual spaces.
You're a fucking moron. On a private server run by a private company you have zero rights. And what they were doing was not a "peaceful protest" it was the equivilent of a denial of service attack because WoW, other than instances, basically has two "zones" total. Meaning any lag caused in this little newbie area affects the entire continent.
Further, what they were "protesting" had already been address numerous times. Game development companies can't just wave some magic wand and magically fix class balance in a week. It takes time to develop a solution, code it, bug fix it, playtest it in all situations, levels 1-60, pvp and pve, group and solo, and make sure it provides a challenging, rewarding, and fun experience in all situations.
Not to mention the fact that 90% of people complaining about the warrior simply don't know how to play the class. Unlike druids which are basically useless, and warlocks whose gameplay mechanic is totally broken especially in pvp.