World of Warcraft Corrupted Blood MMORPG CASE STUDY
World of Warcraft “Corrupted Blood” MMORPG CASE STUDY PRESENTED BY HYAE NA KO GLASSICK
Presentation Outline �Wo. W System Requirements �Wo. W Gameplay basics �Origin of “Corrupted Blood” �The Corrupted Blood Incident �Player Response �Developer’s Response
Wo. W System Requirements Microsoft Windows � Windows XP, Vista, or 7 � Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ 1300 MHz � 512 MB+ RAM (1 GB for Vista) � 32 MD 3 D video card � 15 GB free HD space � DVD drive � Broadband internet connection Mac OS X � Mac OS X 10. 4. 11 or newer � 1600 MHz or higher G 5 or Intel Core Duo processor � 1 GB RAM+ � ATI or NVIDIA video card with 64 MB Video RAM � 15 GB free HD space � DVD drive � Broadband Internet Connection
Wo. W Gameplay Basics �P 2 P – Pay to Play � 1 st or 3 rd person view �Customizable Avatar �PVP & PVE, RP & RP- PVP (Divided by Realms) �Dungeons & Raids �Expansion Kits (Wrath of the Lich King, etc. )
Origin of “Corrupted Blood” �September 2005 release of Zul’Gurub raid instance (20 man) �New boss – Hakkar the Soulflayer �Health: 710 000 �Debuff Skill: Corrupted Blood (Deals 263 -337 damage every 2 seconds & infects nearby players) designed with selfpropagating code
The Corrupted Blood Incident � “… a disease called "Corrupted Blood, " intended merely as a shortterm, short-range annoyance - but afflicted players were able to teleport back to large population centers, effectively starting a quickspreading epidemic, leaving central hubs littered with bones and covered in blood as players dropped dead left and right. ” (Gamasutra - GFH: The Real Life Lessons Of Wo. W's Corrupted Blood) � Started in Archimonde Realm – spread to at least 2 others � NPCs unaffected but infected
Player Response � Griefers deliberately infected themselves and pets before entering cities. (Character death = 10% reduction to equipment durability) � Panicked players fled to uninfected areas of the Realms. � Players with healing capabilities volunteer to heal others in infected areas. � Responses closely modeled real-life reactions to epidemics.
Developer’s Response �Hard-reset of servers �New patch to limit area of Corrupted Blood to the dungeon �Inspired for potential future events
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