mmorpg case study presented by hyae na ko glassick world of warcraft “corrupted blood”
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MMORPG CASE STUDY
PRESENTED BY HYAE NA KO GLASSICK
World of Warcraft “Corrupted Blood”
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Presentation Outline
WoW System RequirementsWoW Gameplay basicsOrigin of “Corrupted Blood”The Corrupted Blood IncidentPlayer ResponseDeveloper’s Response
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WoW System Requirements
Microsoft WindowsWindows XP, Vista, or 7Intel Pentium 4 or AMD
Athlon XP 1500+ 1300MHz
512 MB+ RAM (1GB for Vista)
32 MD 3D video card15 GB free HD spaceDVD driveBroadband internet
connection
Mac OS XMac OS X 10.4.11 or
newer1600 MHz or higher G5 or
Intel Core Duo processor1 GB RAM+ATI or NVIDIA video card
with 64 MB Video RAM15 GB free HD spaceDVD driveBroadband Internet
Connection
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WoW Gameplay Basics
P2P – Pay to Play1st or 3rd person viewCustomizable AvatarPVP & PVE, RP & RP-
PVP (Divided by Realms)
Dungeons & RaidsExpansion Kits
(Wrath of the Lich King, etc.)
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Origin of “Corrupted Blood”
September 2005 release of Zul’Gurub raid instance (20 man)
New boss – Hakkar the Soulflayer
Health: 710 000Debuff Skill: Corrupted
Blood (Deals 263-337 damage every 2 seconds & infects nearby players) designed with self-propagating code
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The Corrupted Blood Incident
“… a disease called "Corrupted Blood," intended merely as a short-term, short-range annoyance - but afflicted players were able to teleport back to large population centers, effectively starting a quick-spreading 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 WoW's Corrupted Blood)
Started in Archimonde Realm – spread to at least 2 others
NPCs unaffected but infected
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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.
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Developer’s Response
Hard-reset of serversNew patch to limit area of Corrupted Blood to
the dungeonInspired for potential future events