We've all been there. I do not believe there is one single gamer that peruses these pages who has not dabbled in World of Warcraft. And why would you not? It is a magical mixture of all the required ingredients, stirred, battered, deep fried and finished off with just enough fail to make people angry. Don't get me wrong, I think it is a good game and I love it as much for it's features as it's flaws. The cartoonish style that so many complain about is the perfect way to avoid Uncanny Valley whilst still giving yourself a vast, creative freedom to play with the world. It also helps make it accessible, as the association with real people and real violence is broken across all age groups. You're as likely to find a 60 year old granny playing it while her pet cat warms her lap as you are to find a pimply nerd rager that calls himself TheEaterofSoulz playing with the Night Elves.

It's just a very, very good game. Rewards. Carrots. Gameplay. Fluff. It has everything.

So what pisses me off? Because, as you know by now, I almost don't post unless I'm pissed off.

This, and once again, read in my faux George Carlin voice:

People who claim World of Warcraft is played by teenagers

Seriously? Get the fuck off that stereotype. The data might be a few years old now, but Nick Yee has done some good research into the topic. I don't know why the hell people would go ahead and make a claim like this! Well. I do. And I'll tell you in a bit. First, read the comment from somebody who should have his head and his arse swapped around.

WoW has a very different player base: pre-teens and young teens who usually play on mom's budget work laptop, don't care neither about in game market integrity nor about how stupid a quest could be as long as they are running swinging shiny swords at each other

Consider this.

• The cartoonish style creates an association with children. Perception?
• The nerd rager screaming in Vent. We've all seen the meme. But how many other mature adults are in that Vent channel and are recording it?
• Vocal minority on the forums. But they might not be children. They might just be asshats.

In any event. Rant over. I just wish people wouldn't say that.