2010年6月9日星期三

Class Action Suit in WOW

In the mesos gaming industry it's not uncommon to find yourself at the bad end of a lawsuit and Activision Blizzard is the latest company to find themselves faced with allegations. Gamespot has recently acquired new civil suit papers that names Activision Blizzard as the latest target of disgruntled wow gold gamer Erik Estavillo who alleges Blizzard's world of warcraft gold of having a "harmful virtual environment" with "sneaky and deceitful practices." Estavillo also takes issue with the game's subscription rate of $14.99, calling it the highest of any MMOG. Obviously ignoring the fact that it is the current industry standard.
That's not Estavillo's only issue with the game. He also expresses his displeasure with having to travel at a slow pace and called the death mechanics an unnecessary part of the game. Lucky he didn't get the old EverQuest death treatment, but on the issue of EverQuest, Estavillo does cite it in his suit, bringing up the 2001 wow power leveling suicide of a man who played the game.The plaintiff goes on to state he suffers from many of the same mental ailments and doesn't want to end up like the 2001 suicide player. The plaintiff has also subpoenaed a pair of celebrities to testify on his behalf with actress Wynona Ryder and song writer and singer Martin Lee Gore.
Estavillo has already filed suits cheap world of warcraft gold against Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo alleging various things relating to each company's console such as causing undue stress and the violation of First Amendment Rights. The case against Sony was subsequently dismissed, but the battle rages on as the gamer seeks $1 million in punitive damages from Activision Blizzard and a court order forcing them to address the cheap wow gold problems alleged in the suit.

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