Images: Deadly virtual outbreak - TechRepublic

Images: Deadly virtual outbreak

  • WoW plague

    When victims of the “World of Warcraft” plague began squirting blood, friends in the immediate vicinity also became infected. Here, afflicted characters appear as skeletons.

    Blizzard Entertainment
  • The “World of Warcraft” plague caused players to lose between 263 and 337 so-called “damage points.” That loss killed off many low-level characters, but not those in the higher echelons.

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