Backlash Against Backlash
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waaagh.wordpress.com — So Michael Zenke over at MMOG Nation has a somewhat insightful, somewhat snide little piece about the apparent transition between the over-hype of WAR to the pendulum swing to negative criticism. Since he does me the honor of linking to a couple of WAAAGH! articles in attempting to show how ...
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