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World of Warcraft? More like World of JIHAD!

MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNBREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
edited September 2008 in Social Entropy++
That's right, there could be terrorists in your very game, people.

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/09/world-of-warcra.html
The American military and intelligence communities are increasingly worried that would-be bin Ladens might gather in a virtual world, to plan a real-life attack. But the spies haven't given many details, about how it might be done. Now, a Pentagon researcher has laid out how such a terror plot might unfold. The planning ground is World of Warcraft. The main target of this possibly nuclear strike: the White House.

There's been no public proof to date of terrorists hatching plots in virtual worlds. But online spaces like World of Warcraft are making some spooks, generals and Congressmen extremely nervous. They imagine terrorists rehearsing attacks in these worlds, just like the U.S. military trains with commercial shoot-em-up games. They worry that the massively multiplayer games make it incredibly easy to gather plotters from around the world. But, mostly, virtual worlds are nerve-wracking to spies because they're so hard to monitor. The accounts are pseudonymous. The access is global. The jargon is thick. And most of the spy agencies' employees aren't exactly level-70 shamans.

In a presentation late last week at the Director of National Intelligence Open Source Conference in Washington, Dr. Dwight Toavs, a professor at the Pentagon-funded National Defense University, gave a bit of a primer on virtual worlds to an audience largely ignorant about what happens in these online spaces. Then he launched into a scenario, to demonstrate how a meatspace plot might be hidden by in-game chatter.

In it, two World of Warcraft players discuss a raid on the "White Keep" inside the "Stonetalon Mountains." The major objective is to set off a "Dragon Fire spell" inside, and make off with "110 Gold and 234 Silver" in treasure. "No one will dance there for a hundred years after this spell is cast," one player, "war_monger," crows.

Except, in this case, the White Keep is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. "Dragon Fire" is an unconventional weapon. And "110 Gold and 234 Silver" tells the plotters how to align the game's map with one of Washington, D.C.

Of course the only problem with this plan is that the terrorists actually get way into the game and are too busy raiding in WoW to bother with the real attack.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    if that's seriously the best plan terrorists can come up with then what the fuck are we worried about

    Knob on
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    this just in: gaia online full of terrorists hatching plans in secret codes

    Knob on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    But Knob, Dragon Fire! No one will dance there for a hundred years!

    Moriveth on
  • DodgeBlanDodgeBlan PSN: dodgeblanRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    WE MUST INVESTIGATE EMINEM BECAUSE HE WANTS SOME DEAD PRESIDENTS

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-CHG_To7Ag

    Why is the black guy an ogre?

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  • Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    They'll be too busy raiding to go through with their plans.

    Shifty Fister on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    saw this a few days ago (8-)8-)8-)8-)8-))

    apparently these people have the easiest job in the world because i could make up 20 bullshit internet terror planning scenarios in five minutes

    GAY FURRY ORGY IN SECOND LIFE POSSIBLE MEETING GROUND FOR TERRORISTS

    THREAT LEVEL ORANGE

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Anyone who has ever played a MMO is in collusion with the terrorists.

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  • DodgeBlanDodgeBlan PSN: dodgeblanRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    They'll be too busy raiding to go through with their plans.

    Not Shifty enough

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    fellow internet citizen fallout

    tomorrow night let's go on 'popcapgames.com' and 'play' some 'peggle'

    if you know what i mean

    Knob on
  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-CHG_To7Ag

    Why is the black guy an ogre?

    Why can't the black guy be an ogre?

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    someone should just make a game called 'microsoft terrorist simulator 2008' and then people will actually have something to get all antsy about and can stop grasping at straws to be ridiculous

    Knob on
  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-CHG_To7Ag

    Why is the black guy an ogre?

    comparable dick size

    potatoe on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Knob wrote: »
    fellow internet citizen fallout

    tomorrow night let's go on 'popcapgames.com' and 'play' some 'peggle'

    if you know what i mean

    yes, let's! then we shall bask in the glory of "the developer's" "high score table" and the accompanying 72 "new players"

    Fallout on
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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    OH MY GOD

    SOMEONE FLEW A DRAGON INTO MEDIVH'S TOWER

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    res pls!

    potatoe on
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    Fallout wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    fellow internet citizen fallout

    tomorrow night let's go on 'popcapgames.com' and 'play' some 'peggle'

    if you know what i mean

    yes, let's! then we shall bask in the glory of "the developer's" "high score table" and the accompanying 72 "new players"

    fuck yes those 'stupid americans' will 'burn in hell' after we 'blow them up'

    WAIT, FUCK

    Knob on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    All of the terrorist-made games are terrible anyway.

    Moriveth on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Knob wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Knob wrote: »
    fellow internet citizen fallout

    tomorrow night let's go on 'popcapgames.com' and 'play' some 'peggle'

    if you know what i mean

    yes, let's! then we shall bask in the glory of "the developer's" "high score table" and the accompanying 72 "new players"

    fuck yes those 'stupid americans' will 'burn in hell' after we 'blow them up'

    WAIT, FUCK

    wait i thought we were talking about peggle

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have a video somewhere. Somebody edited clips of berserk to synch up with the leeroy jenkins audio.

    The editing was pretty neat; They added little name and guild tags over everyone's head and everything.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    All of the terrorist-made games are terrible anyway.

    they should just give ea ten lillion dollars

    those guys will publish anything

    TOPICAL INTERNET HUMOR HA HA HA

    Knob on
  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    American government cultivating a society of fear. More at eleven!


    Also, Peggle nights is awesome and you fuckers should all buy it.

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i don't even know if lillion is a number
    that's silly

    potatoe on
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    American government cultivating a society of fear. More at eleven!


    Also, Peggle nights is awesome and you fuckers should all buy it.

    you should drink bleach and die

    terrorist scum

    Knob on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Peggle Nights? Is that like the X-rated version of Peggle?

    Moriveth on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    American government cultivating a society of fear. More at eleven!

    oh you're from D&D

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Peggle Nights? Is that like the X-rated version of Peggle?

    maybe you put on a goofy suit and fly through rings?

    Fallout on
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  • MeizMeiz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    They should just shut down the servers for a year to see what the social impact will be.

    Meiz on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Meiz wrote: »
    They should just shut down the servers for a year to see what the social impact will be.

    WAR sales go through the roof, nothing else changes

    Fallout on
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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Fallout wrote: »
    Meiz wrote: »
    They should just shut down the servers for a year to see what the social impact will be.

    WAR sales go through the roof, nothing else changes

    How about all online gaming?

    Brainleech on
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    ten millions chinese men go back to work selling underage girls instead of gold

    Knob on
  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I thought gold farming/selling was a front for snakeheads?

    Brainleech on
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    i don't even know what that means

    talk english, crazy man

    Knob on
  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man I'm pretty annoyed that my Steam account was banned

    I hardly ever played games online but blehhh

    Moriveth on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    what happaned to your steam account

    did you do something bad and valve got............ steamed

    heh heh heh

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  • stimtokolosstimtokolos Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man Mori, that sucks, did you have many games on it ?
    More important, did you deserve it.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Nah, someone got ahold of my account a couple weeks back, I reported it and got my account back but apparently they had been cheating, and got reported, and they only just went through with banning the username from VAC servers.

    What sucks the most is that it's completely irreversible, and Valve's support page on it basically says "Ha, sucks to be you!"

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Knob wrote: »
    i don't even know what that means

    talk english, crazy man

    Snakeheads is the word I know for people in China that specialize in import/export of people

    I thought the gold selling was a front [an alternative means of income semi legit} for them

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator mod
    edited September 2008
    isn't that what i said already

    Knob on
  • stimtokolosstimtokolos Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That really sucks, but I suppose they can't really do all that much else.
    I mean you could just give someone your account details knowing that they will cheat and pull that line. Or something. My brain is not so great.

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