Elliott C. Back: Internet & Technology

The WoW 1.11.0 patch introduced a new global looking for group (LFG) channel. Now, anyone on the same side of the battle (Alliance / Horde) will be able to talk to anyone else on the game server. Before, people could only chat with people in the same sub-region, which made the LFG channel a great place to actually find a group. Now, it’s being infected with spam. I’d like to show you some random examples (screenshots) of the new LFG channel:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Oclavionus]: LFG Gnomer
[4. LookingForGroup] [Dorminose]: LFM VC
[4. LookingForGroup] [Poslullio]: LFM DM WEST
[4. LookingForGroup] [Fydin]: LF2M WC
[4. LookingForGroup] [Fuubarr]: LF mage and warrior for scholo
[4. LookingForGroup] [Octavionus]: LFG Gnomer
[4. LookingForGroup] [Infamousant]: LFM STOCKADE
[4. LookingForGroup] [Namine]: LF2M for gnomeregan need a preist.

This is exactly what a LFG channel should be for–finding a group for your quest. However, it’s not always like that:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Rathrora]: dude, you know what, petmetoo, you are a f*****ng tool, just stfu
[4. LookingForGroup] [Koriz]: nana
[4. LookingForGroup] [Wreckless]: me and petmetoo have our reporting badges.
[4. LookingForGroup] [Infamousant]: LFG STOCKADE
[4. LookingForGroup] [Petmetoo]: ya
[4. LookingForGroup] [Alliancesuck]: thats got be 5 v/eeks there

Often, the LFG channel has turned into a banning/reporting frenzy as people fill it with various kinds of spam and profanity.

[4. LookingForGroup] [Falkrigina]: shut the h**l up
[4. LookingForGroup] [Novite]: omfg, guys, by trying to be funny with “reported’
[4. LookingForGroup] [Jerc]: reported -50dkp
[4. LookingForGroup] [Kammie]: d*mn it
[4. LookingForGroup] [Onestrike]: LOL
[4. LookingForGroup] [Creamcorn]: petmetoo reported for asking to be petin the LFG CHANNEL! OMG

It’s like there’s now a global bunch of 13 year old AOL users:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Nito]: u didn’t say that?
[4. LookingForGroup] [Sublivien]: dude I just looked in the mirror and realized my p***s was as small as my sisters
[4. LookingForGroup] [Twisteddeath]: >.>
[4. LookingForGroupj [Furay]: what the h**l

It just keeps getting worse, with racism for fun:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Bootycall]: what do you call a black man flying an airplane?
[4. LookingForGroup] [Erituj: how many emos does it lake to screw in a lightbulb
[4. LookingForGroup] [Chozin]: a pilot
[4. LookingForGroup] [Bootycall]: a pilot, you freaking racists
[4. LookingForGroup] [Skorne]: you couldnt, they pussied out

Finally, a discussion of religion–immature style:

[4. LookingForGroup] [Tasheey]: lol
[4. LookingForGroup] [Quierodinero]: passive detect traps
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: no jesus
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: invented blink
[4. LookingForGroup] [Adroadus]: LF tank fro ZF and v/e go
[4. LookingForGroup] [Eritu]: and vanish
[4. LookingForGroup] [Moopless]: im inviting jesus to my birthday party

All considered, I strongly recommend either including intelligent police bots on the global channel(s), or removing them and going back to the old system.

Blizzard just released the Warcraft III 1.20e patch for Battle.net, which means that everyone playing using no-cd versions of 1.20d has been scrambling to find the latest patch, crack, or nocd. Fortunately for you, I’m going to mirror it here, along with instructions on how to upgrade to the latest version:

1. Find your Warcraft III directory, usually C:\Program Files\Warcraft III
2. Rename the 1.20d cracked exe war3.exe to war3-d-old.exe
3. Rename the old 1.20d non-cracked exe war3.120d to war3.exe
4. Download the Blizzard 1.20e patch and install it
5. Download the 1.20e nocd and install it

At this point, you should now be able to play Warcraft III on the Battle.net servers without using a cd. You’ll still need a valid serial number, though, which means you’ve already bought the game. This is just a convenience for us lazy gamers who want to dota without sticking in the Frozen Throne cd every time.

If you’re looking for the 1.20e patch information, there’s a new post for that!

Blizzard just released the Warcraft III 1.20d patch for Battle.net, which means that everyone playing using no-cd versions of 1.20c has been scrambling to find the latest patch, crack, or nocd. Fortunately for you, I’m going to mirror it here, along with instructions on how to upgrade to the latest version:

1. Find your Warcraft III directory, usually C:\Program Files\Warcraft III
2. Rename the 1.20c cracked exe war3.exe to war3-old.exe
3. Rename the old 1.20c non-cracked exe war3.120 to war3.exe
4. Download the Blizzard 1.20d patch and install it
5. Download the 1.20d nocd and install it

At this point, you should now be able to play Warcraft III on the Battle.net servers without using a cd. You’ll still need a valid serial number, though, which means you’ve already bought the game. This is just a convenience for us lazy gamers who want to dota without sticking in the Frozen Throne cd every time.