Bigotry, armchair speculation and prejudice

by kapowaz, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 08:27 (3975 days ago) @ SonofMacPhisto

Check my post. It's over two, actually. I don't know the sheer number, cause I can't remember how many people I've spoken with.

I played WoW for about 4 years with friends before eventually giving it up a couple of years ago. Some of these friends I knew before I played WoW, others I befriended in the time I played the game. Some of the people I encountered were idiots. Some were offensive. Some were astonishingly erudite and thoughtful. Some were shy. Others were always keen to meet up with their in-game buddies for a drink whenever they could. But one thing I would never want to do is draw conclusions about the general gameplaying populace based on my experience, because (shocker, this) WoW's population is both vast (twelve million people at peak) and diverse.