Asherons Call: MSNBC Reports on Grief Play in MMORPGS

Thanks to Katahdin and Kev for alerting us to this article.

MSNBC has posted a lengthy report on grief play in MMORPGS. It also touches slightly on duping and macroing. They touch on various methods of policing and programming to stop exploits, but their last paragraph sums it all up well:

"I think if game communities started using tools to help players regulate themselves, it would be much more effective than chasing another software fix," Bacarella said. "You never see these anti-cheat tools get anywhere. They're successful for a few weeks, but then somebody figures out how to break them."

You can read the entire text here.