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Richard Bartle, co-creator of the first multi-user dungeon MUD, Register to unlock hidden link with Blizzard over a Register to unlock hidden link quest -- titled, Register to unlock hidden link -- that involves the torture of a character for information. "I'm not at all happy with this. I was expecting for there to be some way to tell the guy who gave you the quest that no, actually I don't want to torture a prisoner, but there didn't seem to be any way to do that." said Bartle on his feelings about the quest. He also said that a player must complete this quest in order to proceed into an instance called Nexus, but those we've spoken to have told us the quest is merely part of a chain that can be completed in the instance.

We mostly feel disappointed in Blizzard, because they've missed an opportunity to make something thought provoking. Players are simply given Register to unlock hidden link instead of pointing out the cruelty of torture or letting a player decide whether or not to do it and find another way to complete the quest. Beyond even that, this quest does kind of break the lore aspect of being a good guy (Alliance) or a misunderstood good guy (Horde) when you're doing exceptionally evil things.

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Author: Kyle Horner
Category: blizzardcontroversyincgamersrichard-bartlethe-art-of-persuasiontortureworld-of-warcraftwotlkwowwrathwrath-of-the-lich-king
Publish Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST
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