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p2p news / p2pnet: Being flamed is an accepted part of doing something controversial online.
But being crucified?
Yet that’s what happened to Cynewulf on RPG Roma Victor.
He was nailed to a cross, "for illegally killing new players before they got to grips with the game," says This is London.
Cynewulf spent seven days on full public display in Corstopitum, modern-day Corbridge in Northumberland, "where fellow gamers were able to verbally insult and throw rotten fruit at him," says the story, adding:
"Roma Victor is set in Britain in 180AD. Players pay £20 to open an account and then take on roles as slaves, citizens and soldiers under the Roman empire, learning skills and buying things with virtual money."
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This is London - Web cheat is crucified , April 4, 2006
April 4th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
excellent…
nice use of a virtual environment.
Of course some of the more religious types might a problem with this but they have remember that:
A) jesus was not the only person to be nailed to cross
B) that the crucified play will after 7 days be resurrect and be able to play again
April 4th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
They’ll still bitch and whine.
April 4th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
Go whine yourself, loser.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
Anyone remember the scenes from .Hack where they publicly executed hackers in the game?
gee doesn’t this remind me of that… XD
April 5th, 2006 at 3:37 am
Was the aforementioned “rotten fruit” considered “virtual property”? Were any Chinese players arrested for stealing others’ rotten fruit?