Every Time You Vote Against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf

Perhaps one of the more overlooked problems that could arise out of a bad Net Neutrality decision is the impact to online gaming. In fact, any interactive communications could stand to take a dive (VOIP, streaming video, etc) with the advent of Net Neutrality legislation. RampRate has an interesting look at the possible fallout and where we are headed. From the article: "What will be murdered with no fallback or replacement is the nascent market of interactive entertainment - particularly online gaming. Companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Sony Online Entertainment, and countless others, have built a business on the fundamental assumption of relatively low latency bandwidth being available to large numbers of consumers. Furthermore, a large -- even overwhelming -- portion of the value of these offerings comes from their 'network effects' -- the tendency for the game to become more enjoyable and valuable as larger number of players joins the gaming network."

Here's hoping the next one killed is my roommate's

[Spazntwich]

Maybe then he'll do the dishes, or shower.

Yay. The cats are saved!

[EmperorKagato]

As long as the kittens are spared. I don't feel bad about ISPs killing our Night Elves.

wrong perspective

[joeyspqr]

think of all the stockholders not profiting from the extra fees paid by MMORPG addicts for preferential routing to tonight's server

Re:Wait...

[Archangel Michael]

No!

And I think I am speaking for all the people who don't want the WoW Hordes invading Real Life.

Re:Here's hoping the next one killed is my roommat

[__aaclcg7560]

Don't count on it. My roommate came down with the flu a week before he got married and I ended up cleaning out the place after I moved out. I thought he was joking that there was puke on the floor until I almost step into it. The shower was worst. I don't know what it was but it was weird and pissed off when I tried to kill it. I was tempted to call his wife-to-be to come over to see it and ask her if she really wanted to marry this guy. God knows I scared her with the true state of his finances (a big number on the wrong side of zero) and she made him work 40+ hours per week after their honeymoon.

Re:Here's hoping the next one killed is my roommat

[JavaTHut]

Maybe then he'll do the dishes, or shower.

You're first post on slashdot. I can only imagine the stench that must wreak forth from your apartment.

Re:Yay. The cats are saved!

[toleraen]

Think of it more as a raid...you have to slaughter your way through fields and fields of night elves, until you finally arive at the boss mob: the cute little kitty sitting on a tree branch a few feet off the ground. Awesome.

Strategically placed login message?

[Kirgin]

I wonder what the implications of a strategically placed login message for World of Warcraft, with the names/ridings of the politicians against Net Neutrality.

Tell a WarCrack fiend he may have a high ping during that critical Patchwerk attempt then open a voting station on maintenance day. Voter turnout would probly spike by 3-4 million (current US wow base?) people.

If the people who had the most to lose(M$,google,Blizzard) made an effort to saturate every aspect of online entertainment with things like "facts" and "consequences" on the Net Neutrality debate this issue would become a huge pariah for more politicians. I mean who wants pasty faced basement dwellers emerging every tuesday to block you office entrance...or maybe a costumed Tauren hiding your water cooler with their bulk...etc.

The Horde is Against Net Neutrality

[AHumbleOpinion]

Every Time You Vote Against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf

As a member of The Horde I will have to vote against net neutrality then.

Re:Yay. The cats are saved!

[The Darkness]

Think of it more as a raid...you have to slaughter your way through fields and fields of night elves, until you finally arive at the boss mob: the cute little kitty sitting on a tree branch a few feet off the ground. Awesome.

Until that kitty jumps out of the tree and rips your throat out before you can count to 5.. er.. 3.

Re:Here's hoping the next one killed is my roommat

[timster]

40+ hours a week? The horror!