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websites) is used to stay in

their peers playing WoW will just

photos. As such: the trend of

contact with friends, relatives,

have a Twitter feed filled with

#Warcraft would increase and it

co-workers and the like. I highly

people unlocking achievements

makes many believe that it’s just

doubt that Phil from your last

and earning loot. It will only ever

a free marketing tool for Blizzard.

department really cares that you

get worse when the seasonal

took down a rare world boss,

events roll in. Another thing that

PLAYING WITHOUT A

or looted that epic level 695

seems to be bugging a small

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chestpiece on Mythic Blackrock

portion of the community is

Foundry with your Guildies. If,

Blizzard’s use of hashtags in the

however, my predictions are

pre-created textbox, for both the

ever since I’ve started playing

wrong and this becomes a really

S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera and generic

WoW; when I’ve wanted to get my

well thought out and used social

screenshots; the text is filled

friends into playing the game but I

aspect of the game, then that’s

“Check out my screenshot from

did not have an active subscription

some bonus points for Blizzard,

World of #Warcraft!” This seems

for myself. My solution was to

not so good news for Twitter;

harmless enough until you think

make a second WoW licence and

what with all of the tweets that’ll

that the majority of people will not

use that for playing without a sub

be going out. Anybody that’s like

be changing that box and would

to get them into the game by level

me with a high percentage of

just use it as a faster way to store

20. This was problematic however,

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I’ve been pondering upon this