Griefer? Noob-ganker?

[sylvar]

A Digg story describes Cynewulf as a griefer. The WarCry article they link to calls Cynewulf a noob-ganker, "ganking other players as they first appear."

Huh? What did this guy do, exactly? Is it something like camping at a respawn? And if so, wouldn't a sensibly designed game prevent people from getting killed as soon as they log in for the first time? (I mean, unless the game is a "let's all dance on the surface of the sun" MMORPG created as a joke.)

Comments

[magnoliafly.livejournal.com]

Yeah. On the server I played WoW, horde would notoriously come into noob contested territories and kill alliance characters. If you are in an uncontested territory (which lasts until level 10) they can't attack you unless you "flag" their PvP by attacking first or entering a contested area and then running into uncontested area after attacking.

But it ends up being somewhat equal because you can always call out for help or log out, wait a few minutes and log back in hoping they would have lost interest.

I played a dwarf paladin which gave me a shield/hearth ability that I could use once an hour. I was able to throw up a shield and then hearth away out of the area while people tried to hit me. I got more satisfaction out of doing that and taking away a potential honor kill than killing noobs. ;)