More on the World of Warcraft zombie plague

The zombie plague continues to gnaw on World of Warcraft.  It all began with a mysterious shipment:

Last week, some mysterious crates leaking a strange greenish gas were spotted in the port town of Booty Bay in the south of the Eastern Kingdoms. People opening the crates were afflicted by a 10-minute debuff during which they could be cured by a Paladin, else they would turn into a zombie.

In zombie form, a character's statistic receive a trememdous boost, and the character gains special attacks that can infect others with the disease.

Here's one account of the aftermath:

The major cities are now littered with corpses. I walk through the trade district and I tread heavily over the ragged skeletons of strangers, comrades, and enemies alike. Worse, they’re not even lootable. All the NPCs appear to be dead, too. Frakking zombies! I can’t get anything done when the whole town is dead! Did no one at Blizzard anticipate these nuisances?

Brett Boessen explains the mechanics, along with an interesting gameplay/ethics issue.

(thanks to Sean Collins and other Infocult commentators!)

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