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Faction Fights

Friday, January 8, 2010 by Karen Balle

I admit it.  I am, at heart, a gamer.  I always have been.  I always will be.  I got hit by the bug early in high school with AD&D and it hasn't left me since.

I am also opposed to spam, in its many forms.  Unfortunately, sometimes these two things intersect and one of the things has to give way.  I'm pretty sure you can figure out which one it is.  You may think I'm talking about Zynga, but I'm not.  Although their games have had to give way recently because of their practices.  I'm talking about another game. 

Guild Wars.  I bought Guild Wars back when it came out and have played it on and off over the years.  I even bought some expansions and was going to get GW2 for a Christmas present.  Every once in a while, they send me a newsletter, even though I unsubscribe every time.  I have now unsubscribed more than five times.  I send them a nice email each time, explaining why this is bad and a violation of CAN-SPAM.  I even get a personal response saying they won't do it again.  Then I get another just when I'm about to start hoping that it's ok to start supporting them again.  The most recent one was the day before I went Christmas shopping.

I am heartbroken.  I love my games.  Don't look at me like that!  There are worse vices that I could have, like underwater basket-weaving or tai chi skydiving.  Fortunately, there are a lot of other game companies that get it.  I'll give my money and time to them instead. 

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