Killing spree in WoW

For those of you, like me, who are still addicted to the marvellous World of Warcraft, then today is a big one. The "honor" update goes live in Europe, rewarding players who kill members of the opposing faction. Before today the only reason for attacking a player controlled enemy was the thrill of the hunt - now players will get ranking points. And as Brucie always said, points make prizes, which in this case include new armour, weapons and other goodies. But advance reports from the US suggests that the nicely balanced gameplay of before has been shattered, with groups of higher level characters ganging up on lower-level cannon fodder. Whether the European servers will be affected in the same way remains to be seen, but those who like to mind their own business and play alone could be in trouble.