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World Of Warcraft Plague Kills Players, Makes Infected Spread Nasty Green Goo
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- A glitch in World of Warcraft caused the "Corrupted Blood 2.0" virus to spread uncontrollably from the Brackenhide Hollow dungeon, infecting players and causing a snot-like explosion effect upon contact.
- The Withering Contagion debuff, inflicted by the NPC Vile Rothexer introduced in Patch 10.0.0, began spreading to players before July 3, but the exact start date outside the dungeon remains unclear.
- The virus caused significant disruption on the Moon Guard U.S. server, with players documenting slime-covered corpses in various locations, including the Lion Pride’s Inn.
- This event is a nod to the original 2005 Corrupted Blood plague, which similarly spread through the game and became a well-known incident in WoW history.
- Blizzard quickly patched the glitch on July 3, containing the outbreak within hours, unlike the original plague that lasted weeks, much to the disappointment of some players who found the event intriguing.
