Cheats-Area.com

   Right after the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion went live a few days ago, we asked a similar question: was Blizzard prepared? Although the response was not entirely affirmative, the end result - as far as Blizzard is concerned - was more than satisfactory. Now, as the dust settles over the initial rush, another problem becomes apparent. And this time, we turn our scrutinizing eyes over to the game's publisher, Vivendi.

   Most of you living in various parts of the civilized world probably have nothing to complain about. But some of us here in Eastern Europe are going through the same ordeal we did back when the original World of Warcraft came out. An ordeal basically caused by a huge demand for the game and pre-paid cards, and an appalling response from Vivendi. We thought they've learned their lesson by now, that there really is a demanding market around here... but, boy, were we wrong!

   As if traditionally allocating very limited supplies for Eastern European countries wasn't bad enough, prior to the launch of The Burning Crusade they again reduced the number of allocated units for the territory, which eventually led to a pretty nasty crisis this week. At least in Romania, not even the online pre-orders could be satisfied by Vivendi's initial shipment (I should know, I pre-ordered the damn thing in October, yet I'm still waiting with foam at the mouth - though admitedly due to a local mix-up).

   So my highly-subjective verdict is that, unlike Blizzard, Vivendi was definitely not prepared.

   Right, now that I got that off my chest, let's change the subject to something more cheerful. For those of you who are still not piping at the gates of Outland, we have a new WoW: TBC gameplay trailer waiting to be viewed online or downloaded. And for those who just like to collect stuff, FiringSquad has word about some upcoming World of Warcraft action figures made by DC:
"The first six action figures based on Blizzard's MMORPG are due out this fall and will include Illidan, Dwarf Warrior, Orc Shaman, Draenei Paladin, Blood Elf Rogue and Undead Warlock."    I'll wait for the female Blood Elf stripper, thank you.