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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you have to have played (or at least watched someone play) an MMORPG before, where big groups go and attack one monster. It's usually really well coordinated, where everyone has a role and needs to be careful with their timing. The big monsters don't appear often, so just completely sabotaging an attempt like this is both incredibly frustrating and also really relatable. Especially at lower levels, there's always one person in the group who just doesn't understand how the whole thing works.

Though this (Leroy Jenkins) was apparently fake and just a joke.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No I get all that, it’s just that most people I knew that thought it was funny had never played WoW or any other similar game, so I don’t understand what they were getting out of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don't need to understand the nuances of WoW to find this hilarious

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh. Maybe it’s just not funny.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You're just too close to it I guess. I find it hilarious.