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Forumwarz is a multiplayer browser-based role-playing game〔 that is a parody of Internet culture designed by Crotch Zombie Productions, a Toronto-based company run by Robin Ward, Mike Drach, and Jason Kogan. Written in the Ruby on Rails web application framework using the Haml markup language, the game launched on February 7, 2008. In the first month since the game launched, around 30,000 users signed up. Forumwarz is notable for its humorous and sometimes ribald writing and references to Internet memes. Described as an "internet meta-game", it has been featured in both ''Wired News'' and ''DigitalJournal.com'',〔 and was described by Gawker.com as "stupid, insulting, and really damn clever". To ensure new players are aware of the potentially - and deliberately - offensive content of the game, players must confirm that they are "not offended easily" before they can begin playing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Forumwarz )'〕 In August 2008, a second episode of the game was in preparation prior to release; it was released in Beta to a small number of players in mid-September. Episode 2 is the continuation of Episode 1. Crotch Zombie released Episode 2 on October 15, 2008. Prior to its release they provided sneak peeks and spoilers of Episode 2 content, while also reaching out to users to provide in-game content. Closed beta began on September 15, inviting contributors of Episode 2 to help test out the content On the 20th of January 2010, Forumwarz released its third episode. As of February, 2011 the game had over 225,000 accounts.〔(Forumwarz official Twitter account ), retrieved July 27, 2011〕 ==Plot and setting== Unlike many traditional role-playing games (RPGs), Forumwarz takes place on a fake, parodic version of the Internet. The primary battlegrounds are in the form of virtual internet forums, as opposed to the fantasy settings found in traditional RPGs. Parody themes include furries, script kiddies, Boing Boing, Apple Computer, ricers, 4chan, Ron Paul, Fark, gamers, Bill O'Reilly, Otaku, Cory Doctorow, and the Church of Scientology.〔〔 The player begins as a bored Internet user, searching on a parodied search engine (a thinly veiled analogue of Google). Soon their search query is interrupted by an instant message from "Shallow Esophagus", a mysterious non-player character and possible parody of Deep Throat who introduces them to the concept of "pwnage".〔 The player soon begins "pwning", or attacking, forums through various trolling methods. Following the first mission, one of four character classes can be chosen — "Emo Kid", "Troll", "Camwhore", or "Hacker". The player may also choose to stay as a "Re-Re", and later select the "Permanoob" class.〔 The archetypes were chosen as the most "narcissistic and crude web forum stereotypes".〔 As forums become increasingly difficult to pwn, characters earn experience points in the form of "cred", thus improving their statistics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forumwarz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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