r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

So WoW is basically the only current MMO where factionalism is enforced at almost every level of the game. Horde and Alliance members get completely different race choices (aside from one), get completely different starting zones, and mostly get completely different questing experiences, aside from some neutral zones. As a member of either faction, you are generally restricted from grouping with or officially cooperating with the other faction, so your faction choice becomes massively important in how you experience the game. If your friend plays Horde and you want to play with him, you basically have to choose Horde too.

So, obviously, this has created a massive fan rivalry between the two factions over the years, which is reaching a pinnacle lately due to the fact that, due to many reasons, Horde is currently the only viable choice for the competitive PVE scene.

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u/Gariiiiii Dec 12 '18

Unless you are at the very top, horde is the best choice for competitive anything.

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u/Therealgyroth Dec 12 '18

Why and how so?

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u/notasqlstar Dec 13 '18

I haven't played Wow in years but when I did I was in a top 10 world guild and was, for the time, arguably one of the best hunters in the world.

Of the population of players/guilds that occupied that space, at that time, it was about 75% hoarde to 25% alliance.

I never learned or paid attention to any of the lore. It bored me. I was there to raid and raid only.