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The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘gear peacocks’ in MMOs?
Eliot Lefebvre
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May 2, 2019
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Every so often, usually when it comes to World of Warcraft, I hear what I've always thought of as the Peacock Defense for making raid...
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