Massively multiplayer online role-playing games are a psychological test we pay to fail. We've looked at the biggest dick moves in online gaming before, but multiplayer games are like porn stars -- no matter how big a dick you've seen, somewhere there's an even bigger one doing unspeakable things to people. For instance ...

7 The RuneScape Falador Massacre

RuneScape is a free MMPORG which anyone can access through a browser. Lowering the barrier of entry means that they have to create conditions to keep their game from devolving into a wasteland of constant murder and anarchy. There are various controls around combat -- players can fight each other, but only in designated places or as part of combat minigames. RuneScape had created a less violent, more honest society than the real world. The Falador Massacre originated at a house party which represented everything good about the game, beginning as a wacky accident and ending with the slaughter of hundreds. It's like that episode of I Love Lucy where it turns out Lucy's the Boston Strangler.

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Player "Cursed You" was celebrating the fact that he'd maxed out on the recently added Construction skill by inviting people to a home he'd built with his hard-won expertise. At this point, you might expect a marauding gang of jealous players to tear his house down, since being constructive is generally not the internet's thing. But in RuneScape, where people apparently celebrate one another's achievements, Cursed You's party was the jam of the century. There were even combat minigames to provide some controlled ass-kicking to keep everyone entertained. So many players showed up to the party that the server started to buckle. Eventually the lag got so bad that Cursed You had to boot everyone back to the peaceful city.