So, I know most people in our group don't play video games (or like them) to the extent that I do, but it was quite interesting to read this article about a person who's attempting to level two characters in World of Warcraft without intentionally killing anything (or injuring anyone). Which, for those of you who don't know, seems nigh on impossible. Killing is an integral part of the game - it's how most people gain experience (which gives you the "levels") and, even with killing, it takes several months (depending on how long you play) to level a character from 1 to 70.
Read on if you're interested.
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/01/08/15-minutes-of-fame-noor-the-pacifist/
Terms you might want to know before reading:
XP: experience (see above)
BGs/battlegrounds: gigantic games of capture the flag/king of the hill wherein killing people is an almost absolute MUST in order for one's team to win.
quests: are given to the character by quest-givers (non-playable characters [NPCs]), and once a quest is completed, one usually receives some sort of reward in weaponry or armor or money
dailies: repeatable daily quests to earn experience/honor
honor: used like money to buy certain items like armor/weapons
MMO(RPG): massively multiplayer online (role-playing games)
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