WaW

WaW, an abbreviation for Worlds at War, describes the mechanism in the game of "worlds" (currently America, Europe and Korea) competing in the Tomb of the Primeval Kings to continually obtain and maintain the Favor of the Gods. Like some other game mechanisms, WaW is not universally liked; the dislike stems primarily from the side-effect of allowing or denying access to the Realms of the Gods, which, some players claim, not only makes the PvE side of the game unfairly subservient to the PvP side, but also unnecessarily flares nationalistic passions. WaW is also criticized for breaking the fourth wall separating reality and the fictional setting of the game: "America", "Korea", etc. do not have any in-game meaning.