Goblins: Who and Why? (Part 1)

Prior to the contents of this post, I would just like to say hello and welcome everyone to my first post of the new focus =). Today's post is part 1 of a 4 part series that I will be releasing over the next few days. I ask that you please leave a comment to today's post if you have any questions, or even ideas of things you would like for me to write about after this series is completed. I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: Though I hold a degree in Psychology, I do not profile people professionally. What I have written below is simply based on the education I have gained, and a bit of guess-work (as is all things in Psychology). It should be noted that aspects of each Goblin-type are not “end-all-be-all” aspects, and that often individuals will display characteristics of each type of Goblin. Lastly, all Goblins have one particular interest they each hold – the love of gold; this is what defines them as a “Goblin”.


The Overlord Goblin

The Overlord Goblin is just the kind of person you might think they are – power hungry! The motto of an Overlord might sound something like “Mine… all mine! Muahahaha.” Some methods they might employ in their day-to-day operations are the following:

• The Goblin Sapper method (crash the market to the point that even they are losing money).
• The Conqueror (Buying out an entire market, and reposting it at 200% + the price they paid).
• The Camper (They just never seem to leave!).

Of the four Goblin types that I am writing about, the Overlord is likely to spend the most significant amount of WoW-time at the auction house. They do this not only for a love of gold, but also for a love of dominating others. The Overlord is particularly sinister in that they find a great deal of joy in both messing up the market for other people, and in proclaiming their dominance of a market (either vocally, or in their sheer presence). In real life, people might refer to this mindset as a Napolean Complex or “small man syndrome”.

A second notable aspect of the Overlord is a need for order. In the chaotic experience that both Raiding and PvP present in WoW, controlling a market within the Auction House presents an atmosphere that is both calculable and sometimes predictable. For the Overlord, the market is otherwise seen as a de-stressing tool.

In conclusion, the Overlord is most easily associated with the fictional character “Scrooge” (pre-Christmas ghosts). He enjoys the plight of others as he organizes his business, and relaxes by keeping things orderly while swimming in the gold-filled vault.

Check back tomorrow to learn about another precarious type of Goblin - the Greedy Goblin (no, not Gevlon).

Cheers,
GG