In this special recap episode, Boss Mode revisits the best stories and insights from Season 1: The Roots of Chaos. From MUD pranksters and EverQuest corpse runs, to guild saboteurs, trade chat wars, roleplay scandals, and the psychology of trolling, this is a full-circle look at how MMO chaos began.

Inside this episode:

· The very first trolls of MUDs and Ultima Online.

· Infamous griefers and guild implosions that shaped early MMO culture.

· Trade chat battlegrounds and corpse-camping chaos.

· How design flaws and anonymity enabled trolls.

· Vigilante justice: blacklists, bounty guilds, and in-game trials.

· The strange balance of punishment and redemption in player-driven justice.

This is the story of where the madness began, and why trolls became legends in the worlds we loved.

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