I know that the steins aren't in-game items. They're real life beer steins, and I think they're absolutely fantastically designed. The rather large geek in me shouts out in glee at the mere sight of them. But another more cautious part of me wonders just how many people will use the relationship between a the steins and the game as an excuse to get plastered and harass their fellow Azerothians.

I only say this because several years ago during my 21st birthday (a several day event that probably managed to shorten the lifespan of both my liver and myself) my friends and I decided it was a good idea to log in and mess around with people. There were no gnomes or sexual advances, but there was a lot of Chuck Norris and naked jumping going on. I can only imagine what such unrestrained internet checked and alcohol-fueled inhibitions would have accomplished in slightly more imaginative hands.

I'm just saying, watch out for folks on late at night who can't seem to type and end everything with "That's what she said!" Chances are they've got a stein and are using the heck out of it.