Fuckin MMORPG's

Warning. This is a video game post. I'm sure as I write, it'll be more then just video games, but you have been warned.

So for the past three weeks, I've been living off soda and pizza shop food. Luckily the pizza shop isn't just pizzas, so I've been able to get a little more variety than just meat, cheese, bread and tomato sauce. I get lettuce and onions on my burgers and gyros, and potatoes in the form of fries. That's good enough right? And the reason why? Because I'm a fucking addict.

My just say no policy to MMORPG's went away. What's an MMORPG? Well, it stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. In other words, it's a fuckin huge video game where you play with thousands of people at the same time, people all like me, people who won't leave the computer for a simple task like food shopping because they want to kill just one more thing... just one more thing... just one more thing before logging off.

I used to just say no to MMORPG's. To me, they're drugs, and for a good reason. Like I said above, once you start playing, you just can't stop. It takes video games to a whole new level. Instead of playing a game by yourself, you get to play with all these people who are doing the same thing, you get to talk about what you're doing while you're doing it, and everyone cares because they're doing the same thing!

Sadly, even though it's a breeding ground for anti-social behavior, to the person playing, it's really not because they're being social in the game. Plenty of people to talk to, every day you meet someone new, and you just "hang out" with these people you never met. You get to help people and impress them with your physical stature in-game, and since, you know, I can't fuckin swing a sword and cast spells in real life, i get to do it in this fake world.

But enough justifying something that's bad. It really is horrid that I got sucked in. I'd like to say that my life hasn't really changed, but yea, it has. You can tell by the lack of posting. Seriously, if I can't spare twenty minutes to write a blog post, TWENTY fuckin minutes, something has to be wrong. Unfortunately, it was bound to happen. I have an addictive personality. Once I find something I enjoy, I keep doing it until I get bored of it.

Also, this isn't the first time this has happened to me, which is why my just say no policy went into affect in the first place. Back in high school, I used to play these games called MUDs, which stands for Multi-User Dimension. Remember, this was back in the days of 56k, so true online gaming wasn't perfected yet. It basically was an MMORPG, except it was all text. That's right. I was a fuckin loser who stared at text on a screen all day. What? It's like reading a fantasy/sci fi novel, except you get to control what's happening.

So here's where the specific video game talk begins, so if you're not into it, skip down. I started playing Anarchy Online because they gave away free subscriptions for a year. Didn't have to buy the game or anything, just download, sign up, and play. As much as everyone says the game sucks, I like it alot. Most other MMORPGs are fantasy based, but Anarchy Online is in a Sci-Fi world. What can I say, 4 feet long laser scoped sniper rifles are way better than flinging magic missiles.

Before AO campaigned their free year deal, Blizzard's World of Warcraft was released about three weeks beforehand. After being completly addicted to AO, I decided that I needed to try another MMORPG to compare. Since AO was my first game, it seemed so great, but obviously, since it was the first, I had no previous definition of "bad". So when Jesse got a free 10 day trial key off his friend Greg for me, I had to try it out WoW for myself. Bam, insta-hook #2.

WoW was so addicted that I haven't played Anarchy for three days. Before that, I logged on intermittently to say hi to the friends I've made in the game, but I didn't really play much (My next step is to try to pull them away from AO and start playing WoW). But AO compared to WoW is really no contest. I tried for a week to justify AO to myself, but no, it's not happening. It's like comparing a Honda Civic to a Chevy Corvette. Um.. they both have four wheels.. but that's about it.

I guess so far i'm doing alright compared to all the other horror stories of MMORPGers out there. Stories of wifes divorcing their husbands because they found another guy on the game and cyberfucked them and then realized their real life husbands are douches, or the guy that starved to death because he literally rather play the game than eat, or the people who only leave their computer to work, and they only work because they need money to pay the subscription fees and internet costs. I eat, take breaks, go to class, and do homework... well, I do as much homework as I would even if I didn't play the game.

So that's what I've been doing these past three weeks. Hell, it might have been even longer. I can really remember when I started. It's been one long day to me. And I guess that's the sign of a true addict.

Help me out guys, leave me convincing comments to pull me out of this.