This may be the most perfect interpretation for MMORPG’s and World Of Warcraft that I have ever seen!
… because while it’s not technically a drug, the way I see and hear of people playing it, it may as well be. Why don’t I play? Heck, I barely have enough time to play conventional games as-is, and even though that will be better when I get moved, it’s not gonna be “MMORPG” better. Not to mention, while Danielle (thankfully) doesn’t mind the video games and wants to play them more, I don’t think the step into character levelling and guilds is going to be way to go. I was thinking more of Pac Man! 
So let the picture do the talking, it’s a perfect descriptor!
(I got the picture off of Kotaku, it’s a very good gaming blog)
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Don’t knock it. WoW allows for the casual gamer to enjoy it, but giving you “resting” experience points. Later this Spring, Matt and I are going to start playing it.
*by* giving
… and that isn’t bad indeed. I guess the big question is, can you enjoy this game (or feel like you’re getting your money’s worth) by only playing it 2-3 times a week for 45 minutes at a pop? Would you be able to consistently level up and set yourself up for the occasional longer period group run that way?
(Tell Josh or Kevin or some of the guys at the store playing WoW to comment on this!)
When I played Final Fantasy XI, I got hooked, played a ton, then burned out. Now playing for longer periods is a good and bad thing for me, because I bemoan my ability to concentrate on a single game and/or lose my attention span, but for WoW, I don’t think that would work for me, due to the time I’m gonna have anyways.
Hey Scooter, it’s Zach from GJ.
The whole “Casual” gaming sales pitch blizzard advertised is kind of a farce.
You can barely even run through the level 60 “light” instances in an hour.
I say this because I played the game for well over a year, and I slaved over the game for hours on end to progress my character. I went weeks without getting any loot. I was okay with that because I was helping my guild who consisted of lots of my RL friends, but once you hit level 60 and you just don’t progress much if you don’t get any items.
There are multiple ways to progress, and they all take a large amount of time. You advance your character through levels, which is the easiest way, but it stops at 60 obviously. You can level “reputation” with different factions allowing you to access rewards from them, like enchanting/tailoring recipes for example. PvP progression is the Honor system, which is basically a huge timesink. The rewards are good but you have to live on the game for around like 2-3 weeks straight to get them. Also, the different PvP Battlegrounds have Factions that you can gain reputation for and it’s just another timesink.
I am going to stop here because i’m ranting, but if you’d like to hear more about it, I can continue.