Confessions of a Wow-tard
27 11 2007It struck me last night that one of the reasons I really like World of Warcraft so much these days is that I have no emotional attachment to it. Playing WoW is something I enjoy doing whether I am questing alone, with a couple of RL friends or with members of the guild or random people doing quests in the general vicinity.
I don’t have any desire to get to know them beyond the game play persona. On occasion some of the younger guild members clog up the guild chat with their “zOMG I got to first base with this hot girl” talk. I have no interest in knowing whether a player is male or female or how old they are. I’m sure that many people in WoW are the exact opposite of me. It certainly differs from my days in Second Life. Having been in the virtual spotlight for the better part of four years, I can safely say that I enjoy the anonymity.
I like not getting emotionally wrapped up in things and when I log out thats where it ends. Occasionally, I have conversations about WoW with friends of mine who also play. Second Life permeated almost every aspect of my life for nearly four years.
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I can’t share these feelings. I am in SL and in WoW. Although I do like my alone time much of the time; I also enjoy being with and talking to other people…whether in the guild chat or near them. You were correct when you said that you may be the opposite of other people…but…
you are allowed to enjoy the way you are :-)) The world of Warcraft gives us the opportunity to keep busy, enjoy questing, have fun fighting and winning, and if we wish, we CAN be alone :-))
I think one of the primary differences is that I started playing WoW to get away from SL. I didn’t do both mutually at the same time.
Being alone in WoW is different than being alone in SL. Its hard to explain. More often that not I would log onto SL, look to see who was online and if it wasnt anyone I wanted to hang with I would log back out. In WoW, anyone being around is inconsequential unless I want to run a dungeon or group quest.
Second Life News for November 28, 2007
From: The Insatiable Zoe Connolly December Party for Second Life Bloggers, Royal Caledon Air Force, and all Caledon Quote from the site - The December Second Life Bloggers Party will be held in 2 parcels in 2 sims in Caledon Mayfair/Penzance on Sunday …