As I was on my way elsewhere in the merry olde world of Azeroth, I passed this random emote. (player’s identity protected, of course) Don’t know how the drama started or ended, but I’ll bet it involves a woman somehow. Or Player-D thinks it involves a woman.
Inevitably, every MMOG reaches a sufficient maturity when the battlelines are drawn between the “hardcore” gamers and the … not-hardcore gamers. (softcore gamers? sounds cooler.) The powergamers and the casual gamers. Fraggers and the fragged.
From my observations, usually this begins around the time when the first max levels pop out of the woodwork (or the first few Jedi unlocks, for you Star Wars hags) and is accompanied by much namecalling from both sides, and various accusations about lifestyles, or lack thereof.
Probably the truth lies somewhere in between for most people: at times, we powergame, other times, we don’t. And truly, nothing is accomplished by labeling people based on their levels (or lack thereof) or based on their time spent in game (or out).
Still, I get a great deal of enjoyment when the hardcores rationalize their game time by describing how rich and full their real lives are.
People are allowed to make their own choices on how to spend their time and that’s cool. But, let’s cut the shit. The math is just not working out here on the “rich and full real lives.”
If you’re just getting started in the magical world of gaming cyber, you might want to hone your (ahem) technique by studying these examples. Now don’t say I never did anything for you.