My cat is attacking my shoelaces and my sister is helping her... wait that's not what this blog is about. That's right it’s about Massively-Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) and people's addiction to them.
MMORPG is a needlessly long acronym that is just as difficult to say as saying the phrase itself. Ironically the game play also is needlessly long and complex. A coincidence? I think not.
I recently played the game "Dragonica." It was free (with cash options, which I am avoiding). I am wise to the trap and will not take the bait! Never will this game see even a penny of my hard-earned cash!
Anway to the point. The game is about.... well it tried to tell me the story at the beginning with a cutscene, but my computer was having...issues. I therefore missed large parts of the explanation, so I'm still not sure exactly what dragons have to do with the game. The game itself was fun that is once I got the hang of it. Your character can be from the warrior, magician, archer or thief class. Each has its own pros and cons. As I started the game found that I had a guide that was supposed to, well, guide me. I am sad to say that he failed at this task, epically. Not only did he not explain some of the basics to me, but when he would start talking they were at random times and the scroll bar was sooooo slow.
As with most MMORPGs, it is better to play with friends and form a party with them. However I fear for mine. I believe that they are becoming addicted to the game, and I don’t know if it is too late to save them or not. I started "Dragonica" with my friend whom I shall call Melilot (since I don't have permission to use her real name, her avatar's name shall suffice). She is currently a higher level then me, as is her boyfriend Stormbear (avatar name obviously). Normally this wouldn't bother me, but Stormbear started playing a week or so after Melilot and I did and his main archer is about the same level as Melilot. The second avatar he created while his warrior character is stronger than my thief (my only avatar). I admit that I try not to play that often, lest I fall into the trap that is MMORPG. The same cannot be said about my friends though.
I believe that MMORPGs are fun and are fine to play, IF you don’t allow them to consume your every waking moment. So if you’re reading this Melilot and Stormbear please step away from the computer and go outside and enjoy the fresh air and human interaction before its to late.
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Yeah its definately a long acronym. I never realize how addicting these games could be. The addiction creeps on you like a cancer nobody wants. I try not to play these games either because i heard the stories and they are all bad. Though some of these people who play these games do make money from selling their charaters. I'm staying away from these games myself, im not ready to play them yet. But i will take heed to your warning.
ReplyDeleteI am so not addicted yet. However, I can see why you are concerned, and I will try to cut down on my time in game. I'll probably stop playing so much in like a month anyway, between finals and my attention being diverted elsewhere by other shiny new things/games.
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