This past week saw an unusual occurence in my home town. I knew they were coming, and the air was electric with anticipation mixed with a little bit of fear.
Late Sunday evening it happened...
The Rotting Corpses descended upon Louisville!
Zali,Foul, Hurtz, Drclal, Bigcee, Omegaosmin gathered at my place for 2 days of food, drink (not you Big!!), games, and good times. Yes, we even got online occasionally to check into the game...just to make sure Azeroth was ok while we were not there to keep an eye on things...damn gnomes were running rampant all over, I'm sure.
So yes, we brought it all on ourselves, and are the better for it.
Folks who do not play WOW, simply do not understand the concept of the social engagement of the game. While the majority of the time is spent questing, working professions, jumping into battle, and downing bosses...the rest of the time is spent in varying forms of chat, be it party, guild, raid, battleground, and personal whispers. Adding voice chat simply adds to the engagement and you can really get to know people as you play.
With social networks, we can see pics and get an even better idea of the people we spend so much time with online.
BUT...
Getting the chance to actually meet with each other...trade hugs, eat and just lounge around...puts everything together. These are powerful emotions we are talking about.
Folks who do not play WOW, simply roll their eyes, oblivious to what I'm talking about. My friends here say I need to get out and meet "real" people. While that may be a good thing, I want to meet people on my terms, hell I'm sniffing 50 and I've earned the right to do things the way I want. The people I've met throught the game have gone through a long process by me and I associate with those who I feel comfortable and confident with. A safe environment is available to all of us, and there are some I spend a "lot" of time with doing a variety of things.
Besides, after dealing with I have to on a daily basis at work...I'm pretty tired of "RL" interaction at the end of the day.
Folks who don't play WOW, simply don't know what they are missing...it's much more than just a game.
Posted by mrchipper at June 25, 2011 10:23 AM