Warcraft of Words

Since I can remember, I have never had a great computer for playing games. So, I missed out on PC games. Sure, I played it off like I didn't care, but on those boring grocery shopping nights, my mom would reward me with a magazine. When I graduated from Highlights, I started picking out gaming magazines, and every so often, PC specific 'zines.
I read through them enviously, while my friends playd the likes of Diablo, Descent, Grim Fandango, and the like. I would never admit to my friend, while salivatiously watching my friend play Monkey Island 3, that is was any better than "Just alright, but no Super Mario 64."

Now, at 23, I was given, so graciously, a machine of high enough specs to run enough games to keep me occupied...well, perhaps forever.

I've accured a modest library of games. Steam has mostly been my main conduit for game gathering, playing mainly the Source shooters. They changed my life, really.

But the one game that I keep coming back to without remorse (anymore) is a little game called World of Warcraft.

I say anymore, because since 2004, I've poo-pooed the WoW world. Looking at it, I was like, ehhhhh, it looks like a fantasy RPG, blehhhhh. And then the addiction rumors started up. As a gaming junkie, I'm always looking for a new habit (j/k). I've never come across many games (that weren't puzzle games) that I'd get addicted to.

When I got the PC, my roomate would come in every day and tell me to download the trial. So I did. It was like opening up Pandora's Box. A Pandora's Box of cake where all the cake flew out and into my mouth.

Addiction comes not just from the drug, but from the being around people on said stimulant. An MMORPG, by definition, is just that sort of addictiveness.

As I play, I'll give my full report when I get 2 characters close to lvl 60.

(Also, I'm Jalsbarr on the Vashj PVP server and Ulala on the Sisters of Elune RP server)

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