Wow! I Can’t Believe It!

July 15, 2008 at 10:12 pm · Filed under Games

I hate World of Warcraft.  I loathe World of Warcraft.  It is the bane of my existence.  No, it’s not because of a ruined past relationship or the slow deterioration of a friend’s social life.  It’s because it sucks me in.

I used to ridicule those who play WoW.  They were losers with no lives, right?  Come on, can’t you have a social life outside of a game?!  Then I found out I was wrong.  After the coaxing of a friend, I downloaded the free trial of WoW with him and we played together.  I was the one who ended up playing after the free trial was over.  He moved back to Counterstrike (which I love).

So there I was, friendless in a foreign land.  I would grind and quest all by my lonesome.  Soon I became frustrated.  I wanted to have an impact on the world around me.  I wanted the quests I did to matter, damnit!  I wanted to be the hero or the villian, not just a player!  Alas, my insatiable desire for meaning was never found in Azeroth and I stopped playing in December.

So here I am, after the coaxing of a few friends trying WoW out again.  Again, I am getting that instant zeal for the game that I had when I first started playing nine months ago.  Unfortunately, I feel that if the social aspect of WoW doesn’t begin to appear for me, I will put the game down for good.  I’ve realized the reason I liked playing WoW when I started that free trial was because I was playing with a friend.  Otherwise, the futility of the game overwhelms me and I give up.

What will be the result of my recent foray into Azeroth?  Will I become addicted and give up all real world social engagements?  Will I ding level 70?  Will I get frustrated and give up?  Only time and my level of geekery will tell.

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