It's true. I'm an addict to MMORPG's. I'm sorry, it's the truth. Ever since I got the sweet taste of online interaction and community, and all the craziness that goes with it. There is nothing more fun and random then people. Or more offensive. Or, stupid. But I think that's part of the allure for me, is exploring an online world with random people, and being able to interact or annoy those people as much as I please! First game I started with was Lineage 2 Beta, which I quickly dropped as soon as the monthly fee idea came along.
Initially, I was shocked and would never pay monthly for a game. But then World of Warcraft came, and my gaming world as I knew it came to an end. I was exploring the world of all the Warcraft games and books I had loved as a kid, and it was awesome! I ended up forming a guild, Thunders of Blood which ended up working together in different forms and styles for about 3 years! The guild is no longer active, but we still keep in contact with fellow guildies to see what's going on, and what game they are playing now. When I quit WoW, about 3 months ago, I had a decently geared level 80 Restoration Shaman named Awakune, who had healed through the hardest fight in the game (Sarth + 3 drakes) and had pretty much seen most of the content in the game, in one way or another. I felt the recent expansion had gone by too quickly, and I was already farming (redoing, or re-killing enemies over and over) to get what I needed. I felt bored. So I ended up not renewing my subscription.
And it was great! I had loads of time suddenly, instead of being locked to boss fights, pushing to heal my dying party members and listening to yelling on vent, I could do whatever I wanted. It was kind of liberating. I know now, that the amount of time I was putting into that game was out of control, it was too much! But with the time away from MMORPG's, I began to really miss the genre. There really isn't anything quite like it. No massive online shooter, or sports game, can really compare to the fun of exploring and completing quests. I don't know why. Perhaps the obvious sense of accomplishment, repeated several thousand times?
So here I am, a few months later, and I've gone ahead and installed and tried out Runes of Magic (Free to play), Lord of the Rings Online (10 day trial), and Warhammer Online (10 day trial, level 10 cap). I've realized I really love MMORPG's, and regardless of how others feel, I really enjoy playing and communicating with randoms on the internet.
And so, with the quiet suggestion of Chad, I am considering resubscribing to World of Warcraft. As well as LOTRO, and Warhammer. I can't play all three, can I?