Let the games begin....
Gaming is a hobby that I enjoy. It's something that I find to be a great stress reliever. I usually play FPS (first person shooter) style games. You know the type, the games where you play a character and you're looking out through your own eyes and shooting bascially anything that moves. Sometimes they have storylines, other times they are just mayhem for the sake of mayhem. Like I said, they can be great stress relievers.
Well, recently I have been introduced to another world of gaming...online gaming. My friend Fyrecreek introduced me to Guild Wars. It's a great epic fantasy game. It's quite a departure for me from the games I'm used to, but I enjoy it. My cousin, Troll, and my friend Skaden both introduced me to World of Warcraft. That is another great game. Between Guild Wars and World of Warcraft I haven't even touched an FPS lately. I'm sure at some point I'll get the urge to pick one up and just go shooting monsters and zombies. But for now I'm enjoying the epic fantasy of these two online games.
I remember, years ago, I tried one of the earliest online games. It was called Tribes. It was alright, but it was really confusing to me at the time. Of course the fact that, at the time, I also had a dial up connection probably didn't help either. I kind of wish I still had Tribes now so I could try it out on my DSL connection. Though I don't know how many people would be online playing since I don't think it was that popular.
Some people look down on gamers as geeks or awkward beings with no social skills. I guess in some cases that may be true. I know I'm not the most social of people. But I don't consider myself to be completely lacking any kind of social skills. And besides if all human beings were the same the world would be boring. We all have our own interests and things from which we derive enjoyment. There's nothing wrong with being a gamer. If someone else looks down on me for enjoying playing computer or video games, that's their problem not mine. So I say, let the games begin!
Well, recently I have been introduced to another world of gaming...online gaming. My friend Fyrecreek introduced me to Guild Wars. It's a great epic fantasy game. It's quite a departure for me from the games I'm used to, but I enjoy it. My cousin, Troll, and my friend Skaden both introduced me to World of Warcraft. That is another great game. Between Guild Wars and World of Warcraft I haven't even touched an FPS lately. I'm sure at some point I'll get the urge to pick one up and just go shooting monsters and zombies. But for now I'm enjoying the epic fantasy of these two online games.
I remember, years ago, I tried one of the earliest online games. It was called Tribes. It was alright, but it was really confusing to me at the time. Of course the fact that, at the time, I also had a dial up connection probably didn't help either. I kind of wish I still had Tribes now so I could try it out on my DSL connection. Though I don't know how many people would be online playing since I don't think it was that popular.
Some people look down on gamers as geeks or awkward beings with no social skills. I guess in some cases that may be true. I know I'm not the most social of people. But I don't consider myself to be completely lacking any kind of social skills. And besides if all human beings were the same the world would be boring. We all have our own interests and things from which we derive enjoyment. There's nothing wrong with being a gamer. If someone else looks down on me for enjoying playing computer or video games, that's their problem not mine. So I say, let the games begin!
posted by The Wolf at
3:13 PM
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