Question
Dear WGR,
A while back I played this game called the “World of Warcraft” and created a shaman character who got very far in the game. HE got up to character level 63 and that is pretty high in the game (at least when I was playing it). My character casted totems to fight monsters. Some of the totems helped me out and the other totems fired weapons at the monsters.
I didn’t like the game but I kept playing because I was always reassured that it would get better as soon as I got one level higher or something. But it never did. I kept getting attacked by other players and they would keep guard over my body for hours so I could not resurrect. So I asked myself this question: “Why AM I playing this game where other people can make sure that I stay dead for hours on end?” After I asked myself that question, I realized that I should stop and put the game up on the shelf, so to speak (it doesn’t need the CD to play it). That was more than a year ago.
Recently, some of my co-workers got back into the game and they stopped playing Modern Warfare 2 for X-Bocks on Gaming Night. It was classic textbook abandonedment (sic). Now I’m having second thoughts about keeping the “World of Warcraft” up on that shelf, so to speak. Is this a difficult choice or what?
Sincerely,
Tired Of All The Quests
P.S. It was really weird how the totems didn’t stack on top of each other into a pole. I couldn’t figure that one out.
This is what I would do to fight the monsters.
Answer
Dear Tired Of All The Quests,
Level 63 is still kind of a high level these days in the “World of Warcraft”. As painful and exasperating as it may have been, I highly encourage you to not let your prior experiences sour you forever on the game. Remember, when the game gets boring, you can always watch your favorite movie or have music playing in another window. That is the beauty of it.
Sincerely,
WGR
February 1st, 2010 at 12:25 AM
omg world of warcraft! I love that game! I agree that a totem pole would be sweet.