Haha, Alex plays WoW.

I'm actually going to suspend my account for a while. I haven't been able to play in a long time, nor have I had the drive to, and I'll probably just quit in a couple of months.

Why's that funny?

I just returned to it after almost exactly a year without playing. But unlike some other people in the house I don't play obsessively and have had a couple other lengthy absences since it first rolled out.

Trekki?Is that you?












Sorry, it's the only WOW reference I know...

No, it's not funny - just surprising, that's all. I do tend to laugh when pleasantly surprised, and I was typing without thinking (as usual).

I tend to smile when I find out someone I didn't expect plays wow, probably because most people are surprised when I tell them I play WOW. Not that that made any sense.

Since everybody I play with is in their 30s or above and some variation on middle class professionals I think I got over my surprise a long time ago.

And I still wonder how it has happened that in my marriage I am the one married to the hard core gamer.

WoW, EQII, CoH etc are all things I'll start and stop on a whim. Start it, play for a week or less, not touch it for 2 billing cycles and stop again when I see the bill pop up and realize I havent touched them.

I used to do the long haul, hardcore thing once upon a time, but even then not nearly as devout as more than a few folks I know. I dont plan my life around/sacrifice real life for sessions like more than a few I know/know of.

currently, Im out of all of them (except one beta the NDA wont let me talk about). I chalk it up to relatively cheap entertainment that isnt TV. the 'isnt TV' part being the most important part for me. at least its relatively interactive.

I've only gotten into two online games- KoL and Uru, but I am sure if I checked out WoW, SL and the others I'd be hooked. I pretty much stick to Splinter Cell offline games, as I find most others boring.

I hear the new LoTR online game is some hot sh*t right now. I'd probably be more interested in playing a new game, but I don't have the time to be that interested in a new game. I'd make the time, sure - but that wouldn't be a good thing at all.

I am actually looking forward to the MMO Grand Theft Auto is supposed to be coming up with. I'll make time for that, if nothing else, for the pure pleasure of cruising in my car and flipping the radio stations.

I did the LoTR beta. eh, just another hack n slash. its pretty, no doubt, but its same as anything else of the genre you could name.

LOTR = Lounge of Tomorrow Real? ;)