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Rog is currently playing Lord of the Rings Online, along with friends from the Gloomy Bears on the Landroval server.

Harhm (Rog)
Nelgdorf (Nelg)
Nazrin (Michelle)
Pulltab (Lurch)
Gwendelen (Aife)
Ninhydran (Philip)

We will likely be joining a guild in-game soon.

Tue
14
Oct '08

Now with even more Perspective

Rog posted in · ·

Now is the time when the collective MMO blogosphere takes a step back. After a rash of criticism towards game mechanics in recent games and upcoming expansions, we feel like we've been a bit harsh. After all, we love these games don't we? We have to prove we're not just critics.

In true passive-aggressive nerdcore fashion, we look inward.

It's time to wax philosophical about us gamers ourselves. What motivates us? How many problems in these games are caused by us, the gamers? How well do we treat each other? And what makes us so important anyway?

There are other, far more important things happening in the world, right? The world markets are hurting (don't say collapse). It's election day in Canada. Led Zeppelin isn't really getting back together.

We're just little squigs specs in this great big ol' Universe.

But dammit, joy and creative urges are the best things to live for. Gaming is part of that for me. If anyone asks me to look at a greater perspective, that's my take. So excuse me if (after voting) I queue for some Scenarios.

Now I just need to remember to kill the dude with the thing.

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Comment by Gaias
Oct 14, 2008 3:03pm

"Kill the dude with the thing."

Epic Funny!

That comic is so damn funny and seriously sad that it's makes me want to cry with laughter.

Can't remember how many times at that temple I was the dude without the thing healing the dude with the thing and everyone more or less ignored me. Only times I did really die is when I was going with the others and charged with them into the enemy, only to find I was the only one left in the fray. Sadly, my tactical mind wasn't working at those moments as it was so much as "Look! He's injured! Smash keys until he dead!" kind of digital bloodlust. Good times and so many sad times it hurts.

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