Comments on: On playing MMOGs and being anti-social http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:42:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Ken Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:43:23 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-1517 I don't let my kid play unless he's in a group - I feel that soloing is a waste of time. 10 traits your kid develops while playing MMPORG's IN A GROUP * Learns to deal with other's "personalities" * Strategic Social Thinking * Interpretive Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Situation and the Group * Problem Solving as a Group * Group Plan Formation and Execution * Complex Situation Management * Group Decision-Making * Goal Directed Cooperation * Networking * Cross-Cultural Communications Of course, I'm a adult so I just queue the underplayed battlegrounds or camp my Nelf hunter next to a titanium node while I study for my masters degree. Hypocrite of course. I don't let my kid play unless he's in a group – I feel that soloing is a waste of time.

10 traits your kid develops while playing MMPORG's IN A GROUP
* Learns to deal with other's "personalities"
* Strategic Social Thinking
* Interpretive Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Situation and the Group
* Problem Solving as a Group
* Group Plan Formation and Execution
* Complex Situation Management
* Group Decision-Making
* Goal Directed Cooperation
* Networking
* Cross-Cultural Communications

Of course, I'm a adult so I just queue the underplayed battlegrounds or camp my Nelf hunter next to a titanium node while I study for my masters degree. Hypocrite of course.

]]> By: Frostbite http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Frostbite Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:25:53 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-463 I know what ya mean. Glad I'm not the only one who prefers going off into the wilderness in an MMO alone. Even when people approach me I really try to just avoid chatting for long and go about my merry way. Then they nag me about wanting to come along, etc etc. I guess I should just stick to one player games for the most part, haha. :evil: I know what ya mean. Glad I'm not the only one who prefers going off into the wilderness in an MMO alone. Even when people approach me I really try to just avoid chatting for long and go about my merry way. Then they nag me about wanting to come along, etc etc. I guess I should just stick to one player games for the most part, haha. :evil:

]]> By: Joshua Meadows http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Joshua Meadows Fri, 29 May 2009 18:21:45 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-64 <blockquote cite="comment-63"> <strong><a href="#comment-63">Adri</a></strong>: Guild Wars is pretty damn good for the hack and slash stuff </blockquote> Guild Wars is pretty interesting; I definitely like the only-purchase-once business model, even though I've probably spent like a hundred and fifty bucks on all the addons in their store (but when you contrast that to how much Blizzard's got from me in subscription fees it's not so bad.) The game is also beautiful and, like WoW, plays on everything from modern computers to old laptops from 1997. While the first game doesn't have the neat NPC stuff, the latter two do and that option is <em>absolutely</em> what I love. It's nice to have as a background possibility for when I'm bored, even though it's never held my attention for very long. But I guess that's probably meant to be the point.

Adri: Guild Wars is pretty damn good for the hack and slash stuff

Guild Wars is pretty interesting; I definitely like the only-purchase-once business model, even though I've probably spent like a hundred and fifty bucks on all the addons in their store (but when you contrast that to how much Blizzard's got from me in subscription fees it's not so bad.) The game is also beautiful and, like WoW, plays on everything from modern computers to old laptops from 1997. While the first game doesn't have the neat NPC stuff, the latter two do and that option is absolutely what I love. It's nice to have as a background possibility for when I'm bored, even though it's never held my attention for very long. But I guess that's probably meant to be the point.

]]> By: Adri http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Adri Fri, 29 May 2009 06:59:55 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-63 This is my exact problem with MMOs. I am eagerly awaiting Diablo III and in the mean time, Guild Wars is pretty damn good for the hack and slash stuff. (HIT IT WITH A BIG HAMMER) and you can fill up your party with pretty useful NPCs. This is my exact problem with MMOs. I am eagerly awaiting Diablo III and in the mean time, Guild Wars is pretty damn good for the hack and slash stuff. (HIT IT WITH A BIG HAMMER) and you can fill up your party with pretty useful NPCs.

]]> By: Joshua Meadows http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Joshua Meadows Wed, 27 May 2009 22:24:52 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-59 <blockquote cite="comment-57"> <strong><a href="#comment-57">Chris</a></strong>: I would just play around on a couple different servers until you find one that has the type of people you could enjoy playing with. </blockquote> I'm sure there's good people everywhere, that's not really the issue for me though. Even when I play with friends I don't really find it fun, I find it more frustrating having to rely on other players who aren't psychic and can't read my mind and immediately understand what I need them to be doing. On top of that the pressure and expectations of needing to be online at X time on X day to kill X boss really sucks the fun out for me; I did it once for a couple months when I finally hit 70 on my warlock (prior to the expansion, and before I decided to start over with the priest) and it wasn't an enjoyable experience. That was only while I was a backup damage-dealer too, so I don't even want to think of the pain running as main healer would be. What's fun for me is playing by myself. :P It would be nice if Blizzard would release a solo version that I can do totally alone. They can call it the anti-social expansion. Either that, or I buy eight more accounts and just multibox my way through every raid.

Chris: I would just play around on a couple different servers until you find one that has the type of people you could enjoy playing with.

I'm sure there's good people everywhere, that's not really the issue for me though. Even when I play with friends I don't really find it fun, I find it more frustrating having to rely on other players who aren't psychic and can't read my mind and immediately understand what I need them to be doing. On top of that the pressure and expectations of needing to be online at X time on X day to kill X boss really sucks the fun out for me; I did it once for a couple months when I finally hit 70 on my warlock (prior to the expansion, and before I decided to start over with the priest) and it wasn't an enjoyable experience. That was only while I was a backup damage-dealer too, so I don't even want to think of the pain running as main healer would be.

What's fun for me is playing by myself. :P It would be nice if Blizzard would release a solo version that I can do totally alone. They can call it the anti-social expansion. Either that, or I buy eight more accounts and just multibox my way through every raid.

]]> By: Cristiano http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Cristiano Wed, 27 May 2009 19:50:10 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-58 The whole MMO thing is lost upon me too. While I enjoy playing with people from time to time, I prefer to play alone. I'm nowhere close to the endgame content though - I think I am still at level 45 after playing since beta. I go through phases with WoW, but something about it always brings me back eventually. No other game has captured my attention the same way, except Viva Piñata. :grin: The whole MMO thing is lost upon me too. While I enjoy playing with people from time to time, I prefer to play alone. I'm nowhere close to the endgame content though – I think I am still at level 45 after playing since beta. I go through phases with WoW, but something about it always brings me back eventually. No other game has captured my attention the same way, except Viva Piñata. :grin:

]]> By: Chris http://ctrlclick.com/2009/05/on-playing-mmogs-and-being-anti-social/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Chris Wed, 27 May 2009 19:38:26 +0000 http://ctrlclick.com/?p=62#comment-57 Josh I feel your pain. Ive played all aspects of the game you listed above and been in several different levels of guilds. I currently found a home with some people I really enjoy playing with and it reminds me of why I play the game. For the fun. Sad part is I had to reroll to the opposite faction than when you and I played together. Yes I now play a Dwarf Rogue. I'm not saying in none of my former guilds I didn't have fun, just the people I play with now seem more at the level of commitment that I have. Maybe you should consider trying to level a DK on another server on the alliance side. I would offer up my current server but Im not sure how you would respond to me. I would just play around on a couple different servers until you find one that has the type of people you could enjoy playing with. Josh I feel your pain. Ive played all aspects of the game you listed above and been in several different levels of guilds. I currently found a home with some people I really enjoy playing with and it reminds me of why I play the game. For the fun. Sad part is I had to reroll to the opposite faction than when you and I played together. Yes I now play a Dwarf Rogue. I'm not saying in none of my former guilds I didn't have fun, just the people I play with now seem more at the level of commitment that I have.

Maybe you should consider trying to level a DK on another server on the alliance side. I would offer up my current server but Im not sure how you would respond to me. I would just play around on a couple different servers until you find one that has the type of people you could enjoy playing with.

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