Too Much WoW

Is there even such a thing?

The impact of this game (as well as other MMO's) and the way it affects people, completely fascinates me. Now, i'm not being pretentious: i have sacrificed many hours of my sleep, of social life, of real-life obligations, just to play. I like the game, its game design and mechanics, as well as its artistic disposition, is truly monumental. But there is a line. If you cross it, you enter that ugly place with all the flanked classes, broken relationships, retirements, neglected kids and looming obesity. It's a line i have been tempted to cross, just to be able to analyze this better. Thankfully, that has not happened.

Anyway, it's a cultural phenomenon and i could go on for hours. We're also doing a piece on the magazine, entitled 'Too Much WoW'. It's about silly things that people do and humorously refers to the craziness of it all. We found:

- A player that levelled 1-60 naked
- A player Exalted with all (even Shen'dralar, with hundreds of returned librams)
- A player that used perma-death when a character died
- A player with three Grand Marshalls at the same time
- A player that hit 'at war' with Argent Dawn, after getting exalted, and went out on a killing spree on AD NPCs, just to hit 'Hated' for fun.
- Much more.

We also gathered heaps of cultural references, trivia, legends and curios. Some made me smile, some made me sad. Some people take this way, way too seriously. I dread to mock them however, lest i become one of them... in no way do i want to come out as patronizing and i will never judge an individual, other than myself. I just don't see myself dressing in full Paladin Tier 2! One thing is for certain: i will continue to study the genre and its influence on the industry, its psycologic background and the implications of its blooming.

In other news: we are taking a break from C'thun, downed the trio bug (hard combo) and started Naxx'ramas, killing Razuvious easily in the first try. :)