of Warcraft.
That's right, I'm going public people. I play WoW (World of Warcraft for those R-tards who don't know). That being said, I'm here to plead my case.
[For those of you not informed, World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) that consists of over 10 million players.]
Now, having been a loving member of the Blizzard (the company that makes WoW) family since Warcraft 1 (I believe it was my sisters friend who bought the game for my brother Travis) I was well aware of the preparation/release of World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, I was busy having a life at the time, so I didn't dive into the game at release(to be honest, when I wasn't out with my girlfriend I was playing Warcraft 3). The game had been out for almost 3 years before two things happened. 1) I started working at Home Depot, where no less than 10 of my coworkers played WoW and 2) The episode of Southpark titled "Make love, not Warcraft" came out. Thus my adventures in the World of Warcraft began.
It turns out I'd perfectly time my arrival into the world, the expansion pack entitled "The Burning Crusade" would be arriving shortly. So I began my adventures and got used to the mechanics and social aspects of the game. I started out Horde (one of the two factions you can chose from (the other is Alliance)), due to the prods of my coworkers. Over time I advanced my character(s) and eventually due to circumstances (I got fired from Home Depot) I had to quit playing the game. Enter new job: Chrysalis. After a couple months, I discovered a couple of my new coworkers also played WoW. Fast forward two months and I've started playing again, this time I played for the Alliance. After starting my new work schedule (I still work about the same thing), I was able to play WoW at work...for no less then 10 hours a shift. After about a month I had reached level 60 (which was at the time incredible). Then after another month or so, I again reached the point where I stopped played. A few months rolled by, and I started playing at work again, albeit on my bosses account. Once again, I decided to start over again, having recruited a friend to play with me. This brings me today, as I ride around with my level 70 Troll Shaman.
Having explained my history in WoW, I will now explain why I play. It's really simple actually.
I work an 18 hour shift, 10 of which hours the clientele I supervise are asleep. Simply put, what the hell else can I do? I'll answer my own question: Nothing. Let's put this into perspective for you all. I've watched all 7+ seasons of Scrubs, 12+ seasons of Southpark, 3+ seasons of the Office, 3 seasons of Arrested Development, 4 seasons of Entourage, and 2+ seasons of The Venture Brothers. Not to mention at least 30 different films ranging from The Lion King to There Will Be Blood. I also managed to re-read the Harry Potter series and The Wheel of Time Series, not to mention start and finish the Twilight series, plus a bundle of other books (plug for I Am America, and So Can You!(love you Colbert)). Having said all that, I have put 25 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds into Kyter (my character on WoW). That's accumulated hours people.
All that said, I love playing this game. I don't have to worry about impressing anyone, and I can do pretty much whatever I want. Shout out to Vindicated and all my guildies.
[For those of you not informed, World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) that consists of over 10 million players.]
Now, having been a loving member of the Blizzard (the company that makes WoW) family since Warcraft 1 (I believe it was my sisters friend who bought the game for my brother Travis) I was well aware of the preparation/release of World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, I was busy having a life at the time, so I didn't dive into the game at release(to be honest, when I wasn't out with my girlfriend I was playing Warcraft 3). The game had been out for almost 3 years before two things happened. 1) I started working at Home Depot, where no less than 10 of my coworkers played WoW and 2) The episode of Southpark titled "Make love, not Warcraft" came out. Thus my adventures in the World of Warcraft began.
It turns out I'd perfectly time my arrival into the world, the expansion pack entitled "The Burning Crusade" would be arriving shortly. So I began my adventures and got used to the mechanics and social aspects of the game. I started out Horde (one of the two factions you can chose from (the other is Alliance)), due to the prods of my coworkers. Over time I advanced my character(s) and eventually due to circumstances (I got fired from Home Depot) I had to quit playing the game. Enter new job: Chrysalis. After a couple months, I discovered a couple of my new coworkers also played WoW. Fast forward two months and I've started playing again, this time I played for the Alliance. After starting my new work schedule (I still work about the same thing), I was able to play WoW at work...for no less then 10 hours a shift. After about a month I had reached level 60 (which was at the time incredible). Then after another month or so, I again reached the point where I stopped played. A few months rolled by, and I started playing at work again, albeit on my bosses account. Once again, I decided to start over again, having recruited a friend to play with me. This brings me today, as I ride around with my level 70 Troll Shaman.
Having explained my history in WoW, I will now explain why I play. It's really simple actually.
I work an 18 hour shift, 10 of which hours the clientele I supervise are asleep. Simply put, what the hell else can I do? I'll answer my own question: Nothing. Let's put this into perspective for you all. I've watched all 7+ seasons of Scrubs, 12+ seasons of Southpark, 3+ seasons of the Office, 3 seasons of Arrested Development, 4 seasons of Entourage, and 2+ seasons of The Venture Brothers. Not to mention at least 30 different films ranging from The Lion King to There Will Be Blood. I also managed to re-read the Harry Potter series and The Wheel of Time Series, not to mention start and finish the Twilight series, plus a bundle of other books (plug for I Am America, and So Can You!(love you Colbert)). Having said all that, I have put 25 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds into Kyter (my character on WoW). That's accumulated hours people.
All that said, I love playing this game. I don't have to worry about impressing anyone, and I can do pretty much whatever I want. Shout out to Vindicated and all my guildies.
