And lo on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:24:00 -0000, Nicolas Alvarez  
<nic### [at] gmailisthebestcom> did spake, saying:


>> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>>> I don't know anyone (personally, and in the same country as me) who is  
>>> geeky enough to know about D&D anyway. So even if it sounded  
>>> interesting to me (which it doesn't), who would I play with?
>>  That's why WoW is such a hit, methinks. All the asocial nerds who'd  
>> otherwise be playing D&D can now WoW with folks in other countries.
>
> Well, I *have* tried MMORPGs. And I didn't like them. I consider the  
> "Massively Monotonous Online Repetitive Perpetual Gaming" backronym to  
> be somewhat accurate.
>
> And WoW isn't even free...

The problem, I think, with MMORPGs is they lack the RP part. Oh sure  
you're pretending to be a dwarf or dark elf, but unless you can find a  
server that specifically states it's for role-play then it descends to  
grind to a new level and score phat loot while comparing DPS and demanding  
buffs; what your character is doesn't real matter any more. Comparing  
'proper' D&D style role-play with MMORPGs is like comparing rugby and  
soccer.

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Phil Cook

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