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General Category => General Talk => Topic started by: Terrorantula on April 25, 2011, 08:52:49 pm
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An article about people who fell in love via WoW (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/fashion/24avatar.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss)- please read before replying.
I think this is a really interesting idea- I wouldn't have expected that people interacting via avatars would have forged connections strong enough to actually lead to real-world romance-at least, so strongly. Lord knows I've crushed on chat buddies. The idea of avatars serving as intermediaries to cover the player's flaws, yet the players not being disappointed when encountering the reality behind the screen, is definitely something to think on.
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my brother called me the other day
he said "there's a problem in the world"
I said "in the world of warcraft?"
we laughed for a while. it was good stuff.
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Why don't you make a comment? I don't get people posting articles that they have nothing to say about themselves.
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Better?
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I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It can be hard to find a partner in this world I imagine, especially one that shares interests with you. The amount of friends* I have whose other halves don't like videogames, and this meaning that they don't get to play them in their houses much any more, is quite considerable. I lucked out in meeting someone that was into pretty much everything I am when I was 18, so I didn't need to resort to this, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at it if it led to love. However you meet your soulmate is ok with me, as long as it isn't like at a paedophile conference or something.
*I say "friends", I'm pretty much a lazy dude nowadays and see my "friends" very rarely, but if you've hung out with me in the last few years then you're still in my friends reference database!!!
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I agree it's a good thing.
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I've never played WoW but my impression was always that it was kind of skeevy manipulative garbage that relied on getting people addicted to worthless equipment updates etc, so it's nice to see that at least there are some worthwhile things resulting from it. That being said
The beginner’s guide to World of Warcraft notes that you can go it alone, “but by going it alone, you won’t be able to master some of the game’s tougher challenges, you will likely take longer to reach the endgame, and you won’t have access to the game’s most powerful magical treasures.” Ms. Pringle thinks that is analogous to love.
this metaphor coming soon to an indie game near you
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The beginner’s guide to World of Warcraft notes that you can go it alone, “but by going it alone, you won’t be able to master some of the game’s tougher challenges, you will likely take longer to reach the endgame, and you won’t have access to the game’s most powerful magical treasures.” Ms. Pringle thinks that is analogous to love.
In reality, it's more analogous to cubicle work. Once a week, you sit in front of a computer with 24 other people you may or may not give the smallest shit about and spend several hours slogging through a bunch of menial encounters that you've previously completed many many times before, in the hopes of one day upgrading your kezan's taint (http://www.wowhead.com/item=19603) to a kezan's unstoppable taint (http://www.wowhead.com/item=19605).
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I COULD NEVER LOVE A DWARF
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When I was 16 I met up with and made out with an 18 year old Scottish girl I met playing counter strike. My mum found out and went nuts, banning me from seeing her. She was my first kiss.
We're still really good mates today! She's not my type though.
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I'd never marry an alliance b!tch....
for the horde!!!
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did they consummate IG
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I'd think it would be more enjoyable IRL.
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i'd make fun of them but i'm lonely
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w/e. I feel like people will always find love in unusual outlets, especially through the internet. To draw a line between creepy and "oh, cool" is hard, though, because I would never pursue romance in a virtual world. but power to those that do!