MMORPGs and Me.

How you and I can have our lives sucked out by video games.

I have played a variety of Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (phew!) in my short lifetime. I've spent countless days and hours in front of my computer, compulsively trying to level up my character. Killing mobs of monsters, running through dungeons, selling items to buy better armour- it's all in a day's work in a MMORPG. Today I feel inclined to share and discuss some of these games that I've played or am playing, because I am a restless teenager who likes video games, and because I want to blog about something.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT.

That's right, WoW. This Blizzard masterpiece allows players to take part in a war between two sides, the Alliance and the Horde. You can pick from a variety of races including Orcs, Night Elves, Dwarves, Undeads, and of course, Humans. Depending on what race you choose, you can also be a Druid, Paladin, Warlock, Warrior, or whatever. Once you create your character you are immediately placed into the massive playing environment of WoW, and you can now level up, complete quests, gain new skills and have fun. There are plenty of new places to explore, from Zones consisting of lush forests, to snow-capped mountains, to barren, desert-like landscapes.

I first started playing World Of Warcraft about a month ago, and was hooked within minutes. It wasn't like anything I ever played before, and I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to play this game. My favourite aspect of WoW is that, unlike other games, the ideal way of levelling up is through the completion of quests. I love doing quests in MMORPGs, and the fact that WoW seems to have endless quests simply fills me with glee.

RAGNAROK ONLINE

This nifty game created by Korean GRAVITY Co. allows players to pick from a variety of job classes and has great PVP events. There's a storyline, I think. But mostly you just click around, spam skills, and level up. Dungeons are excellent training areas, but there are little to no quests.
Yes, I've played it. I've played a variety of private servers; My first RO experience was on Ragnarok Frontier, which had rates of 2/2/2. I had a level 7x Knight, I used a spear, I rode a Peco and my stats were pretty messed up. Regardless, I joined guilds and took part in the bi-weekly War Of Emperium events, in which guilds battle it out to gain control of a castle. My experience of Frontier was excellent; there was a strong sense of community and I learned how to play RO.
Then my brother, who often watched me play RO, wanted to try the game himself. I downloaded DarkRO for him, which was a high-rate server with custom classes and such. I never played on that server, but my brother seemed to enjoy it. Since then, I've played a number of medium rate servers. Next month I'll be playing on EternityRO, or at least I plan to.

MAPLE STORY

Oh, the joys of making your cute little character jump around and destroy monsters! Maple Story allows you to choose from Warrior, Mage, Hunter, and Thief jobs, and a whole lot of items, monsters, and quests. Though this game seems to be targeted at a younger crowd, people of all ages would enjoy the side-scrolling fun of bashing mobs of monsters with a group of friends. Also, fourth jobs and riding mounts just came out in MapleGlobal, so get playing!
I currently have a level 48 page, who sucks.




RUNESCAPE (?)

Yes, I'm serious. This game is great for the casual RPG players who do not wish to download a massive game file to their computer, as Runescape plays in your web browser. There is really no point to the game, the graphics are as simple as they come, and there is no way that you can screw up your character. You just point, click, and repeat. To keep up with the Internet tradition in which bloggers must humiliate themselves in any way possible, I will admit here that I have a ridiculously high level character on Runescape. And no, you may not have it.

Depending on how your brain is wired, you may find that these games are the most satisfying and fun, or you may find them to be wastes of time. For me, it happens that I enjoy doing the same small tasks over and over, so naturally, I like playing these games. On a final note, if you have time to kill, try playing some of these MMORPGs.

BTW, biggest monster of all MMORPGS = LAG.