Originally posted by: Alekseyev
First off, yes, I stand by World of Warcraft. It is truly a great game, and Blizzard Entertainment is truly a great game developer. I enjoy online games. I love games in general. I thrive on competition, teaming up with friends to defeat impossible odds, and relaxing after a hard day at work. I am aware HotRod has expressed he has nothing against online games, and this is a relief to me as it makes you appear more rational in my eyes and gives me more room to work with. I am thankful for this.

Blizzard is indeed a brilliant gaming company. StarCraft was their most amazing achievement to date, but their latest games are also incredibly good. I've researched WoW rather heavily and I'm more than sure that if I had possessed the time I'd be addicted to it by now. But it's a game. Games are about fun gameplay. Anything beyond that is nerdy interest. As a gamer that regularly obsesses over his games in insane ways, I can simultaneously realize how out of touch I am at the same time. Why are you "relieved" and "thankful" that Hotrod has nothing against online games? Why even discuss it? What purpose does this discussion serve for you? Are you trying to make WoW converts? (I ask these questions because I really am curious about the motivation here.)

I'm sure there are plenty of WoW players who would think of the arguments in this thread as absurd. It’s a fucking game. If you want to listen to a radio show discussing the best ways to “grind” or the best armor for your perfectly balanced rogue, then you need to understand how nerdy that is. If you want to listen to people discussing the generic and uninspiring story elements that Blizzard stole for the WarCraft universe, then go ahead, but don't act like it’s anything other than nerdy. WoW is a game and games should be about fun gameplay. For the most part, the other WoW-radio defenders in this thread don't seem to know what fun is.

This isn’t a battle of life and death to see who’s more adult. That just seems so sick to me. Why take an amazing game like WoW and turn it into something so boring?