World Of Warcraft

Ian sent me a free trial of World of Warcraft. It was a 10 day trial and I thought I'd take advantage of it over my birthday weekend. What a cool game. I tend to like RPG style of games where you build up your characters. I typically don't like real time games, but with WOW I didn't mind it so much. I think the cool thing about it is the professions you can have. I hope they expand the possibilities with that. So not only do you fight and build strength and collect bounty, you can also work on your professional skills. I was a miner and blacksmith. So I was allowed to make weapons and armor and sell to others (keeping the good stuff for myself). The only thing I didn't like is that after you get to a certain point, you really have to join a group to adventure with. The adventures are way too big for you to do it alone. I can see how this would be fun, but your more socially reclusive people, like myself, would rather adventure alone. I guess I didn't play long enough to explore this a bit more. I let my free trial lapse and after 10 days, my account is dead.

Am I hooked? Well, kinda. I really enjoyed the game and I really want to play more. I can really see how people can get sucked into it. But unfortunately, I don't have the attention span anymore to spend hours behind a computer to play a game. I think that is why I prefer board games (German style games). I can play a game face to face and the game is completed in less than 3 hours. But, I think I'm going to try WOW again this winter when warm weather is no longer calling my name. Being more shut in, I think I'll find a bit more time to play.

Thanks Ian for giving me the chance to try it out and showing me the ropes. I had a great time. Perhaps this winter, I can revive my character and we can pound down some orcs.