[  Mood: Embarrased ]
[  Currently: Playing WoW ]
Inside your computer box, there is a land. A vast land of pixels and lol. Where night elves frolic like strippers and the undead finally have a small continent to call their own. Behold: all of its blurry, creepy glory.

When playing the game, this view is impressive somehow.

I’ve been playing the trial for several days now. Ten days for free if you’ve got four empty gigs on your hard drive. I hadn’t played in quite a while, but I wanted to give my new lappy a test run. The result?

I’ve spent the past four days with the nicest people I’ve ever met in my life.

How the Hell could this happen? I don’t like nice people. Nice people don’t inspire sin and depravity, my two favorite hobbies. They inspire common courtesy and pleasantry, two of my least favorite hobbies. No! Where are the fat dudes playing fat elf chicks that will cyber for gold? Where are the rows of naked gnomes committing suicide off the top of a holy tower in order to spell "COCK" in giant letters on the ground with their bodies? Where are the vicious, angry twelve year olds weeping into their microphones when they miss out on ph4t 13w75?

They’ve been replaced by people who are kind, share their wealth and treasure, and hide their shame under 1200 points of armor. Goddamnit, what the Hell has happened to the internet? Who the Hell would think that a people populating a virtual realm of colorful magic, hyper active midgets and a constant battle between the forces of good and evil would be more influenced by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien than Hunter S. Thompson and Allen Ginsberg? It does not make sense!

The gameplay is dice based with a series of hotkeys for special abilities. Its simple and easy enough for anyone to get into, but there’s a lot of info the game slowly forces you to learn, a process that will turn anyone into an elite. The addictive nature of the game isn’t limited to just combat, though, as there are several crafting professions in the game that are equally time consuming and rewarding. For women and Ian McKellen enthusiasts, you can also play as various kinds of mages.

More like Gayndolf.

Despite the lack of interest I have in my fellow players, it really has been a good time. I may very well step up from the trial account. But I guess that’s how they get you: the first hit is free. And the good stuff? Well, you have to pay extra for it.