I just had a revelation. Actually, I had this revelation a long time ago but let’s not be pedantic over chronology. It came to me one day as I was sitting at my computer, blurry-eyed from lack of sleep.
The message came to me in a sort of vision-ish way, if you would indulge my theatrics for a moment. It said to me in a wispy, ethereal voice as I grinned stupidly at my monitor: “Playing games through the night is so fun.”
That, of course, wasn’t the whole of the message – I haven’t completely bonkered out on my games yet.
The next part of the message came while I was sticking the pointy end into a nasty goblin: “Think how much money you’ve saved staying home gaming.”
There’s the crux of the message. When I find a worthy game, for instance, EverQuest II, I’d rather play it than go shopping. Or clubbing. Or eat a buffet or buy a private jet, and so on.
I have saved hundreds, even thousands, of dollars a month by choosing EQ2 over any number of popular entertainment choices. My bank statements accounting for those months during which I was not subscribed to EQ2 are solid proof.
Here’s a survey: If you had a kid, would you rather he be attached to an online game at home where you can watch him, or would you rather he go out and “get a life”, where he could potentially drink/smoke/spend all your money away?
Okay, I kind of lied about the revelation part. There wasn’t really a wispy, ethereal voice. It was all me. Sorry.
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This column was probably first published in Stuff Magazine, June 2010.
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online games are cheap entertainment… like my fren b4 he started WoW, he was boozing off thousand dollars weekly.. now its just USD14.99 per month
As long as the person is not addicted to gaming to the extent of not eating and stuff, it should be fine.
I didn’t realized you are back into EQ2! :D How’s that going btw? I thought it was almost dead. Still waiting on SW:TOR, as do many people… I believe it will bring back the massive resurrection of MMO again like back in the SWG/early-EQ2 time.
I realized now that I don’t play any MMO, I’m actually more busy outside spending money. Though it is more “social” humanly, a lot of the money goes to eating drinking. The last time I was in WoW, yup, just USD15 per month.
“My bank statements accounting for those months during which I was not subscribed to EQ2 are solid proof.” Hahaha