WarCry Choice Posts: 25 Joined: 15 Aug 2007 | Steinhauer's Opinion: To Be A Hero, Part 1
This Monday, Jonathan Steinhauer begins a look at a new issue in his bi-weekly column. In "To Be A Hero" asks the fundamental question that we all face when it comes to our time, our darkness and MMOs: why do we play?
Why do we play MMOs (or adventure style games of any sort)? Fundamentally, one would hope, because they are fun. Aside from that, there are a myriad of reasons, but a major one is that it gives us a chance to be heroic in a way we really can't in real life (and if we could, probably wouldn't want to given the massive death rate our avatars suffer). Games give us the chance to be "the hero." Yet how can we truly be the hero in a world where 100% of the world's population are hero-aspirants and each step down the road to renown is identical for everyone?
Read more after the jump.
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WarCry Choice Posts: 25 Joined: 15 Aug 2007 | Ack. You're right. Spellcheck must have changed the word on me and I didn't catch it. |
Steinhauer's Opinion: To Be A Hero, Part 1
This Monday, Jonathan Steinhauer begins a look at a new issue in his bi-weekly column. In "To Be A Hero" asks the fundamental question that we all face when it comes to our time, our darkness and MMOs: why do we play?
Read more after the jump.
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