The game was loaded. My account was created. My character stood before me on the screen. I grinned at the absurdity of the moment (I was about to start "gaming") and clicked "Enter World."
And then I panicked.
My second encounter with WoW was much more enjoyable. I had been up late working on homework. I decided to give myself a break from reading and entered Maelstrom. (After all, it was homework too, right?!)
I planned to do some sight-seeing. (I ended up killing some floating, radioactive-glowing slugs too, but that's beside the point.) I wanted to spend a few minutes getting to know this world.
To put it simply, I loved it. I realized that my fascination with this truly magical world is not so much the promise of adventure or the thrill of battle but the immersion into a new dimension of fantasy. My imagination feasts in this new place.
To illustrate my point, I am absolutely captivated by the brooms that independently sweep by me. You may laugh - and rightfully so - but every time a broom dances by me, I follow it.
I do not know exactly what is so entrancing about a world with magic brooms. Maybe I will figure it out as I continue to explore it. But I do know at the very least that it is awakening long-silenced dreams and ideas of my more imaginative childhood.
Sarah, this made me laugh. I felt pretty much the same way. Everything seems so mesmerizing, yet I don't see the fascination of the brooms. I do, however, like following the animals and just finding new places. I'm still in the same city..but I seem to find some place new all of the time. I like how you explored first and played later. I guess it isn't so much of a shock if you do it that way.
ReplyDeleteHwy, i remember you reading ths to the class. I enjoyed it. I always use WOW as an excuse. Like lately, I've been doing homework and then i'm like, i need a study break, so I'll play WOW, and then after that, I'll be like, i need a study break since i just did that WOW homework. But yeah. Thats my life:) I do like the brooms. I wanted to fight them, but i couldn't. I think they have cats there too. If they did, i feel like i might have accidently killed one at one point. My Bad.
ReplyDeleteEh, it's just a cat. Haha! The other day, I found a green snake slithering around and slashed it! I expected something more exciting, but it just kind of died.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, glad to see other people are enjoying the game and using it as an excuse too ;D