But anyway, this is a subject I've been tossing around inside my poor brain for a while now.
Is there a right and wrong in a video game? Granted, there is clearly a right and wrong choice in 99.9% of the cases, which leads you to more game, or
But what I'm talking about is more of the social aspect of gaming. Allow me to use a personal example.
I play WoW. Yes, I know. But I do. And I've played WoW on multiple servers and I've made friends on said servers. But, am I slighting a friend or group of friends by playing on the server I'm currently finding more enjoyment on? In no way does this choice have anything to do with the people involved. I'm just enjoying X character on server A more then I am my other characters on server B. Is this a matter of right and wrong? Am I wronging these other friends that I'm not currently playing with?
One side of me feels like no, this is a game, and I should play what I feel like playing, when I feel like playing it. It's my money, and I should do what ever it is that is granting me entertainment, as that is what I'm spending the money for. But I oft wonder if it really is a wrong choice. My matter is compounded even more by the fact that my server choices are segregated by what appears to be a real life line of separation.
See, server A has all my real life friends who play WoW. Friends whom I've known since before WoW was even released. Friends that I've spent most of my life hanging out with in darkened rooms rolling icosahedrons and drinking way more caffeine then could be viewed as healthy. And server B has friends who I've met through WoW. Friends who are no less a friend then the people from server A, but lack that one personal distinction.
I guess that is what the question boils down to. Is an "online friend" equal to a "real life" friend? Does me questioning this make me a horrible person by default? Am I just an asshole? Should have no friends at all because I question things like this?
Ok, well, that asshole part is true, I'm sure. But I digress.
Is it wrong for me to feel guilty for not playing a game the way other people expect or want me to play it?
P.S. You most likely gave up on this blog and don't check it anymore. But just in case..
Congrats Scott on the new baby! :)
It's like food. Sometimes you just feel like eating breakfast for dinner. Does that make you a steak hating, dinner berating nutjob? No. People's taste change and fluctuates. What you love today, you may grow weary of the next day. Plus, good friends would say "how you been?" instead of "where the hell you been?" So, where the hell have you been?
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