Comments on: MMORPGs as a Social Exercise? http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/01/08/mmorpgs-as-a-social-exercise/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Steve http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/01/08/mmorpgs-as-a-social-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Steve Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:10:16 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/01/08/mmorpgs-as-a-social-exercise/#comment-632 I've often thought that the game was just something to do while chatting with other people, and perhaps as a way to meet them. This probably differs between games, but in the one I played most (Asheron's Call) you often spent long periods of time in the same area, and generally weren't so hard pressed that you couldn't easily chat. (The exception being mages, which required more interaction to play.) Another aspect to this is that when you stop playing a particular game, you can easily lose contact with the people you've met. Being able to access external chat systems from the games would be cool. Then if one of your friends moves to a different game, you could still chat while playing. I’ve often thought that the game was just something to do while chatting with other people, and perhaps as a way to meet them. This probably differs between games, but in the one I played most (Asheron’s Call) you often spent long periods of time in the same area, and generally weren’t so hard pressed that you couldn’t easily chat. (The exception being mages, which required more interaction to play.)

Another aspect to this is that when you stop playing a particular game, you can easily lose contact with the people you’ve met. Being able to access external chat systems from the games would be cool. Then if one of your friends moves to a different game, you could still chat while playing.

]]> By: maui http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/01/08/mmorpgs-as-a-social-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-583 maui Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/01/08/mmorpgs-as-a-social-exercise/#comment-583 Great write up : ) Great write up : )

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