Call me Mallex

That's my character in World of Warcraft, a quite excellent MMORPG from Blizzard, the creators of Diablo II. I'm totally hooked on this game. It's my first massively multi-player experience, and it is sort of fashioned after Diablo II, which was my favorite single player game of all time. I've had so many incredible adventures so far. I have to thank cyberhap (or Kinngdom/Grow to those in the realm) for putting me on to this game. It's simply amazing. The gameplay is top notch, and the graphics are very good for a multiplayer game. The X factor is the interaction between player characters. I've been fortunate enough to make a few friends who have helped me move up in the ranks fairly quickly. After one week, I'm level 11, near 12, and I'm starting to develop some good skills.

It's funny how I'm still playing computer games. My generation was raised on computer cames, from Atari to Colecovision to Commodore 64/128/128D, to Nintendo, Sega, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Playstation, XBox, PS2, and PC games. It's a part of who I am. I know people 5 years older than me that never got into gaming b/c they sort of missed the boat. I think my generation represents the older edge of gaming enthusiasts. Sure there are some older players, but as far as diehard players, I'm probably at the upper limit. And I think my passion for gaming will continue, even as gaming evolves. It's part of what we are. Part of the kid in me that doesn't want to go away. Nor should it.

So should you run into Mallex in the realms of Azeroth, make sure you tell him that you read his alter ego's blog entry. Maybe he'll share some tales with you over some charred boar meat and a pint of mead.

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