Posted by Ragster on January 9, 2000 at 001:39:42:
In Reply to: Koe, read this... posted by The Arcane(VIP) on January 8, 2000 at 21:58:31:
)Z: I personally didn't catch any smartass tone from this post) To me, it's a no-brainer, it's common sense that spending an inordinate amount of time typing in this fantasy world is in no way bettering myself, helping me land that primo job, or enriching my relationships. But (and this is a big but), this doesn't mean I know it or understand what that means. I've pledged so much of my time to playing this game and I enjoy it. I can now type with the speed of 10 men and thus rationalize that I'm been doing vocational training. It truly is a dangerous animal (getting cheesy myself) that can devour your social skills. I remember a post awhile back and I apologize for not remembering the poster, but it basically was a line of questions to ask yourself taken from a cocaine addiction website. The only thing is that any reference to cocaine is replaced by mudding/mud. Good for a laugh, but potentially revealing. Ugh, I've talked enough. Suppose I'll add that I think being able to recognize this game as a game is a -good- thing. If you can keep it a game, you're doing just fine. Step overboard, and it might be time for a break. My break was due a year ago.
*passes the cheese (after cutting it)*