Yup, I'm a Nomadic Gamer... (#Gaming #MMO #MMOGaming)
Yup, I'm a Nomadic Gamer... (#Gaming #MMO #MMOGaming)
Published on April 8th, 2010 @ 06:06:53 am , using 465 words, 352 views
It was (I believe) Stargrace of Nomadic Gamer (NomadicGamer.com) that coined the term "Nomadic Gamer" - meaning someone that moves from game to game fairly frequently.
That pretty much describes me to a "T" since my post-EQ1 days. I'll stay with a game for maybe 2 or 3 months, sometimes only a month, and then go to another one. Sometimes I come back to a game - usually I will, in fact. I've tried to fight it - trying to even "force" myself to stay with a game when I've felt the "pull" of another. I think now it's time to accept that I am a Nomadic Gamer and just enjoy the process of getting to see a lot of different games.
So, with that out of the way, my current "home" is Warhammer Online. As I posted last week, I'd been missing some good PvP action, and right now, I don't think there's a better PvP game for me than WAR. I like the "fast, get in and fight" nature of the Scenarios most of the time. And when it's time for more involved action, there's the open Realm vs. Realm action of BOs/Keeps and such.
In typical "me" fashion, I'm playing lots of different characters. Sure, being an alt-o-holic limits your progression speed, but as they say "It's Not a Race™" and I'm in no hurry. I have a Squig Herder, a Disciple of Khaine, a Magus, a Marauder, a Shaman, a Choppa, a Sorcerer, and a Witch Elf. I do have an Order character, a Witch Hunter, but he's not getting played much as I don't know ANY Order players.
Among those, I don't even have a favorite - I sort of just log in, pick one, and go for it. They're all fun, and they're spread out across a few Tiers. The Magus is 40 and doesn't get played much, as a year away from the game makes it hard to pickup a max-level char again. The DoK and SH are 30 and 31 respectively, and get played quite a bit. Shaman and Witch Elf are in T2, and the Marauder and the rest are all T1. Population seems to be good across all the Tiers, now that the original 50+ opening day servers have been condensed to just 4. Warhammer's fun.
My EQ2 (and by extension, EQ1, SWG, and Vanguard) account is still active, and I'm still planning to play EQ2, as the PvE is leaps and bounds better than WAR's - it's just that right now, I'm enjoying the PvP/RvR action a bit more, so that's where I find myself logging in.
Next week: Hello Kitty Online? Haha - who knows! :D (Actually - about 90% of the MMO people I follow on Twitter play Wizard 101 and claim it's a good game even for adults... I suppose I'll have to check it out someday.)
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"Oh I can't leave my boyfriend [FFXI] because I have so much time invested in the relationship!"
"I can't leave my boyfriend [AoC] because he'll eventually change for the better!"
And Wizard 101 is awesome.
