Yup, I'm a Nomadic Gamer... (#Gaming #MMO #MMOGaming)

Yup, I'm a Nomadic Gamer... (#Gaming #MMO #MMOGaming)

Written by:ModemMisuser
Published on April 8th, 2010 @ 06:06:53 am , using 465 words, 352 views
Posted in Gaming

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.)

6 comments

Comment from: stargrace [Visitor]
stargraceI'm so tempted to dip back into WAR myself, having really enjoyed the game while I was there, and following all of the twitter buzz about it. Sadly, I have more then enough on my plate at the moment, so I will just have to live vicariously through everyone else!
04/08/10 @ 06:36
Comment from: ModemMisuser [Member] Email
ModemMisuserI'll try to keep you entertained with lots of posts about it - at least in WAR, "story worthy" stuff tends to happen! :D
04/08/10 @ 06:39
Comment from: Blue Kae [Visitor]
Blue KaeGlad you accepted your nomadic nature. There's nothing at all wrong with moving from game to game following the fun. Seems like Warhammer is experiencing a resurgence lately, I enjoyed my time as a Dwarfven engineer back when it launched, and it's still on my list of games to return to when I get tired of the four (yes I'm nuts) I'm already playing.
04/08/10 @ 09:43
Comment from: Kari [Visitor]
KariI am a "Boyfriend Gamer". I stick with a game longer than I should - like it's a bad boyfriend:

"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!"
04/08/10 @ 10:25
Comment from: ModemMisuser [Member] Email
ModemMisuserHAHA - you invented a new term. ROCK! :D
04/08/10 @ 10:26
Comment from: Scopique [Visitor]
ScopiqueOh, that's classic...I wish I could stick with a game for a long time. I'm more like the "d-bag gamer"...I'll play for a month or two, but I'm always eyeing another game XD

And Wizard 101 is awesome.
04/08/10 @ 10:30

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