You know, people complaining about the unwieldiness of the acronym MMORPG is the only reason I remember it. Is MMO a little different, or is it just an abbreviation of an acronym?
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Noumenon - Mar 23, 2005 7:22:16 am PST #3782 of 3902
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
StuntHusband - Mar 23, 2005 11:34:13 am PST #3783 of 3902
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Some folk advocate using MMO as the generic, covering MUSH, MUD, MUCK, MMORPG, etc. Rarely does "MMO" get used for anything other than EverQuest and it's siblings, however. The MU* crowd genteely despise the graphics-oriented crowd.
There are MMOs that aren't RPGs - the most successful is Planetside, which is like permanent Halo. "War that never ends", very, very little RPG material, just lots of shooting other folk, dying, respawning. MMOFPS isn't much better than MMORPG. :)
Connie Neil - Mar 23, 2005 11:43:25 am PST #3784 of 3902
brillig
Someone's showing off now.
StuntHusband - Mar 23, 2005 11:59:34 am PST #3785 of 3902
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Actually, someone's a gigantic geek. It's what Alfredo and I do every evening - play World of Warcraft. (Since he won't join my Fading Suns tabletop campaign).
I'm not sure he'll play Middle-earth Online, but I will - if for no other reason than to know definitively that it's worthy of much scorn.
beathen - Mar 23, 2005 12:00:18 pm PST #3786 of 3902
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Someone's showing off now.
Yeah. I think I understood only about 5% of that post.
JohnSweden - Mar 23, 2005 12:10:07 pm PST #3787 of 3902
I can't even.
I think I understood only about 5% of that post.
Huh.
Yup, playing WoW. Started with UO.
I'm not sure he'll play Middle-earth Online, but I will - if for no other reason than to know definitively that it's worthy of much scorn.
This is what worries me. I think I'll need to go with the pre-emptive scorn.
Kalshane - Mar 24, 2005 7:23:49 am PST #3788 of 3902
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I've never played MMO of any kind. I just don't have the time (or the money in the case of the ones with subscription fees) to dedicate to them. I almost bought City of Heroes but managed to resist. I have some friends who are heavily into World of Warcraft and keep trying to get me to play, but again, time and money. I have enough CRPGs lying around the house that I haven't finished to pay for yet another one that I'll have to pay for inorder to keep playing.
sumi - Mar 25, 2005 4:23:41 am PST #3789 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
From Wizard News:
RINGS MUSICAL HOLDS OPEN AUDITIONS NEXT MONTH
Canadian actors who are feverish to play Frodo or gunning to be Gandalf in the upcoming musical version of Lord of the Rings will get their shot at open auditions next month. Those with expertise in stilt-walking, acrobatics and gymnastics are also needed.
sumi - Mar 29, 2005 7:06:55 am PST #3790 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Tickets for LotR symphony in Pittsburgh went on sale yesterday.
sumi - Mar 29, 2005 8:08:09 am PST #3791 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!