It’s sometimes so odd to me what game mechanics aim to mimic real-life behaviors and activities while so much else is ignored. We drink, but we do not pee. We take performance drugs all of the time, but we are not embroiled with press scandals. We sprint everywhere in 60 pounds of plate, but we do not sweat and die of heat stroke.
Anyway, I’ve been wondering if eating and drinking items in-game has become so archaic as to be laughable, especially if an MMO isn’t making a serious attempt to be “realistic” in other areas. We’re only gobbling food on the go like stat-starved hermits instead of ever sitting down to share a meal with friends and family, and the only thing that game beer is going to do for me is get my screen fuzzy and give me a tension headache.
Has eating and drinking in-game become passé? What should be done about it?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
