One Shots: MMOs as emotional therapy

    
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Poor Vincent, he just survived Last of Us 2 and probably choked about six hundred puppies in the process. That’s bound to mess up anyone — he says that he was “an emotional wreck” — so it makes sense to retreat into MMOs for a sense of calm and normalcy. Almost like therapy, just way cheaper.

This Final Fantasy XIV shot is absolutely gorgeous. I love it when you have one vibrant layer (the trees) with one subdued layer (the forefront character). It’s quite striking.

Strange things are afoot in Secret World Legends, including what looks like a player blown up to the size of a raid boss. Hikari was on the scene to show us what happens in “Mallgartha” when anniversary events descend upon the long-suffering playerbase.

Toy Clown has another picture of player housing: “This is the salon I created for my character in Star Wars Galaxies Legends. The idea behind it is my character knows about many different species and how to work on them. I’ve attempted to reflect luxury and different species in the deco with Mon Calamari eye paintings, Twi’lek painting, and a Wookiee statue. I hope to add other alien species deco in the future.”

“Here’s a shot from EVE Online,” submitted Rob. “We make our own legends. This is Katia Sae, the first explorer in eve to visit every one of the over 7500 star systems in New Eden, including Wormhole space, without getting killed once.”

And what does it look like in Blade and Soul when everyone’s engaging in commerce? It’s apparently cute and colorful as all get out.

“In B&S, we all stand around these things that acts as our banks, mail and AH, and dance like Night Elves,” said Utakata.

I think it’s high time to do another call for player housing pictures, so let’s see some posted in the comments for this week’s screenshot challenge!

Every week, One Shots shines a spotlight on the best community screenshots from your MMO adventures. If you have a great pic to share, email it to justin@massivelyop.com with the subject “One Shots.” Make sure that the picture is over 880px wide and comes with a description or story!
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