Most of my MMORPG characters do not live gentle or safe lives. My Lord of the Rings Online hobbit Hunter is constantly being set on fire, shot at, knocked off her horse, and sent into the dregs of Middle-earth at the behest of very fancy people who treat her as a disposable errand-girl. Sometimes her owner (ahem) even throws her down inconvenient cliffs and breaks her pony’s legs to get her somewhere faster too. Really, I wouldn’t wanna be her.
However, my Droid Engineer in Star Wars Galaxies? She has a posh Bespin apartment that looks out over the spires of Cloud City. She sits in a hot tub, eats the best food on the server (mine), and occasionally crafts custom robots for amusement. She’s rich and pampered – oh and she’s pretty too. It’s not a bad life, comparatively!
Would you trade places with any of your MMORPG toons?
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!
