Summary: A long newspaper article about how two players fell in love and are now together after playing on the MMO World Of Warcraft [you might have heard of it, if not its rated 2nd best MMO 
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I think you mean Wookin' pa nub?
Issue 16 made me feel like this.
Warning: This poster likes to play Devil's Advocate.
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So..... two people met in an online game and then in real life?|
Originally Posted by EU_Damz
Summary: A long newspaper article about how two players fell in love and are now together after playing on the MMO World Of Warcraft [you might have heard of it, if not its rated 2nd best MMO
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And the NY Times has just noticed this?
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Yep. A bit behind. My ex-wife and I met in this very game. That was so long ago that she's now my ex-wife.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
So..... two people met in an online game and then in real life?
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Came here to say exactly that. Glad I'm not the only one.
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Originally Posted by Vanden
I think you mean Wookin' pa nub?
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Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!
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Was it Enhancement Diversification that did it? It claimed so many. CURSES!
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Originally Posted by Obsidian_Farmer
Yep. A bit behind. My ex-wife and I met in this very game. That was so long ago that she's now my ex-wife.
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Not news for me either; my wife and I met in original EQ back in 2004, and we married in 2007. So far, it's been "Happy ever after"!
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There is no love in NY. This kind of thing takes them by surprise out there.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
So..... two people met in an online game and then in real life?
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Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
@vanda1 and @nakoa2
Maybe I'm jaded from the constant reminders that many of our players here are couples who met in-game, but this really does strike me as sort of old news.
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Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Originally Posted by PuceNonagon
There is no love in NY.
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
It's a strange phenomenon, the media's obsession with branding things that we've been doing in the MMO-sphere for years as "new" and "cutting edge". To this day I'm still amazed at people who refer to Community Management as a "new" career path.
I think it's pretty neat that we all consider this old news at this point. We're just so darned progressive .
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Well, we do spend a lot of our time in the Birthplace of Tomorrow
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Wait till they find out about facebook.
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They'll discover MySpace first. It's the wave of the future!
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Originally Posted by Kawkazn
Wait till they find out about facebook.
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Ok, that made me lol.
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Originally Posted by Kawkazn
Wait till they find out about facebook.
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They're probably going to invest in AOL stock too, as it's the market leader in internet service provision.
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Hmmm... this whole "internet" thing might be more than just a fad. Who knew?
... 'n all da rong gamz?
And thanks for the laughs, everyone (and NY Times, haha).
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
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Originally Posted by Vanden
I think you mean Wookin' pa nub?
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Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
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Can I have her global?|
Originally Posted by Obsidian_Farmer
Yep. A bit behind. My ex-wife and I met in this very game. That was so long ago that she's now my ex-wife.
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>.>
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Okay, now THAT is code.
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Originally Posted by PumBumbler
Can I have her global?
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Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
@vanda1 and @nakoa2
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In all da wong places.
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Originally Posted by Vanden
I think you mean Wookin' pa nub?
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Main Hero: Chad Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1396 Badges
Main Villain: Evil Gulzow-Man (Victory) 50, 1193 Badges
Mission Architect arcs: Doctor Brainstorm's An Experiment Gone Awry, Arc ID 2093
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
it's NEVER too late to pad your /ignore list!
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My current partner started playing CoH through a friend and gave me his account. I heard of WoW, got an account and hated it. I gave him my WoW account.|
Originally Posted by Obsidian_Farmer
Yep. A bit behind. My ex-wife and I met in this very game. That was so long ago that she's now my ex-wife.
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I think I came out on top here, especially with the second account he's also paying for (needed a market/PL/PvP toon account).
Questions about the game, either side? /t @Neuronia or @Neuronium, with your queries!
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Champion, Pinnacle, Virtue Heroes
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Most of what happens in MMOs on a social level have direct analogues already.|
Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's a strange phenomenon, the media's obsession with branding things that we've been doing in the MMO-sphere for years as "new" and "cutting edge". To this day I'm still amazed at people who refer to Community Management as a "new" career path.
I think it's pretty neat that we all consider this old news at this point. We're just so darned progressive . |
But now, instead of going out and joining Moose Lodge #12345, throwing tupperware parties, joining a bowling league, or running for local office, gamers get together to bash evildoer.
And community support? New? Where have they been for the last 50+ years? Yes, you're a somewhat newer form of customer rep. But even the idea of a community management position has been around nearly 20+ years, if not longer. Even in the pre-public internet days of AOL/Compuserve there were community management positions.
MMOs are simply one more social venue in which to meet people. Like going to a rock concert where everyone has superpowers.
I think part of the dissonance they (the news media) are experiencing is due to the reportage of internet addiction, and the whole "jobless guy living in his mom's basement" image. That and some attempts to paint the net as a den if pervs, rapists, psychopathic weirdos, and sexual deviants (so why would a Good Girl/Guy waste their time?).
Clicking on the linked image above will take you off the City of Heroes site. However, the guides will be linked back here.
Love at First Kill.