Comments on: Jaundiced View: World firsts

By: Sazon

Sazon — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:28:44 +0000

I liked the article… Reminded me about how good our own application process is: “Name 3 different MALT whiskies (do not have to be single malt)… Do you know how to find the bar in Dalaran?… Which is more important: Getting another drink or keeping the whole raid alive?”

Personally: I say grats and good luck to people who achieve world firsts. It’s not for me, but I can understand why they do it. I mean… why walk to the north pole? When you get back all you have is a few photos and a few less fingers/toes/todger. It is what it is, an achievement and ultimately it is personal no matter how public it might be.

By: Bonzo

Bonzo — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:01:58 +0000

Hehe.

Indeed, an evening of booze and laughs with the drunken bums I call friends is far preferable to some spotty teenager yelling at me over Teamspeak. But as I said, each to his (or her) own.

Good luck with the series – I look forward to reading more.

By: Wizzbosh

Wizzbosh — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:30:20 +0000

Nice article buddy. I’m unlucky enough to know you in real life but I have developed a great anti rant filter . Joking aside, great read and look forward to more mate.

Onwards and upwards.

By: Cynicism

Cynicism — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:58:08 +0000

Cheers for the coment Bonzo I play very regularly (most nights in fact) and I would rather spend a night wiping and having a laugh than being screamed at farming stuff. Tbh this article is a rather friendly introduction to my thoughts and as the series (loose use of that term) unfolds the opinion and its expression will become a bit *ahem* sharper

By: Bonzo

Bonzo — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:27:58 +0000

First off, nice article.

I’ve always been a naysayer on hardcore (not to mention world class) raiding guilds, simply due to that green eyed tormentor: envy.
I wish I could dedicate hours and hours of my life to having fun, but sadly due to a wife who is a doctor and works awful shifts, and 2 kids, I get to play regularly maybe two nights a week.

Thing is though, I’m not miserable about the fact… just slightly bemused.
I mean, let’s say Cataclysm sucks or a new AMAZING game is released and WOW loses it’s following.
How many years will people have lost on WOW, and, more importantly, what do they have to show for it? A virtual cache of pixels and a rusted proto drake to hover on over the Dalaran fountain. Whoopee.
How many university degrees have been lost, or exams failed, due to WOW?

The way I see it, my situation is perfect: I have a stable family life (contrary to anything I post in The Bonzo Chronicles, which is artistic license), and I have a solid job.
I play 2 nights a week, but I view these occasions as incredibly importanty social events: we (mostly) all drink ourselves silly, wipe on trash yet pwn difficult bosses, and have an absolute whale of a time – I’m often asked to keep the noise down by the missus who is upstairs with the doors shut.

So compare a really amazing evening drinking and having fun with mates to the stressful 25 man raid where the guild leader is yelling at you and the pressure is on to perform perfectly or you’re kicked.
Some people may prefer the latter, but for now I think I’ll stick to Twenty Percent Sober.

Still, I wouldn’t mind a *little* more time to play…