Why Do You Play?

mmorpg's provide a place where I can meet with a group of friends and just chill out. We can shit talk one another and just be cool. Often times we opt for skype or mumble so we can communicate without having to type. It's a thing I rely on nowadays to destress from my very stressful job. I look forward to weekends and some evenings when I can unwind, through the formality out the door, and hang out in my underwear and kick ass in my virtual reality world.

 

I have a lot of reasons as to why I play MMOs - First and foremost, I find them (or at least the ones I play) to be entertaining and fun to play, and that's probably the most important thing in any type of game, MMO or otherwise, for me. Outside of that, I like the social aspects to them, I enjoy meeting new people, and playing with friends.

 

I like that this type of game has a little less limitations. There is still structure and there are still limitations to it of course but you can do a lot more with the system and formula other than the linear path that most other genres offer. Those also give me satisfaction but it's good that this also exist for when I take a break from those types of games.

 

Actually play any kind of video games is to have a great escape from the real world for a little while, not just limited to MMORPGs.

However, the continuous world in MMORPGs does take it further.

I play video games to relief stress, but also to have fun. Some of them really kept me happy for quite a long time. Even though nowadays I am no longer addicted to video games, I still think they are a good entertainment for people of all ages.

 

MMORPGs are like movies you can interact with, which is what attracted me to the genre in the first place. Playing with other players and teaming up to do quests or stuff is pretty cool.

 

It started as just a friendly hobby, but now I strongly feel like MMORPGs are the primal beginnings of our ability to create something more advanced and futuristic - sort of like the matrix. I think as a species, we could see MMOs as "inventing the wheel," except with the equivalent beginnings of inventing our own realities to explore.

 

To hang out and have fun, pretty much. I'm not really dedicated to my mmo, I can drop it at any moment. (I actually stopped playing for like a week and a half, after non stop playing for a month.) But basically, it's just for fun and so I have something to do with my down time.

 

Usually, when I play a role playing game, I feel a strong sense of wonder. It's like I go back to being a kid again. I am able to explore vast magical lands, meet diverse characters, encounter powerful enemies... It's so epic that I can't help but get completely immersed into the game world. Because of this, I temporarily lose track of the real world, freeing me of stress and other worries.

 

I think being able to play in a team is one of the biggest draws for me. I have always liked playing co-OP as much as possible whenever I find a multiplayer game and I like it a whole lot more than playing versus my friends but I guess one of the best things about this genre is that you get to experience both

 

I'm a fairly big lover of single-player games myself. The reason I play an MMO though, is the fact that in most modern MMOs there's a LOT of more content than anything a modern single-player game can offer. And also the open world aspect of the games. I love exploration, and the humongous worlds of MMOs are just awesome to explore!

 

Sometimes, it's nice to pretend to be someone you are not and feel great for being liked and needed. Yup. Escape from reality.

 

I`m in it for the exploration and the epic boss battles. Provided you can get into a good guild that you can have fun raiding with.

 

I would agree. It's easy to forget but there was a time when most games you had to play alone and if you wanted to play with friends you had to go to their house and settle with just having two players enjoying. If not then you'd need to all bring bulky computers onto one place and by the time you set up half the day is gone already.

 

Playing together with friends is definitely easier nowadays, seeing as just how many good MMOs there are out there. I think the age of LAN parties is long over.

 

I play for fun, for pleasure, for recreation. I play because I'm stressed out from work and I need a virtual place to vent my anger on. I used to play ranked games but it just made me want to win so much that I forgot how to enjoy the game and just play.

 

Agreed. That way each game is also different as well which is great. You could potentially replay the same maps forever because even if the location was the same the challenges will differ each time as well as the type of enjoyment you get depending on whether you are playing solo or with friends.