Give Me MMO!

I've said the thing I like the most about MMORPG's is that you can not defeat them. The thing I like second-most about them is the MMO. RPG's are fun, ..er not always.. but can get old fast. There are people who call them MMO's or MMOG's rather than MMORPG's, and actually, that is probably more accurate. Probably less than 5% of people playing these games are role-playing... And those that are, are laughed at / not understood. I've done some, no one has any idea what I'm talking about when I do. XD
The big draw to these games is the community. It's basically a chat-room. I often use it simply for that too now (and in the past)
Massively Multi-player Online. All words, true. It provides the kind of experience you will not get anywhere else. I know people across the world, we've discussed many things and I have learned much about different cultures and what is going on in the world.
Now, I have also met and talked with people closer to home.. I know 4 others in the game from Connecticut, 2 others from Ithaca, one who is usually a yard away from me during class, the other I have not seen in awhile..
I know someone from Seattle, Oregon, a few from Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, Arkansas, Idaho, Texas, Edmonton (Alberta), and Montreal Canada. I type with a Brazilian every day and have discussed things with people from the UK, Greece, a self-called "crazy one" from Africa, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, and Australia.
I've waited for an Australian to eat dinner before continuing with an area. From this I learned that 4am my time = dinner time in Australia.
It is funny to see people say good night and then 2 minutes later see one say good morning. (Our alliance has two European guilds) It has shown some differences in our cultures as well.. in some aspects, Europeans seem to be much more open about things than some of the Americans I know.
I take my orders from a bi-lingual French Canadian. We've talked about tuques and the greatness of snow.

Being online allows you to be who you are. Or at least, who you like to be. My persona online is very, very different from that irl. I find it hard to stop typing and always want to do something with my comrades. (well almost always) While irl, I just want to get away and back on my favorite game...
Oh, yes, ummm these kinds of games make you very heavy with the use of acronyms, l33tspeak, or just shorthand. The faster you can communicate the better. Which is why some use Voip's like TS or Vent. In case you don't know -- those are voice-over programs (lets ya do with the talk-talk) Team Speak and Ventrillo. I have used TS a bit, it is fun. Easy to use, had a hard time understanding my Brazilian friend, but hey, he's speaking English, thats more than I can ask... I can't speak Portuguese (other than a few words I have learned from him) Also, I think he can type English faster than me lol....

If it weren't for the people I game with online, I would have quit playing a long time ago. (I've known some of them over 2 years now)