Age of Conan - How Ebay Saved my Life
May 30th 2008 02:44
This books title says it all
It was close. Tantalisingly, physically close. I sat at home holding one of the weeks holy relics of gaming, a crisp new Limited Edition copy of Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Two universes flashed before my eyes. The first, a life where I had real friends, job, a social life and my girlfriend Anna. The one where I exercised (all be it on a Wii – I’m still a gamer) and laughed and liked sunlight and puppies, liked puppies that liked sunlight.
In that moment I decided. I couldn’t do it, not even for Conan, my childhood hero. I realised the pain Gollum had gone through on his torturous journey with the Ring. And without the help of any elderly wizards, I made the decision.
Age of Conan has been touted for the past few years as the next big thing in MMORPG’s. With a dynamic, real time combat system that features multiple hit and defence locations shown in glorious next generation graphics, this title has swept awards and gained press space like few others in its genre. The promise of a deeper adult orientated role playing experience and more interaction to offset the ‘click and sit’ method of World of Warcraft has drawn in many, going so far as to raise the question, “is this the WOW killer we’ve been waiting for?”. We all know that’s not going to happen, but for people to have even asked gives you an idea of the games huge hype.
Forums are exploding. With all the promise of an adult world they still seem to be brimming with fifteen year old booger-flicking boys. The rest are ambitious Guild Masters to be, fighting a bigger battle than the game will ever offer them, the Recruit Newcomers Quest. Ultimately, this is what MMO’s are all about. Forget the great graphics, ignore the combat system, disregard the scantily clad (if clad at all) curvy Cimmerian priestesses… What was I saying? Oh yeah, forget all of that, because you will still be inhabiting this new world with these people.
And so, considering all of this, I slowly logged into my Ebay account… and clicked… sell.
Ah, Anna, my darling. You will never know the sacrifice, but perhaps it’s best that way.
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Comment by Joseph R. Terrazzino
All of Hyboria shuns you. Your name has been chiseled into the Tomb of Deserters.
Plus, that game looks like it ROCKS!
You gave up Conan? That's bewildering!
That's love, I guess. Or more accurate . . . marriage?
LOL. Nice post. Good pic too.
Later,
Joe
Comment by Harry
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That is serious will-power.
Comment by Daniel Botoff