I don't like MMORPGs. I don't like the concept of it and I despise what it can do to a person. But I'd rather go play World of Warcraft than to ever get into Second Life. If I had to sacrifice my life for the gaming community by playing WoW for the rest of my life just to destroy Second Life and anything that can come and replace it in its absence, I will. I love you all that much.
I will never be able to ever wrap my mind around the concept of why and how Second Life appeals to anyone. So if I ever can get a chance to mock the meat sacks that "play" Second Life, I shall. Which brings me to the point of this post.
Get a life. More specially, Get a First Life. The site is a spoof of the actual Second Life Web site -- it's only a one-page spoof however. Pretty much what you see in the above picture is what you're going to get at the actual site. What is on the site, however, is good for a quick chuckle.
And remember everybody, friends don't let friends play Second Life.
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6:56 PM on 01.21.2007
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Funny site though, love the closet bit.
I tried that for a night. Hated it. If that's what all MMORPG's are like, all glitchy and stuttery, who the fuck would pay for that?!?!
That blew. I figured out what to do after 20 minutes of fumbling on noob island or whatever it is, then went into the main area.
After that I was alone for 30 minutes wandering something that looked like a sex mall built into a tree. Yeah... From there, some dude dressed as a knight with wings (Brazil?) flew by and I used his hot list to warp to anyplace else. Which happened to be a strip joint. What the fuck? Can't people go look for porn or something? We heavily scorn the japanese culture for their obsession with cartoon boobs and women that look 12 in anime porn, but we've got deviant animal fuckers going to computerized virtual strip bars looking for computer hookers that look like chipmunks. Who are men.
Is anyone thinking that maybe Japan and tentacle porn isn't as weird as the shit you'll find on Second Life?
Okay, so it's not the best looking game. And it's glitchy. But everything inside the game is created by the players. Of course it's gonna be buggy and shit.
I play the game because I found a great group of people from all over the world to be friends with. I'm part of an old school punk community that takes care of it's friends. One of my friends is pregnant and we've been collecting money for her. We held an online baby shower for her since we're all from different areas and couldn't possibly come together.
This is why I play Second Life. Because I have made some great friends. I can see how someone who just played for a night would hate it. But if you happen to find a group of people you get along with, it makes the game much more enjoyable.
Sorry about the rant, but I think people do not understand the reason the game exists. It's for community. If you don't like it, don't play it. Kind of simple. But if you don't understand it, it's very ignorant to rip on it in this way.
Alright, I'm done.
Warms my heart.
I'm not sure it makes up for the psychotic freaky kinky sex trade that goes on in SL, though. Or the part where people exchange real world money for virtual land and items.
If you really want to stick with a good group of people, get on a MUD together or something. Second Life just taints everything and everyone that touches it.
I also have some serious issues with the Second Life community. Even if you ignore the ubiquitous furries and pedophiles, it's very hard to take people seriously when they start acting as if SL is "not a game" and is somehow equivalent to (or better than) real life. Look up some of Prokofy Neva's comments on the horrors of virtual rape sometime if you want an example... even the most hardcore WoW junkies aren't THAT delusional.
However, being the overly curious nerd that I am, I'm in the process of trying to figure out what makes the damn game playable. No luck so far, but maybe if/when I find something to script or meet some friends, I'll actually start to like it... but hopefully not too much. I'm already quite happy with my first life.