Addictions
No, I don’t mean drugs or anything… it’s video games. Online video games, to be precise.
Addiction #1- Subeta
Subeta is a pet site. Yes, a pet site. But, it’s a game, too, I suppose. Because games are how you earn points to buy stuff for your pets. Sorta like mini-games and side quests. And yes, there are even fetch-quests you can do. Aaaa, fetch quests… reminds me of Zelda…
And your pets don’t die, either, if you don’t take care of them. So you can be a lazy pet owner like me and ignore your pets, and then just dump ‘em in the resort and they’ll be happy again. Bad me.
Addiction #2- Maple Story
Now here’s a regular MMORPG. Okay, maybe not quite so regular. For one, it’s sprite based. Yeah, sprite based. 2D platforming sprites. Chibi sprites, even, so everyone looks cute. Not that cute is bad (I like cute), but not everyone does. Secondly, it’s free. Yes, free. No monthly charges, no buying the game, just go download it and play. And it’s INCREDIBLY addicting. Half the reason it’s taking me so long to write this is ‘cuz I was logged in, and was playing “hit the monsters with a bunch of spells” and then “run away to a safe place to recover my MP” (I’m a mage), and while that was recovering, I was typing. Then I figured it didn’t work, so I logged off the game (okay, my other party member logging off was part of it, too). And there are some silly weapons you can get, too. For example, I just sacrificed some magic attack to use the new weapon I got from a monster (monsters drop all sorts of random goodies). A snowboard. Yes, a snowboard.
Oh crap, I just realized that my mage (who will eventually be an ice/lightning mage at the next class change) fights like HoroHoro from Shaman King (yes, go ahead and call me an otaku. After all, isn’t “otaku” practically Japanese for “geek” by US usage?).
Alright, gotta go for now… getting ready to do some stuff for an RP I’m in, after I finish a few games on Subeta… oh yeah, and finish cooking dinner, too…