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video games' influence on your interests

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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 8:20 am
Playing metal gear solid hyped my interested in human cloning. And many other things.
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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 8:21 am
Playing Civ 5 gave me a new appreciation for backstabbing, sneak attacks, and nuclear fun.
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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 9:41 am
(August 19, 2014 at 12:48 pm)Tonus Wrote: After a few years of playing Everquest and World of Warcraft, I have a pretty strong urge to backstab every gnome I encounter, and looting his still-twitching corpse.

EQII by any chance?
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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 11:29 am
(August 22, 2014 at 9:41 am)bennyboy Wrote: EQII by any chance?
Nope. Jumped from EQ to WoW and played it for several years. Never did try EQ2, I think EQ scarred me too much. Sad

I've tried a number of other MMOs, but can't seem to find the urge to play them anymore. Maybe it's not burnout, I've been so busy with other plans that I hardly play any games at all right now.
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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 11:46 am
I thought someone might've mentioned Pac Man by now.

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RE: video games' influence on your interests
August 22, 2014 at 12:14 pm
(August 22, 2014 at 11:29 am)Tonus Wrote:
(August 22, 2014 at 9:41 am)bennyboy Wrote: EQII by any chance?
Nope. Jumped from EQ to WoW and played it for several years. Never did try EQ2, I think EQ scarred me too much. Sad

I've tried a number of other MMOs, but can't seem to find the urge to play them anymore. Maybe it's not burnout, I've been so busy with other plans that I hardly play any games at all right now.

EQ2 is not nearly as scary as Everquest was, but I believe it started out that way up until GU13. I didn't try Wow or EQ2 until 2008 but only EQ2 hooked me. Still nothing like my experience on Everquest, which was both 10/10 exciting and terrifying at times.
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