Gaming for Personal Realization |
Renewed my [[World of Warcraft]] account last Sunday against my
better judgement. A number of times I've seen Lv 70's with two new
players in toe, running through all the enemies in the area. I grew
rather angry with the situation and started thinking to myself
about writing a post on how to properly help new guild mates and in
fourth chakra tradition turned the anger on myself to fuel this one
instead.
Why was I angry? I certainly have a philosophy on how best to help
lower level members and even if they were just alternative
characters being power leveled I found the action distasteful. On
the basic principle it was probably because his actions ultimately
reduced my productivity.
I got to thinking about my philosophy: You best help low characters
by joining them with a similar level character. The idea is that
they learn their character and they still receive aid. At the core
of that idea is that you can learn the game, which is perhaps why
my real life don't reflect myself in that realm. Certainly the
dedication and motivation i show in games is nearly non-existent
except in short rare bursts for a specific task.
I think the disharmony is that I can learn a game pretty easily;
Theory and a few attempts usually has a clear outcome. Theory just
doesn't work for me outside of the programmed realms. It usually
takes more than a few attempts to determine the viability of
something and there are way more things to be taken to account and
can change with the situation. I recognize the ambiguity but don't
have the drive to confront it, perhaps even shying away from the
whole situation.
Question remains what I would find fulfilling to do in the real
world with my abilities.
Renewed my [[World of Warcraft]] account last Sunday against my
better judgement. A number of times I've seen Lv 70's with two new
players in toe, running through all the enemies in the area. I grew
rather angry with the situation and started thinking to myself
about writing a post on how to properly help new guild mates and in
fourth chakra tradition turned the anger on myself to fuel this one
instead.
Why was I angry? I certainly have a philosophy on how best to help
lower level members and even if they were just alternative
characters being power leveled I found the action distasteful. On
the basic principle it was probably because his actions ultimately
reduced my productivity.
I got to thinking about my philosophy: You best help low characters
by joining them with a similar level character. The idea is that
they learn their character and they still receive aid. At the core
of that idea is that you can learn the game, which is perhaps why
my real life don't reflect myself in that realm. Certainly the
dedication and motivation i show in games is nearly non-existent
except in short rare bursts for a specific task.
I think the disharmony is that I can learn a game pretty easily;
Theory and a few attempts usually has a clear outcome. Theory just
doesn't work for me outside of the programmed realms. It usually
takes more than a few attempts to determine the viability of
something and there are way more things to be taken to account and
can change with the situation. I recognize the ambiguity but don't
have the drive to confront it, perhaps even shying away from the
whole situation.
Question remains what I would find fulfilling to do in the real
world with my abilities.
Gaming for Personal Realization