Let the Epic Shenanigans and Cross-linking Begin!

Yes, I solo MMOs and damn proud of it!  Yet I felt compelled to join the growing list of bloggers banding together to form guilds in Warhammer Online.  Hands-down this is going to be the funniest ride ever.  Good game or bad, having this mixed bag of misfits bumping around each other in the same brown bag is going to be epic.  How could it be anything other than mass drama in game, on the forums and sprawling across the blogs?  Passionate, vocal, active and opinionated – yes, there will be lots to write home about.  I’m getting more excited about the company I’ll be keeping than the damn game!

I read all if not most of the people already on board.  And since I read them, I clearly like their style and what they have to say.  How could I not have fun slashing throats and melting faces along side of them?  Can you just imagine all these chatter boxes together on Vent?  I’ll have to be the person to introduce drinks and grouping on Friday.  Yeah, that always loosens people up a bit.  I’m also looking forward to other female gamers being around.   Sure I know they’re out there and have played with some.  But when you solo as much as I do to level, you don’t get to chat with many of ‘em.

So what does joining this guild mean for a die-hard solo player like me?  If WAR works they way people say, not much at all.  I think it’s going to be like AC2.  I can easily join groups when peeps are around because of the Public Quests and RVR.  It sounds like PUGs will feel more like WOW’s Alterac Valley than a traditional x number-man grouping.  I did AV lots when I cared about WOW.  Hell I lived in that place and absolutely LOVED LOVED LOVED the original “lasted for hours” battle mechanic.  If grouping feels like that I’m in.

The guilds being formed aren’t just for bloggers so feel free to drop by the forums and join up if you’re interested in some gaming enthusiast madness.  /Random has a mini list of those already on board if you're curious about the company you'd be keeping.

Comments

[Gaming Diva]

I saw that post I believe a day after it was written. I'm hoping everyone has a blast in the guild. I do think things work a lot better when you interact with people you know.

I took an advanced Dreamweaver class about four years ago. My teacher was talking about Warhammer, I'm betting he will be playing this game.

I definitely can relate to solo gaming it's how I play most of my games, but it is nice hanging out with people you genuinely like. I agree it's always nice to see other female gamers around. People automatically assume that I'm a guy when I play games like Halo or Gears of War.

[Openedge1]

I’ll have to be the person to introduce drinks and grouping on Friday

No...that will be Hudson, the resident MMO drunk.
He will be doing M-F Drinking though, so hopefully that does not ruin your plans...lol
(I always pick on him when we formed a guild in EQ2, and we went on an HQ. He said he was so drunk, and then when we were attacked, blew all his Mana faster than he blew chunks...lol)

Have fun though. After being burned with AoC, I have decided to hold up and wait for opinions on this game. It looks and feels too much like WoW, and I just do not want to play WoW anymore.
Make sure to share your game time fun, as you play close to how I do, and if YOU can play WAR, then I might give it a go.

[Wolfgangdoom]

Woot! Looks like a ton of us blogheads are all gonna pwn together :D welcome!

[Saylah]

@Open - I hear ya on the feeling burned and wanting to wait. For me I don't feel burned by AOC per say. I still think about how much fun the combat was when I'm trying to decide if I feel like logging into a game. It was the most interesting healing class that I never healed with! LOL

I don't think I'm going to bother with the BETA no point in doing some I'll have to re-do. I will be playing it the only question is for how long. *wink*

[JoBildo]

SO glad you caved in and joined us, Saylah. We never got to hang in Conan, but now we're bound to. :)