Several months ago I went to Gdansk and spent the night at my friends apartment.
I was boring and I started to watch one of my friends playing this online game called "Mu Online".
I was asking some questions about the game and he was answering them:
- what's this game about?
- it's about killing monsters, getting experience and finding or buying good items to wear or use
- so you are this guy at the center?
- yes, this is my character in the game
- I see you are talking to someone - who is this?
- this guy is a member of my guild
- oh, so you are a member of some guild? some advanteges of being a member of this guild?
- well... I have some friends in the game :) They will help me if I'm in trouble. Also this particular guild is very powerful - many professional gamers are its members, so my prestige is high.
- so how long do you play this game?
- 4 years...
- that long ?!! So what is the goal? When does it finish?
- It doesn't really finish... The goal is to be powerful... The goal is to be a member of the gratest guild...
The goal is to be considered as proffessional player...
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It was getting late, so the conversation was finished. And then the weirdest thing happened... My friend ran some program... I saw cursor moving on the screen, even when he didn't touch the mouse...
- what's this?
- this program simulates players actions - it plays this game for me. I will leave my PC on for whole night and
when I woke up my character will have more experience and will be more powerful
- so you enjoy the game even when you don't play ?!
- Yeahh... Something like that. Like i said before - it's about beeing strong.
We went to sleep and I didn't think about it till I read some articles related to this subject. It's really interesting
that online games players really enjoy their games, even if playing them is pointless...
Why people play online games?
Horror games - they like to scare. Strategic games - they like to plan strategy and command army. Adventure games - they like to solve riddles...
Computer games have become another part of our technological civilization. Returning from work or school looking for entertainment after a hard day. We can not forget that often it becomes an addiction. Forget about the daily duties. But online games allow us to get to know new people. We can compete with real players and not just playing with the computer.
Why people play "Mu Online" (I don't want to compare with all online games cause I don't know them)? In my opinion, to be a valuable member of "Mu" society. Because I have to say - "Mu" players are members of "Mu" society. They even created their own language, that is not understood outside "Mu" world. Some phrases:
"gl" - good luck
"afk" - away from keybord
"pro" - professional player
"ks" - killing someone
"cDL" - command Dark Lord
"full" - I have full Zen so you can't pay me with Zen
"soul" - jewel of soul
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