What kind of WoW player are you?

#0 - Jan. 13, 2009, 4:46 a.m.

I was at work this past summer. There was this really bulky guy on my crew. Took part in the army, extremely fit... your typical meathead, but could pull out some real deep philosophical sense out of that head of his when he felt like it.

So he and I are walking from one job site to the next, casually catching up to the rest of our team. We're talking, and he asks me the question, "So do you play WoW?" Out of embarrassment, I tried to play it cool, and denied it. Much to my surprise, however, he replied "Why not?"

Totally taken aback, I told him the truth, explained why I hid it at first, was told about how he plays his Warrior, and so on.

I've always been into video games. I'm not the No. 1 fan or anything, but they've been a significant part of my life. Back in elementary school, it was a nerdy thing to do. Now'a'days, with the advent of Guitar Hero, WoW, Wii, and other such novelties, it seems to be a much more accepted and welcomed way to enjoy oneself.

What kind of WoW player are you? What stereotypes do you see yourself as? Are you a sports jock? Are you the stereotypical nerd? No single title really describes a person, but it really changed my perception on gaming, speaking to this guy.

Nethaera

#102 - Jan. 14, 2009, 12:05 a.m.

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I was at work this past summer. There was this really bulky guy on my crew. Took part in the army, extremely fit... your typical meathead, but could pull out some real deep philosophical sense out of that head of his when he felt like it.

So he and I are walking from one job site to the next, casually catching up to the rest of our team. We're talking, and he asks me the question, "So do you play WoW?" Out of embarrassment, I tried to play it cool, and denied it. Much to my surprise, however, he replied "Why not?"

Totally taken aback, I told him the truth, explained why I hid it at first, was told about how he plays his Warrior, and so on.

I've always been into video games. I'm not the No. 1 fan or anything, but they've been a significant part of my life. Back in elementary school, it was a nerdy thing to do. Now'a'days, with the advent of Guitar Hero, WoW, Wii, and other such novelties, it seems to be a much more accepted and welcomed way to enjoy oneself.

What kind of WoW player are you? What stereotypes do you see yourself as? Are you a sports jock? Are you the stereotypical nerd? No single title really describes a person, but it really changed my perception on gaming, speaking to this guy.

I've never really fallen into any particular category and sort of cringe at the whole categorizing people thing. One thing I've learned from what I do and the jobs I've had in the past, is that people will inevitably surprise you if you try to label them and put them in a box.