As someone who has played, given them money, been involved in the politics, played their FPS and been on its player council, and attended Fanfest in Iceland...
To he honest, reading the stories is far better than playing the game.
To he honest, reading the stories is far better than playing the game.
All my current RL obligations would make playing pretty much impossible. There’s also a lot of things I like doing most in-game that I’d be better off doing in RL.
So why is the game not worth the effort?
As a game and meta-game it’s layers are deep and enticing, but it can be all consuming of your life if you aren’t careful.
Many of the ways to play involve putting the game ahead of real life obligations.