April 12, 2008

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    All these years I've been able to avoid getting dragged into those time sucking, addicting, online multiplayer games, like Diablo, Ultima Online, Star Craft, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Counter Strike, Everquest, Halo, World Of Warcraft, etc... The streak is over though, as I finally have found myself hooked on an online game. Call Of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare. That's right, the current "hot" First Person Shooter to play online actually got me on it's bandwagon. I just couldn't believe it actually happened. I was so content playing offline with games like Rock Band too, and that even has an online multiplayer option. I've also been able to hold myself in check with online games like Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, or Dead or Alive, and fighting games are my preferred choice for online competition too. But nope, I just had to try it out COD4 despite hearing how addicting it can be (my brother was already hooked).

    Part of the problem is that the online multiplayer portion has an element of "leveling up your character" based on how much and how well you play. I start off at level zero and build it up, acquiring new weapons and what not. It's the whole, "ooohhh, just need to gain one more level before I quit," or "eehhh, I just need to get a few more kills to get a certain weapon upgrade" mentality. Next thing I know, I've been playing online for far more hours than I really should. Damn game creators Infinity Ward figured out another way to keep us to continuously play the game, despite the standard "defeat the competition" mentality. Now we're competing against ourselves to upgrade our levels too. I can only assume that future online FPS games are going to start using this tactic as well.

    It doesn't help that I have the late night freed up from not working the graveyard lately, so now I'm finding myself using that time that I would have been at work, playing online on this friggin game. Right now I'm telling myself that I just need to get to level 40 (out of 55+) to get this particular weapon that I really want. Right now though, I'm at level 15, so I got a ways to go. Who knows, by the time I do get to level 40, I'll just say "well, may as well play all the way to level 55." Damn game, how dare it be so fun and addicting.

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