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Polygamy and Why Being Left Out Sucks

written on August 12th, 2010 with 12 comments

Playing MMOs Alone Sucks

I’m certain that everyone reading this has felt left out at some point in their gaming lives. It started when I started leveling my priest more than four years ago now and hasn’t stopped since. For me it has actually gotten worse.

As my husband says, “We’re on different levels of play. I’m more competitive than you.” How does anyone think that this amounts to a valid argument when someone feels left out – especially a significant other or spouse?

I am in a polygamous relationship. Krieg, myself, World of Warcraft, and Starcraft II are all shacked up in this house where Soviet Russia meets Utah, where the game plays and screws you.

There’s a “group session” going on and I’m not invited.

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The Ups and Downs of Love with a Gamer: Years 1 and 2

written on May 13th, 2010 with 7 comments

Ups and Downs of Love with a Gamer - Year 1 and 2

I feel the need to preface this story with the reminder that I did, indeed, end up marrying this guy and plan on being with him until we are both saggy and wrinkly. Also, if you missed the first part of the series, you can read it here.

By some the first two years of a relationship are considered to be the initial “honeymoon” period when someone walks around with as much of their partner’s saliva in their mouth as their own (gross but very true) and little relationship problems get brushed away in the heat of the moment. For the most part this was true of my relationship with the added bonus that I was dating a pale basement dweller with a penchant for Doritos and Bawls.

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WoW Girls Are Raw

written on May 12th, 2010 with 28 comments

WoW Girls are Raw

“Fuck this guy. Seriously FUCK HIM”
“What a complete asshole”
“You have got to be fucking kidding me”
“Sapped…..feared……feared again…..FUCK ME”

Arena can turn even the nicest church going girls into seafaring pirates from Captain Jack Sparrow’s ship. I have a love hate relationship with arena and I think the feeling is mutual amongest most of its visitors. It brings a pure adrenaline rush like no other aspect in the World of Warcraft.

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Keeping Your Panties On; The Guide to Online Etiquette

written on May 5th, 2010 with 5 comments

Keeping You Panties On; Etiquette in Online Games - Image by Max Kor

As a female gamer in a mostly male-dominated community, I learned quickly to adapt to testosterone-charged conversations and debates on just how hot Megan Fox’s ass really is. Fortunately – albeit after a few misguided photos – I ended up creating a thorough list of dos and don’ts when it comes to the correct etiquette for a feminine player of virtual bad-assery. For me, the last 9 years have been filled with MUDs, MMOs, console RPGs, and – I am ashamed to say – horribly written fan fiction. I’d like to think I am an expert on female behavior in the gaming world, yet I still find myself amazed by the complete slut-tasticness of some of the girls I come across.

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