On Socializing:
I greatly enjoy chatting in game: guild, ooc, traders, shout. I know other players have limited time and a shorter patience for some of the game structure. I like to help those players out and throw out hints or tips if possible. If I wanted to play a solo game, I'd load my solitaire game. I -adore- my guild. I am a proud member of a large, social, questing, raiding, 17+ guild. I enjoy being able to log in and say 'hello guildies,' and log off with a 'G'Night / Till Later fellow guildmates.' I try to be there whenever one of my 'mates need a helping hand or word of advice.
On Achievement:
I see leveling as a consequence of playing the game, not the goal for playing. It can be hard to find a group for a quest, or to 'try out' a new mob unless it gives 'good exp' or 'rare loot.' When I get new weapons or armor I spend about a minute deciding what to use. I enjoy rare drops and finding rare items, but I don't actively pursue them. Power will come with time, and I have plenty of it.
On Immersion:
I -like- the real world. I find the concept of escapism a bit... odd. I see my character in game like I see the characters of my fictional tales. I am watching, observing, guiding, and joining my character in her adventures. I'm in my world. She's in hers. I enjoy pretending, so role-playing is great fun, but I don't strive for the 'always in character' state. So... many roleplayers don't enteract with me. I just play and let my character -become- rather than pre-drafting her. My characters are shaped by their in-game experiences, rather than histories. My wizard has a Kill-on-site hate for all fairies because of her horrific run-in with them when she was level 10. (horrific!) These are the type of events in game that will continue to shape my characters.
On Exploration:
I like to search every corner and stairwell. I greet every NPC that I can. I read the text for the quest givers. I try to start and finish every quest available to me at a given level. I voraciously gather knowledge, tips, facts, and seek to unlock that which no one has found to date. I take my time when others rush through. I like to cover as much of an area as possible. My inquisitive nature has earned me several deaths, but you can never know what lurks around the corner! I have spent up to an hour just running around, looking, observing, noticing, collecting, harvesting. A bit neurotic? I wholeheartedly agree.
On Escapism:
On Other Motivations:
I play to have fun, to chill out, to pursue my ever-growing, never-ending to-do list. I find joy in the little things and let the grinders rush right by. ^_^
