Overly Positive

Be a badass like him - after 2000 DKP and 400 hours.

So marking yet another milestone in the war of PC gaming, it seems that Blizzard’s hugely successful World of Warcraft franchise has hit a new note, logging 2.8 million units sold in the first 24 hours, according to Gamespot.

Let me tell you that once, a while ago, this needle was firmly in my arm. Not only was I a subscriber, I was a raider, an officer, and a DKP counter, a trifecta of time-consuming borderline second jobs that eventually drove me more insane than I already am. So, like any other recovering addict, I look upon the former object of my time and money with a sort of plaintive regret, as the small portion of me that wants to re-subscribe gets repeatedly bitch-slapped by my common sense. I like having common sense. It’s less expensive.

Anyway, don’t make this seem like this is a big old hate post. We don’t do that at Overly Positive. In fact, I’m happy for the millions of people who have decided, once again, that even though that they have gotten to the pinnacle of geek fame by possessing the gear the sparkles the most, that it wasn’t enough. I’m glad for the fact that lots of people will decide, instead of crowding the places I tend to go to, like bars, restaurants, and theaters, to sit in front of a computer staring at the rear end of an avatar they have more than a passing attachment to.

I mean this is obviously the end, right? Ten more levels to 80 and a cool new class which is amazing simply for wearing black and wielded badass weapons. There can’t possibly be anything beyond this that keeps players hooked like crack whores, if you don’t count the shiny, the desperate need to be recognized, and the awesome ability to go to a forum and post “QQ moar” to the person who you beat in PvP. In fact, this could possibly be the greatest game ever. And by that, I mean the greatest game ever to make people do the same thing over and over and over again, wrapped in different packages every time. If only politicians and scam artists could learn from the methods of the MMO developer – they’d probably be as rich as Oprah.

So kudos to Blizzard, and the now-11 million subscribers of Crack of the Lich King, for smashing records and the social lives of gamers everywhere. I’m sure there will be plenty more people to hook out there.