Even though I program for a living, my personal projects have been on hiatus for about two months now.
Naturally, the demise of one habit fuels another; in my case gaming. If I can’t work on computer graphics, might as well enjoy them.
So in the last 2 months I have been playing some games. Firstly, I finished Half-Life for the second time, finished Half-Life 2 for the second time, after which I wanted a bigger blast from the past and blew the dust of my Wing Commander collection.
After finishing Wing Commander III, IV, and Prophecy, I needed something new.
So I gave in.
I have been avoiding playing World of Warcraft for a while now because of the stereotyping, subscription based game-play and my disappointment in Warcraft III (big fan of I and II).
But last night I downloaded the 10 day free trial and gave it a shot. Why not, right? I have to say that I am very pleasantly surprised. This game had me hooked in 20 to 30 minutes (after figuring out the controls).
After my wife (who felt the same way as I did initially) saw the game and the game-play, she also downloaded the trial and started getting hooked.
I’m finishing the 10 days for free and after that, I’ll most probably purchase the game/subscription for my wife and myself.
Now, let’s hope those stereotypes don’t come true…