I know, I know, Striegel already touched on this story. But listen, if you missed his post yesterday (like I did…), here's a reminder to check out "The Great Scam":
If you're not frightened by a lot of words (15,000+) this is an incredibly delightful tale. I'll admit, when I first visited the link I almost passed on this lil' gem, turned off by the empty white background and stream of tiny, dark text. But I gave it a glance, and it didn't take long to be completely engrossed in this "story of deception, intrigue, and doublecrossing… liars, bandits, and greed." Yes, we're talking MMOG here. But it's great stuff, honestly! Props, Nightfreeze.
Here's an excerpt:
"I returned some time late that night, my vision blurry, my head spinning, and my bowels blaring. My once heroic alcohol tolerance had been reduced to that of a 6 year old child's over the course of playing Eve for months on end. I moved towards my computer, but quickly realized that the bathroom would be a more appropriate place for me at that moment. After discharging the contents of my stomach, I was strangely invigorated. My moment of elation quickly dissipated, though, as I checked my inbox for messages about ZZZZ Best and found naught but more Viagra ads. I collapsed on my couch and sulked myself to sleep.
This process repeated itself for the next several days, minus the alcohol. No emails, no
instant messages, no HardHead, no Trazir. My world had been travelling [sic] at hyperspace speed, a billion miles per
hour, and for some inexplicable reason it all stopped. Maybe the Great Magnet was exerting its pull on me, using this
respite as a warning to keep me from continuing on, to keep me from disrupting and quite possibly destroying the
fragile equilibrium of Eve's economy."
[Thanks removable_friend!]
