Of course you're all entitled to your opinions, but I think most of you are missing the point. Showing people as their WoW avatars doing mundane things in the real world addresses how some people self identify, how these same people cope with the world, and puts a positive spin on people who play games in general. If none of these topics are of interest to you, fine. But don't knock it just because it wasn't what you wanted to see or because you didn't get it.
I used to live in the in the mountains in the Pacific Northwest. I spent a lot of time walking in the woods. One day I started my walk late and ended up rushing back home in the dark. I was about a mile from home when something made me stop. In the darkness ahead of me I saw what I thought was a man standing very still, apparently looking at me.
After a few seconds of hesitation I said, "Frank? Is that you?" I thought maybe my uncle had come looking for me, but as soon as I said it I knew it wasn't Frank. The shape was much larger than Frank, and Frank would've had a flash light.
When the shape moved I broke into a panicked run back the way I came, too frightened to slow down or look behind me. I went home a different way.
It may just have been some big crazy guy in the woods. It was too dark to say for sure.
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Nov 12th 2009 11:27PM (Joystiq)After a few seconds of hesitation I said, "Frank? Is that you?" I thought maybe my uncle had come looking for me, but as soon as I said it I knew it wasn't Frank. The shape was much larger than Frank, and Frank would've had a flash light.
When the shape moved I broke into a panicked run back the way I came, too frightened to slow down or look behind me. I went home a different way.
It may just have been some big crazy guy in the woods. It was too dark to say for sure.