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Originally Posted by From Steve's article For example, sometimes I’m too aggressive, and I have to learn to tone it down a notch. Years ago, Erin and I were playing the MMORPG game City of Heroes. I played a martial arts scrapper character (a tough fighter who inflicts a lot of damage), and she played a healer. While waiting for our teammates to arrive before embarking on a mission, I grew impatient and decided to run in solo and get a head start on bashing enemies. Erin’s character remained in the street waiting for the rest of our group. She sees me enter a warehouse filled with enemies, and about 30 seconds later, my character comes running out the door and immediately falls flat on his face at her feet — dead. With my last virtual breath, I typed, “Do NOT go in there!” |
Hahaha, I laughed out loud at the bolded statement.
Seems we have something in common, Steve. Statements such as that are strangely familiar.
"So... ah... those guys are pretty strong" describes my party-enraging, lone charges into a hoard of enemies.
Luckily I'm good at teaming up with people who are really good support characters. There's usually not too much healing going on, but we find tricky (and exciting, cool-to-try) ways to make things work.
... which is kind of insightful. I've not realised that before. I kind of teamed up with people like that automatically without paying much attention. Such people aren't only good support characters in games, but also in my life. They're also probably my most enduring friends.
I love the company of other warriors, but we almost always end up on going on different adventures after a short time together. Our fiery passion and clear callings usually lead us on different paths. "Tagging along" isn't really in our vocabulary... it has to be "leading," "charging forward," or nothing (although I'm sure there's room for at least a few more terms--some other styles that are in our vocabulary--that I can't think of).
Interesting!
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Originally Posted by From Steve's article The best part of going on quests is the fascinating people you meet along the way. |
Indeed.
Thanks for the article, Steve. I enjoyed that one. Helped cheer me up when I was feeling a little down.
