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I agree. I’m writing a book about why people play MMORPGs, and you just got at the heart of (part of one of my) theses.

by DiggyJohnson 5y ago

bgroat 5y ago
Is there an email list where I can subscribe for information about this book/pre-order?
- DiggyJohnson 5y ago
  Not yet, but I'll start thinking about it. I've never talked to anyone about it other than close friends, I probably should share more as progress continues.
  - ghoward 5y ago
    I think it's great that you're not hyping it, and hope you don't until it's close to ready. That said, even though I am not an MMORPG player, I'd be interested in seeing it.
    - DiggyJohnson 5y ago
      Thank you for the encouragement. I'm glad to have this approach validated. The good part about being so low key about this project is that "small" - though I'd argue human-to-human scale communication isn't small, it's human scale ;) - feedback like your comment are extremely encouraging. So far, 0 people have not been interested...which is awesome. I've been fascinated to discover that the process of writing a book is (can be) a lot like the experience of playing an MMORPG. It's a framework that captures your individual achievement, and that achievement is backed up by legitimately hard work an admirable ability to set and achieve our goals. I could go on-and-on... Cheers!
  - petercooper 5y ago
    I would also be keen to follow progress on this when you reach such a point.
    - DiggyJohnson 5y ago
      See my reply to a sibling comment, but long story short: thanks for sharing your interest. You are on a (very short) list of individuals that I'll include when I start communicating or publishing some of my progress. Thanks!
nathanvanfleet 5y ago
That's actually pretty interesting.
- DiggyJohnson 5y ago
  I've never talked about this project online, so this comment really does mean a great deal to me. See my comment to another reply in this thread: but I have a great deal of excitement about this topic. I think a lot of people would have a hard time answering: "why do you play?"
  - ksec 5y ago
    Very late to the reply. I got a little emotional typing out that story so I didn't check the comments section for a few days. Is it because of deterministic outcome? Would be interested to hear more about the book as well.
wincy 5y ago
Ugh I think back to my server-first raid boss kills in wow, my giant space battles in EVE Online, my lasting relationship trauma from being "catfished" before it was even a word on Second Life, and wish I'd just gone to college or something instead of spending my teens and 20s playing MMOs. What a terrible trap these things are.

I agree. I’m writing a book about why people play MMORPGs, and you just got at the heart of (part of one of my) theses.

bgroat 5y ago

Is there an email list where I can subscribe for information about this book/pre-order?

DiggyJohnson 5y ago
Not yet, but I'll start thinking about it. I've never talked to anyone about it other than close friends, I probably should share more as progress continues.
- ghoward 5y ago
  I think it's great that you're not hyping it, and hope you don't until it's close to ready. That said, even though I am not an MMORPG player, I'd be interested in seeing it.
  - DiggyJohnson 5y ago
    Thank you for the encouragement. I'm glad to have this approach validated. The good part about being so low key about this project is that "small" - though I'd argue human-to-human scale communication isn't small, it's human scale ;) - feedback like your comment are extremely encouraging. So far, 0 people have not been interested...which is awesome. I've been fascinated to discover that the process of writing a book is (can be) a lot like the experience of playing an MMORPG. It's a framework that captures your individual achievement, and that achievement is backed up by legitimately hard work an admirable ability to set and achieve our goals. I could go on-and-on... Cheers!
- petercooper 5y ago
  I would also be keen to follow progress on this when you reach such a point.
  - DiggyJohnson 5y ago
    See my reply to a sibling comment, but long story short: thanks for sharing your interest. You are on a (very short) list of individuals that I'll include when I start communicating or publishing some of my progress. Thanks!

nathanvanfleet 5y ago

That's actually pretty interesting.

DiggyJohnson 5y ago
I've never talked about this project online, so this comment really does mean a great deal to me. See my comment to another reply in this thread: but I have a great deal of excitement about this topic. I think a lot of people would have a hard time answering: "why do you play?"
- ksec 5y ago
  Very late to the reply. I got a little emotional typing out that story so I didn't check the comments section for a few days. Is it because of deterministic outcome? Would be interested to hear more about the book as well.

wincy 5y ago

Ugh I think back to my server-first raid boss kills in wow, my giant space battles in EVE Online, my lasting relationship trauma from being "catfished" before it was even a word on Second Life, and wish I'd just gone to college or something instead of spending my teens and 20s playing MMOs. What a terrible trap these things are.