For many months now, I have been subjected to the painful task of watching one of my friends succumb to the Plague of Azeroth.  Whenever I am over - at some point in the evening or another - we have ended up in his office outside, and I have watched him wander his way through the Plague-ridden world of Azeroth.  :(

Now I have been nice, and made interested sounds and even asked questions about various quests he has been on, or various powers, or even some of the weird language he uses as a Plague Bearer.  And over time, I have come to understand (in some small part) the madness that grips him.

I can see how people could be sucked in to the Game.  With all the various choices of Race, Class and the various Skills you can learn - I understand how something so bright and shiny could catch the attention of so many for so long.  So, I have finally decided to join in with the world of MMORPG Gaming.

(No, don't get excited Bam and Tinoshke - I'm not gonna join you in Azeroth.  Sorry ladies, but I don't wanna intrude on your fun.)

Yes, I have decided to stick to my original intentions for MMORPG stuff (or CORPG as the case may be), and I'm gonna make my mark in Guild Wars.  More specifically, Guild Wars - Factions.  Given that the new version is out in the near future (next couple of weeks here in Australia), I decided to pre-order it and give it a good ole' go.  :)

The good news is that if things go well for me in the Game, I may be able to drag Stan away from Azeroth every now and again and see if the two of us can cause some trouble around the place.  Who knows?  If I manage to make enough of a name for myself, I might even manage to start up my own Guild.  Scary thought, eh?  ;)

So if there are any current Guild Wars players out there who check out my Journal from time to time, feel free to drop me a line.  I'll be looking for some Adventuring buddies, and I'd rather start with some people I know from here at Gamespot (you still play Guild Wars at all Tinoshke?), rather than complete strangers.  And it Factions goes well, I'll prolly also broaden my horizons to the original Game and wander around Ascalon some as well.  *grin*

In the meantime, where you may be, whichever World you may be lost in, and playing whatever Game you may fancy, never forget to...

GAME ON!  :)