For the uninitiated, the acronym “MMO” or “MMORPG” stands for “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game”. That particular genre of game happens to be my favorite; and my favorite game of the moment, the aging, but yet still fun for me – World of Warcraft.
The problems with games of this nature is that to really get any sort of accomplishment in these games, it takes a certain amount of time each time you log into the game. These games are literally a virtual world/universe that behaves almost like the real world. There is no “winning” an MMO; but you can win Missions and Quests, and rewards, and equipment for your digital avatars. Certain quests in these games require more than one player at a time to complete as the difficulty has been raised. I consider myself both a gamer, and a parent (amongst lots of other things). A “Garent” as it were. No, that’s just lame, we’ll leave it a Gamer and a Parent. My fellow gamers out there can understand how difficult it is to not be able to finish certain quests in a timely manner, and of course, my fellow parents are well aware, having children is a full time job, with lots of overtime hours, with no overtime pay.
However, the flip side to this coin, if one were to play their cards right, and their offspring can be taught a certain amount of computer skill….An online gamer need never have to PUG (Pick Up Group – ask a random stranger who is also in the game to help with Quests or Missions In Game) again! The only real obstacle is to get the other parent to see such an exercise as quality bonding time!
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