Diversity in MMORPGs

Playing MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft a few times a week has really been a treat. The problem with these games is that they are very addictive but only if you let them be. Thankfully, I do not but many of my friends have severe problems with this game. There are, however, many diverse people that I enjoy playing with in which I talk to over a voice software program called ventrilo (www.ventrilo.com). It allows the user to connect into a specific server while allowing other people to join the channel as well (most servers are password protected and if you create one you can do this).

When I do play the game I have loads of fun speaking with people that are local to me as well as people in completely different countries. For instance, there is a player named horke who lives in Seattle, a player named Leony that lives in Indonesia, Exinferis which lives in Australia, and a dance instructor/lawyer from Brazil named Bullshill. It is amazing to see how well we all get along with each other and the topics of conversation are priceless. I love learning about their various cultures and enjoy hearing everyone talk with a completely different accent. I suppose I am lucky in the aspect that I am in contact with so much culture at the same time. I’m not promoting video gaming but I feel that not everyone gets to experience this type of communication. I have built online relationships with these people and will someday meet them in real life. Sometimes, when I am doing my homework I will log-in to ventrilo just to speak with these people because they have amazing personalities and are very open to just about anything you want to talk about. I have even received public speaking help from my lawyer friend name bullshill in Brazil. I love having my regular friends and my online friends because it opens my eyes up to different cultures every day.