Gaming Geek

If you are a gaming geek and love on line gaming with friends then this one might be for you. I am the fore mentioned gaming geek and I have been for a while. I started gaming back in 1986 with the good ole Commodore 64 and a book of code, a 1541 floppy disc drive and of course the store bought games that indoctrinated me into geekdom. Graphics were poor but the play managed to capture hours upon hours of my time and taught me a little about programming. I didn't get to play very much in my young adult life because of commitments to my country and the lack of the technology at that time. Later a friend introduced me to a text based game by Simutronics called Gemstone! I played that one on and off for over ten years and then I deceided it was way too expensive to play and the loot was very poor. Muliple accounts could be opened from one system and allows those fortunate people who do not have to work to run many characters at one time taking most of the loot. The accounts and characters could be bought and sold and it turned into a huge hassel. I left a couple of years ago and the same friend sent me a link to Dungeons and Dragons Online. We played the paper and dice version way back in 1985 in the basement of whomever hosted the games and the imaginations of us all were set loose. After playing DDO (Dungeons and Dragons Online) through the trial subscription I was very intrigued. Now a year and a couple of months later I am hooked. If you enjoyed the books, paper and dice of D&D then you will love this online treat. The graphics are great and the quests are challanging. I tried Diablo, only to be PKed every time I got a couple of levels and hated it. DDO is a very friendly enviornment with the option for PvP in some of the bars. I am, however, most impressed with the DDO staff and customer service. Game balance is good and guilds are a plenty. I reccommend DDO to anyone who wants to game online.