I hang out with several people who play WoW at my place when they’re over. Other WoW players will spend time geeking out over their characters’ stats, gear, appearance, etc, and presumably our imaginary #1 would have less-dedicated groupies that would be interested in that sort of thing while he’s playing. Due to the amount of time spent travelling or waiting in queues, there are also a lot of times for traditional sorts of socialization—eating food next to other humans, throwing things at each other, whatever it is humans do. And WoW isn’t all that concentration-intensive, so it’s entirely possible to have a conversation while playing. And you can even play in the same room as other people who are in your group, and talk about the game in-person while you’re doing it.
What in-person-socializing/WoW-playing hybrid did you have in mind? Because I’m missing out!
I hang out with several people who play WoW at my place when they’re over. Other WoW players will spend time geeking out over their characters’ stats, gear, appearance, etc, and presumably our imaginary #1 would have less-dedicated groupies that would be interested in that sort of thing while he’s playing. Due to the amount of time spent travelling or waiting in queues, there are also a lot of times for traditional sorts of socialization—eating food next to other humans, throwing things at each other, whatever it is humans do. And WoW isn’t all that concentration-intensive, so it’s entirely possible to have a conversation while playing. And you can even play in the same room as other people who are in your group, and talk about the game in-person while you’re doing it.