So, just in time for everybody else to move on to The Next Thing, I've started playing the variety of MMORPGs that have a video component. I'm playing City of Heroes with Hedgepig, Violet Jones, Basari, and Basil Wrathbun (he's a bad guy).
I'm having a lot of fun with it, but I don't know how long I can continue soloing. (Probably exactly as long as it takes opponents to develop immobilizing or incapacitating powers.) Plus, I'm still experimenting with powers and costumes, so there's an element of novelty the missions don't always provide.
I can't do anything quickly that involves changing orientation or maneuvering, but that's me. I also had a weird experience that felt like some stories I've heard from women I know in real life. I was running across town when I got a pop up that "D3v1ls W1ngs" wanted me to join his party. I declined and kept running. Thirty seconds later, I got a repeat request. I didn't respond immediately because I was confused and I was busy. But I declined it again. And about forty-five seconds later, a flying character with membranous wings landed in front of me and asked me "want 2 team?" I started feeling weirded out, and said "I admire your tenacity." He asked "wat that mean?" I vascillated between logging out and bailing on the boundary violating situation and teaming up after all. I decided that I wanted the XP and it would be interesting to see what running in a (very small) team was like. But it was kind of creepy.
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