A Pirates Life for Me

Well I have to say that I finally have succomed to the life of a pirate. Of course not in real life but in virtual. I have been playing a MMO, massively multiplayer online game, but that can take a lot of time and actually talking to other players can be interesting.  So as I was researching an idea for a new website I found another online game that let’s me be a pirate and doesn’t try to suck all my time into it.  It’s called Pirate Quest and it’s in the style of a RPG, role playing game, of old.  For those who remember rolling the dice for D&D, marvel superheros, etc. it’s like that.  What is nice is you take turns so you can walk away and do the work you’re supposed to be doing on the computer.  Plus it seems like most of the people playing are older, you know less  tween and teens.  There is also no need to become a paying player to get passed a certain level. So it’s free, adult friendly, and let’s you forget the shark invested waters you work in what more can the hidden pirate in you want.

Now I’m not writing this to get anyone to go and join, of course if you do I get referral credit if you use the link above.  I’m writing to let the other adults out there know that it’s ok to still want to play games and be a hero, villain, pirate, mafia, chief, warrior, and almost anything else you dreamed of being when you were a child.  At first I was afraid that playing the games I was researching was going to be scary and dangerous.  I’m happy to report that I have found some very nice people all over the world who not only are nice to know but only to happy to help you out either in the game or out of it, though I would advise waiting till you know your online friends for awhile before contacting outside the game environment.  With the dizzying amount of places offering free email and messenger services you can set up dummy accounts for communication with your game friends without the worry of giving more information then is safe out.

Playing is the way we first learn when we were in childhood.  As we grow older we are taught that playing is for children, which translates into learning by example only.  Humans did not become what they are today, let’s just think of the good for this one, by just following along and not experimenting on their own.  We as a species have always used hands on and actual experience to shape our world and our lives.  That means widening our imagination which can only be done through play and reading.  Reading may not be everyones idea of a good time and finding the time to actually finish a good book may be difficult, though worth it.  So why not jump into another world for a while and see just what you can do to fix it’s problems, make yourself rich and powerful, save a civilization from it’s demise, etc.  You just may find a part of yourself that was long lost and waiting to be allowed out to play again.