MMORPGs: A Guy’s Barbie Doll?
I think I read it somewhere or overheard it a few days back…
They say that one close analogy to MMORPGs is a Barbie doll. Why? Come to think about it. 99% of us play online RPGs to “dress up” our characters. Isn’t that what collecting Barbies and clothes, accessories, etc. all about?
Is it a guy’s Barbie? Could be… I mean, we all started out as noobs, novices (call ‘em what you will) with mediocre chracters. After a few dozen quests, you finally find something nice for your character to wear, eh?
The quest for better drops and better “clothes” becomes evident the more you are hooked into the game.Â
So, are you playing a high-tech version of “dress me up, Barbie”? Mattel could be proud of this fact, huh?
You be the judge.
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Blackwolf said
am May 11 2008 @ 9:13 am
Yup, I know so many guys who use MMORPGs as Barbie Dolls. It’s more socially acceptable. Then again, playing MMORPGs in general is more socially acceptable than dressing up in papier mache armor and wielding a plastic sword while chasing neighbors down the block…
MMORPGs are just another healthy outlet for our 21st century neuroses.
FoxTwo said
am May 11 2008 @ 11:06 am
Gee I never looked at it that way… gah! I need to stop playing MMORPGs!!!
LOL I’m kidding. But yeah, you don’t need to play MMORPGs to play “dress up”. Single-player RPGs and FPSes are the same too - you get better armour, better weapons, better guns etc…
hessler said
am May 11 2008 @ 10:11 pm
agree.
issai said
am May 12 2008 @ 1:44 pm
barbie dolls are freaky.. i’ll stick to mmorpgs…
sylv3rblade said
am May 12 2008 @ 3:01 pm
Err.. I’d rather think that my MMO characters are my Table top RPG characters. Makes the transition less… as Ate Issai put it… freaky.
fatman said
am May 12 2008 @ 7:32 pm
I always found my MMORPG more of a psychedelic vacation rather than a fashion show.
Or is it a vacation from my psychosis?