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Hi.<\/p>\n

I have mentioned before that I have dabbled in the arcane arts of role-playing adventure, particularly those which are computer-based.<\/p>\n

One of my favorites was The Pool Of Radiance<\/a>, which I played on the good ol’ Commodore 64.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I got pretty unpleasantly addicted to Diablo II<\/a>, an initially enjoyable game which eventually devolved into an unpleasant grind of killing monsters in hopes of getting some decent treasure.<\/p>\n

Blizzard Entertainment, the company that produced Diablo I and II, has in recent years produced an even more popular game called World Of Warcraft<\/a>, which is the equivalent of Diablo I and II on crystal meth and crack combined.<\/p>\n

Both my brother and myself were at one time both addicted to Diablo II. We were both able to kick the habit. I should probably mention that we were casual addicts rather than hardcore, sit-in-one’s-filth addicts. You can take this statement however you want — I’d be suspicious of the same kind of comment coming out of an alcoholic’s mouth.<\/p>\n

My brother recently informed me that he has started playing the World of Warcraft game.<\/p>\n

I asked him if I could periodically provide updates to his character’s progress, impressions of the game, etc., to which he consented.<\/p>\n

In this series I’ll recount some of his experiences, and mix these with some of my own observations about my Diablo II experience.<\/p>\n

To keep your interest, I’ll periodically include the odd picture of a hot, busty elf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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