Lost in Azeroth: No Pizza in WoW

Hi, my name is Suz and I play World of Warcraft.

No, I don't know why, either.

I remember why I got into it - my group of friends played it through '06-07 and were always talking about it at parties...I was curious, but not curious enough to try it out until I was newly single in '08 (and thus had nothing to do, or at least that was how I justified it).

I was hooked.

I still have no idea why.

Yes, it's fun. I enjoy it. There are bright colors and exotic locales and goblins that talk like stereotypical New Yawkas. But even that gets old after awhile, right? So what's the draw?

I can't really say. There's something about WoW I can't quite put my finger on. Part of it is just plain exciting, particularly when you complete a quest or level up (triumphant music plays, people applaud, gold flecks appear, generally a great mood elevator). I feel like I muddle through life - a completed quest is a sign I did something right.

I think the people who get addicted and play for weeks and months at a time are just lost in their escapism. On one hand, what do I do with my life? I get up. I go to work. I go home. Sometimes I hang out with my roommate or friends (most of whom live far away) or do more work...try to write...am I content, yes, but am I doing anything with my life? Probably not. Then I have this paladin who goes out and actually saves people and does things that have an impact on the universe. Oh, she also has superpowers.

Well, which world would you pick?

I played for a couple of hours tonight - ran through an instance with a friend (that I see every day in real life!). Most days, that's about my limit. Eventually I get distracted or bored or just need to pry myself away from the machine for awhile.

It's fun. It's a couple of hours away from the mundane world that I presently live in. Still, Earth has one thing Azeroth doesn't:

Pizza.

My paladin has never eaten pizza.

I had pizza tonight.

I pick the pizza life.