I was playing Borderlands 2 with a couple of friends last night who are probably the two most fun people with whom I game. Anyways, once I got past the deep hurt of them having leveled up greatly without me while I was at training, had matching uniforms (Wonder twin powers activate!), and pretty much didn't need me at all this week, we started talking about the levels in BL2. Are they quests, or are they missions?
Melissa and I have both played RPGs. She has a preference for emo games like Final Fantasy and Kung Fu Panda games like World of Warcraft. I, on the other hands, prefer awesome games like Guild Wars (best MMO ever!) and the Elder Scrolls games (best RPGs ever!). As a side note, it is pretty obvious who has the best taste in games, right? Well, since we have both played RPGs we have a tendency to call them quests.
Michael, who is not a big RPG guy, corrected us and told us they are missions. I'm not really sure what the difference is, but he was opposed to the term quests. I can sort of see his point. I guess Borderlands 2 does not have elves, swords and sorcery, however it would be totally badass if it did. We ended up making a compromise and decided to call them either quissions or muests. I have a fondness for quissions because it sounds soft and squishy.
Why do I share this with you today? I share it because this is what I love about online gaming. For me it is less about the game and more about spending time and having fun with good people. Its the reason I keep turning on the Xbox when I should probably be sleeping or doing something more productive. Then again, in my book spending time laughing and having fun with friends is a productive thing to do. Now if we can just do something about that timezone difference...
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