I like this article.
I remember watching 300 with some friends and breaking down exactly what the phalanx was and why it was such a strong defensive unit. Now tell me that many hours spent playing civilization and reading the civilpedia was a waste of my time
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Hell, I learnt more playing that game than anything else. I mean i would be playing it, discover a new technology, and i'd read about the technology i just discovered, then i'd click on a link of the units that were now available. Man... it was like wikipedia before wikipedia!!!
As for classic EQ, i used to do the usual inventories, sales projections as to how long it'd take for me to save up to buy an item. I'd plot maps, pull strategies.
Games are becoming easier, and as a result kids are becoming dumber and lazier.... and angrier for some reason... possibly because they expect things to come to them with little to no effort.
Hell, people i know who play WoW don't even like challenges. They choose not to try something they deem too hard, where as i'm of the opinion if it's hard, then it makes it more challenging, so you should do it!