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General: O Hai Thar!

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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MMORPG.com has scored a brand new columnist to take over the Player Perspectives article series. Self-confessed 'altoholic', Isabelle Parsley brings a new voice to the MMORPG.com team, one that we're sure you will appreciate. Find out more about Isabelle "Ysharros" Parsley in her inaugural column and then say 'hi' on the forums!

My very first MMO was Turbine’s Asheron’s Call, which I started playing almost exactly a decade ago, back in October or November 2000. Sure, I’d played a few single-player RPGs in the 90s, but that first MMO was like a different world. A huge world! With loads of other, real people! All running around in my world!

Read more Player Perspectives: O Hai Thar.


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  • mmoguy43mmoguy43 Member UncommonPosts: 2,770

    hi

  • TyrokiTyroki Member UncommonPosts: 183

    Hello.

    So before we get in to all of this gamey shtuff (which is fun), what happened to Jaime Skelton? I'm behind... very behind.

    MMO's played: Ragnarok Online (For years), WoW (for a few weeks only), Guild Wars, Lineage 2, Eve, Allods, Shattered Galaxy, 9 Dragons, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Star Trek Online (Got someone ELSE to pay for it), Champions Online (Someone else paid), Dofus, Dragonica, LOTRO, DDO and more... A LOT more. I've played good AND bad. The bad didn't last long. :P

  • BenthonBenthon Member Posts: 2,069

    Welcome to MMORPG! I have to agree that first world is always the best world. My first one was Everquest in '99 and my rose colored glasses just won't come off for it. Also, I'd really enjoy reading that column you mentioned in your article!

    He who keeps his cool best wins.

  • eyeswideopeneyeswideopen Member Posts: 2,414

    Originally posted by Tyroki

    Hello.

    So before we get in to all of this gamey shtuff (which is fun), what happened to Jaime Skelton? I'm behind... very behind.

    Jaime decided her time here was done and left.

    Now you're up to date.

    And a hearty welcome to the fresh meat!

    -Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.-
    -And on the 8th day, man created God.-

  • ElikalElikal Member UncommonPosts: 7,912

    Hello! :)

    People don't ask questions to get answers - they ask questions to show how smart they are. - Dogbert

  • grimm6thgrimm6th Member Posts: 973

    Hi...and Hello, My name is ____ and I am an altaholic. :-P

    I used to TL;DR, but then I took a bullet point to the footnote.

  • TazlorTazlor Member UncommonPosts: 864

    why do people think it's so cool when they spell things wrong?  O Hai Thar?  well this should be interesting.....

  • MithrandolirMithrandolir Member UncommonPosts: 1,701

    *waves*

    Nice intro. AC was pure bliss for me in those days :)

     

  • DawnnaDawnna Member Posts: 7

    "Seasoned" woman MMO gamer, tabletop friendly, altaholic, gamehopper, non-raider who likes reading about raiding... I thought I was the only one out here. :D

    Looking forward to your columns!

  • BeansnBreadBeansnBread Member EpicPosts: 7,254

    Can't wait to see the caricature. :P

  • gaeanprayergaeanprayer Member UncommonPosts: 2,341

    Originally posted by Tazlor

    why do people think it's so cool when they spell things wrong?  O Hai Thar?  well this should be interesting.....

    You have just been trolled.

     

    You are officially part of the family.

     

    Welcome.

    "Forums aren't for intelligent discussion; they're for blow-hards with unwavering opinions."

  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188

    Hey, welcome! Looking forward to reading your column, the Shark Pool is not that bad image



  • GilnidorGilnidor Member UncommonPosts: 115

    Hello Isabelle and welcome to MMORPG.COM



    Really liked your introduction. and I have to say that we are almost from the same background(game wise), and we share a lot of common traits as a gamer. I am also a altoholic. And love to explore new worlds. And you have a different approach to the gaming that I really appreciate.

    I am a seasoned gamer from Sweden that just turned 40 :)

    Also nice that you are a women. You are here needed IMHO.

    Regards from Patsuriku

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  • DwarvishDwarvish Member Posts: 208

    Hiya Isabelle, aka  Ysharrows, and best of luck to you from a (sometimes) closet altaholic.

      You are right, Jamie's are big shoes to fill but you've done a great job with yo're opening piece.

     Looking forward to reading more of your stuff  :)

     

     

      

  • WraithoneWraithone Member RarePosts: 3,806

    Originally posted by Tazlor

    why do people think it's so cool when they spell things wrong?  O Hai Thar?  well this should be interesting.....

     

    Its intentional I suspect. Its something called LoLcat. Look here.



    http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=How_to_speak_lolcat

    "If you can't kill it, don't make it mad."
  • thecrapthecrap Member Posts: 433

    whats happenin?

  • bayfiabayfia Member Posts: 16

    WOW.... another lady gamer who doesn't enjoy raiding much, but has been in the games for quite some time, like me.   Nice!  Enjoyed reading your intro piece!  Thanks for sharing!  I've been in EQ2 now since February 2006, but I've also played a good bit of WoW, and I've tried ouit LoTRO, along with a few others.  But I cut my gaming "teeth" on Neverwinter Nights... and Dungeon Siege - both solo RPG games, but they were great.   I tried out NWN in the MMO format but somehow just wasn't able to get immersed in it.  Think I was too addicted to Everquest 2 at the time :).   But anyway, great to hear from you and  looking forward to reading future columns by you.   (P.S. - I'm no teenager either!  *wink*)

  • sollicksollick Member Posts: 4

    Hi and welcome to mmorpg.com , it's nice to see that some female gamers are out there. Being a male who got into gameing when it was pen and paper, there wasn't alot of female gamers when i started playing and it's nice to see that there are more female gamers playing now  then there was when i started gameing.  I think it's something everyone of  different ages and genders should try atleast once.

  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,078

    Originally posted by Tazlor

    why do people think it's so cool when they spell things wrong?  O Hai Thar?  well this should be interesting.....

     Everybody run its the grammar police!!

    And Hai Thar Isabelle welcome to massivelymoaningoverroleplayinggames.com image

  • SenadinaSenadina Member UncommonPosts: 896

    Originally posted by Dawnna

    "Seasoned" woman MMO gamer, tabletop friendly, altaholic, gamehopper, non-raider who likes reading about raiding... I thought I was the only one out here. :D

    Looking forward to your columns!


     

     Far from the only one, since I fit that category too. Welcome aboard Isabelle, and cinch up the armor!

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  • apocalanceapocalance Member UncommonPosts: 1,073

    Another female gamer who doesn't raid, just like m.... wait, that's not me. nvm

    Anyway, I read opinions on the Internet all the time. Blogs, forums, etc., I can't wait to see how yours is unique.

    so...

  • heartlessheartless Member UncommonPosts: 4,993

    Originally posted by apocalance

    Another female gamer who doesn't raid, just like m.... wait, that's not me. nvm

    Anyway, I read opinions on the Internet all the time. Blogs, forums, etc., I can't wait to see how yours is unique.

    It won't be. This site is beyond "unique" at this point. It's basicaly a bunch of mediocre writers trying to be as controversial as possible, while going out of their way to actually not offend the clients (game publishers) who pay for the advertisements.

    Hey staff, let's splurge some more appologist BS like "What TOR isn't" and "STO is rated 7.4." Honestly though, stop making articles for the sake of making articles.

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  • HokieHokie Member UncommonPosts: 1,063

    Welcome.

     

    Hope you have tough skin, cause the dogs will incessantly nip (or outright bite) you in your posts.

    "I understand that if I hear any more words come pouring out of your **** mouth, Ill have to eat every fucking chicken in this room."

  • eyeswideopeneyeswideopen Member Posts: 2,414

    Originally posted by Hokie

    Welcome.

     

    Hope you have tough skin, cause the dogs will incessantly nip (or outright bite) you in your posts.

    Woof.

    -Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.-
    -And on the 8th day, man created God.-

  • ChickGeekChickGeek Member Posts: 60

    Welcome! I remember Archeron's Call, even downloaded the first client when it went online, but i could never play it because online games were too much for our dial-up, and i had to wait almost until 2005 to play my first mmo.

    Online Games in Girl's Eyes
    http://chickgeekgames.blogspot.com

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