Newbie Gamer

[Davey A]

Hi, I am Dave and I am a newbie gamer, if I am allowed to call myself that. I have friends that are true gamers and I was never one to enjoy video games, I guess I am a serious person and thought playing games was a waste of time and I needed to focus on real life.

Last year I had a very serious car accident and was hospitalized for almost three months. During my rehabilitation I was getting bored and was always worrying about my health, my job and anything else that would cross my mind. My friend John suggested playing some games online or on my computer to pass time and to give my mind a rest from trying to solve the unsolvable. I did not know were to start and again John gave me a suggestion. I was introduced to World of Warcraft. I have to admit I got pretty irritated with the game at first, I did not understand a lot (still learning) and I would get confused easlily. The head trama I was recovering from did not help matters. I gave up after getting lost in the game...not lost having fun, but lost in the way that I could not get back to where I had started. After I got out of the hospital and back to work I wondered if I should give the game another chance. I did and after playing with a group of my friends at the same time I started to learn more and started to have FUN.

I still do not play as much as my friends do, but I finally see what the benefit gaming provides. It gives me an excape from problems and a place to be someone else for a bit. I do enjoy WOW, but I think I want to explore more games. I thought joining a forum would be a great way to learn more about games and maybe meet someone like myself that is new to this whole thing.