I don’t think it’s for me
Grey isin.
Don’t take it from me, take it from the Carpet Man.
He seemed weary, but livened up as I picked through some beige.
Eventually I decided on corn, a warm yellow to keep things light and breezy.
The shade that, for whatever reason, most people like to walk on.
I’ve spent a lot of time with Lost Ark, both forpreviewand areview in progress.
Aside from some pretty fun Diablo-like combat, I can’t enter the grindset needed to enjoy it.
It’s one that embraces the archaicMMORPGtemplate and its bazillion fetch quests.
One guy asked me to move a rock a few metres for him, so I did.
What was it I’d done, again?
That’s the thing about Lost Ark, it all blends into one grey goop.
To me, at least, there isn’t anything remarkable about this MMO.
Nothing that makes it stand out from the competition.
Sometimes these quests are dull, or menial, or dull I get it.
But some of the most basic quests with the most basic encounters can better envelop you in their worlds.
Take Ursandel, an elven bloke sat on a bench looking miserable.
His quest for you is simple: go and see what’s up with the manor house beyond.
But it’s his story that draws you in.
She turned to dark magic to restore her beauty and he noped out of there pronto.
He still feels guilty about it.
Immediately, then, you’re on board.
Let’s not forgetRunescape, or at least,Old School Runescape.
Another free to play MMO that I first played when I was like, 11?
It’s home to countless questlines which encourage exploration and nous.
The catch being that Karamja has strict rules against bringing its rum across waters.
It’s a fetch quest with smarts.
Androids that deliver their lines and enter standby.
Less Westworld, more Carpetland.
Grey carpets in the saloons.
Greyer mats in the horse drawn carriages.
You’re not here for an adventure, you’re here to switch off your brain and mince things.
This is what the players want!
Look, I’ve got nothing against grey.
I’m a fan of grey shoes and a grey denim jacket.
Grey t-shirts too - just not in summer, as they’re sweat patch magnets.
In the right doses grey games great tools to switch off to, but to live and breathe in?
No, not for me chief.
If you’re into it, you’re into it.
By all means play the grey.
But look over there!
Corn, terracotta, ochre.
They may not be theinshade right now, but they’re not grey.
Delightful, sunny corn.
