MMO's are a government conspiracy to destroy my life.

They are, honest. For the unwashed, an MMO is a Massively Multiplayer Online game. They basically create an entire virtual world, which is so vastly superior to the actual world, that one wonders why you'd ever spend any time in this "real world" shit. To say they are addicting is like saying Mt. Everest is big. They're the friggin heroin of games. Seriously, they make you lounge around in a semi-comatose state and chase dragons. I dare you to find me a better analogy. If I start free basing my keyboard, I know I have a problem. So why is this suddenly a bigger problem? Glad you asked, but first, some background info.

I've been playing World of Warcraft since 2004, and Warcraft games in general since Warcraft 2 (still one of my top 5 games of all time) was released in 1995.

I'm a ridiculously huge Star Wars geek. So on top of all 6 movies, I own at least that many computer/console games, a dozen novels, action figures, mini series, and a working lightsaber. I quote/reference Star Wars constantly.

Now for the conspiracy. Blizzard Entertainment is releasing the third expansion of WoW, titled "Cataclysm". It features a nearly complete revamp of the original world, and the return of some fan favorites and premier of long awaited features and areas. In the very same year (potentially), Bioware (the company that brought us Knights of the Old Republic, only the greatest Star Wars game ever made and another of my favorites) is releasing Star Wars: The Old Republic. An MMO based in the Star Wars universe made by Bioware. Excuse me while I recover from my nerdgasm. This can only be a plot to destroy my life and shatter my sanity. Now I have to find time to pwn the Horde, and Force choke a bitch or two all the the same day? I am but one man.

I have to say, I'm a little more amped about TOR. Its set thousands of years before the events of Episode 1 in the middle of a war between the Rebulic and the Sith Empire, which returned suddenly from the depths of space outside the known galaxy. The great thing about it is that Jedi (or Sith, you know, the bad ones) aren't the be all, end all of existence. You can play a bounty hunter or a smuggler and go toe to toe with a Force user and come out on top. Combine that with stellar graphics and an immersive story, and you've got a title that looks like it can't fail. On the other hand, after these both come out I could lose my job, my friends, and everything I hold dear until I'm naked on the side of the road trading sexual favors for play time.

I have a bad feeling about this.