The Daily Grind: What NPC would you be?
Last week the Gamers with Jobs Conference Call, the website's weekly podcast, offered up an interesting piece of reader commentary. One of the GWJ forum-goers asked a question about the role of Players and NPCs in online games. Thanks to Ziff Davis' Jeff Green, the discussion turned to a semi-puerile discussion of bong-selling goblins. It was excellent. The real question they were answering was "What NPC would you be if you were in an MMO?"
That seemed like wonderfully ridiculous question, so I wanted to share it with you as well. If you were an NPC in your favorite game, who would you be? Would you be a vendor, a skills trainer, a mob, a pet, a PvP leader ... maybe even a raid boss? Share your secret NPC aspirations in the comments. For myself, I can't think of a better gig than racial Emissary to Silvermoon. Think about the benefits: self-sweeping brooms, beautiful spires, attractive women, the L70ETCs live there, occasional trips to the Outlands. Sounds like a pleasantly cushy job. Sign me the heck up.
