Happy Virtual Holidays: Holiday, MMO-style

Posted Dec 25, 2006 at 9:30AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Christmas, Wintersday

Not sure if you're celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa? Wait till you see how virtual worlds celebrate the holidays. Basically, most MMORPG games take the concept of Christmas and give it that virtual twist.

In City of Heroes, this time of the year is marked with gifts littering the streets of Paragon City. While some contain goodies some may, in fact, be harboring vicious monsters. Only in a virtual world.

This time of the year Guild Wars celebrates Wintersday where the cities Lion's Arch, Ascalon City, Droknar's Forge, and Kamadan try to out do each other in the holiday decor department.

In Star Wars Galaxies, players deck their virtual homes with wreaths and trees and greet each other happy Wookie Life Day or sing "Wookie Wonderland" by the fire.

It's beginning to look lot like, not Christmas, but the Feast of the Winter Veil in World of Warcraft. And don't hold your breath for Santa. He isn't coming. Instead keep an eye on a kindly old elf who dresses in red and sports a gray beard known as Greatfather Winter.

Whether you're in the real world or in a virtual one, we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry ________ (fill in the blank with the holiday name of your choice).

Via WashingtonPost

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