My boyfriend's a gamer. He plays war game type stuff, and I've never seen the attraction, even though he's tried to get me interested in all kinds of games. My friend basically talked me into having a look at FarmVille (he probably needed neighbours) and I liked the fact that nobody died (including the pigs) no zombies ate me, I didn't have to create a whole species, steal a car or kick a ball, but it was a gentle, creative game. Bit like me, in fact!
If you're not a Facebooker, you won't have a clue what I'm on about, so just move along please. If you do, you're either a farmer yourself (Howdy) or play Mafia Wars and hate our posts. Whatever.
No idea how long I've been playing for now (level 33) but it's something I really enjoy. I find it weirdly entertaining and it takes up as much or as little time as I like. Harvesting/ploughing/planting is one of the things I like the most, as time consuming as it is, because I often like to make patterns in the crops and make up little races with myself when ploughing etc. I like visiting my mates farms, leaving them daft signs, writing dafter signs on my own farm, hanging out on here, rearranging bits on my farm, all that kind of stuff. Or I can just do a full rotation in fifteen minutes and leave it at that. Not that I can ever leave it at that, of course.
Loads of people I work with play FarmVille and when we see each other, we kinda nod that farmer nod, knowing that we share this weird fascination with a cyber farm on Facebook. Grown men and women sending each other goats when we get home, and planting tomatoes 'cos they make the most coin!
Now it's my boyfriend that's the gamer widow, and I love my farm. Hell, it's the only exercise I get.
If you're not a Facebooker, you won't have a clue what I'm on about, so just move along please. If you do, you're either a farmer yourself (Howdy) or play Mafia Wars and hate our posts. Whatever.
No idea how long I've been playing for now (level 33) but it's something I really enjoy. I find it weirdly entertaining and it takes up as much or as little time as I like. Harvesting/ploughing/planting is one of the things I like the most, as time consuming as it is, because I often like to make patterns in the crops and make up little races with myself when ploughing etc. I like visiting my mates farms, leaving them daft signs, writing dafter signs on my own farm, hanging out on here, rearranging bits on my farm, all that kind of stuff. Or I can just do a full rotation in fifteen minutes and leave it at that. Not that I can ever leave it at that, of course.
Loads of people I work with play FarmVille and when we see each other, we kinda nod that farmer nod, knowing that we share this weird fascination with a cyber farm on Facebook. Grown men and women sending each other goats when we get home, and planting tomatoes 'cos they make the most coin!
Now it's my boyfriend that's the gamer widow, and I love my farm. Hell, it's the only exercise I get.
Got to say, that I lke your style and have alot of the same traits myself. Like you I am not much of a gamer, all the murder pillaging are a bit of a bore but farming and felines are more my speed.
ReplyDeleteI am one of your new farmville neighbors and found when I looked at your pic in my neighbor lineup there was something that made me want to know more (not in the cereal killer/ax murder sort of way though). Just a kind face with a lovely smile kind of way.
Just wanted to let you know that I am a fan and maybe we can swap emails. I would like a chuckle when I open the mail.