The MMOnomyth

After Melmoth’s contemplation of Campbell’s monomyth, I wondered if the 17 stages could be adapted to be slightly more relevant to MMOGs…

• Departure
  • The Call to Adventure
    • “Ooh, that bloke’s got shiny punctuation over his head”
  • Refusal of the Call
    • “Bugger off am I killing 50 wolves”
  • Supernatural Aid
    • “There’s a +1 Supernatural Sword if I do? Oh, all right.”
  • The Crossing of the First Threshold
    • “I’ve unlocked the Wolfslayer I achievement trait badge, score!”
  • Belly of The Whale
    • “WTF? Seriously, nerf the whale’s swallow attack!” (Note: that’s where the whale swallows the player, rather than the whale having small pet birds as weapons)
• Initiation
  • The Road of Trials
    • “How much further have I got to run down this Road of Crap De-mounting Mobstacles?”
  • The Meeting With the Goddess
    • “I say, ding dong!“
  • Woman as Temptress
    • “I don’t care if you are dancing in your underwear on the mailbox, I’m not giving you gold”
  • Atonement with the Father
    • “Sorry dad, I was too busy on this heroic adventure to tidy my room, but I’ll mow the lawn tomorrow”
  • Apotheosis
    • “Ding level 80!”
  • The Ultimate Boon
    • “Could it be that I hold in my very hand… The Sword of a Thousand Truths? It is so! No more powerful weapon exists in any earthly dominion! Huh. No point raiding ’til the next expansion now…”
• Return
  • Refusal of the Return
    • “FFS, the questgiver is three maps away, I can’t be arsed to go back to him”
  • The Magic Flight
    • “Oh, wait, found a flight point!”
  • Rescue from Without
    • “Who called a dungeon boss Without anyway?”
  • The Crossing of the Return Threshold
    • “It’s 3am? Probably ought to log…”
  • Master of Two Worlds
    • “I have defeated Without *and* mown the lawn!”
  • Freedom to Live
    • “Your subscription has been cancelled as requested”