I cannot help but notice how so many games seem to be, well, the same. Perhaps it is the games I am looking at or perhaps I am just not broadening my scope on gaming enough, but all of these new and exciting games (or so the pitches for these games say) just don't seem so new or exciting.

I only started playing online MMO's a few years back. I began gaming at a young age though. I have always been an avid console gamer. I love everything from the Final Fantasy Series, Tales Series, Guitar Hero Series, Dance Dance Revolution Series, and so many more. I progressed slightly from console gaming to playing online Texas Hold'em via Full Tilt Poker. A couple of years back, my Husband (at the time boyfriend), wanted me to try online gaming. He searched for days until he came across a game that he thought I would enjoy -- Scions of Fate. It was not love at first sight. It took Scions of Fate several weeks to grow on me. I was just so unfamiliar with playing an RPG with other people around and Scions of Fate didn't have the best guidance system for new players, that's for sure. I managed to stick to it though, and found myself playing for approximately 2½ years. While playing SoF,