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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5379910" data-attributes="member: 40177">I'm kind of surprised no one's commented on this yet.  While there have been plenty of comments on the WoW bit, I really don't do MMRPGs (besides a brief stint with EQ years ago, which I did not enjoy).  And so don't feel like any comments I make on that subject are worth mentioning.However, I do know a bit about snail vs. e-mail.  And I can tell you - snail mail is MUCH better.E-mail gets the point across.  It's brief, it's to the point, and it allows communication.  I love e-mails, and I have had many, MANY e-mail conversations over the years.  That being said, snail mail is so much better.  It takes more time to create, and you'll put more thought into what it is you're writing.  And receiving a letter from someone, knowing they took an hour or more just to communicate with you, fosters a much deeper connection than anything electronic.  Plus, while everyone has an electronic "voice", I can guarantee that voice is amplified in written communication - you can easily tell a letter from Kate apart from, say, Robyn.  Which is sometimes harder to do with e-mails.Plus, and this is important, letters are something you hold on to.  While you can save e-mails, they do not provoke the same sense of joy to re-read than a letter.  I have a shoebox filled with letters, and they are definitely fun to read from time to time.  Finally, I don't know about you, but when I find a letter in the mailbox for me, it actually brightens my day.  An e-mail?  Not so much.  I guess, in a way, that sort of answers the main question, too - while RPGs might seem like "snail mail" to you, I look at that as a feature, and not a bug.</blockquote>

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