The Daily Grind: What's your side game?
by Seraphina Brennan 
Oct 21st 2009 at 8:00AM
Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind
Ahhh, the art of the side game. A game that you can let sit off on its own while you have another game to play. It's very much like the whipped cream chefs put atop the triple chocolate fudge cake. When you get tired of chocolate, you always have that whipped cream there to cut the taste for you so you can keep enjoying more chocolate.Side games are the whipped cream of the MMO genre. They're always there to go back to just in case you get tired of your current obsession. Then, when you feel that you don't want to spend anymore time with your side game, you jump back into your main game feeling refreshed and ready to play.
But, dear readers of Massively, what game is your side game? What is that one game you can always just leave running on the side, just in-case you need a break? Tell us your favorite side game, and any stories you might have that go along with it, down in the comment box below!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jess said on 8:09AM 10-21-2009
Guild Wars.
When Guild Wars 2 is released:
LOTRO.
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Tom said on 8:11AM 10-21-2009
What was once my main is now a favorite alt: World of Warcraft.
I always go back to it when there's nothing else new on the menu (such as this fall) that's appetizing.
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Kdolo said on 8:19AM 10-21-2009
My Job
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Tom said on 8:22AM 10-21-2009
Good one, Kdolo! :-)
Ed said on 8:24AM 10-21-2009
um wizard 101
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kasapina said on 8:37AM 10-21-2009
Although they aren't MMO's, Adventure Quest and Naruto - Arena. There is also Cabal online.
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Snorii said on 8:46AM 10-21-2009
City of Heroes - It is very easy for me to jump back into and I'm looking forward to the City of Rogues expansion. Also, their seasonal events are always fun like the Halloween event.
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Wisdomandlore said on 8:54AM 10-21-2009
Right now it's DDO.
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SpyderBite said on 9:34AM 10-21-2009
Free Realms is my favorite side game.
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Davy said on 10:04AM 10-21-2009
My side game isn't an MMO. It's "Roller Coaster Tycoon 3." I just dig those sim-games, but the RCT in particular.
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myr said on 9:29AM 10-21-2009
Runes of Magic and WoW. Though I've steeled myself to attempt to never play WoW again, but we'll see what happens if/when when I get super burned out on Aion (my main now).
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Johnfmosley said on 9:35AM 10-21-2009
I play Aion when I am waiting for skills in EVE.
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Kama said on 11:06AM 10-21-2009
My side-game right now is Half-Minute Hero. Played while waiting for buddies to log onto DDO.
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Lagwolf said on 11:22AM 10-21-2009
Earth Eternal.
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Bendobe said on 11:28AM 10-21-2009
Spider Solitare or Risk II
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Lateris said on 11:46AM 10-21-2009
Eve is my main. DDO is my side game.
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scott said on 12:29PM 10-21-2009
LOTRO main, with the occasional titan quest or DDO side dish...
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Winfuzzy said on 12:53PM 10-21-2009
It may not be an mmo, but has been my side game for the last five years, Battlefield 2.
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anthony said on 1:19PM 10-21-2009
diablo 2
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Slayblaze said on 1:55PM 10-21-2009
I have several side games depending on my mood...
Drift City - driving/racing MMO
Ace Online - 'Starfox' MMO
Runes of Magic - F2P WoW clone
Dungeon Fighter - 2D action sidescroller MMO
Battleforge - F2P RTS
Battlefield Heroes - TPS action
S4 League - TPS action
Team Fortress2 - FPS action
I play most of those daily, or at least log in to check in-game mail, auctions etc There are a few more not on the list that I actively play, just less often like Atlantica, DDO, SOTNW, GhostX, Perfect World, Free Realms, UT3 and a few others. I know, I know - I'm a freak for online gaming.
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