King of the Basement Dwellers

Travian is the best!

Okay, no it's not. In fact, it sucks pretty hard. With this fact (yes, fact) in mind, why are we so captivated by ladder games? This really applies to all games.

Yes, Maplestory is fun-LOL who am I kidding?

Well, anyway, yes, Survival Project is fun; yes, Gunbound is fun... but only for a while. How can people possibly play for prolonged periods of time? It's not like you're ever going to be top ranked or anything unless you meet the following requirements:
-You were the first to play on that server. Ever.
-You are willing to spend real money on purely decorative virtual items.
-You are arrogant.
-You have "talent" in the game.
-You live in a basement.
-You have no life.
-You are Asian.

Of course, I've already mentioned the answer earlier: people play these games to fill a void in their life. With nothing left to do for the rest of the summer, I'm starting to feel that void. ;_;

But it's not like I'm going to become a super MapleStory fanboy just because I'm bored. I'm not that desperate. Even if I were, I'd first consult my list of things I'd rather do:
1. sleep
2. watch television
3. suicide
4. MapleStory
5. RuneScape
(where sleep = ???? ; watch television = ????)

And as we all know, ???? = PROFIT! Of course, by that logic, sleep would equal to watching television but when you think about it, those two are essentially the same anyway; your brain just stops functioning when you're doing either. :D