Why do you play VMK?

[Nanoer]

yea.. nano.. and your avatar still crack me up.. months later (started reading dis before i joined)

yeah i have a shirt that says entertain me i'm bored.. i wear it like twice a week to school... if i can wash it lol

 

[Foamy666]

What brings you back day after day to play VMK? Why do you watch the clock for opening time, refresh so you don't dc before closing at night?

Even though you find the game frustrates you at times, why do you keep coming back to play?

I, myself love VMK because you can have your own room, design it, I like building/designing, and VMK you can do that, IE I designed ships, things like that. I also like the clothes, and the fact that VMK is the only place with DISNEY furniture (of course!) I LOVE POTC, it's my favorite disney movie, and that is why I come to VMK.

 

[AmberDaze]

Some of the reasons I enjoy VMK are:

-- It's something I can enjoy with my DD, MickeysMusic
-- I get to meet many wonderful people, who have become such good friends (and who are so much more wonderful in person!)
-- I have learned how to make more credits & get more items so I can gift others (which makes me feel so good!)
-- It amuses me LOL.
-- I love my little VMK person! lol

Really though...if I signed onto VMK and all my friends were no longer playing, I don't think I would want to play anymore. Friends really make this something to come back to . Hugs to friends!!!

Best,

A Days~

 

[Dragonlord11_7]

Only reason why I still play VMK? Friends. Need I say more?

 

[AllisonY2K]

why do I play VMK?

because I don't like to work.

 

[carefulleugene]

1.I honestly have nothing better to do with my time. Well, actually I do, I just dont have the motivation to do it, especially after I get home from work.

2. My life revolves around amusement parks,video games, music, and sports. I accomplish 50% of my interests with VMK

 

[Jaina]

Actually, I don't play much anymore. I was on of those play-from-workers, and when the Quest stuff started I kinda lost interest (I DO have to work - can't do all that involved, timed stuff!). Plus life got busy (and we're expecting a baby, which is very exciting, but the "morning sickness" knocked me down for a good 4-5 months). I even lost my CL status because I hadn't logged in in 21 days... whoops. But I keep coming back from time to time because it's great to see a few of the friends I did manage to make, and because I'm a Disney freak and can't go to Disneyland very often (every year or two at the most usually) so it's fun to be "in the park." Plus, VMK introduced me to the Dis, which is a wealth of information and fun for a Disney-addict like me! So I will probably never stop playing completely, but "real life" keeps me pretty out of the loop. Hi! to anyone who actually remembers me.

 

[qruthie]

I play VMK for the big shoes. Just kidding!

I play VMK because it is fun.

I love making people laugh and I love it even more when people make me laugh. I still laugh about big shoes, flat feet and smoking pumpkins. I have seen so many things like that in VMK that continue to make me laugh!

The general social aspects of the game are a big help in my personal life, especially the friendships, giving gifts and receiving kind comments. I love it when we play pirates or haunted mansion cooperatively to help someone get to the next level or complete a task for a quest. It feels so great when I don't have to put my effort into winning the game.

I enjoy the cleverness and creativity I see in the game from room building to ugly costumes to dictionary dancing. I'm always amazed when players "sing" songs. I love to see rooms where the furniture has been used to create something different. An example that stands out in my memory is a Christmas tree made from red and green Nemo chairs. I think it belonged to Daffypluto.

I enjoy collecting virtual stuff. I went through a phase of really collecting stuff, mostly Disney related. My house is full of stuff that I'm slowly getting rid of. I never was a collector until I was taking a specific medication for depression. Now that I'm not taking it, I hate having boxes and boxes of stuff all over the house. VMK is the perfect solution to any desire I have to collect items. It doesn't cost anything and storing the stuff doesn't take up space in my house!

qruthie (the 'q' is silent)

 

[kutekiley]

I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! I have officially bought a life from Wal-Mart ( they only had one left!! ) But it only works when you download it...and you can only use the "Get-A-Life" feature when playing VMK.Other features Include:Nothing.

 

[SorcererDonald16]

I play VMK for the big shoes. Just kidding!

Well, I tried to play VMK when the game was new, but it never worked on my computer. Tried again in August, and still nothing. Finally worked on maybe the day after Halloween (although I think it took around 9 hours to load that first time!). Discovered pretty fast my knack for Fireworks and played a bunch until I got my magic maybe three weeks later. Stopped playing after Christmas through mid-March because I was sick so much with cold after flu after virus. I started playing a lot when I got back from my late-March WDW trip. I got back on the 2nd of April, and ever since then I've played more. I think it's because it's helped me get past the post-WDW trip blues, particularly since I can't go back until May of 2008. The Partners statue is especially special to me; I try to go there at least 5 times a week for closing. That and my AKL safari room are my two favorite places in VMK because I feel closest to WDW in those rooms. Or if I want to remember what was quite possibly the worst meal I have ever had at WDW, I stop by Sci-Fi.

I had a few friends on VMK, but didn't start making more friendships until I became more active here on the DIS (before maybe March, I mostly stuck to the Theme Parks, Resorts, and Dining boards for WDW ).

So I suppose I still play VMK because of my love of the fireworks game, my love of all things Disney, my fondness of collecting things, and of course the friendships. Although I plan on taking a several week break if I can ever get the silly Jack Sparrow outfit (hopefully two so I can gift one). My neck and shoulders and back can't take much more of this.

And I also keep playing because virtual pin collecting is a heck of a lot cheaper than real life pin collecting! I should know, seeing as in the past two trips I've probably dropped $300 real, not virtual, bucks on pins alone. Before then, I had only bought two pins in 2004, and that was it. The thought of spending $7 on a small piece of metal horrified me. Now I think nothing of dropping $25 on a Jumbo pin. Apparently my brain wires got crossed somewhere along the way, and hopefully that will reverse itself before 2008! Is there therapy for pin collecting addictions, by chance? Speaking of which, it'd be neat if they sold real-life versions of the pins in WDW and DL. Just think... even if you never get inferno, you could have a real pin that looks like the virtual one. No ring of fire, but it would be nice.

So yes, the fireworks, the friends, the connection to the real parks, and the pins. That's pretty much the reasons for me.

 

[AvastGuitarboy]

friends

 

[nrb]

To me, it's quite simple really

We all love friends...
We all love Disney...

VMK is simply putting them both together.

So a big THANK YOU to everything that makes VMK worth playing, both my friends and Disney alike

 

[Melp]

It WAS for the escapism from real life. Enjoyment of Disney. Outlet for creativity.

BECAME - the friends

This was exactly what happened to me. I saw the game and thought it would be a small Disney fix for me since I can't get to the parks as often as I would like.
But after playing by myself for awhile, I slowly began to accumulate real friends and now when they are gone I really feel so alone. Though they are just virtual friends I feel that they are more true than some of the real life friends I have had before.