BigBearButt on finding your WoW cheese
by Mike Schramm 
Jun 4th 2008 at 4:00PM
John "BigBearButt" Patricelli is one of the writers on this fine blog, gracing us with the Shifting Perspectives column, and appearing on our podcast whenever he can. But has also has his own blog at TheBigBearButt.com, and just recently he put up a very nice post about "finding your cheese" in the World of Warcraft. And he doesn't mean Alterac Swiss."Who Moved My Cheese," as he says, is one of those corporate management books that's a little trite for anyone but executives to actually read seriously -- it's got a fable about two mice who find a chunk of cheese, and then have to deal with what happens when change hits them and that cheese runs out. And BBB then takes that into the act of playing WoW: right now, this game is giving us plenty of cheese, and when the expansion drops, things will be even better. But at the same time, there's no reason to stick with the game if it isn't giving you what you want, and as we've said before, if you're not interested in the game, feel free to go find something else.
BBB's post is a great read, and it's refreshing to hear an honest take on what it might mean to finally end a career in WoW (not that BBB is doing that yet). There's a lot of stuff left to do in Azeroth (and there'll be more to do in Northrend). But at the same time, there's nothing wrong with making your own path and going off to find yourself some fresh cheese.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Leveling
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Milktub Jun 4th 2008 4:10PM
People often seem to ignore that they can not play WoW. The welcome forum especially is filled with post along the lines of:
"I get so bored playing every class and can't get anything past level 20 before starting over again. What class is FUN?"
Even when you point out that perhaps WoW isn't the game for them, they still insist that there must be some way for them to enjoy the game.
Zakk Jun 4th 2008 4:35PM
That's really interesting to me. Some times I'm that person. I just get tired of WoW, blame it on class mechanics, try to find a class that might be fun, and am just baffled when I can't find one. For some reason, it's like this game fools you into believing it has something for everyone and you're not gonna find anything better. I wonder why that is.
Varghoss Jun 4th 2008 4:32PM
“end a career in WoW”?... blasphemy!
Chris Jun 4th 2008 4:44PM
I actually have to read "Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens" for my Economics class next year. :ugh:
Goldwolf Jun 4th 2008 5:19PM
I have been made to regularly read this as a part of my training for my big cooperation IT job.
I mean... I kind of liked it. It's succinct.
Ashwin Jun 4th 2008 5:32PM
Trite but for anyone but management executives? I think it's a simply written and concise book, easily accessable and helpful for anyone who wants to deal with change in their life.
Even in wow there are so many moments, like when your guild disbands, or when you have to move servers to see some action or when you re-roll or even go for a major change in some characters, like converting your Tank-a-din into a healadin for the long haul.
dcisko Jun 4th 2008 7:54PM
Shorter "Who moved my cheese":
When we screw you over, shut up and deal with it.
Pappagallo Jun 6th 2008 4:09AM
@dcisko - Amen
WMMC? and Fish! both have pretty much the same message:
"You're going to be raped; there's nothing you can do about it; so you may as well lie down and enjoy it."
Evil corporate propaganda.
Afu Jun 5th 2008 11:27AM
I've read that book before. Worst.Book.Evar!
It's like 20 pages long and all the print is THIS BIG! Plus it was written at like a 6th - 8th grade level. I was almost insulted that my management gave EVERYONE a copy.
Long live the corporate machine!!!