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I've been playing Champions Online again recently. The two main draws at the moment is syncing up with my characters--I find it rewarding to play as a dude that transforms into an astral Lion-Beast as he fight evil--and chatting on an an active LGBT chat channel (usually /Pride). Playing is like going to a gay bar for gaymer geeks, minus creepsters. There's a slight sense of belonging without having to buy drinks.

I'm trying not to get drawn into MMO addiction again, but it is a rather quirky soothing comfort. The powers that be opened a new studio in less expensive part of the country to "polish" the game better. And they've been adding improvements here and there--things people have been asking about for ages: we can now switch characters without logging out, there's a sort button on inventory, certain forms of in-game currency can be traded between characters, etc. Everybody was hoping for a mission builder "foundry," but word is that it's near-impossible with the current game mechanics. But little tweaks are nice.  Right now I log in, do a little mini-mission called an alert and then just idle and do housework while checking on chat.