Over at the Frag Doll's website, Jinx has updated her blog from a recent snowboarding trip she took, and though the connection to games might not be noticeable at first, she makes an excellent point in regards to one thing that MMOs do better than almost any other game...embrace new players and help them along.

From the blog post:

In their own way, MMO games actually have this right. The social aspects of the MMO world have fostered an online culture in which those who are higher level apply their skills to help newer players cut through the tangle and ease the curve that would ordinarily be intimidating for someone not used to the game. Could this be part of the reason so many casual gamers love World of Warcraft but haven’t touched Quake? Instead of competing against each other (at first--I am aware that something called Battlegrounds exists) they help each other along and learn practical application of their knowledge in the process.

Read the full post over at Jinx's blog on the Frag Doll's website.