Haven’t you heard? Football is a role-playing game. Or at least, that’s how Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter and noted World of Warcraft and RPG fan, seems to be approaching it.
https://kotaku.com/football-is-basically-an-rpg-5942389
Each week in the NFL, ChrisWarcraft characterizes his upcoming game in terms of an MMO quest. We’re going to chart his progress and see how fast he levels up.
This week’s quest:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/249576220260442114
Update: Quest complete!
https://twitter.com/embed/status/249972303377600513
https://twitter.com/embed/status/249975746704072704
(ChrisWarcraft is referencing Vikings QB Christian Ponder in the last Tweet.)
https://deadspin.com/christian-ponder-played-quarterback-despite-the-49ers-b-5945684
Last week:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/247327634638376960
Result: QUEST FAILED (Indianapolis 23, Minnesota 20. The Colts landed a critical hit right as the counter reset. Kluwe: 4 punts, average 48 yards, long of 55, two inside the 20.)
ChrisWarcraft has completed one quest and failed one so far.
