Pixel Scoop

This is new to me. Companies offering to organise the perfect virtual vacation for you (for a fee of course) in game. Now, call me a cynic here, but let’s break this down. We can ALL teleport. Nobody needs a flight anywhere, nobody needs a cruiseliner to get from A to B. Nobody needs to sit cramped up in a pressurised cabin for half a day to reach the most perfect beach in the world. So it’s clear that these people needn’t organise, as real world travel companies would, your transportation to this perfect vacation location.

So what else is there for a travel company to do? Find the perfect spot and a great hotel maybe? Ok. Well beach holidays require a good beach. And let’s face it, there aren’t any shortages of those in game. The place search function is almost like a brochure I guess. Explore. Find a beach. TELEPORT to it. Pool holidays require a pool. Adventure holidays require adventure and exploration. Activity holidays, they need bikes and canoes and all that good stuff, right? But surely all of that can be found, without paying someone, just by teleporting around. Even if you can’t be bothered to search for these places yourself, there are a million (yes, I know I exaggerate) blogs out there with lists of fantastic places to go! And guess what…. they DON’T charge!

Anyway, I just wanted to rant. And now I have done. Amen.