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Famously wholesome co-op dwarf game Deep Rock Galactic has finally done it.
The game inspired one player to become a miner, specifically an explosives miner, in real life.
“Huh, wouldn’t it be funny to do the video game thing IRL,” he thought.
Folks, Maddie is doing the video game thing IRL, and it sounds pretty great.
“And I happened across a driller trainee position.
I looked up the machines themselves, they looked pretty cool, and I applied.
They took me in and here I am today.
I actually have different crews that fight over who gets me on the job on any given day.
There’s a lot of strange crossover … granted, we don’t have gunners.
“You know, all my other jobs were just a job.
This one, I was like, wow.
I didn’t know this whole industry existed, and now I’m absolutely in love with it.”
Honestly, it’s the same consistency too.”
The aim is to break down rock to make gravel which is used in things like concrete and asphalt.
“We help make roads,” as Maddie puts it.
No jewels or precious minerals in sight, but it’s an important job.
“There’s a lot of strange crossover.
You know, the engineers, the drillers.
I mean, granted, we don’t have gunners.
But even just small stuff, like, we do have spiders.
The environment that we’re in, there’s little rock spiders that are crawling around.
You know, they’re not big, 20-ton behemoths, but.”
Playing Deep Rock Galactic after a Star Citizen friend gifted it to her ended up being a significant decision.
“Even if you lose, you’re still having fun.
“It’s been nothing but good interactions with the community,” she adds.
“Everybody’s always worried about being the new guy in a game.
Oh, I’m going to bring the team down.
Most Greybeards actually love having a new guy on the team, because it almost adds an extra challenge.
And that ends up being the fun, showing the new guy the ropes and watching him grow.
Games can connect and inspire people in ways that positively affect them in real life.
“I am the happiest I have ever been in my life,” Maddie concludes.
It’s improved my health.
It’s improved my outlook.
I’ve met so many people in my life now because I’m more outgoing.
I cannot thank them enough.
I really can’t.”
These are thebest co-op gamesof all time and yep, Deep Rock Galactic is on the list.
