Have you ever been the new kid at school? Have you ever tried to pick up a new sport or a musical instrument? Have you ever tried to learn to drive stick after driving an automatic for years? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions then you already have a pretty good idea how tough transitions can be, especially when you are accustomed to doing things a particular way. In many cases we avoid trying new things for fear of failing. The same applies to making the transition from console games to PC games, especially PC MMO games. It's particularly difficult for true blue console gamers to transition to PC MMOs due to the sheer amount of control a player is given over their characters in MMOs as opposed to console games. Most console gamers rely on twitch to become successful at a particular game. The same can be said for PC FPS or, "Shooters". MMOs on the other hand take a whole different skill set. In fact MMOs are an entirely different animal. We must bring to bear far more than twitch gaming and minor character management. This is not to say that MMO gamers are in any way superior gamers to our twitch gamer counterparts or console gamers for that matter. MMO gamers merely use a different style of gameplay and different tools for the job. In many ways, MMO gamers are a hybrid of all game styles. MMO gamers employ a mix of twitch style, pen and paper style principles and RTS style gameplay. We will cover the tools, methods, and skills needed to help make your transition from console games to MMO gaming as smooth as possible.