On February 19 2005 I received my box with the European version of "World of Warcraft". At that time I'd only read about it, but as a hardcore single player first person shooter gamer, I wasn't really interested in a dull point and click RPG. That was what I remembered from the first version of Warcraft. I played several missions, that is, at least three of 'm, got killed, couldn't stand losing, got tired of watching over my army wandering all over the place, finally uninstalled the game and placed the disc on the shelf with my collection, atleast I could say I owned and played the game. So it was very clear to me: This is not my type of game, I'm a tanker, with tactics though, but I like to play on my own and completely alone. Doom, Half-Life, Undying, Splinter Cell, Hitman, No one lives forever, RTC Wolfenstein, that's more my style.
Until that day a colleague told about his experience playing WOW, about a immense world with Elfs, Humans, Rogues, Mages, Trolls, Orcs, Undead and Taurens, about dancing, clapping, telling jokes, laughing, crying, flexing, being rude and other emotes, about chatting, grouping, looting, questing and exploring. Yep, he talked me into it. So I ordered my copy online, not knowing I bought one of the last games because they were almost sold out completely, and after four days on a Saturday (how convenient!) I was able to install the four discs, and a 60Mb download patch afterwards. When it was finally ready and I started the game I entered a new world as an inhabitant of Northshire in Elwynn Forest, being a human warrior level 1.
Today I am a level 36 warrior, guildmaster of 'The Limpy Looters' and honored by several races in the Doomhammer realm. When not at work I'm online, sometimes I skip nights to be able to complete a quest, to help out others, or just to explore on my own. Home has a different meaning now, Stormwind is home. No laundry or dishes need to be done there, cooking I could do, but that's a profession I don't care for, a health potion is more useful to me or silk bandages, no even better: a paladin joining me!
I'm very busy learning how to mine and the basics of blacksmithing, no not in school!
What do you mean you can't follow me? What planet are you from? Buy this game! Do something useful with your life!