Last Tuesday I went with the guys from work to pick up a copy of World of Warcraft, the new MMORPG from Blizzard.
Long time Cruft readers may recall that I played one of the first MMORPGs, Ultima Online, for four years. In early 2001, I stopped playing Ultima regularly. I simply got tired of the stress from the virtual world. In the game I had been a vigilante, a Guild Leader, and even the Mayor of an imaginary town. I realized I really didn’t need the stress, despite the fun. The fun is recounted here in my stories.
I tried a couple other games but never got hooked. I decided to give World of Warcraft (WoW) a try. So far I’ve been having fun and enjoying all aspects of the game.
Here are a few pictures of the game so you get an idea of what it’s like.
Here I am (I’m the short Gnome) fighting an irate Mountain Buzzard
Flying on a griffon to the city of Ironforge
For more pictures and funny stuff, click more to see the rest…
Paying my respects to the King of the Gnomes
I love the name of this guild
You can walk on water when you are dead
The game simulates a real city, even children walking with their teacher
Lying on a bear skin rug
Early MMORPGs didn’t let you do things like lie down, WoW lets you do many things like this
Sitting on a griffon’s head
Sitting on kegs of beer
Sleeping on a candelabra
As you can see, there’s a lot to do in the new world. Hopefully my blogging won’t suffer much. 😉
But what server are you on? Gesikah and I are playing on Lightbringer, might it be possible that we are on the same one since it is a pacific time server? =)
We are on Silver Hand, a West Coast RP server.
I’m playing on Asgalore, a Central server… I’ve got a 15th level Dwarven fighter going there. I’ve also got an 11th level Undead warrior on an east coast server.
Both servers are PVP… This game is a SERIOUS time sink. I haven’t blogged in a week in good part because of it.
Update
I’ll update this later…I’m pressed for time. Here are a collection of screenshots from World of Warcraft, the latest game…
CURSE YOU! I’ve been trying to forget about this game until finals are over. Ugh.
Must…resist…urge…to…play….
Level 21 now… no relief in sight as the game continues to be compelling to me at the start of the middle levels.