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Monday, August 11, 2014

10 Years, 10 Questions

With the World of Warcraft 10th Anniversary on its way Alternative Chat has started the 10 questions 10 years project, and it looked like fun so I thought I'd share my own answers.

1. Why did you start playing Warcraft?

A variety of factors really. I followed the game's development with a Blizzard fan's interest. I liked the setting and RPG's so the opportunity to immerse myself in it was appealing. As it happens I ended up losing track of its development so release surprised me. I ended up finding out that WoW had released when I saw someone else in my college dorm playing it. The game looked like fun

2. What was the first ever character you rolled?

October, a Human Mage though she didn't last more than a week because a friend wanted to roll a night elf warrior and I wanted to be able to play together.  A few days later Ellie the Night Elf druid was born, and she was the first I got to 60.

3. Which factors determined your faction choice in game?

Mostly my friends. I liked both factions lore wise, but one of my friends had already rolled a Gnome warrior and another was the one that wanted to play a Night Elf. So I started Alliance, and spent the majority of my WoW life there.

4. What has been your most memorable moment in Warcraft and why?

There are so many, listing one as my most memorable is difficult. The first time my raid group killed Ragnaros was probably the biggest. There was something palpably exciting about watching that death animation and hearing 40 people on Ventrilo go ecstatic. Another was my guild's first kill of Arthas. We had started behind the curve and we didn't actually beat him until the night before Cataclysm dropped. Coming in that close to the deadline made it all the more exciting.

The last is a little more humorous. Myself and a group of friends were exploring Dire Maul shortly after its release, we had no idea what we were doing. At one point we noticed our Warlock's Voidwalker was missing, and over Vent someone asked "Where's Kraknar?" The question was soon answered when half the instance came charging after us. Apparently Kraknar had aggroed something on the lower level and was bringing it ALL back up to us. Things quickly turned into a chase scene worthy of a movie as we sprinted for the exit.

5. What is your favorite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?

I'm more of a PvE player and I think my favorite element has been casual 5-manning. I've tried most every element of the game but that has always been my favorite.

6. Do you have an area in game that you always return to?

Nagrand has always been my favorite zone, but I don't have a specific place that I call mine.

7. How long have you /played and has that been continuous?

I am not subscribed currently so I can't say but I have played in some form of another since a few days after release. It hasn't been continuous, but I would say I've subscribed for at least 8-9 total years.

8. Admit it: do you read quest text or not?

Sometimes, depends on the quest. I don't really bother reading the side-quest text much, but I try to at least skim main quests so I know what is going on. Though I have also been a bit spoiled by SWTOR and other games, so my inclination has dropped with each expansion.

9. Are there any regrets from your time in game?

I had a group of IRL friends I played with and that meant I had a fairly steady guild through most of my playtime but it also meant that I did not spend a ton of time in other guilds. So I do wish I had explored other guilds with alts or something like that.

10. What effect has Warcraft had on your life outside gaming?

I could do an entire post on this alone but suffice to say WoW had quite the effect on my personal life. There were some times it was a negative influence and an escape that lead me astray from other important things in life, but it was also somewhere I met new friends.
1. Why did you start playing Warcraft?
2. What was the first ever character you rolled?
3. Which factors determined your faction choice in game?
4. What has been your most memorable moment in Warcraft and why?
5. What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?
6. Do you have an area in game that you always return to?
7. How long have you /played and has that been continuous?
8. Admit it: do you read quest text or not?
9. Are there any regrets from your time in game?
10. What effect has Warcraft had on your life outside gaming? - See more at: http://www.alternative-blog.net/2014/08/10-years-10-questions-official-launch.html#sthash.N7AVu0qh.9GCpxINg.dpuf
1. Why did you start playing Warcraft?
2. What was the first ever character you rolled?
3. Which factors determined your faction choice in game?
4. What has been your most memorable moment in Warcraft and why?
5. What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?
6. Do you have an area in game that you always return to?
7. How long have you /played and has that been continuous?
8. Admit it: do you read quest text or not?
9. Are there any regrets from your time in game?
10. What effect has Warcraft had on your life outside gaming? - See more at: http://www.alternative-blog.net/2014/08/10-years-10-questions-official-launch.html#sthash.N7AVu0qh.9GCpxINg.dpuf
1. Why did you start playing Warcraft?
2. What was the first ever character you rolled?
3. Which factors determined your faction choice in game?
4. What has been your most memorable moment in Warcraft and why?
5. What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?
6. Do you have an area in game that you always return to?
7. How long have you /played and has that been continuous?
8. Admit it: do you read quest text or not?
9. Are there any regrets from your time in game?
10. What effect has Warcraft had on your life outside gaming? - See more at: http://www.alternative-blog.net/2014/08/10-years-10-questions-official-launch.html#sthash.N7AVu0qh.9GCpxINg.dpuf
1. Why did you start playing Warcraft?
2. What was the first ever character you rolled?
3. Which factors determined your faction choice in game?
4. What has been your most memorable moment in Warcraft and why?
5. What is your favourite aspect of the game and has this always been the case?
6. Do you have an area in game that you always return to?
7. How long have you /played and has that been continuous?
8. Admit it: do you read quest text or not?
9. Are there any regrets from your time in game?
10. What effect has Warcraft had on your life outside gaming? - See more at: http://www.alternative-blog.net/2014/08/10-years-10-questions-official-launch.html#sthash.N7AVu0qh.9GCpxINg.dpuf

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