Returning to Azeroth
3rd September 2009 – 5.16 pmLeaving the US World of Warcraft server, I find myself with an opportunity to play in another static group on my old EU server. It's only two of us in total, myself and Melmoth, and will only be once a week, but it is the adventure that lies ahead which is appealing. We have the options of playing once-discarded 70th level characters through Northrend, breathing in the new content at a relaxed pace, and running a new class from 1st level to see the game from a different perspective.
Agreeing to play only once a week will keep our characters synchronised in levels, and for me it offers a refreshing change of scenery, particularly compared to the stark background of outer space, as well as a needed excuse not to have to log in regularly just to see if anything is happening.
Running around Northrend isn't going to be particularly different for me, as I will pick up Tiger, my warrior, when I have already taken my US warrior, Sapphire, through all of Northrend and its dungeons. But I like the warrior class, specficially the tanking aspects, and it is both comfortable for me and allows greater opportunties for group play and dungeon delving.
As much as high-level adventuring appeals for the greater options of class abilities, the announcement of an impending cataclysm rending the world unrecognisable instead sees us heading to Azeroth, to see the old world one last time. We get to see old regions and dungeons, revisit old quests, and have the bonus of having these memories much clearer in our minds when the inevitable changes hit.
I choose a mage—a Draenei, of course, for the tail—and she comes to life as Bijou. Melmoth becomes an animal-loving hunter, with a fondness for cats. Together, we hope to have enough DPS and crowd control to cope with almost anything the hordes of Azeroth can throw at us, and we plan to see if we can vanquish the foes in some of the dungeons before they are revamped for 85th level heroic adventurers.
Of course, we can only achieve our aim if we learn to play our classes and are not just the stereotypical aggro-stealing glass cannon and perennial noob hunter with an uncontrollable pet. Only time will tell.
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Of course, we can only achieve our aim if we learn to play our classes and are not just the stereotypical aggro-stealing glass cannon and perennial noob hunter with an uncontrollable pet. Only time will tell.
Note to self: find a friendly judge and get a gag order on Time, I don't want it telling anyone anything about my noobness.
Ooh, give me a shout if you need more folk for a regular dungeon group. I've never levelled beyond 20-ish on Alliance side.