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I first started playing during the public beta and went on to log something like 50 days of play time on my character in the first year the game was out. I was

I first started playing during the public beta and went on to log something like 50 days of play time on my character in the first year the game was out. I was in high school at the time and several of my friends got in much deeper than I did, to the point of failing classes and dropping out of school. I’m ultimately thankful to have been drawn away by girls and beer and whatever other teenage distractions. To this day I feel the experience of very early WoW was easily the most magical I’ve had with a video game, though. The incredibly vast unexplored world, the total lack of walkthroughs or guides, the excitement of exploration and discovery. Just thinking about it 14 years later makes me want to buy the latest expansion...

wst_ 8y ago
I remember, as it was yesterday, my birth as level one Night Elf. I was a veteran PC player already but this... This was catharsis. I remember beautiful and kind of sad island of Teldrassil, wandering around the dark forests at twilight, boldly visiting deep caves full of spiders where no 6 level player have gone before, magical wells, rich lore and true heroes from the past standing in front of me, giving me tasks whole world depended on. All this in the company of epic soundtrack, which I still have and listen to when the wind of nostalgia comes. Only few times in my gaming life I was so immersed in the fictional world - this being one of the best experiences of my life. And even though I've visited plenty of other areas during my play time, on both sides of the conflict, I've always kept Teldrassil closest to my heart. That atmosphere can't be compared to anything else.
thewizardofaus 8y ago
You and I share similar memories friend. I look back to WOW with such nostalgia. I became totally obsessed with that game. It was like heroin to my teenage self. A part of me always wants to go back but the game almost ruined my life !

wst_ 8y ago

I remember, as it was yesterday, my birth as level one Night Elf. I was a veteran PC player already but this... This was catharsis. I remember beautiful and kind of sad island of Teldrassil, wandering around the dark forests at twilight, boldly visiting deep caves full of spiders where no 6 level player have gone before, magical wells, rich lore and true heroes from the past standing in front of me, giving me tasks whole world depended on. All this in the company of epic soundtrack, which I still have and listen to when the wind of nostalgia comes. Only few times in my gaming life I was so immersed in the fictional world - this being one of the best experiences of my life. And even though I've visited plenty of other areas during my play time, on both sides of the conflict, I've always kept Teldrassil closest to my heart. That atmosphere can't be compared to anything else.

thewizardofaus 8y ago

You and I share similar memories friend. I look back to WOW with such nostalgia. I became totally obsessed with that game. It was like heroin to my teenage self. A part of me always wants to go back but the game almost ruined my life !