This game... this community, has seen a lot of changes in the 4 years of live
and another 6 months of beta before that. I have seen it progress from the
Stress Test leveling contest that was extended due to a Hurricane, to an open
beta where thousands beat down the virtual door of File Planet to get access.
When the game launched, it did so with a fanfare to rival blockbuster films like
Lord of the Rings, and books like Harry Potter. Within days the game had broken
the records for MMO sales, and subscribers, the 500,000 peak of the past mere
dust in the trail of World of Warcraft to the top. I was live on WoW Radio that
day, 4 years ago, when the station owner Athalus interviewed the CM Caydiem live
on the air via cell phone, since she was at the Fry's opening in Fountain
View.
We have seen patches, nerfs, buffs, and complete game revamps many time since then, with all classes and specs getting their own share of love and hate. All through this, from Northshire Abbey on my first Paladin, Medros of course, on the Mannoroth PvP realm, to Medros, the 71 Paladin on Argent Dawn, who runs alongside 3 other high level characters and in a guilg that I do not think has a rival in the game, there has been a lot of names of the past. Dedric, who I played that stress test with, who played on Bronzebeard least I heard. Arcaron who was at WoW Radio, but loved to another server in the free transfers that came in those early days.
Even with the Shadow Walkers, I have seen a significant
number of changes, from officers coming and going, to
changes in the top 2 ranks of the guild. The game, my gametime, and how I play
has changed a lot over the last four years, and so has the method of my
interaction with the community. I went from fledgling show host with a few
thousand tunes on WoW Radio to a Podcaster with hundreds of regular downloads
with All Things Azeroth and a co host who not only knows her stuff, but has a
desire to see the show grow, and improve. How can life, my memories, my game get
any better? A polar bear cub pet, of course!
We have seen patches, nerfs, buffs, and complete game revamps many time since then, with all classes and specs getting their own share of love and hate. All through this, from Northshire Abbey on my first Paladin, Medros of course, on the Mannoroth PvP realm, to Medros, the 71 Paladin on Argent Dawn, who runs alongside 3 other high level characters and in a guilg that I do not think has a rival in the game, there has been a lot of names of the past. Dedric, who I played that stress test with, who played on Bronzebeard least I heard. Arcaron who was at WoW Radio, but loved to another server in the free transfers that came in those early days.
Even with the Shadow Walkers, I have seen a significant
number of changes, from officers coming and going, to
changes in the top 2 ranks of the guild. The game, my gametime, and how I play
has changed a lot over the last four years, and so has the method of my
interaction with the community. I went from fledgling show host with a few
thousand tunes on WoW Radio to a Podcaster with hundreds of regular downloads
with All Things Azeroth and a co host who not only knows her stuff, but has a
desire to see the show grow, and improve. How can life, my memories, my game get
any better? A polar bear cub pet, of course!
