A World of Warcraft Moment -
October 17th, 2010 | 
Author: Something funny happened the other day while playing World of Warcraft (if you’ve wondered why I haven’t been posting lately, now you know why). Needing a short break from my Druid, I had just started a Rogue, Vilya, and was really liking it. I was making the run from Menethil Harbor to Ironforge on foot, as all Night Elves must do at least once until they learn the flight paths. The stretch of road is actually quite dangerous for new characters, as crocodiles and other vile creatures from the swamp continually attack passers-by.
So I ran into another guy making the trek, let’s say his name was Smurf, and we formed a quick party to get through it together. We started chatting, and I asked if he had any other characters. He said yes, he had quite a few actually: Foo, Bar, Baz, etc, etc, and SlaughterX (real name changed).
Wow, I thought, isn’t this amazing! I know this guy, we actually did some questing together a little while ago with our other characters, and it was fun. Isn’t this just a real World or Warcraft moment, where two players meet up again, but with different characters, in completely different contexts. So what if there are two million subscribers, the world really isn’t that big of a place. Doesn’t that make you feel good. Just as I was feeling like I had experienced one of the better moments World of Warcraft had to offer, the rest of the conversation went something like this:
[Party][Smurf]: how old are u?
Ahh geez, the dreaded question. Yes, I am 30, and I play video games. I have since I was 8. Some people ski, bike, or mountain climb, some read books, paint, draw, some like board games, some like cars–I like playing computer games, especially adventures or RPGs, and I always have. And I’m sure there are plenty of other 30 year olds playing WoW, but still I didn’t want to tip my hand. 24′s a nice safe age, yeah, like I’m still in college doing this.
[Party][Vilya]: 24… how about you?
… brief pause …
[Party][Smurf]: omg
Oh my god… what ?
[Party][Smurf]: i’m 12
Oh my god. And now I had really just experienced a World of Warcraft moment: I’ve been playing with a 12 year old.
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