World of Warcraft changed the world. There are no two ways about it. Blizzard put itself on the map with real-time strategy games Starcraft
and Warcraft and captivated RPG fans with Diablo, proving its ability to
create long-lasting games outside of the then infantile MMO genre.To
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By wrapping years of lore around vast environments, Blizzard brought all those players and more together with a strikingly deep recreation of
a fictional world. Azeroth was truly born in 2004, and only by growing
over the next 15 years have we been allowed to experience its birth yet
again with World of Warcraft Classic.
What I wasn’t prepared for was the tidal wave of players crowding the
starting zones. Your starting point across Azeroth is determined by the
race you choose, with some, like the Dwarf and Gnome of the Alliance,
sharing a spot in the snowy mountains of Dun Morogh. By now, the crowds
have died down, but they were incredible at launch.
The lengthy pan around the zone as you’re briefed on lore and dropped into what could essentially be your second life probably had the same
impact for PC players in 2004 that Navi’s fly-through to Link’s house in
Ocarina of Time had back in 1998 on the N64. The graphical leap between
Warcraft III and World of Warcraft would have been astonishing. It was
like the opening moments of a Tolkein story; spellbinding. Magical.
Memorable.
No World of Warcraft character has ever really represented me on a personal level, so rather than regurgitating my spikey-haired Human
Warrior, I opted to join my cousin in choosing a frankly terrifying
Dwarf Warrior. That way I was experiencing something new and familiar at
the same time. His name would be AlecBaldwin. Whether or not it looks
like him is for you to decide.
With limited ways to mess around with a name in World of Warcraft, making something eye-catching and memorable is a big part of the
experience. My original character, TastyNoodle, was obviously based on a
snack I’d scoffed down when making my first steps into Azeroth.
It’s a name that stuck with me for years and caused a bitter rivalry with a Human Mage on my server simply called Noodle. I’d get into very
public shouting matches each and every time we ran into each other,
fighting over who “stole” who’s name. It’s probably the most amount of
roleplaying I’ve ever done.
