A lot has changed in this time, obviously. I’ve played in the intervening time, most of it actually, despite a 3 month break here, a few weeks there, half a year at the end of expansion… you know, the usual wow devotee lifecycle.
There was nothing more exciting than this loading screen – wonders await (Blizzard Entertainment)ġ6 years later I log into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands on launch day. The memories of being young, curious and not knowing the world ahead. Even now on the rare occasions I turn the music on and fly through these old areas I get a little tinge of nostalgia. Of all the early experiences I remember from WoW, I will never forget the music of the Barrens, Mulgore and Orgrimmar. Nothing like the fanfare we see today.ĥ discs, some troubleshooting and nearly 2 days later, I logged onto my Tauren Shaman, created on a realm I can’t remember, for an account I have long, long since lost. It had appeared in a few gamer magazines, and to say there was a buzz on the internet in 2004 is like saying there is a buzz when your phone vibrates in your pocket. In my early teens, an avid RuneScape player and low key geek, my best friend gave me his 10 day free trial key to play a “new, better RuneScape” called World of Warcraft. At least Bolvar knew what he was signing up for all those years ago (Blizzard)
