25 - Male

Looking back to when you first started World of Warcraft, what was it that drew you in and got you playing? Were you already a Blizzard follower through Warcraft / Diablo?

I had briefly dabbled with Warcraft RTS games, and wasn't a big fan at all. I played Diablo religiously when it first came out. I was pretty deep into Everquest when WoW was coming out, so really the only exposure I got to WoW came from Friends and Guildies. They eventually talked me into playing, and I haven't looked back since.


Out of the entire life cycle of World of Warcraft, what event was the most memorable to you personally?

The grind for Grand Marshal / High Warlord. Back in those days pvp queues were 30min+ on my realm, but the battles were so much fun. We had a server wide vent server setup for our pvpers both Horde and Alliance. The community and competitive atmosphere that we had on US-Durotan, during the pre-bc era was epic.

Some of my closest friends in WoW are from this era. This is also how I met my wife that I now have twin 3 yr old boys with. It was a pretty epic time, and I don't know if WoW will ever see an ERA as great as PRE-BC.
What is your favorite expansion so far, and why?

Burning Crusade, because this is when Karazhan (one of my fav raids of all time) and Arenas were introduced. I've always loved playing WoW for the PvP aspects, PvE has always been a second thought / added bonus for me. This is also when Alliance got shamans, and I started multi-boxing shamans. This was the first time I picked up a single class multi-box team and even thought about multi-box pvp (thanks to Aellie / Ellay). Pre-BC I only multi-boxed PvE content, with mixed teams.

What is it about World of Warcraft that keeps you playing?

I'd have to say it's the new content:

My play time with WoW comes and goes in waves. Early in an xpac / new content patch I really focus on leveling and grinding the new instances. I've always enjoyed the leveling for the first time experience, and doing new dungeons.

When content becomes "old" I generally only log in to raid 2-3 nights a week at most. The only reason I've done firelands in the last few months, and continue to clear at least 6/7 bosses every week is to get my Wife's legendary done + a Warlock's in our guild.


If there was one thing you could change in World of Warcraft, what would it be?

I'd like to bring back rating requirements on PvP gear. This is one of the biggest things I dislike about Cata. I never really consider myself an elitist, but it kind of bugs me that there is no difference between a 500 rated player and a 2200 rated player: except the color of their armor and their weapons.