It's been a quite a journey...

As some of you know, I play World of Warcraft. This week marks their 5th anniversary. This means that I have been playing all 5 years of retail, plus I played another year before that while they were beta testing it (Should of seen Shamans then, wow - unkillable!).

6 years! WoW - time flies (pun intended). I think of all the hours I have spent with my friends and my family playing, and all the laughs and adventures we have shared together.

My first real big online game was Everquest - my friend Web got me into it. I created a barbarian warrior - who wouldn't want have an avatar like Conan?!? Well apparently, my Conan was blind as a bat in the dark - got killed and I could never recover my body. I was so pissed at Web because he couldn't or wouldn't help me find my body and all my gear (which looking back now was nothing more than some rat whiskers, and some old moldy boots). I damn near quit right then and there out of pure frustration. I stuck with the game, becoming one of the more premier players on our Quellious server (First human ranger with full Plane of Fear gear! Nearly first rogue with the epic weapon - other rogue beat me by an hour!). I ran a guild coalition of 100+ and it was extremely taxing, eventually causing me to retire. I formed new friendships, which eventually led me to move to the bay area. I guess it was via Everquest that a direct link could be made to finding my wonderful Allison.

Anyway, love Blizzard games. They are the best - they have this snarky sense of humor, very high quality, and very fun. When they announced they were going to make an Everquest killer, I was all over it. 6 years later, they completely dominate the gaming market. 11 million people play the game with a new expansion coming out. That number is sure to continue to swell.

I thank Blizzard for making a wonderful game, and giving me hours of enjoyment. My hats off to my friends and family in the 'Spears of Brittany' (our guild) who continue to put up with me. We play on Daggerspine, as a casual pve guild, but are fanatical when it comes to destroying Alliance players. Blackwatch players, remember, you aren't safe anywhere!

Here is a link to all my characters that I actively play if you ever want to contact me:

Mootraza
Mootraz (usually played by my brother)
Altraz
Trazzy (my newest love!)

Here's to another successful five Blizzard!