Breakfast Topic: Meeting WoW folks
by Amanda Dean 
Feb 23rd 2008 at 8:00AM
We had been running lowbies on a new server. We had a Warrior, a Rogue, a Warlock and a Shaman that we were leveling together. All but the Warlock player live in
We set up a four player LANin the spare bedroom, along with a fridge full of beverages and an air mattress should we ever decide to sleep. We got a few levels, four-manned some instances, pwned some n00bs*, and laughed a lot. I wasn't sure what to expect. He was a good guy in game, and I had my trusted companions along with me if anything went awry. It's definitely an experience I wouldn't mind repeating.
Have you ever met any of your WoW buddies outside of game?
* As we were running into Uldaman, a full group of the opposite faction tried to gank us. Even they out-manned and out-leveled us, we still took them down. It was beautiful.
Filed under: Events, WoW Social Conventions, Virtual selves, Breakfast Topics, Instances
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
feadin Feb 23rd 2008 9:12AM
thats one of the best things since i do it all the time!!!!!! we go to cybercafes and hang out all day :P even thou we are from different factions and servers
http://warlocksguide.blogspot.com
Steve Stoner Feb 23rd 2008 9:32AM
Yeah, in Brisbane Australia we often have bbq's every now and then and get allot of people form our server Amun'thul coming along. (Adults only) and its been a blast every time. with a few beers, some meat and some ganking stories it can make a great sat afternoon.
Evi Feb 23rd 2008 10:00AM
I do it all the time. My boyfriend and more than a half dozen other people in our guild are local to my area. We get together for lunch about once a month. Some of the other non-local folks have also gotten together during conventions and such.
Argent Feb 23rd 2008 10:12AM
our guild does a bi-annual meetup in las vegas. though we don't play Wow as much as we engage in massive drunken debauchery.
we wouldn't have it any other way. :)
kunukia Feb 23rd 2008 11:07AM
Our guild has several people in it that are RL friends and relatives; We also found a couple more in the same geographic area, and they have become RL friends also. I believe some of them are playing D&D this afternoon.
See, we are not addicted to WoW...only. Games, maybe.
Nosime Feb 23rd 2008 1:23PM
My GM and 80% of the officers of our 5/6 SSC 2/4 TK guild are all from the same town, along with several relatives/my boyfriend, some of them not even on the same server. Makes for great after-raid late night outings :P
Eldron Feb 23rd 2008 1:29PM
I play in a guild called Pride of St George on Nordrassil EU. When I joined, most of the Guild Officers knew each other in Real Life, and one was the father of another. But apart from them, we were a fairly diverse group of people spread across England, but with a fair few in London. In June 2007 we organised a Guild Meet, which was attended by over 20 guild members, taking places in various bars and pubs across London.
Not only was it one of the most enjoyable days I have ever had, it led to further RL friendships and meetings up outside of the game (most recently for a night of drunken and debauched Wii competitions). As well as having fun, it's good to meet other Officers outside of the game, and I attribute our transition from casual levelling to casual raiding to these times when we are able to get together and discuss WoW while not actually playing.
http://www.prideofstgeorge.com
Tenchan Feb 23rd 2008 1:45PM
Nearly all of my guildmates are an ocean and at least half a continent away from me. I can only dream of ever spending offline time with them.
Cailleach Feb 23rd 2008 1:57PM
How timely! Last weekend we had a mini-meetup in San Diego to meet and greet Accasia, our lovely huntress from Australia on her first trip to the US. We had California Saints, a Colorado Saint, a Virginia Saint, a former and beloved Saint, and of course a ton of Cali Saints. We didn't play a lick of WoW, but we had a ball. Check out SaintsOfElune.com for links to the photo show.
Felwrathe Feb 23rd 2008 3:43PM
Dear Amanda,
this is for you.
Just teasing. Anyway, I'd love to hang out with some WoW players, and I'm sure there are quite a few here in CA, but I've yet to meet any, sadly enough.
Sounds like fun though!
Felwrathe Feb 23rd 2008 3:43PM
Er, sorry, guess we can't link.
This is it:
http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/
Amanda Dean Feb 23rd 2008 8:21PM
Thank you, Felwrathe, I needed that. Someday I will learn to spell definitely, and environment- they are the banes of existence. Can I interest you in http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wraith? :)
gliterhammer Feb 24th 2008 3:55PM
yeah i'm from england and play eu khadgar.
i went to see my warrior mate from slovakia as i was there drinking beer and being silly with my brother.
we sat in the corner of a pub and debated wow for nearly 48 hours
it was great!!!!
gliterhammer - khadgar eu