Breakfast Topic: Your first WoW memory
by Mathew McCurley 
Jun 27th 2010 at 8:00AM
Finally finding out about Blizzard's massively multiplayer aspirations hooked us instantly. There was no turning back. This was the game we were going to play. We had nothing to go on but Blizzard's track record, but we poured our hearts into the game from the first minute. It was a good memory.
My first real memory from the game itself was creating my very first character in May 2004. I was fortunate enough to get a beta invite and immediately downloaded the client and made my first character -- a human paladin. My Horde obsession did not begin until the release proper. Starting the game for the first time is one of my favorite memories. I had been watching streaming video of beta players and living vicariously through screenshots. Finally, I got to experience the game for myself, and Northshire Abbey was the first locale I ever saw, where Deputy Willem greeted me, ever eager to send me on my way.
What was your very first WoW memory? What was your first exposure to the game or its world? Sound off!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 10)
Emil Jun 27th 2010 8:10AM
I started playing right when Burning Crusade came out and I remember playing WC3 and how I loved the belf lore, so when I created my paladin I was struck by the music, enviroment and pure awesomeness ;)
Sityl Jun 29th 2010 3:17PM
My first memory was killing yetis in the yeti cave in Dun Morogh as a lvl 5 gnome mage with a warlock who I met and grouped with named "uncleremus".
I knew nothing back then. The memory is one of my fondest, and I haven't seen uncleremus since that day.
Ramco Jun 27th 2010 8:11AM
My friend letting me kill some wolves in Duskwood on his Night Elf Hunter and getting a blue weapon. It was awesome.
Doki-Chan Jun 27th 2010 8:12AM
Seeing my husband generate a character that looked like *me* to play (so he could look at a red-haired female dwarf hunter's behind when he played!)
adorno Jun 27th 2010 8:19AM
you look like a redhead dwarf?
omg i feel sorry for your husband
Possum Jun 27th 2010 8:27AM
Adorno I'd feel sorry for anybody ending up with a wanker like you ;)
Hoggersbud Jun 27th 2010 10:35AM
I just hope you don't sound like one...for his sake.
Mitawa Jun 27th 2010 12:29PM
Hey, lady dorfies have a couple of bad faces, but once you recognize that and work around it... they're ADORABLE.
:)
Lichbane Jun 27th 2010 7:09PM
BAH! Don't give me those waif-like elves. Ya got something to HANG ONTO with the dorf ladies. WOOT!
Pat Jun 28th 2010 2:32AM
The dwarf ladys are great! Aside from most of the faces and pretty much all the hairstyles. The double pony tails being the only exception.
What I love most is the dance though, Best dance for the Arena/Pvp scene, It's highly annoying but not so much that it makes the veins swell up in your neck and head (Male Blood elves -.-) The dance could well be the only reason why I have 3 Female dwarf alt's (Hunter, Pally, Warrior) and soon I'll have four when Dwarves can be shamans ^^, Race change baby!
Oh and Dwarves are just epic in platemail, Females look decent in Chainmail as well.
And first memory.. Running down the tunnel into Loch modan on my Male Dwarf warr. It still makes me grin and feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Urdla Jun 28th 2010 8:11AM
Have to reply here, because i'm playing my female dwarf with all the love I can spare from RL-family.
My special memory was playing my first character on an US-server (so my wife and I could play together with her brother and his canadian girlfriend). I remember my dwarven priest Dworak learning blacksmithing and mining in Dun Morogh, thinking, that no real dwarf would ever learn how to tailor things. Later I realized, that it is more about class and the stuff you wear, of course.
Vanilla-WoW was my first Mmorg and the epicness of the snowy landscapes of the dwarven starting region cut into my heart so deep, that I really miss this place, when ever I level a character of another race.
[sorry for strange spelling and grammar. My english suffers a bit during summer heat ;)]
exogenesis. Jun 27th 2010 8:12AM
My first memory was of when I finally downloaded the free trial in November 2007 - I was a latecomer to the game (being one of those hypocrits who starts off believing things like WoW are for fools with no lives, and then ending up completely hooked right from the starting second that I had a go myself), and the first character I ever rolled was a night elf druid - the vanilla cinematic was cruelly misleading when it came to those - and I was wandering about Shadowglen with no idea what to do, when all of a sudden I was oneshot by a gangly creature with an impressive outfit and a bright red name. Although I had no idea at the time, I had stumbled into an exploring Horde troll who had decided I would be rather fun to kill. I, however, thought it was some terrifying denizen of this shadowy little place.
Needless to say, it took a very long time for me to roll a night elf again. Coincidentally, I am now a Horde fanatic.
Vanz Jun 27th 2010 10:40AM
Wow other than you liking horde and stuff, you are a mirror image of me! I'm a big hypocrite in the sense that I always condemned people that played WoW and now I'm hooked on it. When I created my first character (human priest) I tried to whack a ?? troll hunter with my staff. Needless to say it didn't end well for me ^_^.
trefpoid Jun 27th 2010 12:58PM
Man, I started with a Nelf druid too.. a very terrible memory I have is when I finally got to Moonglade for the first time and sat there for a sec, just looking at the scenery.. and suddenly, someone came at me, with a big skull under his health bars and totally destroyed me and started spitting on me.. I was terrified. My heart was racing. Sometime later I realized it was a Troll that had oneshoted me and that Moonglade was one of those places were you can get pwned by enemy players. I never understood why he had a skull.. thought he was an 'evil' character or something like that.. silly me xD ah well.. and now I'm Horde and I totally love. Still play my drood for farming though :D
Eddy Jun 27th 2010 3:30PM
Oh the lure of Night Elf druids. I can't believe I got mine to 60 and then to 68 before I realized I hate playing druids and have rerolled hunter and priest (but, y'know, hordeside.)
Johnny Jun 27th 2010 8:12AM
My first experience was among the snowy peaks dun morogh as a cute little gnome warrior. The almost mystical music of the region brings up a lot of nostalgia for me. Now I also think of my first days in WoW whenever I hear the strange screech of troggs or the sounds of leper gnomes attacking me. I also am reminded of my early days when I use those gnomes to make shoes. They make great footwear besides the part where you have to put your feet into their tiny little mouths.
ELIT3squir3l Jun 27th 2010 4:11PM
I love Dun Morough. It's my favorite starting zone. If I could start every character there, even horde, that would be the best thing ever!
Scougelord Jun 27th 2010 8:13AM
I too have two favourite WoW memories. My first is creating my very first character two years ago, a dwarf paladin. I was a massive noob and was constantly amazed by the scale of the game for a few weeks until I did some research into the lore and mechanics (I now really like the game's lore). I also treasure my first raid - Naxxramas on my night elf DK when finishing it was something to be proud of.
MikeH Jun 27th 2010 8:15AM
I was given the game when it came out for the Mac by my husband as an Anniversary Present, it was our 1st Anniversary together and he gave me WoW. I was hooked from day one and my first time was as yours was as a Human at the Abbey....I decided on a Warrior as I figured it was the easiest to play and I went on to become massively addicted. I ended up returning the favor to my husband that Christmas when he got his own copy of the game :)
We are about the celebrate our 6th anniversay, so we have been at this for awhile, WoW that is :)
nancy Jun 27th 2010 8:17AM
Totally freaking out when a level 1 wolf first chased me and my level 70 "friend" yelling in game... "Don't run! Don't run!"
Nancy
Meralyth Lvl 80
Human Mage