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by Jason Christ 
Sep 9th 2011 at 8:00AM
I joined World of Warcraft on the Recruit-a-Friend program. After talking about race and class with my friend, I finally settled on a Human paladin as my first character. He was going to level a Night Elf hunter.
We joined up together in Goldshire and completed a few quests; then it was time for bed. He offered to take me to Stormwind to log out in the city. I had to take care of some real life stuff, so he walked me through the auto-follow function and started running.
A bit later, I returned to the computer and remember being overwhelmed with the sheer size of Stormwind. The auto-follow had been broken and I was standing near a canal, lost and confused. How would I ever find my way around this vast metropolis? Of course, the luster wore off as I became familiar with the city, but it's been my home ever since that moment. I proudly wear the
What was your first awe-inspiring moment? Was it a place? A quest chain? A task you completed in game?
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 7)
MattKrotzer Sep 9th 2011 8:22AM
My first day on my gnome rogue, climbing up the hill just off the side path to Kharanos, coming into this small village, and right on the path as I cleared the top was a level 60 paladin on his charger.
It was an epic moment, looking up from my tiny vantage point at this plate-bedecked person astride a massive armored horse.
RWZBomber Sep 9th 2011 8:26AM
Mine would have to be going through The Dark Portal for the first time and seeing Hellfire Peninsula. I stood at the top of where the portal back to Azeroth was for a good five minutes or so just in awe of the scenery.
IDes Sep 9th 2011 8:25AM
My first character was a night elf druid. My first wow moment was the first time that I arrived in Dolanaar And saw the giant ancient protectors. This being my first and only mmo And for some reason it just really impressed me.
ravyncat Sep 9th 2011 9:02AM
My first character was also a druid. I remember cracking up my friends--who had recruited me--when I first saw the Protectors.
I heard the one that patrols Dolanar and felt the ground shake and freaked out because I thought a giant tree monster was coming to kill us.
I think I spammed the say channel (because I did not remember how to talk in party) with, "What the hell is that?! :O Gah!! Is it going to get us?"
Probably amused--or annoyed--everyone there with my noobiness. >.>;;
I'm still leery of them to this day even though I know better. XD
Alan MacDonald Sep 9th 2011 9:20AM
For me it was the first time moving from Zangarmarsh to Terrokar Forest, coming round the mountain path, and seeing the reveal of Shattrath for the first time. The subtle work at making that reveal is incredible. Try it yourself one day - it's amazing :)
puffcake Sep 9th 2011 8:28AM
I think the first time I made a blood-elf mage right after I bought BC, the first time I hit Silvermoon (it's very beautiful for an empty city) and the first time I went through the portal into Outland. The art was just so different from what Azeroth held at the time that I was very impressed.
Mortenebra Sep 9th 2011 9:17AM
I remember walking up to the Dark Portal for the first time and being taken by the sheer size of it. For whatever reason, I thought the portal was supposed to be smaller. But it was HUGE! The two statues that flanked the portal itself were bigger than anything I'd ever seen! I'm pretty sure that's the first time I felt very very tiny as a player.
Blackdemon Sep 9th 2011 10:28AM
I love the fact that you entered the Dark Portal leaving Azeroth as a level 60 at the top of the foodchain. To then appear in Outland with the portal much bigger making your character seem very small again.
Paul S Sep 9th 2011 8:28AM
Violet Citadel view of Dalaran and the surrounding area
Yllys Sep 9th 2011 8:31AM
Emerging from the tunnel into Winterspring for the first time. I wasn't expecting that kind of beauty.
Jayson Sep 9th 2011 8:31AM
C'thun, nuff said, most insane fight ever when relivent.
Narayana Sep 9th 2011 8:31AM
The first time my brother arrived via wind rider to meet me in Orgrimmar was the first truly awe-inspiring moment for me. He picked up the game a week or 2 before I did, so he was a bunch of levels ahead of me and had a better idea of the lay of the land. It was something special to have him say "wait right there" and actually be able to meet me.
Allatar Sep 9th 2011 8:33AM
Even now, over six years on, I still remember my first ride on a griffon from Stormwind to Westfall: it literally blew me away as I had never experienced anything like it in a game before.
I still enjoy long flights through Kalimdor and EK just looking at the scenery. Never gets old.
Jay Sep 9th 2011 9:49AM
I had kind of the same experience when taking my first flight from Ruth'eran Village to Auberdine and turning to look back and got struck by the shear massive size of Teldrassil realizing that that huge city of Darnassus is inside of that. Blew my mind.
skoh-fley Sep 9th 2011 2:17PM
The first time I played WoW, I 100% expected the gryphon master mechanic to just be a teleport to other gryphon masters. I was blown away when they actually put me on a gryphon and had me fly over this vast world to where I needed to go -- especially if it was an entire continent away.
I hate it when games are too loosey goosey with teleporting as a travel mechanic. When you actually see the land you're traversing, the scope of the game really hits home.
MrsG Sep 9th 2011 11:19AM
It was definitely upon entering Shattrath city at level 63 and discovering A'dal. My friend said, over Ventrilo, "I think I found God".
MadMac10 Sep 9th 2011 6:27PM
The first time I met A'dal, I was so laggy I couldn't understand a damned thing. I had to re-roll and go back later to get the gist of that first tour of Shattrath.
Bellajtok Sep 9th 2011 8:39AM
For me, I always get a little awe when I take the time to turn off my UI, move into first person view, and just fly around anywhere in Azeroth. It's just the most incredible thing.
Todd Sep 9th 2011 8:39AM
Stormwind in the days just before the arrival of WotLK. I have never, ever seen so many live players packed into SW in my life! Everyone was near the docks, waiting for the arrival of... something. And then all these changes started to happen around Azeroth - tornadoes, pockets of unknown magic. It was really amazing and you had this idea that something BIG was happening. I wish I had been in the game during the coming of Cataclysm, but I was away from the game at the time.
Ctmcstomperq Sep 9th 2011 8:39AM
I don't remember if I was ever actually awed by anything in WoW, 5 years is a long time. But I do remember the first time I stopped and watched the moon(s){there are supposed to be TWO of the damn it!} over The Wetlands. It was so pretty I mentioned it to my friends, but they were kinda non-plussed.