Breakfast Topic: Who is your in-game nemesis?
by Matt Clerico 
Sep 18th 2011 at 8:00AM
During a break from WoW this summer, I took some time to try out some of the other MMOs out there. One of the ones I really enjoyed was Champions Online: Free for All, a free-to-play MMO on the Steam network. Aside from the incredible character customization (it took me hours to fine-tune my superhero outfit!), one of the things I most enjoyed about it was the concept of the Nemesis. At some point during the leveling-up experience, you get a chance to design and create your character's own supervillain ... who then randomly pops up from time to time to make your day more difficult!
Now that I'm back to World of Warcraft, I keep thinking about that concept. Who would be my toon's main antagonist? Even though it's not possible to design one, there are tons of great villains to pick from in Azeroth. For my main, a Blood Elf paladin, I figure Kael'thas fits best. Lore-wise, he betrayed his people by making them dependent on demonic magic, so he'd be the top of any Sin'dorei hit list . It's also nice that whenever I am bored or frustrated with endgame content, he is always waiting in Magister's Terrace for me to pound on in hopes of getting a white chicken to ride!
Who is your in-game nemesis? Is it a player from the opposing faction who is always capping flags in your battlegrounds? Is it that druid who is constantly grabbing your herbs a second before you can? Is it a raid boss your group is having trouble on? Is there a particular mob (or critter) that you cannot stand to let live?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Deathknighty Sep 18th 2011 8:04AM
Gold sellers, in ur trade chat, clogging it up.
Busterzx Sep 18th 2011 8:05AM
Gamon. Enough said.
Birddrz Sep 18th 2011 8:06AM
Back before the nerfs? Defias Pillagers.
Elmo Sep 18th 2011 9:34AM
and Kurzen Medicine men, especially when I was levelling a paladin and the only 'interrupts'I had were Seal of Justice and Hammer of Justice.
But I hated them with every other class aswell
Sleutel Sep 18th 2011 9:39AM
As obnoxious as the Kurzen Medicine Men were, they damn sure taught me how to use Shield Bash on my Warrior!
Noyou Sep 18th 2011 6:23PM
Before the nerfs and before I got my hands on oh, about 3-4 heirlooms per toon. Defias looters/pillagers used to be a problem, murlocs, hogger, Now it's pretty much ROFLstomp. Although occasionally I will get swarmed, usually after doing something stupid like running thru a pack of mobs then getting dismounted.
Kylenne Sep 18th 2011 8:17AM
The writers.
/bitter Kael'thas fangirl.
nymrohd Sep 18th 2011 8:52AM
Agreed
Sleutel Sep 18th 2011 9:46AM
But TBC was merely a setback!
Blayze Sep 18th 2011 1:04PM
They've ruined, misused and/or underused almost every character.
Kylenne Sep 18th 2011 2:57PM
@Blayze: That's definitely true (especially in Cataclysm), but I'll never forgive what they did to Kael. He, Illidan and Vashj were my favorite characters from WC3, and BC was just a clusterfuck of awfulness plotwise as far as I'm concerned.
I can't even listen to the new opening narration for the blood elves when I make a new alt. It makes me want to punch things, so I can't hit Esc fast enough. :|
Fletcher Sep 18th 2011 5:04PM
I will join you in your quest. The guilty shall suffer!
/bitter Maiev fanboy.
Kylenne Sep 18th 2011 8:02PM
@Fletcher: Sorry, broseph, but your Maiev stanning around here is legendary and you'll have to find another thread for that. I don't think this place can take that kind of barroom brawl. ;)
Billlop Sep 18th 2011 8:18AM
Since i play a warlock...Mages are my nemesis. Not any mage in particular...just...Mages in general.
Blighton Sep 18th 2011 9:53AM
I find this amusing only because it makes me think of the warlock and Mage trainer on Kezan throwing spells at each other randomly
Trilynne Sep 18th 2011 8:24AM
The fel revers in Hellfire Peninsula. >.> Whenever I go back there now, I make sure to smash the ones I see, to protect the lowbies from their hideousness and chilling, mechanical cry for at least awhile. Those things haunted my dreams when I was leveling my main... xP
Revnah Sep 18th 2011 8:59AM
I sign every word you wrote there. In my trollish blood!
ferninii Sep 18th 2011 9:01AM
I know how yah feel, 100%. o.o I remember leveling there for the very first time, when I was made to believe there really were 200ft tall ninjas. You'd be minding your own business when all of a sudden BWAAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAAAA! *SMASH SMASH SMASH* Somehow they would always never made any noise until there we six feet from you and about to squash you into paste. Also, when they do this and come flying directly at you from over the horizon at 200mph is pretty terrifying too.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJh8nT9Wi34
eirinefrostblade Sep 18th 2011 10:24AM
One of my guildmates named the fel reaver "Fred." Now all of us flee in terror of Fred the Fel Reaver, and any cursing from a leveling player in our Mumble can be explained simply: "Fred got me again."
Cap Sep 18th 2011 4:21PM
But I