When I was playing WoW the one thing that I was highly addicted to was mini pets. I had to have them. While I never managed to get them all I did have quite a few. Today when looking over my google reader I came across a story about Blizzard offering mini pets in game for real world cash. Now I know that some people are against micro transactions but personally I see no harm in one such as this. It’s not like buying either of the two mini pets they are offering will make or break the game. It gives no bonus other than maybe completing one of the achievements. When buying the Pandaren Monk half of those proceeds go to charity. If I was still playing WoW I would so pick one up. I mean really my Death Knight would look awesome running around with a Lil T.K.
I haven’t logged into WoW since I think June. When my computer crashed I didn’t even reinstall. Yet for some reason I still follow WoW Insider (I don’t care that they changed the site name) faithfully. I still read WoW related blogs. There is something that still draws me to the game so much that I just can’t let go. ’sigh
I started playing WoW back in August 2006. At the time I was alliance because the friends I had playing were all alliance. I remember creating my very 1st night elf and watching as the intro cinematic came on and finally the camera landed on my character. It took a good long while before I realized that the people I saw running around weren’t part of a cinematic but actual players. I’ve always thought that was damn cool. I got caught up in the excitement that was the upcoming Burning Crusade but WoW didn’t really stick for me just yet. I still pre-ordered BC anyway and decided to take a break until it was released. During that time I found WoW Insider and read it everyday, as I still do. When BC was finally released I was ready. More importantly I made a character and I finally became connected to the game.
It’s a strange thing what a few well placed pixels can do for your gaming experience. Alyania as you see up there was my very 1st main. I left WoW back in June with her becoming my main again after I took a Death Knight to 80 and tried my hand as melee dps in the end game. In the end though its always been Alyania, my often misunderstood Warlock. I created a story based around her and her sisters, my various alts. I don’t roleplay but i felt it fitting that she have a story as dramatic as the one that I seemed to be playing out. I never did finish their story and that’s something I still regret. But now that I’m well into Aion a creeping little thought keeps coming up in the back of my mind and it shocks me. I miss WoW. I don’t know why, well ok that’s a lie I do know why. I just don’t care to admit it out loud. Perhaps sharing it here will help. I don’t feel at all connected to my character in Aion. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the game. I love a challenge but there is something lacking. I find myself not even reading quest text anymore. Which for me is a shocker. The lore for Aion is all there. I’ve read it, i’ve researched it and I do enjoy it but for some reason I’m not connecting what I’ve read to what I feel about my character. Perhaps that’s just me and hopefully this will pass. None of my friends plan on going back to WoW and I don’t really blame them. But if I don’t get connected to Aion soon I might find myself for the 1st time in a very long time going it alone in game and going back to WoW.