Dec 31 2008
Seeing In The New Year With WoW.
2009 is almost upon us (actually, by the time most of you read this it will most likely all ready be next year). All the better I guess since you will be able to answer my question. I was just wondering, is it weird to see the new year in with World of Warcraft, and if not, how many of you will be doing it? From a personal prospective, I will most likely be spending it logged on. Let me explain why…
From the many years I have been playing the game, I have always enjoyed WoW festivities. And by this, I don’t mean the pretty decorations they put up or the seasonal gifts we receive. I am talking about the way people change around these times. Take my guild for example: we run stuff together constantly, we help each other out, and we sometimes disagree over the silliest of things. But, when we are together on a special occasion (like seeing in the New Year), it makes it clear to everyone how much we mean to each other. Sure, I have never met any of them and most likely never will (a sad fact indeed), but being wished ‘Happy New Year’ by them seconds into the new year pushes that other stuff aside. It makes the effort worth it. And, since we gamers are notorious for being better at complaining than applauding, it’s acts as a mutual understanding that we are thinking of each other at these special times of year.
I logged into WoW this Christmas after the family had gone and most of my own family were asleep. The amount of nice messages posted in the trade chat was rather heart-warming, and everyone appeared to be having fun. I think is great that once or twice a year everyone stops worrying about ‘hawt lootz’ and just enjoys each others company.
So here’s to you, my fellow gamers. Have a wonderful New Year!
