Thursday - December 20, 2007

The Warcraft Shuffle 

So, I think I've done another one of those massive Warcraft shuffles like I have a few times in the past. You know, (well, some of you do) where you leave your guild, leave half of your friends, leave your level 70 epic'd character with their epic flying mount behind, and go do something else because you're bored?

I wouldn't say I'm exactly BORED. But it's like all of my 'friends' decided to go in a completely different direction, and get snarky about it to boot. My Arygos Alliance guild, <Bloodline> decided to turn from a casual friendly guild into hardcore raiders, and got really snippy with me when I suggested that we remain casual. "We were never casual! We've been raiding Karahzan since it was released!!" was the argument of choice. Got news, kids : Karahzan is not serious business.

Anyway, I tried hooking up with Arica and Trevor in their guild, but neither were ever on during hours I'd play, so it was like being in a random guild with random people... with seemingly random drama. I wasn't really enjoying it too much. *shrug* I'm still technically in the guild, I think, but... I dunno.

So, a little while ago, Carl and Mackenzie got back into WoW. They wanted to start fresh too, and avoid all the drama that made them quit in the first place - raiding. So, they made new characters on the Horde instead of Alliance (same server - Arygos) and started their own guild, <XRaided> that's just for friends. We're not raiding. We're not a hardcore PVP guild. We're just a club of friends who can share a small, controlled community for the betterment of everyone.

Thusly, I've decided to kind of "reinvent" Warcraft for myself. I've set aside my übar-l33t 70s, and gone with three whole new characters that I intend to focus on now. I intend to play every class that I've never given a fare shake to : Warrior, Hunter, and Shaman.

So, if you're on Arygos, and want to look me up, seek out Ironhyde (44 UD Fury Warrior), Cerydwynn (16 BE Beast Master Hunter), and Frodak (7 Shaman, going Enhancement).