Poster: Minmin at 10/27/2005 12:01:56 PM PDT
Subject: When CM's first played WoW... |
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When I first played WoW, I was in complete awe of the leve 20-30somethings who could one-shot the very same level 5 defias cutpurses and mangy wolves that tore me to bits.
I died repeatedly for walking on Defias lawns, and I was sure there was something über in that chest guarded by 3 level 6's.
The newbie mystery is gone now, but I still love the game.
What was it like for you as a complete newb?
What do you miss?
EDIT: I changed this to specifically address the CM's, because that's a tad more interesting to me.
So Cay, Fangtooth, Tseric: let's have it.[ post edited by Minmin ]
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| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=5491008&p=#post5491008 | | | Poster: Caydiem at 10/27/2005 12:23:29 PM PDT
Subject: Re: When CM's first played WoW... |
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I ask, Minmin, was this your first MMOG? The reason why I ask is that "newbie magic" is something that strikes hardest in one's first MMO, since you have no other comparative experience. I've been gaming in this genre since '97, so I've got a wealth of experiences to draw from, but my first and only true "newbie magic" experience came in '99.
Anyway, we're talking about World of Warcraft.
I was in beta for some time before I was hired here, and primarily played a Tauren Shaman. There's a practicality that accompanies my MMO experiences now, a constant subconscious comparison of other games that draws me out of immersion somewhat. However, I still felt a thrill on a variety of firsts:
Entering Stormwind for the first time, hearing the music swell and reading the plaques on the statues... running around the city and having it feel more like a real city than any MMO I'd played prior. (The Auction House was in Stormwind in those days.)
Visiting Pyrewood Village during the day, then returning during the night -- only to find they'd become Worgen.
The entire Undead newbie experience, reading all the quests, feeling truly immersed in the story of who they were and why they existed.
Hunting Arra'chea for the first time, feeling that the quest, more than anything I'd done prior, was close to the heart of Tauren life, running across the plains and seeking their prey.
Being able to peek behind the curtain ruins the experience somewhat, as does being in the industry, as not only do you have other gaming experiences to draw from but also a healthy curiosity of how another studio creates their game. Even now, though, I still find that I become immersed in the game in small spurts, and that is no small thing. :)
Carpe Caydiem.
Seize the Cay.
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=5491008&p=#post5491422 | Poster: Caydiem at 10/27/2005 1:18:35 PM PDT
Subject: Re: When CM's first played WoW... |
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Q u o t e:
I have to mention what was probably my biggest "OMG" moment, and it's the same for a lot of people.
The first time I walked into the Lorderon throne room and it felt like I was walking in a part of Azeroth history, as I recognized it from the cinematic.
When I walked over to where the crown fell and saw that they even had a dried bloodstain on the floor, it was a pretty amazing game moment.
YES.
This is something that also hit home for me as an avid fan. It started before I hit the throne room, though. The courtyard didn't interest me, but when I hit the belltower, I stopped.
"This is... the bell. From the cinematic in Warcraft 3."
After that, my mind quickly ran through the visuals of that scene... the rose petals falling, where was Arthas then? The answer came right after the bell, in that small corridor open to the air. It was the same place Arthas gave that cold smirk as he caught a rose petal and tainted it with his touch. Then I crept forward, and saw it.
The throne room.
I sat in there for the longest time, rapt, amazed that this historical place in the lore was recreated so faithfully here and now. The sounds, the whispered voices, only added to the effect.
The final, bittersweet touch, of course, is the tomb right behind the Throne Room, and its solemn message:
Here lies King Terenas Menethil II -- Last True King of Lordaeron.
Great were his deeds -- long was his reign -- unthinkable was his death.
"May the Father lie blameless for the deeds of the son.
May the bloodied crown stay lost and forgotten."
Chills, right there.
Carpe Caydiem.
Seize the Cay.
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=5491008&p=#post5492533 | Poster: Coreiel at 10/27/2005 4:39:13 PM PDT
Subject: Re: When CM's first played WoW... |
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Q u o t e:
YES.
This is something that also hit home for me as an avid fan. It started before I hit the throne room, though. The courtyard didn't interest me, but when I hit the belltower, I stopped.
"This is... the bell. From the cinematic in Warcraft 3."
After that, my mind quickly ran through the visuals of that scene... the rose petals falling, where was Arthas then? The answer came right after the bell, in that small corridor open to the air. It was the same place Arthas gave that cold smirk as he caught a rose petal and tainted it with his touch. Then I crept forward, and saw it.
The throne room.
I sat in there for the longest time, rapt, amazed that this historical place in the lore was recreated so faithfully here and now. The sounds, the whispered voices, only added to the effect.
The final, bittersweet touch, of course, is the tomb right behind the Throne Room, and its solemn message:
Here lies King Terenas Menethil II -- Last True King of Lordaeron.
Great were his deeds -- long was his reign -- unthinkable was his death.
"May the Father lie blameless for the deeds of the son.
May the bloodied crown stay lost and forgotten."
Chills, right there.
This was such a stunning moment in my experience with World of Warcraft that I have to jump in and agree. For me, too, it was the bell that stopped me in my tracks. I remember a distinct feeling of detaching from the "MMO" part of the game - for those few minutes, it was just me and the throne room.
Two of the other outstanding moments in the game have been seeing Ragnaros erupt from the lava for the very first time - I was floored, and only barely managed to "snap out of it" before the fight started - and another, much more recent happening in Moonglade, a breathtaking conversation between Keeper Remulos and an old friend...
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| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=5491008&p=#post5495836 | Poster: Caydiem at 10/27/2005 12:23:29 PM PDT
Subject: Re: When CM's first played WoW... *edited post* |
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I ask, Minmin, was this your first MMOG? The reason why I ask is that "newbie magic" is something that strikes hardest in one's first MMO, since you have no other comparative experience. I've been gaming in this genre since '97, so I've got a wealth of experiences to draw from, but my first and only true "newbie magic" experience came in '99.
Anyway, we're talking about World of Warcraft.
I was in beta for some time before I was hired here, and primarily played a Tauren Shaman. There's a practicality that accompanies my MMO experiences now, a constant subconscious comparison of other games that draws me out of immersion somewhat. However, I still felt a thrill on a variety of firsts:
Entering Stormwind for the first time, hearing the music swell and reading the plaques on the statues... running around the city and having it feel more like a real city than any MMO I'd played prior. (The Auction House was in Stormwind in those days.)
Visiting Pyrewood Village during the day, then returning during the night -- only to find they'd become Worgen.
The entire Undead newbie experience, reading all the quests, feeling truly immersed in the story of who they were and why they existed.
Hunting Arra'chea for the first time, feeling that the quest, more than anything I'd done prior, was close to the heart of Tauren life, running across the plains and seeking their prey.
Being able to peek behind the curtain ruins the experience somewhat, as does being in the industry, as not only do you have other gaming experiences to draw from but also a healthy curiosity of how another studio creates their game. Even now, though, I still find that I become immersed in the game in small spurts, and that is no small thing. :)
Carpe Caydiem.
Seize the Cay.
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=5491008&p=#post5491422 | Poster: Caydiem at 10/27/2005 1:18:35 PM PDT
Subject: Re: When CM's first played WoW... *edited post* |
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Q u o t e:
I have to mention what was probably my biggest "OMG" moment, and it's the same for a lot of people.
The first time I walked into the Lorderon throne room and it felt like I was walking in a part of Azeroth history, as I recognized it from the cinematic.
When I walked over to where the crown fell and saw that they even had a dried bloodstain on the floor, it was a pretty amazing game moment.
YES.
This is something that also hit home for me as an avid fan. It started before I hit the throne room, though. The courtyard didn't interest me, but when I hit the belltower, I stopped.
"This is... the bell. From the cinematic in Warcraft 3."
After that, my mind quickly ran through the visuals of that scene... the rose petals falling, where was Arthas then? The answer came right after the bell, in that small corridor open to the air. It was the same place Arthas gave that cold smirk as he caught a rose petal and tainted it with his touch. Then I crept forward, and saw it.
The throne room.
I sat in there for the longest time, rapt, amazed that this historical place in the lore was recreated so faithfully here and now. The sounds, the whispered voices, only added to the effect.
The final, bittersweet touch, of course, is the tomb right behind the Throne Room, and its solemn message:
Here lies King Terenas Menethil II -- Last True King of Lordaeron.
Great were his deeds -- long was his reign -- unthinkable was his death.
"May the Father lie blameless for the deeds of the son.
May the bloodied crown stay lost and forgotten."
Chills, right there.
Carpe Caydiem.
Seize the Cay.
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