Poster: Deadsong at 8/3/2006 7:51:57 AM PDT
Subject: Dear AbE |
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Dear AbE,
I have been playing World of Warcraft for a long time. I have struggled and fought to bring my Undead Warlock to level 60. I have dedicated my gaming life to the Horde. I have embraced my Undead characters abhorrence to the Alliance. I have taken a particular loathing to their most despicable and disgusting members Night Elves!
In the year and a half that I have been playing my wife has understandably come to resent the time I spend in Azeroth. Not being an avid gamer herself she doesnt understand the joy and challenges I experience. The flush of excitement as I storm into a battleground to do battle with our hated foes is unknown to her. The thrill of seeing a Night Elves life blood soak into the dusty ground is one she has never known. I pitied my wifes lack of these experiences and set about to change this situation.
So, after some cajoling and sweet talking, I have convinced her to try out the 10 day trial. With great joy and pride I watched as she chose for her alter egoan Undead Mage. At last my love and I would stand under the gray skies of Lordaeron and do battle together. Our enemies would quake and tremble at the mere sight of us. Oh the blood we would spill would be a testament to our undying love for each other. We would shower each other would tokens of love. The head of a Dwarf would be our candy. The heart of a Gnome our flowers!
I rolled a Warrior alt and began to teach her all the skills she would need for our new life together. I must admit, I took great pride as she killed her first duskbat. For the next few nights I helped her get accustomed to her new world. I thought her how to fight, how to loot, what to sell and what to keep. Soon we had left the newbie zone and were headed to Brill.
At this point I must tell you a little of our real world situation. I have worked for the same company for 5 years. We have locations all over the world. Last year my wife began working for a different division in another town not far from our house. A few months ago she discovered in passing that several members of our world wide company had started a guild on another server. They have been urging her to take up the game as well. I thought little of this, even welcomed it if it would help her make the decision to join me. I have no intention of permanently leaving my character I have worked so hard on. But, I admit it would be fun to play with my coworkers from time to time.
Last night, while waiting for a spot in BWL to open up, my wife suggests we create characters on this other server and play with our company brethren. I thought this was a fine idea. As she is new to the game creating just the right character takes her a bit of time. She fiddles with hair color, hair styles, features, finds just the right name. I continue to farm Felcloth on my level 60 Undead Warlock until she is done. Finally she logs in and asks me to look at her new character. Before I turn around a disturbing fact surfaces in my mindour coworkers guild is Alliance! With dread and horror I turn first to my wifes pleased and beaming facethen to the computer screenmy mind reelsthe world spinsAngerDespairBetraylthere on the screen my wife has proudly created a Night Elf Rogue!!!
Yes my light and life, my delicate flower, my soulmate had become my worst enemy. There can be no peace between a Warlock and a Rogue. Like fire and water they can not exist together. My home has become unlivable. I lie next to my wife in bed and she has become a stranger to meno not a strangerfor I know her only to too well! Her sneaky backstabbing ways are well known to me. I live in fear. I am never alone now. The cold dread of a stealthed Rogue is my constant companion. When I go to the kitchen for a beerwill she be therehidingwaiting for her moment to strike?
I do not know what to do. Where to turn. Should I smash her computer? Or must I turn to even more drastic measures? Should Itake her out before she gets me? Please help me! I cant go on living with this betrayal of everything I hold sacred!!!
Signed,
Despairing Deadsong[ post edited by Deadsong ]
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=9352739&p=#post9352739 | | | Poster: Nethaera at 8/3/2006 7:58:08 AM PDT
Subject: Re: Dear AbE |
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I suggest rules like, "No knives in bed" for in the home. ;)
Cute story. I feel your pain. Just remember to keep game lives and real lives separate and be happy she's playing at all. lol
The fastest way to a man's heart is through his back.
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