Pumping Irony

Note: I am writing this on my Ubuntu laptop and just installed the Drivel blogging client, so if there are any formatting screwups, blame Drivel!

I nabbed this meme from a few of my all-time favorite bloggers. I promise I’ll keep this one short, sweet and to the point since the last meme post was a train of thought wall of text. I will allow for some elaboration, however, should I feel the necessity.

This meme is all about taking a trip down Memory Lane and sharing nostalgic factoids. Here we go!

First MMO played?
Technically, the Asheron’s Call 2 trial, but the first I subscribed to was Star Wars Galaxies.

First Character Class or Role played in an MMO?
Creature Handler. Later switched it to Bio-Engineer.

First MMO subscribed for more than a year?
SWG.

First MMO I fell in love with?
SWG

First Guild I felt attached to?
Alderaan’s Revenge in SWG.

First Character & Game I reached level cap?
Druid in World of Warcraft.

First “wow!” moment in an MMO?
There have been so many, but probably the first was in SWG after I had joined Alderaan’s Revenge and we began building our city, in addition to having my own personal home. I was getting involved in crafting as well, and that “aha!” moment where I first got a glimpse at just how much potential MMOs have for virtual societies, role-playing, gaming experiences, etc. was probably my first true “wow!” moment.

First MMO I burned out on?
SWG. At the time we could only have one character per account per server. I wanted a second character as a medic but the moment I got that second account was the beginning of the end. It started to feel more like a job than a game.

First MMO I followed avidly prior to launch?
None. There have been a few that I followed extremely casually, but none I was ever avid about.

First time I truly felt like a noob in an MMO?
The first time I logged into DDO. And every time since then, too.

First MMO I indulged in altoholism?
I don’t think having that second account in SWG counts, so I’ll go with WoW. I had a full roster of Alliance characters on Cenarion Circle, three of which were raiding characters, then I had Horde characters on another PvE server, and an Undead Priest on a PvP server. WoW also cured me of altoholism — since WoW I’ve had a maximum of 4 characters (usually fewer) in any MMO, and only 1 or 2 that I actually put any time into playing.

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