No matter what your stance on WoW, its hard to ignore the release of something as large as Wrath of the Lich King, the latest expansion for the massive online game. It follows almost two years after the previous expansion, adding even more into this enormous fantasy world.
This intrepid reporter was dragged along to a midnight release, despite not being able to afford it herself. So what else to do, but talk to the people there, to bring you some wonderful insights?
Clad in a borrowed “Home is where the hearthstone is” t-shirt, with my handy notebook to jot down interesting facts, I ventured forth bravely into a gathering of WoW players so much more experienced than I.
We arrived about 11:30pm, and were gestured inside by the waiting staff. The pre-order paid off, receipt stamped to show we had paid. As we were then ushered outside again, the queue began to form. Clutching their receipts, fans (and their support crews) waited excitedly for midnight. I took the opportunity to survey some of the people waiting in line.
The majority were proud owners of at least one level 70 character, all classes represented in those I talked to. Most of the people were Alliance, with Horde players being a smaller percentage of those lining up just before midnight.
But then the moment comes, and the first copy is given out. The first person emerges from the store, clutching box and poster in their hands, and the excitement seems to push even higher, if that was possible. But time passes, and the line shortens. People arrive late, tagging on to the end of the line, but its the end of the evening for us.
Or not, really, because it was time to head home at watch it install, to be one of those flooding Northrend, playing a Death Knight, just being there as the moments ticked over, and watching people push to higher and higher levels, unreachable until this moment.
