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World of Warcraft Community Magazine // 29

of why they were interacting with
me it proved to be one of the most
enjoyable gaming experiences as
I’d completely forgotten the bad
day I’d had. There was no stress
to farming materials for potions,
no spending five hours on a boss
to progress by 1%, instead I joined
with a group of unlikely heroes (a
group of people who are now friends
I speak to daily even seven years
later) and we travelled through
Duskwood hunting down a dragon to
reap the rewards of gold and glory.
People play games to escape
answer to this, it’s FUN. Seriously, in

random nerdish hobby I’d heard

the real life world of jobs, money

what other instance can you change

briefly about through a friend and

and other burdens life throws at

from your everyday personality

thought it was for losers, but oh

us daily. Instead of playing a game

to being anyone you want to be?

was I wrong. Just before the first

to become even more stressed

You’re usually shy and quiet in real

expansion ‘The Burning Crusade’

through a PVE or PVP encounter

life? You could outgoing and loud

(TBC) hit us way back in 2007 I found

role-players use their time to

mouthed within WoW and no-one

myself looking to further myself

exchange stories, drink a beer

would know the difference. Role-

within the game, burnt out from

and most of all - make friends.

playing gives an endless possibility

raiding I decided to go and explore

to using your imagination without

the world of RP and find out what

being seen as weird or childlike.

it was all about, wandering around

OK, I’M INTERESTED
NOW - WHERE NEXT?
There are specialised RP

Stormwind as a level one male

realms that are dedicated to those

reasons behind why I went from

with ridiculous hair and too poor

who wish to carry out the roles of IC

a five-days-per-week PVE raider

for clothes I stumbled into the inn

play within the WoW game, there are

to five-hours-a-night Role-Player.

which was filled with players role-

currently 37 servers across the EU

I’ve been playing WoW since the

playing their characters. Some

and US realms. As with all realms

days back in vanilla (yup, I’m one

offered to cloth my toon, others

within WoW each of these realms are

of those types) where I used to log

had a laugh at the reasons for his

unique; speaking from experience

onto the game to raid, loot and show

nakedness (a pigeon had gone toilet

each provides a different variety of

off my epics - Role-Playing was a

upon his only robe) but regardless

fun and enjoyment - some realms

Allow me to explain my

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