There was my clueless stabbing things as a warlock phase where I didn’t really get it. The fact is nobody who bought Shadowlands bought it for the game. Despite it being a very popular expansion that has brought millions back to the game, and despite it having many interesting mechanics and features to go through, that is not the point of WoW Shadowlands. I was tempted to write a review of Shadowlands, but on thinking about it there is simply no need. And the thing is, if you have played WoW for any period of time, you really do. Instead of a feeling of endless possibilities I had prepared an endless list of chores, selected through weeks of scouring the internet for tips, features and “ Everything you need to get ready for raiding in Shadowlands.”Īfter the initial race to 60, I got on with Torghast, Covenant quests, Mythics, Mission Tables, Anima grinding blah blah blah…. A lot has changed in this time, obviously. I’ve played in the intervening time, most of it actually, despite a 3 month break here, a few weeks there, half a year at the end of expansion… you know, the usual wow devotee lifecycle. There was nothing more exciting than this loading screen – wonders await (Blizzard Entertainment)ġ6 years later I log into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands on launch day. The memories of being young, curious and not knowing the world ahead. Even now on the rare occasions I turn the music on and fly through these old areas I get a little tinge of nostalgia.

Of all the early experiences I remember from WoW, I will never forget the music of the Barrens, Mulgore and Orgrimmar. Nothing like the fanfare we see today.ĥ discs, some troubleshooting and nearly 2 days later, I logged onto my Tauren Shaman, created on a realm I can’t remember, for an account I have long, long since lost. It had appeared in a few gamer magazines, and to say there was a buzz on the internet in 2004 is like saying there is a buzz when your phone vibrates in your pocket. In my early teens, an avid RuneScape player and low key geek, my best friend gave me his 10 day free trial key to play a “new, better RuneScape” called World of Warcraft. At least Bolvar knew what he was signing up for all those years ago (Blizzard)

Not feeling well wow