Wrath of the Lich King

Hey all,

Well... Wrath of the Lich King releases at midnight tonight. Wrath is the third full expansion for the World of Warcraft on line video game. Hm, now that the list of people able to read this is so truncated, I probably don't have to explain that anymore.... anyway (note to self: invite Kim and Lisa).

Wrath releases at midnight with many stores (Best Buy, Future Shop, EB Games) opening for 1 hour at midnight for all those who want to be first to Northrend (the new continent that opens with the expansion). Personally I want to go grab a copy tonight. Also I want to wipe the the game off my hard drive.

I've had many ups and downs with my interest in WoW and I'm currently in a down swing. When I'm in a down swing I play for only a few minutes, get bored, and go do something else. When I'm in an up swing, I'll bring my laptop and a lunch to work so that I can play on my meal break. I don't get much (read ANY) house work done during an up swing. My quality of life would actually go up from deleting this game and I'm afraid the new expansion will put me into an up swing.

Why then, don't I get rid of it? Well, first off it is a cheap form of entertainment. I didn't have to upgrade to run the game, each expansion is only $30-$50 (with Wrath I will have paid slightly over $100 for all three games) and that's only every three years or so, the monthly fee is $15 (less than 1 hours worth of work), I've been playing it for over a year now and still have tones I could do (without the Wrath expansion), and most my non theatre friends play.

Yep, I play 'cause everyone else is doing it. It is difficult with my schedule to get together with my non work friends. With WoW I can log on and see who is playing. Then we can chat and plan to go do a quest together. It is a convenient way to stay in touch and have some fun together.

Final conclusion? I will go stand in line (as long as that line isn't too long) at midnight and get a copy. The biggest reason? I've never stood in line at midnight for anything and it sounds like it could be a bit fun :) Besides, I'm gona get the game eventually anyway. I might as well do it in an air of excitement!

Cya