Followers of this blog will remember that I frequently state that my favorite part of WoW is the exploration aspect--quests are a fun incentive to get better stuff, but at the end of the day I'd rather be wandering around in some valley or new city. Most of the quests are just there to encourage the player to leave their comfort zone anyway, so I often just cut out the middle man and go on an "un-sponsored" adventure.
You can imagine my delight and shock then when I was wandering around in the dwarven capital city and discovered a subway stop. Curious, I waited for the next train to come (I have always wanted to play on the tracks of subway stations, so I missed my train three times while frantically trying to avoid being hit) and hopped on, not sure of what would happen. A few minutes later I realized that my mouth was actually hanging open. The train sped underground at breakneck speed while my dwarf stood there and shuffled from one foot to another. We actually shot through an underwater tunnel, and I found myself looking at fish flying past. Then, we screeched to a halt, and I found myself on the other side of the continent, in the middle of an imense human city.
The landscape is beautiful. They have the perfect ratio of warm greens and blues with flashes of red and orange and brown in the flowers and critters. I spent a good forty minutes just orienting myself without doing a single quest. My suitemate who has been playing for a while peeked over and said, "dude, what the HELL are you doing over there?!" It was a triumph for exploration-based gameplay!
My suitemate also recomended this great site: http://www.wowhead.com
Its just a massive database of wow information. Search the name of your quest, and they'll walk you through it. Awesome.
I will also link to this, not becuase it has anything to do with Wow, but becuase if you are into folk music this is the folk music equivilent of Einstein and Jesus doing a colaberative project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9nf2ZGWhc
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What level are you? I wanna find cool stuff where I live too! It's just winter and cold only there. So what I mean is, do I have to get way passed level 4 to find cool places? Or should I just walk in one direction for a really long time and see if something happens.
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I just hit level 12, but that's because I discovered a way to level up really fast (it involves a pet spider who kills things for me). Its cold you say? Are you a dwarf? I believe we are in the same place. Here's what I do; if you hit the "M" key on your computer a map pops up (hit "M" again to make it go away). This map will only display the places you've been to. Find a blank spot on the map and go for it! As soon as you discover a new place not only does it fill in the map, but you also get a dandy little experience package which at level 4 could easily level you up (its harder the higher you go). If you are in fact a dwarf, then I would recommend following the road North until you come to Ironforge. It's an enormous city filled with lots of really cool things, including the subway.
ReplyDeleteIn my experience, walking to a place you've never been has always yielded something cool. Good luck!