I’ve been called a sentimental fool in my time, but you know what I don’t care. I recently returned to World of Warcraft after quite a long hiatus and upon returning I applied to the same guild I joined back in 2005.

My relationship with this guild has been up and down over the years however they graciously let me back in and I’ve been very grateful for a second chance because on Wednesday I was a part of the guild first Lich King 10 Man Kill.

Let me digress for a second, I know it was “only” 10 Man, that doesn’t really bother me at all. I know that it was “only” a boss kill – but for me, it signified another end of content boss. It signified a milestone in my long active raiding “career” (for lack of a better word, sure as hell feels like one sometimes!) and it brought about a great sense of accomplishment and pride because I was able to take part in a kill with players that I’ve raided with for the better part of 4 and a half years.

One such player, an undead priest of the discipline persuasion, has been a part of guild first kills with me since practically the beginning. From Ragnaros to Onyxia, Lady Vashj and Kaelthas to Illidan, Archimonde and Kel Thuzad, we’ve done it all (maybe not at the quickest pace) and finally we reached Arthas.

In a game that has made it easy to practically do anything its quite hard to find really rewarding achievements, this was one such achievement, one which had a four and a half year gestation you could say. At the start of the year I had given up on the game and had no intentions of going back, seeing Arthas was out of the question for me which was quite a bummer because I am a big fan of the lore and it was Warcraft 3 that got me into this MMO.. which subsequently changed my entire life… not sure if it was ultimately a good thing!

The question I pose to you, any of you who are strong willed enough to have made it through my trip down memory lane, is this: Do you have any favourite moments or sentimental moments that transcend the realms of the game? Or is it all just pixels and progression? (there’s nothing wrong with players who focus on that by the way).

Because for me (and I’d just like to say that I’m a well adjusted human being and not utterly insane about this game) killing the Lich King is hands down the most rewarding thing I’ve done in World of Warcraft, not because of the purples or achievements (mainly because he didn’t drop anything for me, the bastard!) but because of everything that lead up to the kill and the dedication shown to achieve it. J