Metaplanar Babel

Looks like we may be switching over to Horde, despite all the time spent on Alliance. Jon had previously dragged his feet about it, because he liked Diantha a lot, but for some reason, now he’s changed his mind. I’m happy, I think, because it means I’ll finally get to play my long-abandoned troll shaman, who was the character I played in open beta and made the first time I logged into the game upon release. I kind of hate to stop playing Jori though, because she’s been so much fun..

I’m hoping that all of our friends won’t be mad at us for the switch. I know a few are already making Horde characters (or already had them), but most of the guild flat-out rejected the idea of switching a few months ago. Things have changed a bit since then, so it’s possible some of them have changed their minds, but I guess we’ll have to see. We’d like to get another guild going on Horde side, if we can.

It’s kind of funny.. I made an orc hunter to play with while Jon was catching Idranien up to Jori, but somehow that ended up making him want to play Horde too. Part of the reason I’d like the switch to stick is because the Alliance areas are so crowded any more. Granted, at higher levels Horde and Alliance share hunting grounds, so it may not matter, but things already feel less hectic.

It’s been a lot of fun to see things from the other side. I’ve got new quests to do, I get to see all kinds of new items that are quest rewards that aren’t available to Alliance, and I get to see all these really badass looking Horde characters. It’s really amazing how formidable a Tauren or Orc in full platemail can look, and the Horde priest PVP armor is just wicked, all black with spikes and stuff. I haven’t seen any shaman yet that really stood out to me, aside from the NPC ambassador from the Frostmanes, but I’m sure that’ll change.

Hopefully our friends will understand (especially Mom)..