Only 27 hours after the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, went live a European by the nom de videogame “Nymh” has reached the newly enlarged level cap of 80.
I’d like to congratulate Nymh on forgoing food, sleep and the affection of real human beings for such a short period purely for the psychological thrill of being the first person on Earth to top the newly added content, but the part of me that enjoys World of Warcraft is screaming swears across the Atlantic in his general direction.
I don’t know why I feel slighted by the immediacy with which he trumped the game, and I should really expect it after the previous level caps fell in similarly rapid fashion, but at the same time, it removes a bit of magic from Blizzard’s new content.
I wasn’t expecting to be one of the world’s first to hit the level cap — or even among the first few thousand — but I’m almost positive that Nymh was peeing into a handy plastic bottle during his quest. That simply makes the whole affair a bit icky.
And pooping in a sock!
I’d be impressed if Nymh explored all the new dungeons/content in 27 hours. But leveling… whatever.
Uh . . . nah, not worth it.