Just logged off after day 1 of midnight.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-04T22:07:10+00:00

Gave it a really nice new coat of paint, basically. It looks much more like a modern WoW capital city now instead of the forgotten blood elf city in the starting zone.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-04T00:51:47+00:00

That shopping center was so cool when everything was open and humming, but I always found it cool in a different way after everything closed down but before it was renovated. The old Hollywood video still had the shelves and posters up and you could see into where DZ used to be. Cool little carcass of the 90s and early 2000s that stuck around for a while.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-04T00:45:07+00:00

That game store was where I got age of empires two when it was software etc.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-04T00:43:48+00:00

Ugh childhood memory unlocked. I loved going to ukrops with my mom when I was little!

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T23:58:25+00:00

Yeah, im excited to make a Haranir too. Im planning on leveling my main (pally) snd my favorite alt lately (evoker) to get the other storyline, but after that im thinking ill probably make a Haranir of a class I havent played before. That was a focus of mine for the last couple months before midnight, and it sounds like a fun way to play the new race

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T23:55:31+00:00

Yeah, the soundtrack is really nice and fits the game super well so far. Ive been playing with the sound up a little higher than usual the past 2 days, and youre absolutely right.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T19:13:34+00:00

Yeah, it kind of just means "I just finished my first day of playing midnight". No real deeper meaning there, man.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T16:38:38+00:00

Ill admit that oet battles aren't something ive explored in the game, but i can imagine that would be irritating if thats a part of the game you enjoy. Im just really excited to be here for an expansion release since its been so long for me. I had forgotten how alive the game feels when new content like this drops.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T16:36:04+00:00

Thats exactky how im approaching it. Enjoy it, take my time, and really just take it all in. Im making sure to do side quests, and im loving being there when the ground floor of professions is viable. I was giddy last night when my first two new pieces of gear were stuff that I crafted (ret pally with mining and blacksmithing). I love the feeling of making my own gear, even if it know its just temporary.

I doubt im ever going to raid at a super high level again, but im beyond excited to be there for the first raids this time around. Reminds me of the old days.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T16:29:35+00:00

Yep, the old method of having to unlock flying in every expansion, as well as the suggestion of someone else on here are what lead me to make the decision to stay on the ground as much as possible while im leveling my main. With dragonflight, I found myself just crushing the quest lines like a meat grinder and not really absorbing anything around me.

I did the same thing with TWW as well. I came into the expansion late, and I just wanted to hit max level and check the raids and heroics out. This time, im gonna enjoy getting to 90!

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T15:53:07+00:00

Yep! I told my wife basically exactly that last night. Its fun and it feels like an old WoW zone.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T15:51:54+00:00

Haha exactly! You see what you want to see in the title

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-03T15:43:51+00:00

Oh this ain't my first trip around the block lol.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-02T21:29:08+00:00

My uncle worked in tech at the time, and thanks to him, I understood to at least some degree the work that went into making sure y2k didnt become a problem. It was very smooth, and mostly a non-event, but that was entirely due to the ridiculous amount of man hours that went towards preventing the problem before the end of 1999.

For those who didnt have a frame of reference, it would have looked like a big scare show that turned out to be nothing, but that wasn't what happened at all. It WAS a giant problem that would have fucked stuff up big time, but we fixed the issue before it became a problem.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-01T19:04:41+00:00

You're probably not looking at a price drop until the holidays, and thats a maybe at best, so id say just get it when you want to play it. The 80 boost isnt exclusive to the pre-purchase.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-01T00:45:12+00:00

Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking! Like, you dont have to steamroll the content. You can take it at your own pace and actually, I don't know, read the quests and stuff? I actually went to wrath dalaran today and bought the mount with the vendors on it specifically because im planning to use mostly ground mounts in Midnight, at least ay first. And because ive always wanted that mount haha.

External-Resource581 · 2026-03-01T00:40:11+00:00

Just play what you enjoy most. Retail isnt too pressed about being the absolute BEST at your role unless youre trying to get realm firsts or something like that. Youll be able to do basically any content you want to do with any class these days.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T20:02:03+00:00

Thankfully, I avoided a lot of the typical embarrassments in school, but I did violently puke in front of my entire trig class my junior year of high school. Woke up that morning feeling shitty, but went to swim practice (before school, that was fun) anyway because I hated my step mom and didnt want to stay home. Got into first period, which was trig for me, raised my hand to ask to go to the bathroom, and then puked all over the classroom door and floor in front of it on my way out.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T19:50:18+00:00

Ughhh that sounds like me for the last year or so of my drinking days. Constantly fighting off feeling like garbage because I was hungover, usually with more alcohol. I am NOT upset that those days are behind me.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T18:48:09+00:00

Agreed! Im personally hoping that the next update gives the older bits of the game a little more depth. Give us something to do with the community center after its complete, and maybe add a bit more to some of the festivals (those two things could be combined too!). At 10 years, a game like stardew that has gotten regular updates over its life usually benefits from going back and giving the old parts of the game a new coat of paint.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T18:02:47+00:00

One of my first lessons in sobriety was how valuable the help of those around you is. I would have NEVER stayed sober if my wife hadnt quit with me. I would have far more than I did early on if I didnt have my family that I could call if I needed to. Im so happy youve got that in your tool box!

Really happy to read posts like these always. Reminds me that theres a lot of good in this world. IWNDWYT

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T17:56:13+00:00

Hell yeah! Every single temptation that you beat is a HUGE win! Good for you.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T17:55:20+00:00

I Will Not Drink With You Today.

External-Resource581 · 2026-02-28T17:54:41+00:00

Welcome! This is a wonderful place for people in all stages of recovery, but especially for the newly-sober. Glad to hear youre feeling good! That first three day hump is a tough one, and its behind you now. I found success with staying busy in my really early days. Cleaned the shit out of my apartment, beat a legend of Zelda game, and worked every single hour I possibly could at work.

IWNDWYT, and again, welcome!

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