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He's fast, agile, deceptive, and can defeat an ogre with one shot from his powerful bow. He can outrun the undead and outsmart human beings. He's been known to slay raging beasts with a deathly strike from his magical blade. He's been to more continents and countries than anyone I've ever known. While I'm excited to find a quarter on the street, he's simply not satisfied with finding a magical crossbow such as the Crystalpine Stinger. He spends hours on his craft, and will not rest until his ultimate quest has been completed. He is a dreamer. He is a hunter. His name is Icyru... and I am his master.
That's correct. Icyru is a character that I have created within the massive online universe known as the World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft is an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) created by the masterminds at Blizzard Entertainment. The Warcraft franchise has been around for over a decade, but the online revolution that is World of Warcraft is only a few years old and flourishing in its brilliance.
I started playing this game on Christmas Day, 2004. At the time I was on high-speed Internet, though a few months later moved to a dial-up location, and my play halted for a long period of time. I've only recently re-entered the world that is endless in its experiences. There is a monthly fee that is required to join and play with thousands of others within the game, but the fee is well worth it, and actually cheaper than one trip to the movie theatre.
World of Warcraft is a very social game and a nice stress reliever. It's nice to take your mind off certain things and let the game envelop you for however long you choose to play. With millions of players all around the world already enjoying this game, more have recently created their own online hero. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade was just released; an expansion pack add-on that continues where the end of the original version left off. These new adventures give experienced players a chance to further their character and explore deeper into the world of Azeroth.
So in closing, Icyru is a pretty cool guy, and we get along together quite nicely. Except when he gets himself into fights he just can't handle and makes me run all the way from the graveyard to retrieve his corpse. It really cuts into my night when he does that. All in all, World of Warcraft is a great form of entertainment, and is gladly welcomed into the world of Web 2.0.
Cam Brown
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