I can’t remember if I exactly posted about it or not, but I have dove head first back into Warcraft.

I’m reading through the novels, I’m playing the MMO, and I am absolutely loving it.

I’d been thinking about it for months. Having an internal debate with myself over and over. Kept hearing good things about the Midnight expansion, the housing system coming, the general vibe that the game was in a good spot. All signs pointing to this being a great time to return. But the subscription was the gatekeeper. Not the cost… the commitment. Hitting that subscribe button means you’re in. You’re not buying a game you might play someday. You’re saying “I’m doing this. Right now. Regularly.”

And I needed that. I needed somewhere to be.

Most of my gaming friends are on PlayStation or Xbox. I’m not. So when everyone hops into a party to play whatever, I’m just not there. It’s not drama, it’s just platform drift. And over time, that drift turns into distance. You’re still friends, still talking, but you’re not doing anything together. I’ve always been busy with my family, my job, hobbies… and social time can be an afterthought. I needed an outlet that could hit both.

I discovered Warcraft back in the 90s with the original RTS series and fell in love with the characters, the story, the art. All of it. I read the books, I played the games, and many a high school afternoon was spent dreaming of what this world could be in an MMO setting.

But I’m not in my early 20s anymore. I can’t no-life a game like I used to. And reading has become a big interest again lately. So why not reconnect with this world through the written word? See if I can catch up on 20 years of lore I missed while I was away.

I was reading the stories, rekindling the history of this world, and feeling a longing for the nostalgia of better times. And who can blame me? With the current state of things… the division, the vitriol, we all need an escape.

So how do I find all of this? A love of Warcraft, a game experience, an escape to unwind, and a social boost all in one? I needed a guild.

But that’s a story for another time.