The Ahn'Qiraj Tailgate 72
AFK Gamer reports live from in front of the Ahn'Qiraj gate on the Medivh server in World of Warcraft. Folks on that server became the first in the game to complete the grueling quest to supply the Alliance and Horde with supplies. The supplies (food, bandages, and ore) are slated to be used in the upcoming war with the insect-monsters of the Silithus Zone. Now that the quest is complete, it will be almost five days as the supplies make their way to the front lines. At that point, the Gate of Ahn'Qiraj will open and two new dungeons will become available to the community. Players from all servers have been flocking to Medivh to witness the event, which has prompted a response from Blizzard. From Foton's report: "We had a difficult decision when players started gravitating towards Medivh. In the end, we had to make a choice between: 1) Letting everyone show up in Ahn'Qiraj until the realm crashed, thus allowing no one to experience the event whatsoever; or 2) Remove the low level players from the area, thus allowing the players who worked for the event -- the true residents and community of the realm -- to enjoy it." As a result of yesterday's events, they've disallowed new characters on the Medivh server.
Something's still missing (Score:3, Insightful)
Well, guess I'm done donating (Score:2, Insightful)
People in the forums were complaining that lower-levels weren't helping the collection effort. Seems the lower-level people were in the right this time.
Re:And meanwhile... (Score:3, Insightful)
You're right, Eve has virtually no PvE content, so there isn't much to do if you're not the social type.
I highly encourage anyone new to Eve to find a corporation to work with. It completely changes the game.
I tried joining a corporation. I was told "go out by yourself and mine more ore (so we can build a great big ship that you'll never get to actually fly)". It reminded me of the times growing up when my next-door neighbor would invite me over to watch him play with his new toys. "Oh, goodie... I'm paying a monthly fee for this?"