Breakfast Topic: What would you tell your level 1 self?
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We were all once level 1 and new to WoW. Some of us migrated from a different MMO, while for others, WoW was their first MMO. Some of us started during vanilla WoW, some came in during The Burning Crusade and some started after Wrath went live. No matter when you first started WoW, you were a level 1 with no money or gear -- and if this was your first time playing an MMO, you more than likely had no idea what to do.
Fast-forward to level 80 and look at your character now. Are you raiding Icecrown on heroic? Maybe you're one of the gladiators in your battlegroup. How about a Seeker/Loremaster? Did you picture yourself doing the things you're doing today? Did you have a goal from Day One? I myself started with a gnome rogue. The thought of something so small popping out of the shadows was both funny and awesome. I rolled a hunter a week later, and the race to 70 was on. I hardly knew anything about the game at the time. I just knew that I wanted to hit 70 because that is what all the cool players were doing.
In Dragonblight, there is a quest where you meet the Future You at the Bronze Dragonshrine. The Future You helps you battle the Infinite Dragonflight and makes a few comments about your gear and how you fight during the encounter. Would you ask the Future You for any tips on your adventure to 80? What advice would you give yourself? I would tell myself that he doesn't know it yet, but one day he will be a great seeker, a hunter who not only loves his ale but his pets. Most importantly, I would tell him he will be a hero of the Alliance one day and to train hard, for he will face the Lich King.
What if at level 1 you met the future version of yourself? What if you could visit yourself in the past? What would you tell the level 1 you, or what would the level 1 you ask?
