The Daily Grind: When has an MMO made you feel least like a hero?
For me, it was the early days of World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade. After years in Azeroth, honing my uber-skills and collecting my uber-armor (everything was uber back then), I gave a battle cry and leaped through the portal to Outland with adventure in my heart.
"Oh hey, you're here," the unsurprised NPC said. "Here's a bag. Go collect boar droppings."
"Boar droppings? Shouldn't the janitor take care of that?" I replied, fingering my sword.
"They're, um, hellboars. So this poop can only be handled by a level 60 character. You have 0/6, by the way. Get cracking!"
A little part of me died that day. But I still did the quest.
Whether it's picking up poo, collecting flowers or escorting little children on their quest to find a flute, all MMOs have those moments when we have to do things that are decidedly unheroic. What were the times when an MMO made you feel least like a hero?
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