In the first 24 hours, Blizzard sold an a record breaking 2.4 million copies of their latest World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade. In total, they sold 1.2 million copies here in the states, another 1.1 million copies in Europe, and another hundred thousand between their other world release countries. While this is jolly news for the Blizzard execs, it is miserable news for yours truly.Since the midnight release of the expansion, I have been utilizing McGruff’s method to fend off my coworkers’ Crusade solicitations, with continually diminishing success. I am bombarded almost daily with the tales of Outland adventures, and it has become harder to resist the increasingly paralyzing itch in my brain, urging me to buy my own expansion and sample a taste of the newly revamped Azeroth. I recently went through my WoW rehab after my leveling binge, where I consumed enough quests to give me three level 60s and a small army of mid level characters. The last thing I want to do is fall back into that dark world of gaming abuse.
Please, someone out there tell me the expansion is terrible. Tell me that I don’t need to sell my personal possessions on Ebay to afford the monthly payments. Tell me that the level 60+ talents and spells don’t add anything new to the PvP mechanics.
My name is Bedlam, and I’m losing the battle against WoW addiction.
“Hi, Bedlam.”
-Bedlam-