Lochnar is 60...

[LochnarITB]

Thanks for all the responses. I don't think I would ever actually delete the character, short of completely leaving the game. I was thinking more on the line of a virtual delete, removing him from any kind of play rotation. There are still things I am looking forward to at 60 though.

I am looking forward to battlegrounds. I tried a little PvE PvP last night and it was good for a giggle but will probably be something I only want to do in a more organized fashion. We took a small party into Crossroads. They were either tipped off by the rogue that passed us on the road (you could see he knew something was up) or there were already a handful of capped characters already there. We got through the guards at the entrance before we were laid into by the players. My biggest problem was that I didn't have a chance. Admittedly, I wasn't prepared. I should had mixed up some detect invisibility/stealth. I would get off one or two shots before being taken down by the rogues that I couldn't see. They would instantly stun me and begin to slice me up into gnome nuggets. Giving it more consideration today, there are things I would do differently but I don't know if I will really pursue it much pre-battlegrounds.

I am looking forward to doing, at least a few times, those parts of instances that can be done with a party. For high end instances, I have only been in parts of BRD with some of the Lurkers and have peeked inside the entrance of Stratholme(?). I don't know that I am interested in full on raids though. I can only imagine them being on the edge of chaos. Part of that is probably related to my real life personality. I am not anti-social. I would say that I might be called "limited social" for lack of a better way to put it. I am not one to be in crowds of any type. A party, to me, is not wall to wall people. It is an intimate gathering of a few select people. Even large numbers of family and friends in one place make me uneasy. Maybe it's my ego, but I want to be able to contribute, not just be part of the background noise. I want to have importance to those I'm with and I just don't see that in a raid. I am no more important to the outcome than is an individual zerg in a zerg rush.

I still have some areas to fully explore, although they are few in number. Most maps are completely clear of fog of war. I may, at some point, take a journey through each and every land just to see if I can turn up any quests waiting for me. For exploring, my hopes lie in Blizzard opening up the area I like to think of as "third continent yet to be named".

I will end up playing my other characters more. However, Lochnar is me. The other characters are just alts. I will never have the same wow factor with them that I have with my main. He will always be available to join any Lurkers that express an interest/need. Just as in real life, I get no greater pleasure than when I can help others. I am big on what is often called "warm fuzzy".