Spinks asks the question – if you could go back in time, what would you change?

This is something I’ve often wondered about, and I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve made my fair share of mistakes.

Most recently, I think I would have shelved the Death Knight at 58. Oh, I love the class and all that, but it has problems. Stigma being one, broken mechanics another. Surprisingly, it’s been hard to get over the ‘all DK’s are crap’ sentiment that seems to pervade the entire WoW playing population, even if some of it’s in jest.  Being a constant running joke gets a little tedious. I would’ve thought my skin would  be thicker, but I guess it’s not. Second, the class has tanking issues, serious pvp issues and even some pve dps issues. I still dislike ‘hating around’ the rune system, and fact remains that a large reason I still play this class is because I’ve invested so much time, gear, achievements etc into it. I suppose the smart thing would be to call it quits and reroll, but with Cataclysm relatively around the corner, doing so now remains a hurdle I simply cannot bring myself to vault. So I grit my teeth and soldier on, still managing to find some enjoyment out of the class.

Second, instead of picking a mage to turn into my ‘main alt’, I’d have gone with a rogue. I’ve always wanted to play one, but at the time I thought picking a clothy would be a nice change of pace. No surprises a few months later when I confirmed what I’d known all along. I don’t really like playing clothies. I like hitting/stabbing things.

Going even further back, I wouldn’t have wasted all that time in Warhammer. It really wasn’t a very good game at the time. It’s better today, and I think starting out now would have been a better idea. Sadly, the game is forever tainted thanks to my early exposure to Tier 4. I don’t think I’ll ever really recover. No matter what Mythic does to fix it. That ship has probably sailed.

Ultimately, if I could go all the way back, to Day 1 when I rolled that first dwarf paladin, I’d tell myself this:

Make a warrior, and stick with it. You will be nerfed, you will be buffed. You will suffer in PVP, you will excel. But through it all, you will always, somehow, be awesome. Oh, and stick to that first big guild you join. People matter more than progress. Weather the storm. It will pay off in the long run.

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