World of Warcraft

I joined in a PvP battleground — Warsong Gulch. It was a different, interesting, and fun couple hours fighting against other players rather than just against the computer-controlled monsters of the world.

I was surprised that I did decently in the rankings. I was closer to the top of the listing than the bottom. But I don’t think I’ll bother with that aspect of the game anymore. It just wasn’t my favorite kind of game. I’ve never been all that interested in deathmatch style games, either in first-person shooters or adventure games. That’s one reason why Guild Wars didn’t really interest enough.

But I’ve found one side effect of entering the battlegrounds that I didn’t know about or expect. I now have a military title: Scout. I didn’t want a military title, don’t want the title, and think it’s stupid for someone who has no real interest in the PvP side of the game. Now when someone looks at my character, they see someone who has participated in PvP. And unfortunately, I’ve learned that the title will never go away. No matter how long I go without ever going back into a battleground, my character will always retain the Scout ranking. That’ll look pretty silly when I eventually reach level 60.

“Scout” is the Horde name for the Alliance equivalent of “Private”. Ain’t that impressive?

Bullgrit
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