WoW Life Lesson #32: Explore

Posted by SaintGermain on Friday, November 28th, 2008 - 44 Comments

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WotLK has opened up a whole new continent, a whole new world within the World of Warcraft. It’s exciting and new and filled with all sorts of possibilities.

But what about the ‘old’ world? What will become of it? Is it really old? Is it really that outdated? Will it just sit there and gradually fade from our memories?

Maybe…or maybe not.

You see, most people believe that once they have technically been somewhere that they know that place enough to say that they’ve been there to other people. While factually true, they may have not seen the whole of it, the little ins and outs, the tucked away places that make that area so special. And, for World of Warcraft, Blizzard knows that and has come up with a solution.

World Explorer is just for you. It suggests that you explore all of the World of Warcraft, every little corner, just to see all the sights and all of the little nuances of each area. It actually asks you to get out and explore your World of Warcraft world. How cool is that?

And after all of that exploring, Blizzard is kind enough to reward you with a great title and tabard. Pretty sweet.

Now in real life, exploring is fantastic. I’ve been to a few parts of this world, a few places people dream about going to or visiting before they die and I gotta say it really has been a great experience. I learned a lot about each place and just scratched the surface of knowing about each places culture, beliefs and people. Absolutely amazing.

And the best thing is that after you go to these places, if your lucky enough, you get stamps in your passport, far more satisfying that a digital tabard but a little more expensive.

So go out and explore your world. Visit all the near and far places. Do it for cheap or go all out. It doesn’t matter where you stay as long as you go there.

I have enjoyed traveling this world and I hope that you will too. And when you do, or if you have, write a comment below about your favorite place in WoW and your favorite place in RL. Mine have to be Dalaran and the rolling hills near Dundalk, Ireland. Prague, Czeck - the Old City - is a close second.

Have fun exploring.

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    By Timothy on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    After I hit 80 and get my epic flying mount with cold weather flying, this is the first thing I’m going to do. :)

    By Colgann on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    My favorite place in WoW has got to be the Ironforge Airport. A RL friend and I explored it pre-BC and shot of fireworks. Sometimes just doing that stuff for fun and rejuvenate your thirst for more WoW!

    By GvJordan on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    Hm.. I’ll work on this as I lvl.. I’m working on the achievement, I once loved a squirrel. Or something like that. :P

    By PatrickD on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    WoW: Ironforge Airport (which is as empty as real airports on Thanksgiving day)
    RL: Grand Cayman Island

    By Nathan Harris on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    WoW: either it would have to be IF or it would be Nagrand. I haven’t seen much of Northrend ’cause I’ve been busy and lvling has been to much of a hassle atm.

    RL: San Antonio, Texas. I want to go to NY or Ireland. I plan to live in Ireland too :D

    By Akantor on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

    WoW: Feralas. It really looks like ur gonna go Indiana Jones in WoW.

    RL: surfing in the beaches of Puerto Rico.

    By El on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    WoW: So far, Dragonblight and Zangar marsh are my favourite areas in WoW, I loved running around in both area’s doing quests and exploring it at the same time.

    RL: i would have to say the rocky mountains have been the coolest and prettiest, also the most nerve racking and scariest place I have been that I can remember. Had to go through them on my move from Indiana to Washington through heavy snow storms in the middle of the night. lol

    By WML on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    WoW: Guess my favorite place has to be Crystalsong Forrest, not that I’ve been there - the place just looks trippy from what I’ve seen.

    RL: Iceland was the coolest place I’ve ever been… Yes, I went there with the terrible pun, but if you’ve seen the largest waterfall in Europe frozen solid you’ll know what I mean.

    By Urza on Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    I think much will be abandoned. There are zones that no one goes to, yeah some go to them.. but most people don’t. Azshara is a great example of a zone that’s just fallen to inactivity. How about the raids? Will anyone ever run Molten Core again? Doubt it, blizzard certainly isn’t going to make it more attractive.

    By Conxcore on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 2:55 am

    WoW:I got a bunch! The top of IF mountain+airport, Elwynn Forest(so peaceful), Nagrand, Grizzly Hills, From westfall to Wetlands (up the coast, gooood times)

    RL:Cascade Mountains and Red Woods

    By Kalcifer on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 4:22 am

    WoW: Uldaman. More for the sweet memories of running it every night with friends and having a real laugh about it. It makes me smile thinking about it now.

    RL: Well i haven;t travel much but when you live in a country as beautiful as mine (Scotland FTW!) it doesn’t matter so much. But anyway it would be down Prestwick beach, in a car, in the pouring rain with a bag of chips.

    By Reyson on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 5:52 am

    I just completed my World Explorer achievement(thank god for crusader aura!) one of the places that stunned me the most was Grizzly Hills,it looks so much like a national park(yosemite?).Though all of northrend looks breathtaking, I took some screenshots and showed it to some friends that didn’t play WoW and at start they didn’t notice it was from ingame

    By jonathan stockley on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 7:17 am

    well my fav place in wow is the Un’Goro Crater its like you have just steped back in time

    In RL it was my trip all over the usa but from there its got to be the hoover dam or las vages strip they where superb

    By Mr.Vincent on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    WoW: The original winter wonderland of Winterspring.

    RL: New Zeland by far.

    By Mr.Vincent on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Oh and Frankie has just proven himself to be on the top ten stupidest people on the internet.

    By sonicsymphonia on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    WoW: I’d have to say the Wetlands/ Loch Modan border is the coolest place I’ve seen so far, not including Outland or Northrend (all of which looks amazing (and Northrend’s music is awesome)).

    RL: South Dakota’s Black Hills are spectacular.

    By hytimo on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    WoW: will i was lvling my first charecter to 70 (now 80) i think some of the coolest xp was riding from tanaris to ungoro and my first day in hellfire was awesome.

    hmm sholazar basin is from EVERY zone in WoW the best for me realy did love it and also alot of sooooo funny quests :)

    RL: iceland realy cool looking place.

    By Carlos on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    WoW: Probably Quel’Danas.

    RL: Lima, Peru and Madrid, Spain

    By RaZZi on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    WoW: The coolest place in WoW, are IMO Sholazar Basin, followed by Zul’Drak.

    RL: The Faroe Islands!

    By Blacktiger on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    WTF! Where is this “IF Airport?” I’ve never seen it.

    By John on Saturday, November 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Wow: I absolutely love the Tauren fishing camp because it was the first easter egg I ever found. I love Zul”Drak as far as areas go.

    RL: A lil island off the coast of Texas called Galveston. The greatest times of my life were spent there.

    By British Boy on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 4:46 am

    WOW: Has to be Howling Fjord. With the huge cliffs and the huge numbers of the stags which mostly serve no purpose. Bit of a lame entrance though for the horde.

    RL: Has to be New Zealand

    By Deidare on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    I have gotten the exsplorer acheviment and i must say i like the fact that blizzard gave us “exsplorers” a chance at our true title (hints the ‘The exsplorer’ title haha). And i must also say the tabard is cooler than i thought it would be with the glob on the front and the little like trails on the back its pretty cool.

    By HerofTime on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    WoW: I really like Netherstorm, just something about the Sci-Fi feeling of Area 52. I also really enjoyed Dragonblight, the epic cut scene at the end of it, the Maganatuar and Mammoths, its like going to the Ice Age.

    Real Life: I loved my trip to Niagara Falls, especially reaching out and touching the cascade of water. My favorite plce will be Japan though. I have not yet been to Tokyo but I am fascinated with the culture, art and people of Japan. Come my junior year in college I am going to stufy abroad.

    By bullrog on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    WoW: Elwynn forest its so tranquil and relaxing and reminds me of the good times wen i made my first gold and thought I was rich (untill I found the AH in sw)

    RL: has to be lake windermere, Cumbria, England. had the best times of my life there sailing

    By Devin on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    My favorite place is probably Nagrad SO FAR. I am only lvl 67 atm.

    By Josh Howard on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    My fav place in WOW would have to be Kara, I love the architecture and feel in there.

    RL I would have to say Alaska. Camping out by the glaciers there is amazing.

    By z3ratul on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 1:50 am

    WoW: Whell my favorite place in wow is Tanaris desert, i just love how the sun shines on the burnd sand, and that wind with sand geting in your face is awsome… i just love the desert. Btw my favorite act form diablo2 was act 2… the town jewel Lut Golein :D

    IRL: The shore of Black Sea :)

    By Garviel on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 8:04 am

    Working my way towards the explorers title and taking it all in. I have to say my favorite so far is Howling Fjords, but flying over and around the StormPeaks and the Terrace of the Makers was pretty awesome. I found one area “Uldis” by flying into a giant hole bored into the side of a mountain in StormPeaks. And flying down into the Engine of the Makers was cool too.

    By -O.o- on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 8:09 am

    WoW :
    If you go to the camp, north in the Borean.
    Lovely place with friendly murlocks.
    Try it if you haven’t been there yet :P

    RL : Norway (fjords on the west coast)

    At last - where is IF airport?

    By Malstrum on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 8:57 am

    WoW: it would have to be teldrasil. the first character i ever played was a night elf so it has a real nostalgic fell to me.

    RL: i haven’t traveled much I’ve been on the east cost all my life so i would have to say Disney World

    By Sefeth on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 9:14 am

    WoW: hands down its the plaguelands, i once was able to raid naxxramas pre-bc, and the lore captured me with the abundance of insane quests you can do there.

    RL: Alaska, its wilderness is amazing, it seems so preserved, and by far the coldest place in america.

    By mcb172 on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 10:17 am

    mine are netherstorm and the rolling hills in dundalk,
    but then i again, i live right beside them =)

    By mcb172 on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 10:22 am

    ireland ftw

    By Rob on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 10:26 am

    WoW: Still haven’t traveled all of Northrend but as of this point I still really like Nagrand. In the old world, I liked Azshara. I wasn’t too fond of the questing there but I enjoyed checking the place out. The lore behind it was what I enjoyed. Especially since my main is a Blood Elf.

    RL: I would have to say I love Recife, Brazil. That place is beautiful beyond description. I also really liked Salvador, Brazil. The city is so cool. Still has the cobblestone streets and everything.

    By Erik on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Mine happen to be Mulgore plains :D and the hill thats just outside of my hometown =]

    By Garviel on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Re The IF Airport:

    I would like to know also, i assume its the airport I alway see from the air while flying over the backside of IF? The one with a FP also?

    By Vexklythor on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    WoW: I have to agree with IF Airport, the area with the cranes between Searing Gorge and Dun Morogh, and the Elwynn Waterfall (the top one, not the one you can see from the human starting area). Those are “inaccessible” places, unless you know how to get there. The IF airport is seen when you fly between IF and Menethil. You can do a search on YouTube to find out how to get to each of those places. I have screenshots on our guild forum of the places I’ve visited.

    RL: Have to agree with New Zealand. Been there twice and it’s absolutely breathtaking. Still want to visit the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Mount Rushmore and several other places here in the states, but the NZ history and scenery is stunning. Spent 2 hours in the sheep paddock where Hobbiton (sp?) was filmed. I stood in the spot where Bilbo put on The Ring and disappeared. It was a magical trip.

    By Strikie on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    WoW: Storm Peaks, just a really cool zone, lots of cities built hanging off of the edge of the mountains, VERY tall peaks that you can fly up to.

    RL: Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Went there a few years ago and on some of the small lake beaches it is absolutely beautiful.

    - Strikir
    lvl 80 DK

    By deathkar on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    naxxaramas, by far. when i first stepped into sapphs lair (pre-bc), i was awestruck at the beautiful arcitecture and the chilled feeling it gave off.

    irl: i am quite fond of the rocky mountains but seeing as i havent been to many places my horizons are open. i have climbed a few mountains however and the view from the top of any mountain is spectacular. anyone who has the means must do it. im not talking about driving to the top with your car. you need to see how much more beautiful it is whne you climb the mountain after hiking 3 days to get there.

    By Wringo on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 4:42 am

    i just hit 70 for the first time !!!

    By Alayea on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am

    WoW: I feel right at home in Grizzly Hills, with all of its natural surroundings.

    RL: Haven’t been outside of Oregon in years, but it has its own diversity, from the mountains in the eastern region to the verdant Willamette Valley.

    (Got the World Explorer achievement last week, and I’m loving my epic tabard. :D )

    By Brunlajenta on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 3:47 am

    Wow: Howling Fjord, I am from norway and running around in Howling Fjord felt like running around in norway :D

    RL: Stavern, a little town outside Larvik in Norway :)

    By Fwibib on Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    WoW: Moonglade is my favorite because its calm, there is just nature and it has no players =) Plus I have a Druid so I visit there regulary.

    RL: So far my favorite place I have been to was Mongolia because it too is calm relaxing and it has very few people.

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