Level 90

So yesterday I finally got my first virtual WoW avatar to level 90, the maximum level in the latest expansion to the game, Mists of Panderia.  I actually leveled this character all the way from level 1-90 since he is a monk, a new class introduced with this version of the game.

When I compare this to my past WoW track record, taking 8 months to reach max level seems like pure fantasy, ridiculously slow.  There was a time I could reach max level in 2 weeks or less.

Of course this is simply a reflection of how little I play the game anymore.  In the past year I would have brief spurts where I was playing somewhat regularly but for the most part my account sits dormant most of the time.

This dramatic decrease in the time I spend scurrying about a virtual existence is a good thing in the big picture.  It means I am busy interacting with tangible items in my life instead of using the game to hide away from things I don’t want to deal with.

Still, there is a part of me that laments the lack of progress for my small army of virtual heroes.  I have 10 or 11 characters all sitting at the old level cap of 85 that have not seen the light of day in 2013. I imagine them all patiently waiting for me to take the time and effort to put them back at the pinnacle of in game seniority.  Unfortunately I think they may be waiting a long, long time.