Matters of Class

So I've been realizing I've lost most of my imagination recently. I decided upon an exercise to help myself and others gain some of it back.

Close your eyes, but continue reading. I know this is hard, but DO IT. Closing your eyes is the only way to really be able to immerse yourself into the world we are about to enter, void out all other stimuli.

Imagine yourself. I mean your real self. See your hands in front of you.

We are going somewhere new but familiar. Look at the ground. See the dark rocks underneath your feet. The alien soil should remind you of somewhere. See the dust that drifts across it from the green lava glowing nearby. See the large piglike beasts stomping about in front of you. Truly watch them sniff around looking for some small morsel of food in this forsaken ground. You are in Shadowmoon Valley.

Pan the landscape now; see what you will. Look at the people around you. On one side Orcs and Tauren fighting off attacking Infernals with the assistance of Bloodelves Undead and Trolls. On the other side you see Humans, Dwarves, Draenei, Gnomes, and Nightelves fighting off the same enemy. Watch the force in their blows, see the power behind every move. Which side calls to you for assistance? Which side sneers at you in contempt?

Go to them! They need your help! Grab your weapon! What is your weapon? How do you fight with it? Did you just run to intercept the attacker, warding off your team so they can get away from its blows? Did you summon all of your energy and hope to rally your team, giving them the power to fight on? Did you lower your head and dive headlong into your enemy, hoping only to kill him before your friends die?

Who are you?

Take a minute and really picture this.

I mean really think about it.

For a friend of mine this truly changed his idea of what class he should be playing. This exercise may give you an idea about your inner self. I know that when I did this exercise I realized that I was in the correct role. I am a person who likes to be helpful in a direct manner, to heal my friends in a way. I like to be leaned upon and being able to be a shoulder to cry on. I play a Priest in WoW. In the real world I play a Friend of the Hugging spec, with my extra points in Understanding. There are so many other ways to be a Friend, but this is how I play it. I like to think I'm a hybrid, but Hugging will always be my Main spec.

I have decided to write posts on what types of people I see when I look at someone's toon. Stick around. Maybe you will find yourself in a different spec, or a different class altogether.

Most of all, as my Mother refuses to let my brothers and I forget from one of the Wisest of all Disney moments.

"Remember Who You Are"