Nice moments in PC gaming are bite-sized celebrations of a few of our favourite gaming reminiscences.
World of Warcraft
Developer: Blizzard
12 months: 2004 – current
You already know the drill. You’ve got noticed one other participant driving a flashy mount in Orgrimmar or Stormwind and also you simply have to have it. Possibly it isn’t a brand new mount you are after however one which’s been round for some time and it simply hasn’t dropped but. And perhaps you’ve got been farming the identical content material, week after week, hoping you may get fortunate.
In my case, it was the Lich King’s mount, Invincible—with someplace round a 1% drop fee. It wasn’t simply how he seemed, although that was what drew me to the mount within the first place. His lore fascinated me too. The truth that he was at Arthas’s aspect in life, and later in dying, reveals an excellent bond, and I might at all times cherished the truth that you possibly can go to Invincible’s grave in Tirisfal Glades. I simply wasn’t ready for what number of occasions I might have to run the raid to get him.
Now, as nice as Icecrown Citadel is, it turns into much less nice once you’ve cleared the whole factor 400+ occasions. There aren’t any skips like there are in newer raids so it’s important to work your manner via each boss to get to the Lich King and be in with an opportunity of him dropping Invincible’s Reins. Granted, the bosses themselves aren’t tough, it is the operating from place to put that made clearing it such a chore—particularly once you knew you have been prone to stroll away empty-handed.
So when Invincible’s Reins lastly did drop, I actually wasn’t ready. I imply, I knew I used to be there for the mount, however I might achieved it so many occasions I wasn’t enthusiastic about it when it got here time to loot the ultimate boss. I have to’ve stared on the merchandise in my luggage for a superb minute in absolute disbelief earlier than it sank in. After all, as soon as I bought over the shock, I instantly linked it in guild chat earlier than placing it firmly on my mount keybind.
Naturally I headed straight to Orgrimmar, which is the place I might first noticed Invincible a number of years earlier than, and loitered across the Valley of Power exhibiting off my new acquisition. Possibly I hoped to encourage another new WoW participant into taking up just a few years of largely fruitless farming.
Was it value it? Completely. Invincible continues to be my mount as we speak, regardless that his essential activity of late has been doing limitless laps round Oribos as I sit on Discord chatting to guildies. I am unable to wait to indicate him the Dragon Isles and regardless that he might must take a little bit of a again seat for a time due to dragonriding, Invincible will at all times be my favorite.
