blackknight95857669<p>This is a sad evening. By the time this posts, my WoW sub will have expired. I will not be renewing it. </p><p>I have played WoW since 2006. I have played it almost as long as all my relationships combined. (There's been a couple sizable gaps between 'ships, yo.) I have dozens of alts. 2 years played time (yeah, not THAT much considering, but I also play other games and have taken a couple year long breaks.) </p><p>WoW had always been there as an excellent escape from reality when I needed it most. Even recently, when He Who Shall Remain Orange won the election, I started a new alt in WoW Classic and the month long grind to 60 helped me cope.</p><p>Not any more. Upon learning that Microsoft had donated to his Inauguration, I began seriously considering ending my sub. I also immediately cancelled my Game Pass Sub. I am selling my Series X to a neighbor as it is useless now without that sub. I started playing through the War Within campaign, 99% sure it would be my last. But a little voice in me still said "well, maybe..."</p><p>That died when M$ signed the AI contract with Musk. </p><p>I finished the campaign and played through the recently added goblin city Undermine and any other one time quests I could find. This last month was mostly just running around trying to make sure I'd seen all I wanted to see. That included creating and max leveling an Earthen by "Timewalking" through the Burning Crusade expansion one last time.</p><p>This last week I logged onto and took all my alts to places I had enjoyed the most during the nearly 20 years I played. I took a screen shot of them and logged out, leaving them there. I saved my very first character for last. Mathodne, human Warlock, 'born" in early 2006. I left him in Hallowfall, as it's my fave zone of the War Within. </p><p>Fuck Microsoft. I hate doing this but I hated knowing where my money would be going more.</p><p>Farewell, old friend.</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WoW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WoW</span></a></p>