Time Difference

It's a slightly odd experience, playing on an EU server while on US West Coast time. Apart from at the weekends, the world I play in is very empty, which can have its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that roaming contested territory I'm far less likely to run into Alliance types. The disadvantage is that you don't often run into people doing the same quests with whom you can team up if the quest is proving too challenging for each of you alone.

The 'social' aspects of WoW can be a bit of a mixed blessing - I've occasionally had my high level characters latched on to by lower levels looking to sponge cash or gear, which is a sad fact of multiplayer gaming, but when you find a good guild it definitely opens up new ways of playing, even in the casual way that I approach things.

But considering the server we're on is officially full, it's slightly eerie to run around so much of it and almost never see another soul.