The Bank That Broke Me I opened my bank to find space for a new item. Every slot was full. Not just full — completely packed with: Transmog items I might use someday Materials for professions I’d abandoned Quest items from three expansions ago Gear “just in case my spec changes” Toys I’d forgotten existed Items I couldn’t remember why I kept I had hundreds of possessions and couldn’t find what I actually needed. ...
The Last Raid of the Expansion It’s the final week before the new expansion drops. Your guild raids together one last time before everything changes. You’re wearing gear you spent months farming. Running mechanics you’ve practiced hundreds of times. With people you’ve played with all expansion. And you know: This is the last time it will ever feel like this. Next week: Your perfectly optimized gear becomes vendor trash Your raid tier becomes “legacy content” Some of your teammates won’t return for the new expansion Azeroth itself will transform into something new The Buddhist term for this is anicca — impermanence. ...
The Arena Match That Taught Me Everything My hands were shaking. Heart pounding. Enemy team at 30%. My team at 20%. One mistake would cost us the match. My mind was screaming: “DON’T MESS THIS UP” “THEY’RE GOING TO SWITCH TO YOU” “YOU’RE ABOUT TO LOSE RATING” “EVERYONE’S WATCHING” In that chaos, I panic-used my defensive too early. Got caught in crowd control. Made a crucial positioning error. We lost. ...