Lethal Shots

The other day a friend of mine hit level 80. Not a real life friend, just someone I met in game. She is the leader of the guild that i have several alts in and I raid with her husband. She plays a Hunter, and I have given a little advice and generally tried to help her out from time to time. When she dinged 80, I got the most excited whisper I have ever received.

After congratulating her, I asked her if she was going to get a Nesingway 4000, and offered to craft it for her. Naturally she said yes and asked what the mats were. Well, it kind of burst her bubble some when she saw what was needed. She told me that it would be some time before she would have the mats together.

Well, that got me to thinking. I looked in my bank and noticed that I had most of the mats to make one already. I was just missing some Titanium and a few gems. I figured what the hell and went on a mining run. A few trips around Sholozar got me the titanium needed, a quick trip to the AH picked up the missing gems, and I made a Nesingway.

And no gun is complete without a scope. So I grabbed a spare +40 crit scope from my bank, a couple boxes of Mammoth Cutters, and mailed it all off to her. When I logged in the next day, she was so happy I couldn’t help but smile. I asked her husband later about it and to quote him, “It really made her day”.

Moral of the story? Don’t undervalue the “Feel Good Feeling” of selflessly helping out another player. Its just a game, and sometimes putting a smile on someone’s face is worth more than any amount of gold.

Note: I’m not sharing this to toot my own horn. I told this story to demonstrate that even though WoW is a game, you are dealing with real people with real feelings. You can make genuine friends in this game, and there is no reason not to treat them every bit as good as ones you have in real life.