Breakfast Topic: What would you wish for?
by David Bowers 
Sep 16th 2008 at 8:00AM
Today's breakfast topic is a bit of a roleplaying question as well. Yesterday we heard about the new coins that were added to the water fountain at Dalaran in the Beta of Wrath of the Lich King. There, usinging your fishing skill, you can find coins tossed in by anyone from King Terenas Methenil to "Prince" Magni Bronzebeard, and see what it was that they once wished for. It got me thinking, what would your character wish for if you could toss a coin into the fountain? Even if you don't roleplay, just imagine it for a moment. Or if that's really too much of a stretch for you, imagine that you the player could stand at the edge of that fountain and toss a coin in. Would your wish be any different from a fountain in the real world somewhere? Would you wish for epics, PvP glory, class buffs or something else related to your real life?
Even though my main character is a hunter, and war has kind of become her business, she's still a pacifist at heart. She always tries to disable her enemies rather than kill them, and she silently prays to the Light for the soul each person to cross her path, whether friend or foe. At the fountain, she would wish for peace on Azeroth. For my part though, I would personally wish for less QQ, bad mouthing and generally stupid communication in the game (I would save my wishes for peace on earth for a real fountain).
Filed under: Virtual selves, Breakfast topics, Lore, RP, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Dreadbeard Sep 16th 2008 8:03AM
My wish would be that all of the proceeds from this fountain would go directly into my bank. Thank you, please drive through.
Nick S Sep 16th 2008 8:06AM
I would wish that my hunter could *kill* other classes instead of just temporarily disabling them.
Enacuous Sep 16th 2008 8:15AM
I would wish for Enhancement Shaman buffs
RetPallyJil Sep 16th 2008 8:16AM
I think (and I know my toon pretty well!) she'd wish for a way to cross that PC/NPC barrier to be with her NPC sweetiepie.
In fact, I know that's what she'd wish for!
jay Sep 16th 2008 8:28AM
Giggity?
Eamara Sep 16th 2008 8:17AM
My main character, Eamara, would wish for an end to the Burning Legion. Simple, Cliche, but when you've been fleeing from the Burning Legion your whole life, forced to watch demons destroy your homeland and countless friends and allies, I reckon you'd want to put a stop to that.
I personally would wish for the whiners that play this game to grow up and realise that this is just a game. Failing that, Eamara's pet spectral wolf in real life would be fun!
Verakum Sep 16th 2008 8:30AM
Verakum would pray to the mother Elune to give me the power to pierce the dark heart of those that dare to threaten the peace that reigns over azeroth, and that my swift companion would drag his body so all the souls of azeroth could see how Verakum with the power of Elune Stoped his dark misheavous deeds...
I would also wish for unlimited supplie of chocolate cookies... they are good snacks while going out hunting illidan and his soldier...
Erika Sep 16th 2008 8:30AM
Buffs for blacksmithing.
Zihuan Sep 16th 2008 8:35AM
A progressive Raiding Guild....
without the drama.
Poodi Sep 16th 2008 8:51AM
Didn't they plan implement buffs for different professions anyway? Like actual buffs and cooldowns.
For example i think alchemy had a HoT and Mining had a Stam/HP increase
Adamarius Sep 16th 2008 8:33AM
I would wish for Arcane Blast to be removed from the global cooldown. Oh, and world peace.
Tithehga Sep 16th 2008 8:33AM
My warrior would wish that Drek'thar would finally see reason, abandon the war in the Valley to the dwarves, and bring the Frostwolf Clan home to Garadar so that they could rebuild properly.
Sorannika Sep 16th 2008 8:37AM
My Nightelf Druid would wish for all the druids, be they tauren or nightelf, to be a neutral faction and at peace with each other, for druids should never war on druids.
Foundation Sep 16th 2008 8:37AM
My Gnome warrior would wish for his city to be free of leper gnomes and troggs.
My Night Elf druid would wish for Malfurion Stormrage to return to his old position
My Draenei shaman would wish for his islands to be free of the corruption their crash landing caused.
My Gnome warlock would wish I leveled him more... but he's always been a filthy metagamer.
Jeff Sep 16th 2008 8:42AM
No question, my paladin would wish for the restoration of Lordaeron to its former glory.
J. Sep 16th 2008 8:46AM
To change my character's race, even for a price.
Wishes don't have to be rational, right?
Conleth Sep 16th 2008 9:00AM
My mage is fairly satisfied with what he's got, but he'd probably wish for a way to show off his power to the world.
Bjara Sep 16th 2008 8:46AM
My dwarf warrior would wish for a bottomless jug of ale.
native Sep 16th 2008 8:52AM
a hummer from a nelf huntress.
Fluberwinter Sep 16th 2008 9:18AM
My troll Fluberwinter would wish for a house he could decorate, sleep in, cook in, craft in, invite friends to...
And for me, I would wish for less school. The French system is a pain in the *&#!