The jumpstart for our WoW guild was from a group of real-life friends that have hopped from game to game for a decade or two. Our roots are in LAN games and the odd hobby some of us have in collecting arcade coin-ops (Joust tournaments from my living room).

Even though our interests have migrated to MMORPGs, we do get together and LAN game now and then. This upcoming Saturday the 28th, it will be a combo LAN night and housewarming for Nelg's (You may know him as Uwen) new place.

WoW is definitely the main game on our agenda for the day, night and possibly next day. Playing within the same room is a much different experience than online, even if you're accustomed to voice ops. There's nothing like running around, shouting at each other and then sharing some pizza or BBQ immediately afterwards. This camaraderie has kept us a tight-nit group for a long time.