The Love of a Good Woman, the Nurturing of a Good Tank

I never was really big on MMO, RPG, and RTS-type games... but that all changed one year.

I was a full-time college student and ended up having a heart attack. My girlfriend decided to get me some computer games because I was laid up for a while. She played one called "World of Warcraft," and said I might like it. I wasn't really into gaming but thought what the heck.

I really like to customize things and the character creation got me interested. I created a female tauren warrior named "Shindralla" for fun and never looked back. I experimented with other classes and races but always came back to my warrior. I started to hear the word tank around the game while I was leveling. This got me very interested. I joined a guild and they asked if I would tank when I was 70 (pre-wotlk.) I thought sure, but then the guild split up when I hit 70.

I found another guild and applied for a tank position. They chuckled at me being in "greens" but I had my defense "capped" and did my homework on tanking. They decided to give me a try in Karazhan. Afterward, I got all the tank drops and the guild master said "we were worried you were in greens, but MAN you can tank!" Ever since, I have tried to push my tanking limits with pulls and strategies. I have made lots of friends and earned reputation as a great tank. People are still amused when I tell them my girlfriend got me into World of Warcraft.

Louis