You know. Because doing an “raid” or whatever (yeah, I’m so “out” of the WoW lingo LOL) is just so so so much more important than actually LIVING life.

While Nikki did quote me correctly, I’d like to clarify my statement: the Guitar Hero competition, you couldn’t see it or play it at all unless you left your line because it was held in the relatively cramped store, while you could watch the dance competition only if you came early enough.

Another problem with the night was the fact that they had 2 lines, 1 for those who had purchased/preordered it from the Albert St store, and the other one for those who had purchased it from the other 2 store in Queen St. Now you would think that the 2 lines would run simultaneously when the clock struck midnight, right? Wrong. The Albert St line was actually the last to receive the game. The Albert St line went up the hill and around the corner into Queen St itself, whereas the other line basically ran alongside Adelaide St.

As for the trivia competition, it was held by 2 of the sales staff (one asking the questions and the other holding the box with the figurines) and they made their way up the line asking the questions every 10 meters or so. Problem was, hardly anyone could hear her as her voice was relatively soft. =/

I arrived there by 10pm, was in the wrong line till I happened to ask one of the sales staff a question, at which point he asked me which store I had bought mine from, and then directed me to the correct line (Albert St line for me). I stood in front of the 7-11 (which was 3-5 shop lots away) on Albert St and even then I couldn’t hear the announcements clearly enough.

Also, the Collector’s Edition free upgrade (for those who had purchased the standard edition) was very flawed. Different people kept giving out the coupons, so some of those in the crowd actually got a few tickets each. I had bought a Collector’s Edition myself, so I wasn’t too fussed, but others surely lost their chances. I heard (heard mind you, no evidence) that some of the people in the Adelaide St line actually had up to 4 coupons (heard them as they were sitting at a bus stop while I was walking back). Others may have had more.

I’ve yet to play WoTLK, though I played it in beta. Won’t be playing it till after my finals in 2 weeks. But the soundtrack which came with the Collector’s Edition and the Echoes of War Collector’s Edition music are pretty awesome.

I’m willing to give the EB Games store the benefit of the doubt though, as I think this is the first time they are having a launch party and maybe they did not expect such a big turnout. However, I think EB Games should have had the launch the night before, as there were people passing us by with copies of the game that they had purchased from other stores that had released it earlier in the day.

Well, enjoy the game. It’s awesome.