Originally Posted by
ercarp
I started a couple months (maybe a year, I don't remember the exact timeline) before TBC. My eldest brother introduced me and my brother to the game. I picked a human warrior (no big surprise, I guess I didn't know how to pick other races/classes) and... now looking back, Elwynn felt and looked so different, so much bigger. I guess it's because I didn't know what to except. There was still a feeling of adventure, there was a lot to explore. But I was young... and as a foreigner I didn't understand English very well so it's likely I wore cloth and had Rank 1 skills at level 20. I didn't understand the game. And I don't think I actually made it further than level 30.
It was only around TBC when I started to really get into the game. I made a blood elf rogue. I even managed to get it to 40, maybe even 50 (I haven't checked because it's on a different account, which is my brother's account now. We used to share the same account back then and yeah, I did get mad when my brother didn't let me play when it was "my turn").
So yeah, that's for first impressions. The game felt entirely different! But now that I've explored every inch of Azeroth and know everything there is to the game, the game doesn't feel as big as it did.