{
  "id": 9527815,
  "title": "My first MMO character #3: Steve Haines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/my-first-mmo-character-3-steve-haines",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/my-first-mmo-character-3-steve-haines/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PC Gamer reports that the author's first MMO character was Ovidlords, a Night-elf Druid in World of Warcraft. Born in ~2006, the character was created after the author received a video game bundle that included Diablo 2 and WoW. The Druid was chosen as the author found it to be the coolest character option. Despite the rarity of Druid tanks at the time, the author managed to make their tank character, MT Gruul, in the Burning Crusade, a feat considered impossible by many. Additionally, the character achieved server-first Ashes of Al’ar when the author's server, Kael-thas, was defeated. The account was later deleted, but the author holds fond memories of their first MMO character.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}