Who are the vanilla wow players on Kronos (2) Jakeltank

This is the second part of a multi-part blog serie dedicated to discovering the Kronos players, especially those that maybe would not come on the forums and talk about their experiences. See [part 1 - Tekai] [Part 3 - Cruelfate]. I'm very grateful to Jakeltank for accepting to answer my questions, thank you Jakeltank!

What is your current character and talents? Why did you decide on those ?

My current character is Jakeltank, a level 45 protection orc warrior in the guild <Myrmidon>. I chose this specialisation because I like to tank. I know it is a unusual combination to use for leveling but I love having my shield around and playing like this.

Jakeltank's current armory, getting close to max alchemy

Is this character an alt? Do you have alts ? Can you tell me more about them ?

This is my main. I have a level 18 mage but I switched to this warrior because there weren't enough tanks. Indeed, I couldn't get a tank for the wailing caverns and I noticed other groups had the same problem so I decided I might as well help solve the problem leveling a tank.

Could you tell me a bit more about you? (who's behind this character, your mmo experience, what you feel relevant, etc)

I am a MMO-player, I tried out Guild Wars, Rift, Warhammer but nothing beat vanilla wow, even if Rift does get quite close. I used to play on vanilla right before BWL was released, and then on WOTLK which was pretty bad. In some way I am a casual raider, I just enjoy UBRS, LBRS, Stratholme and PUG raids.
 
What made you decide on this server? How did you find out about it ?

I posted a comment on a youtube video about Warcraft and someone recommended this server. I got all nostalgic listening to the login music and decided to give it a go.

What are your current short-term (days/weeks) and long-term (months) objectives in-game?

Long term I want to reach level 60 and start collecting T0.5. In the short-term I do not know... Maybe having some good time ? :)

What do you login for? Or the last time you logged on, what did you do?

The last time I logged on I did Zul'Farrak. It took us some time to find a healer and the run went well. I have to say I am surprised how well the stairs event worked, it is very well scripted.

What was the hardest thing you've had to do on this server? Can you be specific ?

The hardest thing I have had to do was earning enough money for my mount, I tried selling my alchemy potions but they did not sell well, some agility potions even did not sell at all.

Did something make you wish to quit or switch server?

Nothing made me want to switch server. I did consider taking a break due to IRL matters.

What were the last sad and happy moments you've had in-game? (positive or negative experiences)

My last negative experience was when I suddenly realized I was low level compared to my guildmates and I couldn't join their dungeon runs. The most recent good moment was when I found a very cheap recipe for Elixir of giants on the auction house, I am sure it will be of use later.

What was the best moment you've had so far on the server? Can you be specific ?

My best moment was when I first joined this vanilla server after all those years. I felt so nostalgic. And then when I researched some cool recipes on the databases only to grind them, buy them or find them later, and grind the reagents until they drop.

Here we are at the last question : Would you like to add something?

I don't want to add anything.