During my initial tour of World of Warcraft, it was the game's Associate Designer, Jeff Kaplan, who had control of the keyboard and mouse. He was using his own characters to take me around the different lands of Azeroth as he explained the ins and outs of the game's content, item, and quest systems. Thank goodness I had my trusty digital voice recorder with me, because I'd never have been able to remember any of it. Put simply, even while Kaplan was regaling me with the wonders to come, all I wanted to do was get my hands on the game and actually play.