Sadly enough i'm afraid to say
WoW;
Go back 2-3 years. I login on my first character. MMO's are pretty new to me having only briefly played the guild wars beta previous to it.
I started up a Tauren Hunter and my friend started an undead warrior. We found ourselves a world apart so we spent a while levelling in our own areas. I explored the landscapes of Mulgore, quested, levelled, etc. it was all peaceful, it was relatively quiet and it was quite pretty with it's lush green plains and rolling hills.
I discover Thunderbluff which was/is just a super cool city and soon after i'm told to visit a place called "crossroads".
Teh moment i entered the crossroads i knew i'd be playing WoW for quite some time as, all around me was a full scale battle taking place. The alliance were attacking in full force and the horde were defending hard. I was surrounded by raining fire and ice as bolts of shadow zipped past me and steel smashed on steel. The lag from such an intense battle that early in the existence of WoW was bad but i remember that day fondly.
I'll post some more sensible non-WoW orientated moments in games later but for now i have to go.