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Timekeeper on WoW LJ had to say goodbye to a friend recently. After 70 levels, countless instances, gear upgrades, and raids, circumstances lead him to decide that his mage should no longer exist, and so he typed “DELETE,” and sent her to the big graveyard in the sky.

I can’t bear to do it, myself– I think I’ve deleted maybe one or two characters for space ever, and even then, though they were only level 5 or so (about 20 minutes of leveling, probably), I still cleaned out their bags and sold off and mailed away their gear. Like most people, I couldn’t imagine deleting one of my 70s on purpose– even if I don’t ever play them again, I couldn’t be the one to wipe out all of those accomplishments (virtual as they are) forever.

Have you ever killed a character past level 60 before? Did you just delete them, gear and all (like a bandaid), or did you strip them down and send the parts to your other toons? And do you regret it at all? We should all keep in mind that these are just characters in a game, of course, but having your progress wiped in anything you do is always a loss that can be felt.

We really love these player-run parties (how did that AzerothCross go the other week, anyway?), so here’s another one for you this weekend. This time around, your host is Kernhoof on Silver Hand (finally, the US realms get their own event), who wants to celebrate his unthinkable accomplishment– not only did he grind up Bloodsail rep to Honored, but he then went back and killed tons of Venture Co. goblins to bring his Steamwheedle Cartel rep back to neutral. So now he can wear the Bloodsail hat with pride, and walk around Booty Bay without getting stomped on by the bruisers. Awesome.

Sounds like cause for celebration to me. The party kicks off on Silver Hand at 1pm server in Booty Bay, and since the guards there aren’t going to be drunk or anything (like they are on New Year’s Eve), it probably won’t turn into a bloodbath. Probably. But even if it does, should be a good time no matter what– sounds like Kernhoof has even invited a few GMs to show up. 

You know, this strip is called /silly, and it’s the one dedicated place here on WoW Insider where you don’t have to worry about the weight of the world (of Warcraft), but I dont think this guy pictured above is enjoying himself in the slightest. If looks could kill, poor Mr. Tauren would probably cause a very slow and painful death to anyone who met his gaze, like being run over by a steamroller or being nibbled to death by ravenous toothless kittens. I can’t really blame him for being miserable, though. The WoW Dev Team in the fictional alternate dimension he is stuck in seem to have it out for his entire race. Click the image above to find out what I’m talking about. For those who weren’t around during the original Beta, here is a little bit more info about what you missed. Don’t worry, we wont hold it against you. (Slacker :P)