Recent WoW Addict

[Davidpaul007]

Originally posted by: MagickMan

... At one time we used to be a 5 day /wk progression guild, and the burnout was too extreme. Now we've cut back to 3-4 days, and to everyone's surprise we actually started learning faster and shot up to #1 on our server (and ~60 in the US). The game is a lot more fun when you don't let it control your life.

I find it strange that "only" raiding for 3-4 nights a week isn't considered controling your life. You must have alot more free time than I do. The two nights a week I raided (for about 2-3 months) felt like a strain to me.

 

[darkrisen2003]

These kinds of posts really puzzle me. If you weren't playing wow or some other kind of game then what would you have been doing? If your a gamer then you would have been playing another game or the like which defeats the purpose of quitting. Now if your not truely a gamer at heart then fine I get that you were just trying something new and exciting that your friends told you about or whatever. Its just odd that people that truely are gamers at heart quit MMO's claiming that they lost precious time or whatever only to go and play some other game the same amount of time and somehow feel better about themselves.

MMO's arent for everyone and I understand that but to me gaming is gaming no matter if its online or single player.

In summary im saying be true to yourself and that means if you are a gamer then you'll always be playing something weather its an MMO or not.

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: darkrisen2003
These kinds of posts really puzzle me. If you weren't playing wow or some other kind of game then what would you have been doing?

Being a total loser, apparently.
http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html

According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.

Gaming is arguably less shameful than watching TV. At least WoW involves talking to people, teamwork, and money management. Television, while still entertaining, is not interactive.

Dave, I mean the 2001 Wolfenstein. I haven't tried the new Wolfenstein but the gamespot video reviewer said it was just as challenging.

 

[Qbah]

Obviously some of you have never been raiding - doing several hour long sessions is a typical raiding night (at least it was when I was still around). With a full time job and having a kid, I don't really see how you can find even a ~4h window to do a small raid. Not to mention the other stuff you do in WoW. Instancing in that game requires that you can sit uninterrupted at the screen for longer periods - how does that go with having a kid that's just a few months old? It doesn't. In a regular game, you can always pause, turn it off, without being a liability to your "team" - especially if you're a tank or a healer and people are dependent on you.

How can you even think about "cutting a bit" on a stupid game when you're getting a new family member is beyond me. It's like saying you will be only able to get drunk twice a week now, instead of the usual 5. The difference being you're not really hurting anyone else (besides your family). The general idea is the same.

Again, I suggest some of you go and see Second Skin.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

I fail to understand how playing WOW less but playing another game more constitutes a major positive change? You're just taking the hours you'd spend playing WOW and spending them playing another game instead. The only good thing I could see is if you went from hardcore progression raiding to not raiding, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.

If you're going to be spending the time playing the games anyway, why does it matter that it's WOW? Other than the fact that WOW gets the rep (somewhat justified, I might add) for being addictive.

From my perspective, playing WOW is a great value, because instead of paying $20-$60 for a game that might last me a month (if it's really good), I instead pay $15 a month and play WOW. But, I don't raid at all, so I guess I'm doing things the right way. 🙂

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
From my perspective, playing WOW is a great value, because instead of paying $20-$60 for a game that might last me a month (if it's really good), I instead pay $15 a month and play WOW. But, I don't raid at all, so I guess I'm doing things the right way. 🙂

This is very true. Since I stopped playing, I've been spending way too much money on games. I bought Crysis for $30 and I think I played it for maybe 4 hours (this game looks nice but it's not fun). I played Oblivion for about 8 hours and I paid something like $30 for the game of the year edition. Playing WoW might also save money on hardware upgrades if you're the kind of person to buy expensive hardware just to make something look nicer.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
From my perspective, playing WOW is a great value, because instead of paying $20-$60 for a game that might last me a month (if it's really good), I instead pay $15 a month and play WOW. But, I don't raid at all, so I guess I'm doing things the right way. 🙂

This is very true. Since I stopped playing, I've been spending way too much money on games. I bought Crysis for $30 and I think I played it for maybe 4 hours (this game looks nice but it's not fun). I played Oblivion for about 8 hours and I paid something like $30 for the game of the year edition. Playing WoW might also save money on hardware upgrades if you're the kind of person to buy expensive hardware just to make something look nicer.

Tell me about it! In the few months that I wasn't playing WOW, I must have spent hundreds of dollars on other games. 🙁

 

[Davidpaul007]

Originally posted by: darkrisen2003
These kinds of posts really puzzle me. If you weren't playing wow or some other kind of game then what would you have been doing? If your a gamer then you would have been playing another game or the like which defeats the purpose of quitting. Now if your not truely a gamer at heart then fine I get that you were just trying something new and exciting that your friends told you about or whatever. Its just odd that people that truely are gamers at heart quit MMO's claiming that they lost precious time or whatever only to go and play some other game the same amount of time and somehow feel better about themselves.

MMO's arent for everyone and I understand that but to me gaming is gaming no matter if its online or single player.

In summary im saying be true to yourself and that means if you are a gamer then you'll always be playing something weather its an MMO or not.

I tried to be careful in my original post to point out that I didn't quit WoW because I was spending too much time playing, but because I realized I was not having fun and instead playing more out of habit. I think my title was a bit misleading as to the true intent of my post.

You are absolutely correct, if I wasnt playing WoW I would've been playing another game. That's why I felt like WoW created a "bubble" around me and I was somewhat oblivious to the numerous other quality games that were released which I probably would have really enjoyed (maybe more-so than WoW).

In my mind, 1-2hrs a night playing a video game isn't overboard.

 

[Davidpaul007]

Originally posted by: Qbah
Obviously some of you have never been raiding - doing several hour long sessions is a typical raiding night (at least it was when I was still around). With a full time job and having a kid, I don't really see how you can find even a ~4h window to do a small raid. Not to mention the other stuff you do in WoW.

Our raids started at 8 (my time, after the kids are in bed) and went until 11 or so, and I did this twice a week before our baby.

How can you even think about "cutting a bit" on a stupid game when you're getting a new family member is beyond me. It's like saying you will be only able to get drunk twice a week now, instead of the usual 5. The difference being you're not really hurting anyone else (besides your family). The general idea is the same.

Again, I suggest some of you go and see Second Skin.

Not sure if this is directed at me or not since this is obviously not what my post said. I just plain quit raiding when my son was born because of the time investment and sleep was at such a premium (for us parents) initially that I couldn't in good conscience squander 3 hours of sleep doing the same dungeon over and over 🙂 I kept playing WoW after my son was born but in much smaller time increments which meant I basically did dailies (gag).

 

[Qbah]

Originally posted by: Davidpaul007

Originally posted by: Qbah
Obviously some of you have never been raiding - doing several hour long sessions is a typical raiding night (at least it was when I was still around). With a full time job and having a kid, I don't really see how you can find even a ~4h window to do a small raid. Not to mention the other stuff you do in WoW.

Our raids started at 8 (my time, after the kids are in bed) and went until 11 or so, and I did this twice a week before our baby.

How can you even think about "cutting a bit" on a stupid game when you're getting a new family member is beyond me. It's like saying you will be only able to get drunk twice a week now, instead of the usual 5. The difference being you're not really hurting anyone else (besides your family). The general idea is the same.

Again, I suggest some of you go and see Second Skin.

Not sure if this is directed at me or not since this is obviously not what my post said. I just plain quit raiding when my son was born because of the time investment and sleep was at such a premium (for us parents) initially that I couldn't in good conscience squander 3 hours of sleep doing the same dungeon over and over 🙂 I kept playing WoW after my son was born but in much smaller time increments which meant I basically did dailies (gag).

I am just speaking my mind, based on my personal experience 🙂 This was not directed strictly at you. Gaming would be the last thing on my mind with a son that needs to be taken care of (obviously by both parents 🙂) - but it's not something obvious to people addicted to MMO games (it was somehow logical for me to skip work or uni because I had to play a bit more for example - don't ask me why). Luckily something snapped in my head and I had a "revelation" of sorts 😛 Sounds stupid, I know, but that's how I managed to break free.

My advise may sound extreme, but just to be safe, I'd say stay away from any MMO games. Regular games are loads of fun too and you get to play many different types (RPGs, racing, shooters, strategy, etc) not just the same thing over and over again. And best thing is, you can just sit and have a 30 minute "chill out" time blowing some stuff up on Shadow Complex (example, nice game btw 😛) or race a track or two on GRID. It's still plenty of fun and you aren't constrained by anything.