Wow addiction

[timosyy]

I was (raiding) until midnight, then chilling on vent with a couple guildies ... its 4am and I still havnt finished my econ or calculus homework. I'm on probation from last semester (gg WoW), and I've failed my last 3 exams (in different classes).

You don't want this. Quit for me.

 

[phisrow]

I uninstalled WoW from all the computers I had at hand. Then I installed Linux. After a brief(but intense) bout with SuperTux, I've stayed clean.

 

[rh71]

same question I asked during the MUD days when it was all text-based... and look how far its gotten.

 

[Tobolo]

I'm at the point where I had to take a break from wow. It wasnt interfering with my gf. She always would "love on me" while I was playing so that was good. But after 60 WoW = Blah.
How can you raid 5 nights a week for hours at a time. GEEZ what losers!

 

[lagvoid]

I enjoyed WOW for almost a year. It was fun playing with rlf leveling up but I never enjoyed instances. The higher lvls I reached the more I was interested in pvp. I got really addicted to BG up until rank 11 where things felt more like a job then enjoyment. After I stopped doing BG there was nothing left for me to enjoy..

If you're still doing things other than wow 24/7 then it doesn't seem like a bad bad habit, just keep it in check!

 

[Cheetah8799]

Here's my sure-fire way to stop the WoW addiction.

I played for about 4 months when the game was released. I hit 60 with my shaman, tried a mage alt, etc. I got totally sick of the "grind". Nothing to do with content really since I couldn't end-game raid because of RL commitments. Then summer started, and all my main sports and hobbies took over. Cycling, fishing, hunting, running, triathlon, etc. etc.. I don't do much in Winter, so WoW had it's place there.

Then this current winter I started WoW again. I didn't want to play Horde, so I started over as an Alliance Druid. WoW was fun again, and now I have a 60 Druid. I'm finding myself getting a bit addicted again, so I force myself to spend more time with real people, especially my girlfriend. I'm doing a little end-game raiding now, and the trick for me is to have a set day where I can do it, and not do it other days. It's tricky, but doable.

I fully expect that I will be stopping payment on my subscription again in two or three months because of my summer activities kicking in again. I *may* continue to play just for one night a week of raiding, but that totally depends how other stuff is going.


To sum all that up, the trick is to have other hobbies and activities that you do outside of WoW, then just do them more when you cancel WoW.

 

[torpid]

Yes, you can have fun after the barrens. There are a lot of fun times until you approach 60. As you approach 60 you are still looking forward to hitting 60 and don't mind some of the traits that ultimately destroy WoW's fun over time... the raiding instance issues.

After a month at 60 is when the game really begins to wear on you. I can only do the same instances so many times. I eventually joined an elite guild that regularly killed Rag and was in BWL. The grind really gets to you. 300 deaths and 3 cool items to show for it, hours and hours and hours of play, endless permutations to kill an overly difficult enemy. Wow really degenerates into crap at 60.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate
ok so I am not REALLY addicted - I mean I still do homework - infact im in the library right now. I am wondering where past WOW players go from WOW though? What is there beyond it? I already got a g/f, I already go out, but I still play WOW. Is there life after it? Can we, as a species have "fun" after The Barrens? Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

go alliance and play easy mode.. the game is pure crack after that...
and no there is nothing after WoW.. at least at this moment anyway...

feeling myself getting addicted again.. had stopped again for last 8 months... now playing more and more again.. trying to max my hunter out before the expansion.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Just quit the game now while you're ahead. Believe me, you will eventually lose it all...

 

[Glavinsolo]

I played WoW from closed Beta to 2days ago. I quit multiple times for the max duration of 1 week. I ran MC, Ony, and BWL, Non stop never missed a raid, I pvp'ed little and grinded rep. I didn't mind the raiding since we had a good guild and the people kind of made the game. When you hit 60, you have 2 choices. Grind all the epics in all end game instances and play the World of Repcraft like they designed it, or you can quit the game and say hey, I like my job and my grades.

I was an officer of the guild, I lead raids, I was one of the best geared in the guild. What you need to do to quit, is to think of where you thought you were going to be before you started playing. Has your playing interrupted the future that you had imagined. If the answer is yes, then you need to sell your account and use the money on your future.

My story as it is happening right now. I was supposed to graduate last fall, I played the game for over a year, I only completed 2 classes a semester as opposed to my usual load of 5classes. I didn't lose my GF, I didn't lose my Job, but I lost a good chunk of my lofty GPA. I had to pay extra for classes since I was repeating them.

Its not so much that you enjoy playing the game, but if you feel guilty doing it, then you should quit.


OPPORTUNITY COST

The true cost of something is what you give up to get it. This includes not only the money spent in buying (or doing) the something, but also the economic benefits (UTILITY) that you did without because you bought (or did) that particular something and thus can no longer buy (or do) something else. For example, the opportunity cost of choosing to train as a lawyer is not merely the tuition fees, PRICE of books, and so on, but also the fact that you are no longer able to spend your time holding down a salaried job or developing your skills as a footballer. These lost opportunities may represent a significant loss of utility. Going for a walk may appear to cost nothing, until you consider the opportunity forgone to use that time earning money. Everything you do has an opportunity cost (see SHADOW PRICE). ECONOMICS is primarily about the efficient use of scarce resources, and the notion of opportunity cost plays a crucial part in ensuring that resources are indeed being used efficiently.

 

[Xylitol]

I quit to play Maplestory

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: Xylitol
I quit to play Maplestory

are you... serious?

 

[hooflung]

I too quit WoW. Its just not as addictive as EVE Online IS and Star Wars Galaxies and City of Heroes WERE ( before their developers took a squat on em' ). WoW was a fun past time but the loot system doesn't favor solo play and the community doesn't favor pick up groups too well. All in all, I only miss my friends that ARE addicted to it like crack. I'm starting to not be able to count them on my hands ... suckers.

 

[Xylitol]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo

Originally posted by: Xylitol
I quit to play Maplestory

are you... serious?

Yup

My names are:
Scania: XXylit0l
Khani: XXylit0l
Testpia: Forgot the names

 

[JonnyStarks]

Originally posted by: timosyy
I was (raiding) until midnight, then chilling on vent with a couple guildies ... its 4am and I still havnt finished my econ or calculus homework. I'm on probation from last semester (gg WoW), and I've failed my last 3 exams (in different classes).

You don't want this. Quit for me.

Wow. I don't even know what you said but STOP PLAYING

 

[Todd33]

Originally posted by: AnthroAndStargate
ok so I am not REALLY addicted - I mean I still do homework - infact im in the library right now. I am wondering where past WOW players go from WOW though? What is there beyond it? I already got a g/f, I already go out, but I still play WOW. Is there life after it? Can we, as a species have "fun" after The Barrens? Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I decided that one day the game was not fun any longer and canceled my account. I went on with life. Don't let a game run your life. You have to be able to "turn it off".