Quit World of warcraft :O

[Genso]

Quit WOW and MMOS (deleted 4 70's) all in the name of spending more time with my art. Yet I feel the urge to go back :O.. Addiction dare I say?:mod:

[Peter Coene]

That's why I avoided playing those in the 1st place: I knew I'd end up addicted. Also I don't like the idea of continuing to pay for a game every month, but that might just be me...

[Mirana]

Funny thing about addiction...you get rid of one and take up another in it's place. Hopefully that'll be ART for you. ;)

[Flake]

I remember years ago standing in a shop queue with the latest shiny new Civilisation game, then realising that if I bought this I was pretty much going to fail college, put it back on the shelf.

I tried the free 2 week demo of "Eve Online" decided that I was liking it way too much and deleted it before I got completely sucked in..

[Blue]

Funny thing about addicition...you get rid of one and take up another in it's place. Hopefully that'll be ART for you. ;)

Yea, i went from WoW to Orange Box. I probably play .. maybe 2-3 hours a day. But i threw out all of my TV's, so thats 2 hours before bed and no monthly fee. It has been nice without TV.. but yea, it is hard to go from one thing to nothing it is a stepping down process. Hopefully in a year, i won't use this computer at all unless to crit/upload photos of my art. Cold turkey didn't work for me.

[Farvus]

Yeah. Quit "World of warcraft" to enter "World of craft". It's also addictive :).

[AsaB]

Good for you, Genso :) Hopefully you won't cave!

Hehe, nice one Farvus, 'World of craft' sounds like our kind of place!

My youngest brother is an avid player and apparently now well-respected and known, funny that internet. I must admit, though, that I could probably get immersed into it too. That's why I also, like Peter Coene, never started. I could smell an addiction there coming on. I chose art :yayca:

[Farsh]

Welcome back to society.

[Duq]

Yeah. Quit "World of warcraft" to enter "World of craft". It's also addictive :).

Same here, getting dings in rl is more fun :)

[Rist]

I guess i am lucky to have never completely liked the game. I guess at the beginning when it first came out I kind of liked it and played too much. But generally I only got to level 30.

I think getting addicted back in college on SWG pre-CU kind of set the milestone, and from here on it takes quite a bit for me to get addicted to a game. I could be just maturing, who knows.

[LeanneMGardner]

Yep cancelled my account as well. For good this time! It's hard to justify spending hours playing a game, and having nothing to show for it, when I could be painting and doing something of worth.

[Alex Chow]

I'm always a sucker for WoW but I've drastically reduced my playtime from 10+ hours per day (when I was 14-15 years old) to maybe 0-3 hours. It's one of those games where the cost of playing vs. the time you can sink in is very efficient (though it may not seem that way). I choose art as well but when I have no car, no summer job, and in the middle of suburbia, trying to draw 15 hours per day for two months straight (summer holiday) is very very hard. It just helps to have a relatively cheap game to sink in time as a break.

I find forcing myself to draw to be counterproductive in the end but that's just me.

[VulgarDragon]

Quit a year ago after playing for three years since its launch. I did try playing it a few times again, but the magic is gone.

[stoph]

dooder, should have sold the account on eBay and you wouldve made a killing with 4 lvl70's! :nohope:

pre-emptive grats on your art 1337 sk1llzorz lvl'ing up :yayca:

[Kek]

should have sold the account on eBay and you wouldve made a killing with 4 lvl70's! :nohope:

that's what I was thinking. It's amazing how much that type of thing is worth.

[ArtZealot]

Funny thing about addiction...you get rid of one and take up another in it's place. Hopefully that'll be ART for you. ;)


lol, so true. yeah a person has to be really strict about how they replace one habit with another.

[Ilaekae]

...sigh...

You kids and your toys... :P

[Nightblue]

Quit that a year ago when I got into Guildhall to study game art creation.

Now I'm addicted to a variety of games, but overall I play less. Not picking up another MMO till I get a job :)

[Rogue_A]

I swore long ago to myself that I might be willing to make a company that made such addictions (I mean, you can't go tooo wrong with working for a company with massively epic hits, yes?), but never to get into those addictions myself.

At least with WoW, I have succeeded at that...I've managed in cutting down my video game time too, unless some epic game appears...Like I did spend WAY too much time playing Metal Gear Solid 4 for like the first week after it came out. >_>

[thelefthand]

That's why I avoided playing those in the 1st place: I knew I'd end up addicted. Also I don't like the idea of continuing to pay for a game every month, but that might just be me...

That is exactly how I feel about it.

It looks like a fun game, but I hear a lot of people saying how addictive it is. I don't feel like spending my evenings playing a game all the time. I used to play Diablo 2 a lot back in 2000. I created several characters - Necromancer, Paladin, Assassin, Barbarian, Druid - and built them up from levels 60-80. I never was able to get to a level 99 on any of them. I played that game for five years and put hundreds of hours into it. I don't think I could do that again. When I upgraded my computer I never copied over the character save files of Diablo 2. I deleted them off the drive and sold the computer. Gone forever.

I like the games that are story based that you can beat in two weeks comfortably like Kill Zone. In, out, move on.

[Bushido]

Congratz dude, greate decision!

[Jie Kageshinzo]

I haven't tried WoW but I used to be addicted to Ragnarok Online. Played it for near four years before finally quitting. I didn't regret it, though; most of the friends I have now I found through that game. As for MMOs, I'm basically a gamer but I never did have any trouble quitting the games. Now I just do consoles and focusing on the most important MMO of all: life.

[Dile_]

I played a game called Counter-Strike 1.6 for about 5-6 months on a competitive level ( Gaming for money ) . Worst time of my life =) 50 hours a week +

[Grafguy]

i played it for a very long time since its launch, at first it was awesome, the game felt like magic :) but everythime i start it up now, i quit after 2 minutes cuz i start feeling useless and stupid :p
So i have more time to sleep and practice other addictions ^^

[Blaz]

Good job. :)
I did the same thing 2 years ago and yet sometimes I feel unexplainable urge to play again although i sold my account.

[Formal]

LOL .... i don't have the problem, i never played any mmo's (o.k......except ragnarok online...completely addictive this thing) because i knew i would stay on this thing hours after hours after hours (yea it happenned......hate mmo's since then) and i wouldn't have the time to do all my school stuff so that,s why i never played wow, it's like too addictive for my lil' brain

the best thing to do when you wanna stop playing a game is to uninstall it and to sell it so the temptation isn't anymore

[Queen Nehalania]

I have never played WoW. But I play an online game called Final Fantasy XI.
It's kinda addicting, but I'm not as "addicted" to it as I used to be because there's a lot of obsticles and it made me feel frustrated.

Anyhow I haven't really done any art this summer because of lots of things I have to do, plus I was always interested in playing that game lmao.

Oh well I tried drawing one night, and couldn't figure out what I should draw.

It's ok because I am going to start college on the 19th and it's graphic design program. I'll get back into art, I'll be taking all art classes. xD

But yeah, I am ashamed. ; ; Don't kill me guys.

[TangeAl]

I'v quit WoW 5 times now.

[Robert.B]

I have yet to play an MMO and honestly have no desire. Id wrather just make art for them.

[Boolean]

I'm picking up Warhammer Online in September. I never really liked WoW, but I did like the PvP side of it. I LURVE multiplayer games when you are fighting against other people, so that combined with an MMO...I kinda worried. I've got this bad idea in my head I'm going to turn into a WoW zombie, neglecting studies and what not. I hope it just stays a "Sometimes game" :(

[Stoat]

I quit Anarchy Online because leveling up was such drudgery. I got righteously bored with it, particularly as I didn't care to interact with other players.

For a while I thought Second Life was going to be fun, because you've got those 3D modeling tools to build stuff with...but the tools were so goofy and clumsy. Plus, I don't think my graphics card was doing me any favors.

[Dusty]

WoW isn't a bad game in and of itself. If you just solo your way around and enjoy the casual content, it's pretty easy to regulate yourself and not let it affect your life too much. The problem with WoW (and other MMOs) is the social aspect and the expectations others have on you if you are in a guild.

I didn't do hardly any art for a year or more because I was in a guild that was very focused on endgame progression and this led to lots of "Why isn't he online yet?", "Did you farm up enough X for the raid?", "Can you help me with X for a couple hours?" etc etc.

I realized that my art was completely stagnant and all I was getting out of it was people whining at me because I wasn't "doing my part" if I missed a raid or two.

So...yeah....screw that noise. Account cancelled, art career back on track, and while I am playing Age of Conan here and there, I'm just playing solo....like any other game.

Say no to guilds! :p

-D

[Parsakoira]

I have no idea how one can get so addicted to a game like WOW. Once I tried the 10 day trial, and got my human rogue up to level 7, and got bored already after killing ridicilous numbers of wolves :l Anyway the entire game is based on grinding, grinding with your friends, grinding with your neighbour, etc. And we should pay mothnly for a game like that??? srlsy wtf?
The only game ive really been addicted to, was counter-strike, but thank god i got over it.

[Alex Chow]

WoW isn't a bad game in and of itself. If you just solo your way around and enjoy the casual content, it's pretty easy to regulate yourself and not let it affect your life too much. The problem with WoW (and other MMOs) is the social aspect and the expectations others have on you if you are in a guild.

I didn't do hardly any art for a year or more because I was in a guild that was very focused on endgame progression and this led to lots of "Why isn't he online yet?", "Did you farm up enough X for the raid?", "Can you help me with X for a couple hours?" etc etc.


Sums it up. The reason why the game is still fresh for me is because I have a bunch of people I know who is playing as well. It's very easy for others to place expectations on people over the internet and accept nothing less since people are not connected on a personal level. Playing with my friends is much more lenient. "Can't play today? Busy? Need to take a break? I understand. Take your time."

I've made the mistake of joining an end-game guild 3 years ago and that really ruined a game that, otherwise, is actually done pretty well (though up to the individual to decide).

[Dusty]

I have no idea how one can get so addicted to a game like WOW.

Yeah, different strokes for different folks and all that. I just like RPGs...getting new powers, making a character, playing in a persistant world etc.

But it does get old after awhile.
Like I said, the social aspect is what truly "addicts" someone, imo....if you just got to lvl 7 and quit (about 1 hour of playing, I'd say?), you hardly have any reason at all to play if you don't like the game mechanics. But let's say you did like the game mechanics, and you met a few folks who were fun to play with, and then you ended up in a large guild, etc...next thing you know you are at lvl 70, trying to maximize your damage or whatever to take down bosses.

It's not hard to let it get out of control if you don't catch yourself.
You can't see how it happens, so there's your explanation. :D

-D

[J Wilson]

I play and enjoy WoW, and I keep it in moderation. I find it a good way to relax for a couple hours sometimes (possibly more on the weekends if I have nothing pressing to do). I still make my deadlines, and I manage to keep things in perspective, mainly because I pretty much refuse to "raid" or stick to a pre planned gaming schedule. When real life and gaming conflict, the game loses every time. There's lots I don't get to do in the game that I know I might enjoy because of that choice, but that's just the way it has to be.

For me the gaming replaced TV (or actually I tend to play while watching, so I pack more into my free time), and art still fits in where it always has. I could fit in MORE art if I quit, but everything in moderation, even art. Too much drawing and painting and you'll lose a little something as well I think. I believe mixing it up keeps your mental processes sharp.

[dark eagle]

I got addicted... to CAFFEINE in Coco-Cola. Damned big names trying to take away my 5 hours of sleep. Luckily I am now only drinking the soft drink redbull-and other stuff ofcourse.

I have played WoW and I absouletly hate fantasy games from now on. Why would you pay I don't know how much a mounth for an account on a wierd game that can only get yuo addicted and turn you into a geek and take away your life(for 3hours everyday)!!!

[SalOnimaruRem]

WoW was cool but not cool enough to keep me on it, Got tired of the gameplay. I got to only a little over level 40 and just got tired of it. Played the free WoW server and got a level 70 in less then a week and never played it again.

I agree with J Wilson you gotta mix things up :)

[Parsakoira]

Dusty dont get me wrong, I apsolutely love different Rpg's, Like D&D and NWN. Most bugging thing is that theres no actual storyline in MMO's

[Call0ps]

J Wilson summed all. play wow ( or any other game ) doesn't make u an addicted to it, its not the game fault, its yours! because u cant hold your self. as long as u play in "healthy" doses it wont interfere with your life / art.

[J Wilson]

Why would you pay I don't know how much a mounth for an account on a wierd game that can only get yuo addicted and turn you into a geek and take away your life(for 3hours everyday)!!!

Why not? Is it any worse than watching tv or movies? Or reading fiction? Or any one of a million other things that people do to waste their time? I seriously doubt if there are very many people who can claim to be productive all the time. How many people can really say they spend all of their free time developing themselves in meaningful ways, or devoted to great causes, or whatever?

I had a friend who was very anti video games. She would rant about what a waste it was to play Guitar Hero (as an example) when you could spend the same amount of time learning to play an ACTUAL guitar. I pointed out that learning to play guitar takes dedication and years of practice to get even "decent", while I could play Guitar Hero for an hour, have fun, and then move on to something else. And for all her beliefs, which sounded reasonable, she didn't actually have any extra skills to show for all the time she wasn't wasting. The truth was she wasted as much time as anyone else, and despite playing video games I get more done than 95% of the people out there.

[Dusty]

I had a friend who was very anti video games. She would rant about what a waste it was to play Guitar Hero (as an example) when you could spend the same amount of time learning to play an ACTUAL guitar. I pointed out that learning to play guitar takes dedication and years of practice to get even "decent", while I could play Guitar Hero for an hour, have fun, and then move on to something else. And for all her beliefs, which sounded reasonable, she didn't actually have any extra skills to show for all the time she wasn't wasting. The truth was she wasted as much time as anyone else, and despite playing video games I get more done than 95% of the people out there.

Damn straight!
I can rock out to Screaming for Vengeance and not have to be as good as KK Downing, so Rock band/Guitar Hero is aces in my book.

Getting addicted to WoW and just playing games (of which WoW may be one of them) are two totally seperate things. If you are so motivated where you don't want to do ANYTHING but art in life, well...all I can say is good for you. But I take everything in moderation, and that includes art. I can be motivated and not let it rule my life. I am always thinking and breathing art....but relaxation is good, too. :D

Besides...games are research for me (at least that is my excuse) :p

-D

[Jason Rainville]

I had a friend who was very anti video games. She would rant about what a waste it was to play Guitar Hero (as an example) when you could spend the same amount of time learning to play an ACTUAL guitar. I pointed out that learning to play guitar takes dedication and years of practice to get even "decent", while I could play Guitar Hero for an hour, have fun, and then move on to something else. And for all her beliefs, which sounded reasonable, she didn't actually have any extra skills to show for all the time she wasn't wasting. The truth was she wasted as much time as anyone else, and despite playing video games I get more done than 95% of the people out there.

I have the same view on guitar hero, but at least (slightly) more moderate;

If you want to play guitar hero as a game, just like I spend a few hours every so often playing halo or mount and blade or whatever, who gives a shit. It's your leisure time, have fun, do this do that, doesn't matter. It's when people play ONLY to get better, and view guitar hero as some sort of skill (there are battle of the bands with guitar hero where people cheer and generally love it, I shit you not) that's when it's getting out of hand, and you can rant about learning a real skill. They've spent so much time and invested so much energy in learning guitar hero as a skill, why not go for the real thing.

As for MMO's I have the view that it's a sterile gaming experience. If something breaks the flow or atmosphere of a game, I can't play it. Morrowind will probably be my favorite rpg (and game) because it does such a great job of creating a dangerous, believable world and putting you in it. Going on quests with friends and grinding would make morrowind worthless IMO. At the same time though I love playing halo multilayer including campaign co-op, so I know this is a subjective view. Roleplaying games are just that for me, suspending reality and assuming a role.

I Played 15 minutes of guild wars before uninstalling it and never playing it again. that was my foray into MMOs :)

[Dusty]

I Played 15 minutes of guild wars before uninstalling it and never playing it again. that was my foray into MMOs

To be fair....
I love MMORPGs and I did not like GW at all. Love the art threads on CA that Arenanet posts, but I just couldn't get into the game. Many frustrating aspects to it. Not saying your opinion would be changed by other MMOs, just saying that is not the best one to gauge your opinion on the genre as a whole.

-D

[J Wilson]

Jason, good point. If someone is spending that kind of time and attention to develope a skill that only applys to a video game, that's kind of crazy. However, in a way, isn't learning to play guitar still just a waste of time in the end? It's maybe a more flexible skill than Guitar Hero, and involves more of yourself (there's no improvising in Guitar Hero, or adding your own elements), but still, enjoying your free time is enjoying your free time either way. Unless you have professional aspirations it's ALL a waste of time in a way, and who is to say those Guitar Hero players don't feel as fullfilled as the real guitar players?

[Stoat]

Oh. OH! What was the one with the bad drawings and the...meat....meat car...and the...oh, I loved that one. Hang on...hang on...

Bless you, Google: Kingdom of Loathing (http://www3.kingdomofloathing.com/).

I wonder what they did with my guild credits?

[ChristianWeeks]

WOO HOO WOW QUITTERS I applaud you all! Yeah ive quit WoW like 3 times maybe, but theres no way im going back and im glad. It just sucked up money and time that could be used doing constructive things like art or physical activity.

I mainly played because of summer, no job, nothing to do, yadda yadda (this was last year and the year before). I still talk to some of the people I played with, but none of my actual real life friends played WoW with me. Around here everybody seems to shun the game; its very frustrating. I mean people here will spend ungodly amounts of time playing guitar hero or call of duty 4, and nobody says a thing, but you mention you play WoW and people are immidiately critical about it.


I dont know why the reception is so different - all my friends play video games (some are addicted to call of duty 4, hypocrites) but when it comes to games like WoW everybody looks negatively upon it.

So thats how i can quit easily, no real ties to the actual game. I had 1 70 warrior, and this summer i reactivated my account for 1 month and got my mage to 68. I just lost interest. The monotonous, time consuming, repetative grinding just got way too boring.

So theres the tales of my misadventures in WoW. :D

[Lastro]

I played it for three days, but it didn't appeal to me. I sort of figured it would be a time consuming game, so now it's gathering dust somewhere in my room; I'm quite sure I stuck it in the closet. And paying for it just to play was kind of a waste. I could use that money to buy something that would benefit art more for me.

[Mirana]

who is to say those Guitar Hero players don't feel as fullfilled as the real guitar players?

My partner is a musician with 4 guitars...and I bought him Guitar Hero for Xmas. He adores it. Playing GH for an hr for fun makes him excited to go play the real thing for a few hours. In a sense, gaming can be that way if you can regulate yourself. You can think, "Wow, that was so creative--I bet I can do something like it if I work a little harder."

On the other hand, my little sister is totally, completely obsessed with WoW. She turns down family functions (of which there are few as the 'rents are not always in town) because she's got to play. Last time she turned down seeing her best friend perform because she couldn't find anyone in her 250+ sized guild to run the raid that night. She lives about a mile from me, but I never see her. Even when she needs to come by to get important things...like tags for her cars that are overdue a month. :( She quit her JOB so she could play for a month...Hardcore bad.

[lavhoes]

Give yourself XP every time you do a study. Boss monsters are those epic-hard 20-hour pieces, raids are huge multi-concept projects. Just keep jotting down arbitrary numbers, and every so often smack a bell and shout LEVEL UP.

[Blue]

For a while I thought Second Life was going to be fun, because you've got those 3D modeling tools to build stuff with...but the tools were so goofy and clumsy. Plus, I don't think my graphics card was doing me any favors.

Thankfully, the title of this game turned me away instantly. My childhood love of the warcraft RTS games was probably how i got into WoW. But Second Life? the name itself is just screaming "DANGER WILL ROBINSON".

For my money... [portal]

[Dose206]

quitting mmo's is easy like quitting cigarettes, I've done both of them many times. ha!

[J Wilson]

quitting mmo's is easy like quitting cigarettes, I've done both of them many times. ha!

Hah, agreed! I've actually quit for many months, but it was out of boredom with the game. Over time, these online games evolve and change somewhat, so at one point when I had more free time I started up again, and it felt fresh. I still had friends (both "real" and the online variety) that still played, and I missed doing things with them.

Mirana, that's too bad about your sister. It can get that bad for some. There have been a few times where I've turned down events to stay home and play, but those were always cases where it wasn't so much chosing the game over the event, as it was chosing time by myself getting some much needed rest over going out. If it seems to be something that's a consistant choice for her, I'd suspect deeper problems. Many people who get addicted to these games so it because there is a social element they enjoy and maybe lack elsewhere, or because it's a way to get a constant feeling of improving and progressing that life isn't providing. I've known a few people without clear career goals or special skills that got sucked into playing because they had no other goals to strive for. I feel lucky I've always had art to help focus me, because otherwise I could see these games being even more appealing.

[Stoat]

Shoot. Thanks to this thread, I woke up my old Kingdom of Loathing account.

The good news, I know have about 100K meat because I just let it sit there and turn over quietly all this time.

[J Wilson]

Give yourself XP every time you do a study. Boss monsters are those epic-hard 20-hour pieces, raids are huge multi-concept projects. Just keep jotting down arbitrary numbers, and every so often smack a bell and shout LEVEL UP.

You have reached level 20!
You have gained 4 points in Discern Color
You have gained 6 points in Brush Stroke Control
You have learned the new skill Human Anatomy (Rank 1)
You have learned the new skill Value Study (Rank 3)
You may now specialize into Artist sub classes Illustrator, Concept Artist, or Sequential Artist

[Alex Chow]

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[TheDirtSyndicate]

hmm... the only thing that i've become addicted to thats preventing me from creating art is sitting on the couch with my girlfriend petting our dogs.
i've played games for years, and continue to. guess i just dont have the addictive personality for games.

i've been playing gta4 since it came out and i'm still on "ivan the not so terrible" haha
finally bought gears of war too, been playing that whenever i get the chance, but again, im not addicted. the dogs run into the room and i pause it, wrap em up in a big hug and flop em over onto the couch and the game is pretty much over. haha

[Cepro]

I didn't start wow, because you have to pay money every month ... and because you can't build your own house :P
Sometimes I think about buying a new computer in order to play all those fancy new games. But then again I need all the money for art-supplies (like 200 euro or more every time). And out of all the games I have played in recent years, not a single one was even near as good as BG2.

We're all guilty of wasting our time, since everyone here is spending time in the lounge. :P

[Grafguy]

lol nice one Wilson & Aramath.
Funny thing is if you have friends to also stopped playing, you will still keep on talking about it, or use MMO terms IRL. Like calling babes epics, or huge boos legendarys or whatever. Pretty hilarious sometimes but also very frustrating cuz it confronts you with your dark and secret past :D

[Dirty C]

Quitter.

[wheezy]

MMO kills creativity.

I feel like I am reading WoW anonymous.

/stands up "Hello, my name is Charlie, and I am a former wowaholic."

I am now living in the "World of craft" and loving it. Thanks Farvus, nice phrase.

The time you spend enjoying someone else's hard work and creativity, be it video games, movies, art work, etc., will sacrifice the time you have to enjoy and create your own. Always be aware of balance in your life so that your reward yourself and still make time to reward others including the people closest around you.

[m@.]

Hey hey hey, don't quit!
I want my bonus check!

[Blue]

You have reached level 20!
You have gained 4 points in Discern Color
You have gained 6 points in Brush Stroke Control
You have learned the new skill Human Anatomy (Rank 1)
You have learned the new skill Value Study (Rank 3)
You may now specialize into Artist sub classes Illustrator, Concept Artist, or Sequential Artist

New Achievement Unlocked!
Your critiques in the critique center have increased your critical thinking!
+5 Overall Production quality
-10 Overall Production time
+1 Human Relations
+1 Sense of Self

Grants skill [Activated when pencil hits paper] Self Critique
Allows you to discern clichés from a piece early while allowing you to terminate Clichés before corruption.


710,000/1,990,000 Until next level!

[Alex Chow]

Grants skill [Activated when pencil hits paper] Self Critique
Allows you to discern clichés from a piece early while allowing you to terminate Clichés before corruption.


10 year cooldown. This is simply too powerful of a skill!

[ChaoticKnight]

I hit the same wall with GW. Couldn't get into it.

With WoW for me, it was more exploring the game and seeing everything, which made pvp and raiding (unless you were in an amazing group which didn't need you that much, pre-BC) boring to me. I could spend 30 minutes just hangin around ashenvale and the Zoram strand. Of course, I use video games as a form of escape and relaxation, so I approach RPGs differently. I had to quit Wow because I realized that 2 years of playing wow cost me $410.
Currently still trying to find a suitable replacement that doesn't cost anything to play.

[Puck]

One minute is too much, a hundred hours is not enough.

I still have WOW installed and for some stupid reason keep updating it even though I don't have an active account and haven't played in a year.... it sits there on the edge of existence, waiting... waiting for my resistance to crack so it can rise up and consume me.

For now I enjoy casual games, and the ones that you can finish in 6-10 hours tops.

[Mirana]

Many people who get addicted to these games so it because there is a social element they enjoy and maybe lack elsewhere, or because it's a way to get a constant feeling of improving and progressing that life isn't providing.

Ha, I'm the anti-social one. I taught lil' sis to be quite outgoing (and she is)! Kid had about EIGHT extracurricular activities in HS on top of having good grades, learning herbology and theology for fun, and playing Diablo2 every night. It was insane. She's also very attractive and enjoys the attention that brings (who wouldn't?). We're thinking she might just enjoy the adoration that comes with running a guild... :shrug: She could also be depressed about the responsiblities she's taken on and the reality of it all. Games are good for escapisim. The unfortunate thing is she's the only one who can pull the plug. There isn't a way to help her if she doesn't want to do it herself.

[VulgarDragon]

I'm sure that Blizzard is working on a new MMO game. I saw in their job postings that they were looking to hire people to work on the "next gen MMO". So if you quit WoW, Blizzard rolls out a new one. It never ends.

What other MMO games are you people looking forward to? I am looking forward to the Stargate SG-1 Worlds and Star Trek Online. I'm a huge fan of these shows.

[JJS]

I actually am getting into WoW right now, tried to before but found that I had better things to do. I do have a goal though, get a character to level 70, see what the end game is like (all my friends say that it is a different game) and then quit. If I don't return, send a search party out for me.

[Blue]

What other MMO games are you people looking forward to?

Yea...

[wheezy]

Rofl Blue! Hahaha!

[Ilaekae]

I've read through this thread as carefully as I could several times, and I have to admit that I don't know what the hell most of you are talking about...and no, I don't want an explanation. It would probably destroy my chromosomes or something... :P

It sounds like you're having a lot of fun, though...

[Mon Chat]

I gave up when I realised I was playing to make my character pretty (after about 2 months), also, I used to draw whilst playing it... I wasn't too popular :/

also grinding is work. no two ways about it.

[GoatFetus]

I've never got into any MMO, especially WoW because it sorta hurt my eyes to look at it. I played the Guild Wars demo and it was ok, but I don't think I'll ever buy the game.

I've started playing this other game called Life Drawing, it's pretty good, but it's taking me a while to really get into it.

[Vimerge]

Great decicion!
I know how addicting and time consuming it can be ;)
Art and/or other outside activities are a much better way to spend your time!

[egerie]

This thread made me launch WoW after 3 months of having forgotten about my active account.

I agree on a lot of what has been said and whish I could log on a private server JUST to look at the environments and explore. To me, that's the main feature of the game that still has me wowing when getting into a new dungeon or map region (before being swiftly put to rest by nearby hostiles.).
I managed getting killed just running around in the Test Realms with a fully geared generated char...
Yeah I'm a usually hardcore player but playing wow extremely casualy. I got kicked out of a guild for going "away" for a week :D

[Rist]

This thread made me launch WoW after 3 months of having forgotten about my active account.

I agree on a lot of what has been said and whish I could log on a private server JUST to look at the environments and explore. To me, that's the main feature of the game that still has me wowing when getting into a new dungeon or map region (before being swiftly put to rest by nearby hostiles.).
I managed getting killed just running around in the Test Realms with a fully geared generated char...
Yeah I'm a usually hardcore player but playing wow extremely casualy. I got kicked out of a guild for going "away" for a week :D

You could try an old realm with a low population. To add to this you could choose an RP or PVE realm.

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My account runs out today. I always say "this is my last try because what is the point in playing and paying for a game you do not like?", but then when I think of the game I tend to activate the accound again. I never know why i do that. Maybe phsycologically I like to kick myself at times.

I would not mind but most areas are generic, details are lacking, the systems are TOO basic, and the combat is almost identical for every fight. Its as if thee are promoting grining and repetative leveling.

But, its one of those games that you 'really want to like' but some personality clashes prevent you from liking them. I do like RPG's but maybe its the more story driven linear affair.

[Stoat]

I never devoted the gigantic amount of time to gaming that some do, but I don't begrudge a minute of the time I've spent. A well-built game is an awesome visual experience, and so much of our perception of the world is visual (especially for us arty types) that gaming is as close as any of us will ever get to doing a lot of amazing things. Like flying. Or living on alien worlds.

My partner thinks gaming makes me grumpy while going outdoors hiking makes me happy. He bases this perception on how I behave when he calls me. I don't have the heart to tell him what that REALLY means: I don't mind a bit if you ring me up while I'm walking in the woods, but when I'm backed into a corner facing six zombie Marines and I'm running low on ammo and my armor is failing and the freaking phone rings and it's all, like, "Oh, nothing -- you?" Yeah. Yeah, you're going to get to meet Grumpy Me.

I picked up poison ivy out in the woods this weekend and I'm a patchwork of itchy, angry, weeping rash. Don't tell ME nature is always better than geekery...

[JayTuk]

That is a very hard thing to do. Especially giving up level 70's. The highest I have gotten is 40.

[Seedling]

Welcome to the entertainment industry, where you work hard to entertain your paying customer, and your customer says thanks by saying your product is an addictive waste of time.

[Blue]

Welcome to the entertainment industry, where you work hard to entertain your paying customer, and your customer says thanks by saying your product is an addictive waste of time.

No he says thanks by paying that monthly fee, no matter how upset he is.

[egerie]

At least in this case he's not, as an emerit game critic, trash talking x 492683765982347569347865934876 your game on gametrailer ;)

[grenappels]

i think games like dota and cs are a lot more addictive than wow