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This.
Is a teamliquid confession.
I have a problem with WoW addiction. Over the course of my life I have played and quit 3 times, each play time lasting over a year. This might not sound too severe in the grand scheme of things, except that when I play wow, it's all I do. I don't sleep regularly, I avoid friends, I ignore both of my girlfriends, etc.
Well SC2 beta has been depressing me. I'm scared about what is to come. The game arrives in less than 2 months, and I don't know whats going to happen. TL seems to not notice, continuing on with FPL as if nothing will change, WELL SOMETHINGS GONNA CHANGE >_< What will happen to professional BW?? I just don't know.
This drove me to start playing wow again, fueled by a female coworker (shes like 40, married, and has 2 kids tho, so we've really got no future that doesn't include the lich king). I started playing 4 days ago, and it all happened again. No eaty, no sleepy, no threesomes.
And then I saw this:
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=127948
And it hit me. What was I doing? It's 8am and I haven't slept for almost 4 days. The beta is ending soon and everyone's going to go back to Iccup, like it's supposed to be, and what am I going to be doing? Farming? GRINDING??? SUCK MY CACK WOW!!!
So I quit. Again. This is the shortest play time I've recorded thus far. I'm turning my life around though.
![[image loading]](http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae306/mOnion7486/IMAG0042.jpg)
Cooked up the rest of my bacon and made a couple taquitos. I've already finished it and my heart feels like its pumping cold Aunt Jemina through my veins, but other than that I feel great.
Gamestop opens at 10am, I'm gonna go and buy Dragon Age: Origins for the PC, because I still need my RPG fix, and I rented Origins for the 360 and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I realized it would be MUCH better controlled on the PC.
But this weekend is going to be pure BW dedication. I'm nervous cuz I don't know a lot of the maps anymore (ASHAAAAAMED) but I'll learn them and start grinding games again.
And its all thanks to you Kawaii. You and Mizuki Nana.
Thank You.
  
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DA is extremely fun on PC, you will not be disappointed. But it's kind of backward to quit WoW and play DA, seriously, it's really addicting
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On May 28 2010 23:32 anderoo wrote:
DA is extremely fun on PC, you will not be disappointed. But it's kind of backward to quit WoW and play DA, seriously, it's really addicting
I doubt you've played wow cuz it's nowhere NEAR the same caliber. I have lots of horror stories from wow.
I want the game to be addicting in a good way, like I want DA to be on my mind while im at work so that when I come home I plop down and play it.
wow is different. its pure misery and mindless repetition.
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I just assumed you were quitting WoW because it was taking up too much of your time, and keeping you away from your girlfriends ^^
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sell_your_wow_account
i know blizzard condemns it but tbh its the best thing you can do
i sold mine right before TBC and profited from playing wow (exluding all the time i wasted playing lol)
if you have an addictive personality find something new healthy thats addictive (gym, skate, surf, triathlon etc)
GL HF
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Thank you Kawaiii ^-^
<3 mOnion~ I used to play WoW too, but BW just makes me so much happier 
good call quitting WoTLk
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I've never touched WoW, and I never will, because I know I wouldn't be able to stop.
I've got like 5 different people trying to get me to play though :|
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You know you could just control yourself and play wow on a less obsessive time schedule, unless you hate the game completly. I mean you must like it to so degree to be able to play it for so long, just cutting yourself off like that is bad for all addictions because eventually you will be overcome with desires to return. Not to doubt your self control, but if this is a recurring situation you should probably treat it differently instead of taking the same action and expecting different results.
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On May 28 2010 23:59 Monokeros wrote:
You do understand the game can be enjoyable if you control yourself, not to cause a GIANT FLAME WAR in your blog but this comes across to me as you blaming WoW wholly for the addiction and not your lack of self control. Admittedly the game as a very strong pull, for me its the community and spending time with friends while having 'fun', in short the game has its moments that make it bad, but its moreso the person than the game. Blaming wow for any form of addiction is the same as the ignorant people who blame video games for violence, while there is some responsiblity with both parties in the end it is up to the person to decide.
im not blaming wow for my addiction to other things, i'm blaming wow for my addiction to wow.
which is beyond the point. the point of this blog is
BACONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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I used to be the hardcore raider, up til midnight every night raiding and then a few hours after that farming or doing stupid quests. I never got anything enjoyable out of it except those few bright moments building strategies for new bosses. I quit WoW once. kept reading the blogs and following the news etc... Then I went back and everything just felt stale, tired, and used up. So I quit again. this time for good.
Good luck mOnion. I know how it feels. Its not like other games that are addictive because other games are -fun- at the same time.
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[QUOTE]On May 29 2010 00:10 ghen wrote:
I used to be the hardcore raider, up til midnight every night raiding and then a few hours after that farming or doing stupid quests. I never got anything enjoyable out of it except those few bright moments building strategies for new bosses. I quit WoW once. kept reading the blogs and following the news etc... Then I went back and everything just felt stale, tired, and used up. So I quit again. this time for good.
same thing just happened to me, transfered to play with TL ppls. but its boring as hell so i quit :|
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China10928 Posts
On May 28 2010 23:38 eSen1a wrote:
sell_your_wow_account
i know blizzard condemns it but tbh its the best thing you can do
i sold mine right before TBC and profited from playing wow (exluding all the time i wasted playing lol)
if you have an addictive personality find something new healthy thats addictive (gym, skate, surf, triathlon etc)
GL HF
Very good advice, selling my account was the best thing I've ever done.
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You used to play wow?
With your awesome protoss skills?
DA is good fun.
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You haven't slept for almost 4 days?
God damn I'm glad I put up that blog. lol
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is that lady good lookin at all 
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DA:O is a bad game to pick up if you are worried about spending too much time on RPGs. That game is like 60 hours long.
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How do you not sleep for that long!? D:
Teach me your ways, master!
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i still dont know how people can get so addicted to wow it has the worst pvp ever.. the best mmorpg pvp is from a really shitty grafics but good gameplay game called Argentum... its the only mmorpg me and my friends still play after 11 years.. they dont play bw
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The market for selling WoW accounts it terrible at the moment, its not even worth the hassle unless you have something unique (vanity items) because gear is so easy to get.
DA:O Is really fun, I enjoyed it. + Show Spoiler +You can pirate it on PC, apparently there is a cracked DLC out now too.
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On May 28 2010 23:38 eSen1a wrote:
sell_your_wow_account
i know blizzard condemns it but tbh its the best thing you can do
Blizzard condemns it but they don't proactively enforce it because they make a lot of money from it. Almost every account sale results in at least one micro-transaction (character transfer, race change etc.) for them.
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is this a brag blog? do you have two girlfriends?
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Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
On May 28 2010 23:26 mOnion wrote:
I have a problem with WoW addiction. Over the course of my life I have played and quit 3 times, each play time lasting over a year. This might not sound too severe in the grand scheme of things, except that when I play wow, it's all I do. I don't sleep regularly, I avoid friends, I ignore both of my girlfriends, etc.
Subtle. But I got it.
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On May 29 2010 01:17 Shauni wrote:
is this a brag blog? do you have two girlfriends?
no its a confession/ty to kawaii but yes, they dress in classic egyptian garbs, fan me with palm leaves and feed me grapes. really sweet ladies.
also i worship you  ty for posting in my blog
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On May 29 2010 01:45 mOnion wrote:
no its a confession/ty to kawaii but yes, they dress in classic egyptian garbs, fan me with palm leaves and feed me grapes. really sweet ladies.
stop neural parasiting every girl you see! and stop eating all my grapes! 
On May 29 2010 01:17 Shauni wrote:
is this a brag blog? do you have two girlfriends?
i worship you ty for posting in my blog
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On May 28 2010 23:38 eSen1a wrote:
sell_your_wow_account
i know blizzard condemns it but tbh its the best thing you can do
i sold mine right before TBC and profited from playing wow (exluding all the time i wasted playing lol)
if you have an addictive personality find something new healthy thats addictive (gym, skate, surf, triathlon etc)
GL HF
If you get caught won't you're bnet account get banned aswell? Asuming you are having the same email regged. In my opionion it isn't worth it, unless you have like top tier gear and can get loads of cash for the account.
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mmm bacon...
but ya...get some sleep man. I went through a year and a half of wow addiction too and the only thing that stopped me was selling my acct, not just canceling the subscription. The game has a way of clawing at you and not letting go. Scary stuff. Way scarier than crack, not that I've ever tried it.
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save your life. stay away from WoW.
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i guess anyone can get laid
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Love the mizuki nana cd case on his photo of his gaming area aswell =P
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MEH! Most of us've been there. I started plaing counter-strike at the ripe age of 11, something like beta 1.1. Competetively when I was like 14, so then I had the 'excuse' to play as much as I did. Eventually tho it just messed up my life. No school, praccing 5hrs a day and then playing skrims into the early mornings, and if I was lucky I'd get some sleep before school -_-. When I turned 18 I moved, couldn't get decent iNet, so I quit CS, and moved to WoW. Big mistake. WoW had the same effect, only on a whole new scale. No school, no social life, no life with my gf(who sat around for 2yrs before she left me; 2yrs man, that's commitment! my 'the one that got away'). Then she left me lol;P Then the really deep depressions came along, 8 months alone in my flat without even being able to go buy groceries. My mom had to drive twenty miles to my flat, go to the store to buy me food, and drive back. I just saw no hope, no point in getting up from my bed in the morning, nothing. So I quit school like in the middle of this, and basically slept for 4 more months, until my mom dragged me out of the flat, cancelled it and took me home.
So, 16 months later - present time, here I am, 22 years old, living at home with my mom and my stepdad(which is driving him nuts lol), no drivers license, no education, unemployed(well it's a shit market so can't get ANY jobs atm). I still get bursts of anxiety when I go out amongst people. I MEAN WTF!? what the hell is that? All becuase I wanted to play fucking games on a computer........ Fuck it, we can blame the developers all we want, and true, once you're in, it's hard to get out BUT... _we_ made the choice to start, so make the call to gtfo is my advice. I took my desktop and smashed it, because I knew it was the only way I was ever gonna get rid of it. lol. I bought a laptop a year ago, so it took me aprox one year to be able to even own a computer..
I'm finally at the point now where I can look for jobs and go to interviews without cold sweating(idk what you guys call it). It's been a long road tho. A 2 year long road in fact, and I'm still not quite there, but it's close now, I can smell it!
To be honest I hope this scares the crap out of you, and makes you think about it. Think about the worst thing that can happen if you continue. Is that where you wanna be in 2-3-4-10 years? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say no. So man up, unsbcribe from WoW and don't look back.
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I think I have to quit teh Internet then. I've been addicted to being online for almost a decade.
I've been in forums and MMOs for the whole time, and I thought the gaming industry was my calling. Turns out the community here is worth crap because the businesses don't know worth a shit how to run an MMO and create a captive audience. All my business training is now worth crap because of it, but I just realized that it's better to leave them all behind.
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Smix
United States4549 Posts
YOUR FOOD LOOKS SO GOOD
plus funny blog regardless if that was/was not your intention
5/5~
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oh gross bacon in a tortilla?
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i dont care about that..
are you watching FF7 Advent children in that picture?
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loooool nice OP heh
i for sure support BW filled weekend= WOW filled weekend ^^
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On July 13 2010 03:33 serenidite wrote:
i dont care about that..
are you watching FF7 Advent children in that picture?
lol just my desktop background.
On July 13 2010 01:43 Issorlol wrote:
oh gross bacon in a tortilla?
SSSSSSSOMEBODY doesn't live in texas
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lol mOnion. We're in the same shoes. I played since release to around BC... quit after getting Gladiator in S1 with an arms warrior cause it was boring.
Although even a 5 year old could get to glad in S1 with holy pally/arms combo. Rofl. Anyway.
I got back into it for some reason...I don't even remember why, but I started playing again and got insta-rehooked. It was nuts. I quit again not too long after Wrath came out, but I ended up becoming really good friends with some of the Warhammer Online devs (yes that game sucks). One of the guys' wife is my coworker so I met them all through her. Not too long after meeting them, I found out they all had a guild and played WoW. LOL. So I joined up with them and got re-hooked. Quit AGAIN, but eventually restarted and transferred to a new realm to be with my current girlfriend...but she and I eventually quit because we decided life would be alot more fun if we actually went out and HAD a life instead of just pissed away all of our time on WoW...which really has degraded alot since the original game.
Remember when every weapon looked unique? And the more rare and more good stats it had, the more epic and badass it looked? Now they want everyone to have GIANT MOTHERFUCKING EPIC SWORD OF EPIC for their 20 minutes of random dungeoning. Lame. Whatever happened to putting in time and effort to get something rewarding. Bah. Stopping my rant now.
Quit forever, mOnion. SEE THE LIGHT. YOU CAN DO IT.
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