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Finally the day and hour has come, that I have got enough strength and courage to do this. World of Warcraft is now finally a chapter in my past.
I have posted before on several occations that I've played this game massivly, propably more than any on this site. I quit several times, only to begin again for new reasons.
I started in EU beta january 2005. Getting hooked big time while going in high school. Last half year before high school is over, and I'm playing WoW. Over 30 days missed of school during that last year, screwed everything. Playing is all I did after high school was over, for a year. Until I forced myself to study again, sold my account. That didnt go well, it has its effects and habbits. Only to start again half year later messing up rest of a year in college. Buying back my account. How can I be so weak and stupid doing this?? Basically running from the real world, playing instead, for days and days. Again I quit, this time, for over a half year and I seriously thought it was over. I abandoned my chars and everything by will. Sick of it. I thought that would do it. It had to be a CHOISE. Then to get sucked back in again later that year (2007), missing the game, all the new stuff that made my char so much better! It was wierd, it was addiction, feeling drawn, thinking about what I could accomplish again in that game. Spending loads of money again on a net cafe, to play, to mess up another year of study. Quitting school, resting, working, playing again for about 7 months until I got sick, quit. to start again couple of months later, this time more determined to play(bored) And again, I feel all this pointless time spent, and come to realize, slowly, what I'm doing. I feel I grew up during the past months. And now, I'm sitting here... where I moments ago, sold everything on my WoW chars, given it away to some friends and random noobs. Characters deleted one by one, until the last champion of them, a part of me, is gone. That lived as me for 366days, and now that part, is forever gone, deleted. What part is this? a good ridance, nothing worth, fictional, stupid, waste of time, a dedication of my effort, of ME into NOTHING, waste. What kind of stupidity is that? I regret ever getting curious about this game. I regret ever wanting to get good at this game. And now, finally my chars are all gone, I've grown balls. Before I only saved everything carefully on my chars, to maybe use it later. Saved all gear, told the guy I sold one to take care of it. SCREW THAT! I didnt have the balls to delete them. But now, finally, beeing 22years old, wasting the last 4 years on a stupid game. It feels GOOOD, to shard everything, sell everything, have nothing left. and then DELETE!! SCREW WOW! its over....... this time forever!
PS. I will have gaps to fill, would appriciate if people would give some tips how to recover lazyness, and other experienced stuff by spending so much time at a comp. For instance get motivation to read etc. Thanks for reading 
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ThePhan2m Norway. April 22 2010 21:20. Posts 1553
So, there is a problem again. About a month ago I slowly started playing again on an free month account I realized I had. A friend asked if I was keen on playing. I started a new char, a Paladin. Soon the month is over, and the plan was not to renew anything but to quit. Also I got studies I need to tend to, exams comign up in about a month, and this do not solve anything. But i feel seriously that I wanna play, even though its more destructive. I cannot believe this is happening since ever until couple of months ago I had no whatsover intentions to have interest to start playing again. And yesterday, I sent a mail to blizzard asking to get my former chars back (1 lvl80 and 3lvl 70) >.< I dont know why I'm doing it. Its stuipid
 
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Belgium9946 Posts
Wow. First time I'm not advising someone to start playing StarCraft.
Keep it up bro. Just get back into college and have a nice time with some friends.
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Similar story for me although maybe not quite as dramatic. I probably missed half my classes this semester, didn't do jack shit and would just spend 2/3 of my time in solitude, in front of computer, doing all kinds of things. I've been recovering this week though, and the thing that really seems to have done it for me is social connection. By this I mean that school and other active activities lose meaning when I'm lonely but when I think of how I can play a significant role in society and in the social circles I have IRL, my motivation for these things just comes back naturally. I've been studying and going to school all week this week, and I think you can too. You just have to find stuff you have a natural ability in, and identify with those as you can really be a significant part of many of the social circles you probably shy away from at the moment as long as you know your role. Finding those things might be difficult, though, but start with writing down what you're good and less good at, and go from there. I'd be very surprised if you didn't find anything outside of WoW.
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Start being goal-oriented or always "be pressured" when there are deadlines to be met; If you actually put your mind to pressuring yourself to read books and have good grades; you should have a new life a head of you.. GL HF anyway
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StarCraft isnt that addictive. I'm propably gonna play it abit, hopfully not much. need to turn the whole sitting infront of the comp tide.
But the fact is, most of the time, I played PvE (player versus enviroment, aka comp AI with others)
and the silly fact, its so simple once you figure it out. Imagine playing vs comps over and over again in Starcraft. lol
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Nice job and congrats, I have played WoW before. But I never understood how people got so addicted to that stuff, I quit after playing for about 5 month due to boring/lack of content. (Yes I played arena as 1900 ratings in 2s as a hunter during season2/3, and I raided end game instances)
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good job for quitting that shit.
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WoW sucks now. I loved the story line and was really into it for a few years. Even though the game was slow paced before, it still took thinking. Now its so dumbed down- they are really just mashing everything up. They are really taking out the skill and coordination that used to be needed and made the game fun/challenging.
Trust me, you arent missing much. I still have my account open but havent played more than a few hours since christmas. I guess its just for the people who I used to play with, I drop in and say hi.
Starcraft is a much better option, actually takes skill and practice. A crippled monkey could own face randomly mashing buttons at WoW. Sad times, it was a great game in the beginning. Everything gets old- so I hope youre really done.
There was a notorious guy in my old guild who kept quitting and comming back. Couldnt decide. Then, he finnaly sold his account. That was it right? No. About a month later he just started a new one and power leveled a hunter untill he could make a DeathKnight.
Just be sure youre done man. Its fuckin BS
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If you just want to spend time away from the comp... Apart from work and school, just engage in things that will express your creativity. Try painting, or writing, or drawing. Try building something, or inventing something you'd find useful.
I don't know about motivation to read. The best motivation to read, is to find a book with a really good writing style that you enjoy. Sometimes I listen to classical music when I read. Sometimes I don't. I can try recommending some very good books:
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (story about soldiers and PTSD in Vietnam; very compelling writing style).
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Sci-fi about an apocalyptic future discussing humanity and ethics)
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (Sci-fi about a mysterious living ocean that screws with the human's studying it. More humanity + Ethics)
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Sci-fi about a human who escapes Earth before it's blown up, and travels the galaxy. Very funny, and enjoyable writing style).
Dirk Gently by Douglas Adams (about a detective named Dirk Gently who has to solve a mystery involving many fantastic elements. Again, very funny, entertaining writing style).
Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo (Trauma narrative about a girl... Graphic and maybe not for everyone).
Lilith by George MacDonald (Fantastic elements thrown into a man who's lived an empty life and has to discover himself. Very cool imagery and symbolism and general writing style thruough)
Harry Potter (everyone loves Harry Potter, shut up. Might not be worth reading since you probably know half the plot twists though)
A Wizard at Earthsea Ursula Le Guin (another kind of childrens/but good for adults book, about a man who denies a part of himself and it takes a literal form and haunts him until he can conquer it)
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (Children's novel, sort of, very cool steam punk novel. You'll feel like you're playing Final Fantasy reading it. It's about a post apocolyptic era where all cities and towns have become mobile and are eating each other to feed themselves).
Others...
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I <3 harry Potter.
Specially the last book, I had a really good time reading it. I read the whole thing in one day and I still remember every piece of it .
And Yes, the books are very much worthwhile since the movie just cuts the fuck out of them :o.
Don't ever read Twilight tho.
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jesus christ, good job for quitting FINALLY. are you sure youve quit though? and if so how certain?
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I quit wow the summer before college when I graduated from high school. That was three years ago and I still feel like I have an urge to start playing again. Crazy addictive. I am positive that if I kept playing through college that I wouldn't be graduating in 4 years if at all.
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At first I thought you were someone I know.. really similar. good job on quitting. The easiest way to stop being lazy is just to stop using your computer for any entertainment at all. You could try that if all else fails.
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i understand how you feel
happened to me with d2 lod in middle school
literally threw away my life
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Dominican Republic463 Posts
Good job, I quit too few months back, haven't looked back. I know I finally quit cause usually, when new stuff/patch comes out, I usually start playing again. And I couldn't care less about Ulduar...
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On April 24 2009 02:23 funkie wrote:I <3 harry Potter. Specially the last book, I had a really good time reading it. I read the whole thing in one day and I still remember every piece of it . And Yes, the books are very much worthwhile since the movie just cuts the fuck out of them :o. Don't ever read Twilight tho.
Yeah, but I think you have to treat the movie and the book as separate works. Like Fight Club. Everyone loves that movie. If they read the book, they'd probably say it was better, but that doesn't make Fight Club a movie not worth seeing. Starship Troopers too, great book, great movie. Different feeling when you watch/read one or the other. The Harry Potter movies are fun enough, but it was an entirely different atmosphere and feeling for when I read it :O
Not saying I disagree with you at all... I just wanted to note that :X
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i feel you man, i have a similar thing going on with dota
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On April 24 2009 02:28 Chef wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 02:23 funkie wrote:I <3 harry Potter. Specially the last book, I had a really good time reading it. I read the whole thing in one day and I still remember every piece of it . And Yes, the books are very much worthwhile since the movie just cuts the fuck out of them :o. Don't ever read Twilight tho. Yeah, but I think you have to treat the movie and the book as separate works. Like Fight Club. Everyone loves that movie. If they read the book, they'd probably say it was better, but that doesn't make Fight Club a movie not worth seeing. Starship Troopers too, great book, great movie. Different feeling when you watch/read one or the other. The Harry Potter movies are fun enough, but it was an entirely different atmosphere and feeling for when I read it :O Not saying I disagree with you at all... I just wanted to note that :X
Yeah I know, but like if he's going to "avoid" reading the books because of the movie, I thought I should give my opinion on why the books are way way better .
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read Kurt Vonnegut books as I do
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For me, Starcraft is what keeps me away from that game. I hate to admit that I have a blast playing WoW (even tho the PvP is horribly horribly unbalanced and broken).
Someone above posted that SC is not addicting, I would have to disagree. I just now finally hit D+ and seeing how I am getting better is making me play more and more. Now I can't stop until I hit C- because I can actually see the progress.
Anyways, good luck with breaking the habit. Its a struggle for me often, and just like you I am usually dragged back into the game. Im cheering for you!
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I just hit 80 on my 1st char 2 days ago ) I like it
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We should start a section specifically for this. Maybe...
It's really easy to get addicted. And I find the only surefire way to prevent from getting readdicted is force. You essentially have to prevent yourself from playing by either not having a computer or using your computer at school.
I've found the windows parental controls extremely useful for limiting the amount of time I can use the computer each day. They provide full accessibility for doing homework too.
I've even talked to a school psychologist. Though I got addicted to computers (using it for maybe 8 hours a day) my grades only went from A's and B's to A's B's and one C. Basically half a letter grade shift. I'm still in my senior year of high school, but I only average 2.5 hours a day now. I have a program called manic time that can attest to that.
So In conclusion, using force is the best way to not get readdicted. After you've prevented yourself from getting readdicted, you can move on. I still like starcraft too much though
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On April 24 2009 02:23 Raithed wrote:
****, good job for quitting FINALLY. are you sure youve quit though? and if so how certain?
thanks. good question
The fact is, I've done it so many times. off and on, for different reasons.
I started with hopes of getting good. I did play for a year non stop 14-16hours a day. Joined the best guilds(clans) on the best server. Had a reputation to upkeep. I feelt good. Quitted by force (in other words, not by choise, but I had to, forced to move from home, force sold my account to get money (needed)) the I started again rather friendly for reasons to play with RL friends, had some money again, had spare time(I thought), had intrest still(quit by force, easy to start again) Quit due to school fail and change of heart. Then I started playing abit serious again, (2nd fail start) when RL didnt work out. I joined my old hardcore guild, I felt good, but after a while, I lacked experience, lacked skill. I felt bad, I messed up, like a noob. made me wanna quit, and I did. Then I started up again due to content intrest (class getting buffed) etc, feelt good, achivement system, gathering points. Now I came to that top, and aware that I can never be the best in PvE or PvP(cba), and I realized the pointless and non potential in PvE. It's only for the entertainment. I work now, take care of myself. And that itself learnt me alot. Playing pro AND working never works. Working and raiding is double work. Tiresome. Casual is way annoying and no point.
After raiding ulduar for a week, with ingame sucide thoughts for long (cuz i know where it was going). Enough was enough. It was a choise. I know it doenst go anywhere anymore. It doesnt help playing casual, it doenst help playing with the best, it doenst help playing with friends. It
takes time anyway, and no point, no purpose, all ingame friends become anonym persons aswell. No gain, nothing. I propably will get tempted, but I have nothing to return to. To build up a char like I've done takes time. And I'm such a person, that doing a thing twice is a waste. I rarly watch a movie twice EVER, even if its good.
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On April 24 2009 02:40 Khaymus wrote:
For me, Starcraft is what keeps me away from that game. I hate to admit that I have a blast playing WoW (even tho the PvP is horribly horribly unbalanced and broken).
SC is almost as addicting as WoW, but it's waay better
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play some casual starcraft, meet the people on and offline, find a GF, set some goals for the future.
i had a similar issues, but i had 15 years back then,got hooked on Counter-Strike :/
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Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways.
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On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways.
Uh what? I quit WoW about 3 weeks ago because I was sick and tired of having NOTHING to do.
I played WoW since vanilla came out and while I DID play a lot it never interfered with my life to any degree that you seem to indicate in your OP... I never understood how it could take someone over like that.
I finally got to med school and still managed to play WoW enough to be in a top 10 world guild before my interest finally just.. disappeared and I wanted nothing to do with WoW anymore. I do not miss it at all though, this much I can agree on you with. I used it as a stress reliever and it did that fairly well, it simply bored me to tears now.
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On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways.
From my experience WoW does not have that much content at all. It took me 3 month to get to lvl 70, and then 1 week of doing heroic instances. The other 1 month and half I was doing arena and tier 4/5 raiding (which was new around the time I played).
Lol @ always new stuff to keep it exciting, every WoW instance is like the same shit. The only thing that keeps WoW raids exciting is the amount of retards on WoW that somehow manages to fuck up even during the easiest bosses. IMO the only reason WoW seems to have much content is because of so many terrible gamers on there that finds even the simplest shit hard.
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Hm.. I have the same issue :S
Played WoW for several years, I quit several times but always got back.
But this Tuesday I decided to quit for good... After getting addicted to Starcraft, I kinda stopped playing WoW.. Logged only for the raids, not even dailies/farming.
Let's see if I can keep myself away from it.
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On April 24 2009 03:14 Shivaz wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways. From my experience WoW does not have that much content at all. It took me 3 month to get to lvl 70, and then 1 week of doing heroic instances. The other 1 month and half I was doing arena and tier 4/5 raiding (which was new around the time I played). Lol @ always new stuff to keep it exciting, every WoW instance is like the same shit. The only thing that keeps WoW raids exciting is the amount of retards on WoW that somehow manages to fuck up even during the easiest bosses. IMO the only reason WoW seems to have much content is because of so many terrible gamers on there that finds even the simplest shit hard.
I laugh at the thought of some of these people trying old style AQ40/Naxx, those instances were not for bad players. C'Thun was such a creative fight too.. and so was most of Naxx. A total shame they replaced the team that made those.
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Spenguin
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I came in here thinking this was a suicide topic I was thoroughly disappointed 
+ Show Spoiler +Lolol is that tasteless or what  grats!
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On April 24 2009 03:19 Jayme wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 03:14 Shivaz wrote:On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways. From my experience WoW does not have that much content at all. It took me 3 month to get to lvl 70, and then 1 week of doing heroic instances. The other 1 month and half I was doing arena and tier 4/5 raiding (which was new around the time I played). Lol @ always new stuff to keep it exciting, every WoW instance is like the same shit. The only thing that keeps WoW raids exciting is the amount of retards on WoW that somehow manages to fuck up even during the easiest bosses. IMO the only reason WoW seems to have much content is because of so many terrible gamers on there that finds even the simplest shit hard. I laugh at the thought of some of these people trying old style AQ40/Naxx, those instances were not for bad players. C'Thun was such a creative fight too.. and so was most of Naxx. A total shame they replaced the team that made those.
Hahah yeah, I started playing WoW late however I did get a chance to raid AQ40/Naxx with the guild I was raiding tier 4/5/6 at the time, those were actually creative and fun instances to be played in.
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This has probably already been said but start dating. Get a gf. That brings you back to reality real quick.
1. Read books (fantasy books are very catching)
2. Get Netflix then get into some good TV series you get from Netflix--seriously this is the way to go. Commercials suck.
3. Get away from the computer. It will just remind you of the game. You can't always use your computer for entertainment and not be drawn back to the game. Thats why I say book and movies or golf or something else that is away from the computer. Otherwise you are like a recovering alcoholic who likes to spend his days sitting in a bar. Sooner or later you will crack.
4. Get back into school and do well this time. This will make or break your life. 20 years from now you will not remember WoW that much but what you did in school will matter A LOT.
5. SUCCEED! Don't you dare even think about starting again.
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On April 24 2009 03:22 Savio wrote:
This has probably already been said but start dating. Get a gf. That brings you back to reality real quick.
1. Read books (fantasy books are very catching)
2. Get Netflix then get into some good TV series you get from Netflix--seriously this is the way to go. Commercials suck.
3. Get away from the computer. It will just remind you of the game. You can't always use your computer for entertainment and not be drawn back to the game. Thats why I say book and movies or golf or something else that is away from the computer. Otherwise you are like a recovering alcoholic who likes to spend his days sitting in a bar. Sooner or later you will crack.
4. Get back into school and do well this time. This will make or break your life. 20 years from now you will not remember WoW that much but what you did in school will matter A LOT.
5. SUCCEED! Don't you dare even think about starting again.
i think thats a bit of a contradiction.
but on a more serious note i would recommend you to start working out/lifting weights. Its done wonders for me in terms of helping me get back into the real world
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I got one character to 70, the pvp was decently fun. I didn't have money to spend on it for a few months so I stopped playing for about 6 months. I went back on and played for a week. Boring as hell. So repetitive. A game that requires large amounts of time and little to no skill is no game for me.
I know for me working out and eating better lead me to get out of the house more and it keeps you away from staring at the screen all day.
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I recently quit (?) WoW unintentionally. It just stopped being fun after after 4 years. Good on you for doing it. I might go back during the summer if I don't get SC2 beta, but if I get into the SC2 beta I'll be pretty clean from WoW for awhile.
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I played wow for 3 months, then it got boring. I don't see how people get so addicted to it, especially when there is very little skill involved
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Awesome, now you can see sunlight.
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I also recommend doing some exercise with some of that newly discovered free time you have. It's good for your body and mind.
It'll also feed that desire to level up and become stronger: http://xkcd.com/189/
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I quit wow a couple of weeks ago and got 4 friends to quit with me. Initially they refused but I convinced them by talking to them on ventrilo about how bad and unbalanced the game is and how it will always be bad because blizzard could care less since they're making money with it anyway.
Now I got all 4 of my friends to quit with me, only because of my awesome persuading skillz. :D
The key is focusing on the quality of the content and the hype, 90% of the wow players are aware that the game is buggy, unbalanced and rushed. But they still play it because of the hype that blizzard puts on it. These 90% only play it because they have hope, that one day everything will be better. They play thinking about the future and not the present. Blizzard posts in the forums everyday all the time telling you stuff will be fixed. It was never fixed in 4 years but people still have this blind faith in them. You just need to make the addicts think about the present and realize that the future sucks and they will suddenly lose interest in the game. Just like magic ^^
If you need psychological advice for quitting wow. I charge very cheaply per hour, let me know if you're interested.
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Congrats bro
I can't say that WoW will ruin your life because I know a couple of people who are very happy and successful that play the game.
But I also quit... for reasons like yours although not to that extreme.
I felt like all the time I put into WoW, could have been put into working out. Or like... take all those hours I spent playing WoW and multiply it by the minimum wage here in Toronto, $9.xx and I would have some extra beer money... hehe.
Anyway, WoW was "fun" while it lasted, but I can definitely relate to someone who has accused the game of being addictive and life-altering. Because it really is for the hardcore people. If you're in a GOOD guild, they expect you on at certain times and to not mess up. And when people have some kinda authority in a game, they tend to overuse it and act like assholes sometimes.
And you gotta pay for that shit lol.
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On April 24 2009 03:14 Jayme wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways. Uh what? I quit WoW about 3 weeks ago because I was sick and tired of having NOTHING to do. I played WoW since vanilla came out and while I DID play a lot it never interfered with my life to any degree that you seem to indicate in your OP... I never understood how it could take someone over like that. I finally got to med school and still managed to play WoW enough to be in a top 10 world guild before my interest finally just.. disappeared and I wanted nothing to do with WoW anymore. I do not miss it at all though, this much I can agree on you with. I used it as a stress reliever and it did that fairly well, it simply bored me to tears now.
Then, You are very perfect. That you can balance your willpower everywhere exactly how you want and need to do, whenever and make everything work. If you say WoW didnt interfere with you hanging out with friends whenever they wanted, (did you prio for instance raiding over friends?) which you would have must if you were in a top10 world guild. those guild raid all the time during new content. and if that didnt affect your life, your either ignorant or not telling the truth.
In WoW there is plenty to do, it depends on your personality and what your goal are. When I play, I try maximize everything. Achivement point, farm exalted reputations, do dailys etc maxing professions, getting every intresting item. I work full time job now. 25raids take 4 hours most nights, then dailys, 10mans, and in additional time when I have for rep farms, 10mans, achivements, pvp and so on. Aswell as I have 3 70 alts. that needs leveling etc. have another mind set inside WoW that has prio over life when it first starts, which I cannot control as much. I dich dishes, cleaning, cooking real food, time with friends, every other weekend, instead of every or during week days. working out is less prio, and its more focus on just enoying what you like aka WoW. Other stuff gets more trouble to do. I have problem with it, since its become a normal thing to jump into WoW everytime you come from work, or wake up during weekends.
People are different, differntly raised. I get much easier addicted, due to many reasons, that makes WoW a bigger problem. So please get your proud ignorant ass out of my blog.
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to OP - > Exactly same thing happened to me..quited few times then got back and like 4-5 times liek then..then i decided to sell my char couse i got bored...few months later i bought new char,then sold that,then bought another one,than 2-3 mores etc etc..so basicly i played all classes and did everyhing i could do- Killed Illidan xxx times,had 4 full t5/t6 chars,full pvp gear,was top 10 in arena in few bg-s with over 2600 pts in all brackets etc etc...then i decided to move to Stormscale,best EU pvp server since i was rly good at arena and ppl are pretty competitive there in hope to find a team and get a name for myself...but then pre-WOTLK patch (edit) came...retpalas were 2-3 shooting ppl,mage same and lag was IMPOSSIBLE..i couldnt play arena for 1 month without 5000 ms latency...i saw soo pissed i quitted for good and sold all my accs.. but now...i want to play again...dota,sc,cs or anything else cant be compared to WoW...ppl are RLY GM,pugs and raids are fun tho is pretty scripted so it gets boring,BUT PvP was amazing,bgs,duels,world pvp and arena were most fun i ever had in my life and i dont regret a bit i was addicted to WoW....... : )
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You'll be back. They always come back. Always.
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good job my brother
now feel the tug of ICCUP pull at your blood
it calls for you
dont deny it
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I stopped playing wow about 3 weeks ago. Nothing really triggered it, rather that just the fact that I was wasting my time doing virtually nothing. So I'm clean now. I just deleted wow yesteday, gave my account to someone else and I don't plan on starting playing again.
So I do understand you, don't worry, it's better this way
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nice title, made me laugh a little.
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gj man, you'll definitely thank yourself later. it ain't worth it.
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You quit WoW....so? WoW is just another game, people stop playing games all the time. I myself switched to very casual play (casual as in once every few weeks) after I was forced to concentrate on my studies and then I stopped altogether beacuse I did not feel like playing anymore. Nothing dramatic or heroic about it, as you seem to be implying.
Also, during the time I did play, I met many (quiet normal) people who had no trouble combining their WoW play with their personal life. One of the top healers of our guild was a woman in her forties with a husband and three children (no, I am not joking). Also, the fact that the average WoW player is in his mid-20`s goes to show that it is not some extreme feat of willpower either.
No offence, but as much as you seem to be trying to pin your addiction to the game, I think it has more to do with your lack of self-control. If this happens again, I would recommend professional help.
On a less serious note, I agree with Selbon. They always come back.
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I played WOW for two months, got bored, and stopped. I'm glad I dodged that addiction bullet.
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On April 24 2009 06:50 Tom Phoenix wrote:You quit WoW....so? WoW is just another game, people stop playing games all the time. I myself switched to very casual play (casual as in once every few weeks) after I was forced to concentrate on my studies and then I stopped altogether beacuse I did not feel like playing anymore. Nothing dramatic or heroic about it, as you seem to be implying. Also, during the time I did play, I met many (quiet normal) people who had no trouble combining their WoW play with their personal life. One of the top healers of our guild was a woman in her forties with a husband and three children (no, I am not joking). Also, the fact that the average WoW player is in his mid-20`s goes to show that it is not some extreme feat of willpower either. No offence, but as much as you seem to be trying to pin your addiction to the game, I think it has more to do with your lack of self-control. If this happens again, I would recommend professional help. On a less serious note, I agree with Selbon. They always come back.
Ofcourse I lack self control. Its a problem, and this is a big step out for me and many others, deciding to quit WoW. I do not know how to fight it cleary? Its how circumstances made me. And I regret to have wasted 4 years with disturbance of an addict bullet in order to get a clearer picture.
And its not just ANY game, this game triggered a global cathastrophic of addictions. Every single person I know irl or anywhere that has played WoW or play wow, clearly affects their life somehow in a bad way. The fact that you think you know everyone, and that that woman for instance had the slightest control in her life, you do not know. The fact that she told you so, or it seemed so, doesnt prove anything. She might have had huuge issues even that she did not admit of. Even that would be a sad little kid seeing his/her mum grow up sitting infront of a computer all nights raiding, caring more for a game than time with the kid.
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On April 24 2009 07:57 ThePhan2m wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 06:50 Tom Phoenix wrote:You quit WoW....so? WoW is just another game, people stop playing games all the time. I myself switched to very casual play (casual as in once every few weeks) after I was forced to concentrate on my studies and then I stopped altogether beacuse I did not feel like playing anymore. Nothing dramatic or heroic about it, as you seem to be implying. Also, during the time I did play, I met many (quiet normal) people who had no trouble combining their WoW play with their personal life. One of the top healers of our guild was a woman in her forties with a husband and three children (no, I am not joking). Also, the fact that the average WoW player is in his mid-20`s goes to show that it is not some extreme feat of willpower either. No offence, but as much as you seem to be trying to pin your addiction to the game, I think it has more to do with your lack of self-control. If this happens again, I would recommend professional help. On a less serious note, I agree with Selbon. They always come back. Ofcourse I lack self control. Its a problem, and this is a big step out for me and many others, deciding to quit WoW. I do not know how to fight it cleary? Its how circumstances made me. And I regret to have wasted 4 years with disturbance of an addict bullet in order to get a clearer picture. And its not just ANY game, this game triggered a global cathastrophic of addictions. Every single person I know irl or anywhere that has played WoW or play wow, clearly affects their life somehow in a bad way. The fact that you think you know everyone, and that that woman for instance had the slightest control in her life, you do not know. The fact that she told you so, or it seemed so, doesnt prove anything. She might have had huuge issues even that she did not admit of. Even that would be a sad little kid seeing his/her mum grow up sitting infront of a computer all nights raiding, caring more for a game than time with the kid.
My point with the self-control comment was that such an issue can easily manifest itself in any game (recently, there was a person who wrote a blog about how his addiction to StarCraft caused him to fail college) and is by no means unique to WoW. So if you do lack self-control then quitting WoW is not a big step. Infact, it merely cures the symptom, but not the cause. The only thing I can recommend is that you consult a psychiatrist.
No, I do not claim to know everyone (I said I met many normal people that play the game...that does not mean I know everyone). Infact, I do not even claim that the woman I mentioned never had any issues. However, the fact that she managed to play the game as well as run a family goes to show that it was quite possible for her to combine the two aspects. Afterall, "addicts" are usually hardly in any condition to have a family.
And yes, it IS just any game. I think that is what fueled your addiction, the fact that you give the game more substance then it actually has. However, it is just a game. For many people, it is just another way to hang out with your friends besides chatting on IRC or going out to the movies. It was just that for me and I played it for roughly two years before I quit. If I cannot say for certain for others, I can certainly say for myself that I never had a issue with quitting WoW.
To put it all simply, the fact that we do not have millions of mentally unstable people beacuse of WoW goes to show that it is not the game itself that is the problem. It is the fact that people that do get addicted to it lack self-control and WoW is simply the manner in which their problem has manifested. So the issue is not the game itself, but you.
Best of luck to you. I hope you get well.
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A psychiatrist? Don't you think that's a bit extreme? That's a huge hole in your pocket and basically admitting defeat before you've even tried.
I agree about it being about him, and not the game, though. But that doesn't mean that quitting WoW won't be symbolic for him, and help him to overcome his addictive personality in general. If he can quit WoW, which he sees as the giant monster of his life, he will gain confidence later when he need to control himself.
I don't know why, but I just feel there isn't much a psychiatrist can tell you that you can't find out for yourself by doing your own research. The information isn't exactly under lock and key, and they're not exactly magical elves who will cure you in an instant. They'll tell you logical steps you should take to overcome your addiction, and maintain a proper lifestyle... But it's not stuff you couldn't think of yourself. Exercise self-control, know what life goals are important to you, prioritize them over what you do for fun, and don't stop having hobbies (particularly practical, productive ones).
If you think you need to, write down what you want. Remind yourself often. Repeat it to yourself. Go thru all the psychobabble you think a psychiatrist might suggest. In the end though, you know better than anyone else what you need to do to control your life. And if you can do it without anyone else's help, it's tremendous for your self-esteem and confidence.
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On April 24 2009 10:00 Chef wrote:
A psychiatrist? Don't you think that's a bit extreme? That's a huge hole in your pocket and basically admitting defeat before you've even tried.
I agree about it being about him, and not the game, though. But that doesn't mean that quitting WoW won't be symbolic for him, and help him to overcome his addictive personality in general. If he can quit WoW, which he sees as the giant monster of his life, he will gain confidence later when he need to control himself.
I don't know why, but I just feel there isn't much a psychiatrist can tell you that you can't find out for yourself by doing your own research. The information isn't exactly under lock and key, and they're not exactly magical elves who will cure you in an instant. They'll tell you logical steps you should take to overcome your addiction, and maintain a proper lifestyle... But it's not stuff you couldn't think of yourself. Exercise self-control, know what life goals are important to you, prioritize them over what you do for fun, and don't stop having hobbies (particularly practical, productive ones).
If you think you need to, write down what you want. Remind yourself often. Repeat it to yourself. Go thru all the psychobabble you think a psychiatrist might suggest. In the end though, you know better than anyone else what you need to do to control your life. And if you can do it without anyone else's help, it's tremendous for your self-esteem and confidence.
Admitting defeat? On the contrary. Seeking help is a big step to recovery. ThePhan2m did admit that he has a problem and, for that, he should be commended as that is an important first step. But if he seeks full recovery, he will have to go beyond that.
I am not saying HE ABSOLUTELY MUST visit a psychiatrist. However, he should not feel ashamed to seek professional help if he has no idea how to solve his problem. Yes, one has access to information regarding various illnesses, but that does not mean he will be able to make heads or tails of it since he has no experience with the field (not to mention his condition also presents an obstacle). Just like it is natural for one to consult with a regular doctor regarding a biological illness, so it is completely normal to consult with a psychiatrist regarding a mental disorder (which lack of self-control certainly is). Besides, there are rehabilitation clinics for various addictions, so it is not like he has to spend a lot of money for a personal psychiatrist.
As for the "WoW monster" thing, I see your point. However, I think seeing things for what they really are ultimately helps in recovering from a disorder. If he realises that WoW is not some "horrible monster", it will certainly contribute to his recovery since he will not feel as threatened by it and will thus not allow his own fears to control him.
However, everything I just said is merely a friendly advice. If he thinks he can tackle the problem on his own, more power to him.
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Admitting defeat? On the contrary. Seeking help is a big step to recovery.
If you develop a dependence to overcome an obstacle, then when what you're dependant on disappears, relapse is both more likely, and more devastating.
You're very quick to call this a mental disorder, and I think that's woefully inaccurate. Escapism isn't a disorder, it's a natural human tendency. It got out of hand for him, but it doesn't mean his brain isn't working properly. He just dealt with the situation improperly and needs to learn from his mistake. People can make big mistakes without being "ill."
The only reason I criticise this much, is because just auto-suggesting 'go see a psychiatrist' is ridiculous. Most people don't have that kind of money, and it would require a big cutbacks everywhere else in life just to afford it. It's just unhelpful to make unrealistic suggestions like that.
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On April 24 2009 11:58 Chef wrote:If you develop a dependence to overcome an obstacle, then when what you're dependant on disappears, relapse is both more likely, and more devastating. You're very quick to call this a mental disorder, and I think that's woefully inaccurate. Escapism isn't a disorder, it's a natural human tendency. It got out of hand for him, but it doesn't mean his brain isn't working properly. He just dealt with the situation improperly and needs to learn from his mistake. People can make big mistakes without being "ill." The only reason I criticise this much, is because just auto-suggesting 'go see a psychiatrist' is ridiculous. Most people don't have that kind of money, and it would require a big cutbacks everywhere else in life just to afford it. It's just unhelpful to make unrealistic suggestions like that.
That is assuming you do not fully recover from it. However, it is true that, ultimately, you have to deal with the issue yourself. However, having help does not necesarilly hurt. But above all, one should not be ashamed to ask for it. Pride comes before a fall....
No offence, but this is not "escapism" in the sense you are trying to imply. Escapism is a preety normal occurence among people, since everyone requires something to put their minds off of their daily lives. However, if it gets to the point that you become completely dependant on escaping from reality, then it already qualifies as an obsession, if not an addiction. His post suggests precisely that (although I will not claim to know for certain).
And I did not suggest a psychiatrist as an automatic solution to everything. It is not. However, seeking an experts advice is usually a preety wise course of action if you are uncertain how to proceed yourself. Plus, like I said, he does not necessarilly have to get a personal psychiatrist (since that is, as you mention, expensive). There are rehabilitation clinics and centers he could turn to.
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On April 24 2009 03:47 Koldblooded wrote:
I played wow for 3 months, then it got boring. I don't see how people get so addicted to it, especially when there is very little skill involved
You couldn't have possibly have experienced the addicting part of the game after just 3 months of play.
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Just when I started playing WoW for the firs time, Blogs get hit with anti-WoW material non-stop...
Lol, but I can see how it's so addicting. I just spent 3 hours leveling Skinning from 0-225 / Herbalism 0-125. Since I did recruit-a-friend thing, I'm @ level 50 after just 30 hours of gameplay, so I guess it hasn't taken a huge toll on me yet. Understandably though, I think about WoW even when I'm not playing, so if I don't control this, I can tell it will already be worse than my addiction to Diablo 2 (which I used to play for 6-8 hours a day).
I just hope it won't get in the way of me finishing my Master's. I keep telling myself that once I get to level 80, and get top-tiered gear, I can just play casually, like raids a few times a week and PvPs (just like regular StarCraft games).
Did I get myself into some heavy shit?
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raiding takes around 3-4 hours of the night, and you can't really stop every once in a while.
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On April 24 2009 15:26 GTR wrote:
raiding takes around 3-4 hours of the night, and you can't really stop every once in a while.
That is a bit misleading, since it entirely varies based on what guild you are involved with, how successful you are and during what period you are raiding. High-end competitive guilds will raid a lot more then a casual guild which only gathers on a semi-regular basis. But even high-end guilds will raid mostly when new PvE content is released and will raid in reduced capacity in other periods. Lastly, guilds do not raid all the time since they will have days in a week when no raids are held and it is common for guilds to take "breaks" during periods when most of their members are busy (as in during holidays).
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I actually went to a Psychiatrist. And he didnt help much... I rather got him to sign me "not fit for duty" from military service, just to spend it on WoW.
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about seeing a psychiatrist, I have. My school one. She didn't really understand gaming addiction. But they can help.
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On April 24 2009 02:57 Zoler wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 02:40 Khaymus wrote:
For me, Starcraft is what keeps me away from that game. I hate to admit that I have a blast playing WoW (even tho the PvP is horribly horribly unbalanced and broken).
SC is almost as addicting as WoW, but it's waay better
eh? SC is hardly as addictive as WoW,
If SC and WoW were drugs SC would be pot and WoW would be heroin
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On April 24 2009 03:19 Jayme wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2009 03:14 Shivaz wrote:On April 24 2009 03:03 ThePhan2m wrote:
Well, Starcraft can be addicting. Still, its time limted. you can stop do something else.
In WoW, you have so much to do and raid 4 hours at the time. And it never ends, allways new stuff to keep it exiting. Imagine Starcraft with patches every 3 months that changes the game in whole new cool ways. From my experience WoW does not have that much content at all. It took me 3 month to get to lvl 70, and then 1 week of doing heroic instances. The other 1 month and half I was doing arena and tier 4/5 raiding (which was new around the time I played). Lol @ always new stuff to keep it exciting, every WoW instance is like the same shit. The only thing that keeps WoW raids exciting is the amount of retards on WoW that somehow manages to fuck up even during the easiest bosses. IMO the only reason WoW seems to have much content is because of so many terrible gamers on there that finds even the simplest shit hard. I laugh at the thought of some of these people trying old style AQ40/Naxx, those instances were not for bad players. C'Thun was such a creative fight too.. and so was most of Naxx. A total shame they replaced the team that made those.
BWL C'THun and Naxx were my favourite raids, but im pretty sure the BC raids were harder until they got nerfed to cater for the sea of noobs.
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nice job dude, I had a tour of WoW that was ridiculously addictive back in 05-06 for about a year, my friends and I all quit at the same time.
then we came back for the expansion and didn't do raiding, we quit shortly after because arena and pvp are boring.
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On April 24 2009 14:49 TheosEx wrote:
Just when I started playing WoW for the firs time, Blogs get hit with anti-WoW material non-stop...
Lol, but I can see how it's so addicting. I just spent 3 hours leveling Skinning from 0-225 / Herbalism 0-125. Since I did recruit-a-friend thing, I'm @ level 50 after just 30 hours of gameplay, so I guess it hasn't taken a huge toll on me yet. Understandably though, I think about WoW even when I'm not playing, so if I don't control this, I can tell it will already be worse than my addiction to Diablo 2 (which I used to play for 6-8 hours a day).
I just hope it won't get in the way of me finishing my Master's. I keep telling myself that once I get to level 80, and get top-tiered gear, I can just play casually, like raids a few times a week and PvPs (just like regular StarCraft games).
Did I get myself into some heavy shit?
you should get a friend who knows how to lvl, lvl 60 with RAF usually takes 7-8 hours
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WoW is terrible. I have played it on and off since release but I usually only play for a few weeks before it gets boring and I cancel and come back in a few more months.I recently somehow ended up in a hardcore raiding guild with a friend and it was alright before Ulduar came out cause it was literally a 1 night a week commitment, but now it's like 5 days a week, fuck that. I just stopped logging in
I don't think mmorpgs are bad really, the idea of exploring the world and doing things one time around is cool, but I don't feel the need to constantly repeat shit for slightly bigger numbers on my items. It just saps the fun out of things
I've been considering messing around with lord of the rings online since it only costs $10 atm
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i quit WoW about two years ago after playing many hours everyday for three years. good job dude.
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mmm i use my comp wayyy too much as well....
my suggestion, get a diff hooby
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So, there is a problem again. About a month ago I slowly started playing again on an free month account I realized I had. A friend asked if I was keen on playing. I started a new char, a Paladin. Soon the month is over, and the plan was not to renew anything but to quit. Also I got studies I need to tend to, exams comign up in about a month, and this do not solve anything. But i feel seriously that I wanna play, even though its more destructive. I cannot believe this is happening since ever until couple of months ago I had no whatsover intentions to have interest to start playing again. And yesterday, I sent a mail to blizzard asking to get my former chars back (1 lvl80 and 3lvl 70) >.< I dont know why I'm doing it. Its stuipid.
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On April 22 2010 21:20 ThePhan2m wrote:
So, there is a problem again. About a month ago I slowly started playing again on an free month account I realized I had. A friend asked if I was keen on playing. I started a new char, a Paladin. Soon the month is over, and the plan was not to renew anything but to quit. Also I got studies I need to tend to, exams comign up in about a month, and this do not solve anything. But i feel seriously that I wanna play, even though its more destructive. I cannot believe this is happening since ever until couple of months ago I had no whatsover intentions to have interest to start playing again. And yesterday, I sent a mail to blizzard asking to get my former chars back (1 lvl80 and 3lvl 70) >.< I dont know why I'm doing it. Its stuipid.
if youre serious about quitting, dont put yourself into positions you can slide back in. It's a slippery slope, just avoid any temptation altogether, even if it seems like a small harmless step.
Failing that,you can try very hard to manage your time etc, but honestly I think you should just avoid it completely and not take the risk.
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I feel the same but i don't think i'm as badly addicted. My problem is more procrastination. I have tons of finals during the three next weeks and instead of really studying ( well more like cramming ) i browse TL and play 2v2 on Iccup.
Procrastination sucks >.<
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On April 22 2010 22:13 Boblion wrote:
I feel the same but i don't think i'm as abadly addicted. My problem is more procrastination. I have tons of finals during the three next weeks and instead of really studying ( well more like cramming ) i browse TL and play 2v2 on Iccup.
Procrastination sucks >.<
Hey dude, this exactly is the problem!!! I do everything else, and think there is enough time, and in fact I'm ignoring the problem until its to late. That is clearly a sign of me playing again.
I bought this procrastitantion program on the web, and was about to follow it. But i never got around to read properly trough it LOL. Procrastination triumf over Procrastination program >.<
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imo, you should really try to not think about it. think of the reasons why you quit in the first place and remember them. it won't be easy to quit an addiction but the first step is to not let it get to your mind.
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Have some self-respect and start doing something else that does not involve the computer, this way it's less likely you'll end up getting back into bad habits.
Either that or just play some other game. Atleast it's not WoW.
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Good luck with your quitting...I have to agree with the others who've said don't put yourself in a position to get sucked back into WoW again. Find some other hobby to do instead...no more month trials....of course you're gonna get sucked back in! Good luck, hope you can end your addiction.
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go to the password change page and tell a friend to faceroll on the keyboard before it's too late!
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On April 23 2010 03:13 BDF92 wrote:
go to the password change page and tell a friend to faceroll on the keyboard before it's too late!
can easily get it back by secret answer to question, everything is possible.
But yea, definitly shouldnt have keept that copy around.
Often people tell me "pull yourself togather man etc" or "just do it, quit" . That isnt good enough. You cant say that to people with addictions or people with problems. That will only feel them more uncofortalbe when they fail again. People need to explain, give me info, reasons story, motivate me to not play, show me the real world, not just generalize: "find another hobby" but rahter, try this, its fun "explain" etc. I have written down reasons when I quit why not to go back in, its just that I havent found the time to read them yet >< but yea, I will. Thanks for the support for those who have. feel free to show more support if anyone got any good sites/ideas or anything at all
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At times, I have found it hard to quit games that Ive been addicted to. I ended up quiting those games because all my friends (in game and irl) quit it. Maybe you can play in moderation, and go out and experience things for yourself and find something you like to do . Maybe you can give yourself a limited play time each day and cut it down little by little each day, just my own advice . Best of luck to you ^^.
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I played WoW for only 6 months during BC and while it was thoroughly enjoyable it undeniably affected my relationships with various friends, girls, etc. and affected my schoolwork. I would truly love to be able to tell you exactly what you need to hear to stop playing this game forever but I don't know if that will happen.
What I have to say is: First of all, if you want to stop playing you have to cut ties with the friends (rl and online) that are as addicted as you are. Second: ask yourself - How can you justify spending so much time in-game? What real-world value are you getting out of it (hint: the answer is none.. in fact you are paying to waste time)? I would tell myself various things to justify so much logged time (I was in HS mostly when I played and college for some of it, and I played a lot.)
Another thing that helped me quit was the pending Expansion WotLK which at the time I was getting frustrated with my guild (we were bashing our face against BT, I never raided Sunwell) and had little interest in leveling my toon to 80. I have other addictions which I would have an extremely hard time shedding no matter what someone else told me so I can truly relate with you there. I recommend that you quit WoW for good, just forget about the game.. realize that you would rather be doing something else with your time.
Find a hobby/interest/passion(this is the best) which you can invest any free time in learning about or researching (I spent a lot of time with various interests after I quit WoW and it was very refreshing.)
Find another game that's far less addictive. I started to play TF2 with a friend who was really into it and I started watching tons of SC VODs and playing sc:bw with same friend. Most of all - get a job or spend time (and effort) studying (I worked in a bakery for 6 months before moving to another state to pursue other interests and schooling.)
It's too easy to be LAZY .. WAY too easy. However it is so important, for one's own mental and physical health and stability to be progressing - moving forward towards something - a goal. That's another thing which may help you - set a goal and don't let yourself not achieve it. If you fail, FORGIVE yourself but learn from it and find new determination to succeed. No one is stopping you but yourself. (motivation can be cliche, sorry for that.)
I think cold turkey is the way to go. It may or may not be a good idea to tell your online or RL friends that you won't be back. If you tell them, then there's the added motivation of not wanting to fail knowing that when you relog everyone will be there also knowing that you failed (they probably won't care but still.)
If it were me again in that situation I would literally have cut ties immediately with everyone/thing WoW related. It's easy for me to say that but it's like a breath of fresh air. You can also research overcoming addictions for general advice on the subject. It will be hard to quit, and it will be all too easy to come back to it. Just know that you have the resolve to, even in your darkest hour, when you've got the credit card out, just waiting to press "recover account" (or w/e), you CAN still at that point decide not to do this. And when you do, do not think about what you're going to be losing or missing out on, but instead what you have to gain and how happy you will be once you have moved on to YOUR life not your TOON's life.
That was longer than expected and I really hope it helps.
Cheers and GL
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4 years ago I started playing WoW ago and played it like 12-15 hours a day. After 3 days of only playing and sleeping i realised i got to quit this shit and thank god i never looked back after that.
Its just a matter of will power... I hope you quit. The question is do you really wanna quit?? If you are addicted and wanna quit try commiboi advice... that looks preety reasonable to me.
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I dont get why it's so hard to quit this game.. It's not. I played for a year, got high in the arena rankings (1950 3v3) and then one day i tried to sell my account because i got bored, got scammed and just said "oh well" and never came back.
Grow some fucking balls
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On April 23 2010 09:38 Hypnosis wrote:
I dont get why it's so hard to quit this game.. It's not. I played for a year, got high in the arena rankings (1950 3v3) and then one day i tried to sell my account because i got bored, got scammed and just said "oh well" and never came back.
Grow some fucking balls
Was hard for me to quit. I played on an off for 3-4 years, taking breaks ranging from a week to six months, but I always came back. What finally led to me quitting was the quality of my guild degrading (old people leaving, too many new faces coming in), so I transferred servers with a small group of friends. Joined into a decent guild, and actually got some raid time. Though the mage and the hunter I transferred with got far more time than I did, as a rogue in a guild that already 4-5 other regular rogues; even if there was only one other decent rogue in the guild. When I did get to raid, I was put on bitch duty (double Anesthetic FoK spamming), which didn't really bother me too much; while debatable if it was truly necessary, that's how they wanted it done, and I was just happy to raid.
I was in the guild for about 2-3 weeks before I started to burn out again. Before I transferred off the terrible server I was on (it seriously has to be the worst US server in existence), I was a bit miffed because I couldn't raid, and that was the only real activity in the game that I enjoyed once level capped. Even so, I still had a decent amount of friends on the server, so it wasn't too bad. After I transferred, I got a chance to raid, though still not as much as I would have liked, but I didn't have nearly as many friends. Sure, if I had given it more than 3 weeks, I probably would have fit better in the guild, but during that time, I only talked regularly to one or two of my new guildies.
So I did the same as you. Attempted to sell my account, go scammed, got everything back (and somehow made a profit out of it), but it had killed all my determination to play. I still had a month on my main account (with a rogue and paladin), and six months on an alternate account. I logged in a few times over the next week, and then after that, uninstalled the game and haven't been back since.
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On April 23 2010 09:50 So no fek wrote:Show nested quote +On April 23 2010 09:38 Hypnosis wrote:
I dont get why it's so hard to quit this game.. It's not. I played for a year, got high in the arena rankings (1950 3v3) and then one day i tried to sell my account because i got bored, got scammed and just said "oh well" and never came back.
Grow some fucking balls Was hard for me to quit. I played on an off for 3-4 years, taking breaks ranging from a week to six months, but I always came back. What finally led to me quitting was the quality of my guild degrading (old people leaving, too many new faces coming in), so I transferred servers with a small group of friends. Joined into a decent guild, and actually got some raid time. Though the mage and the hunter I transferred with got far more time than I did, as a rogue in a guild that already 4-5 other regular rogues; even if there was only one other decent rogue in the guild. When I did get to raid, I was put on bitch duty (double Anesthetic FoK spamming), which didn't really bother me too much; while debatable if it was truly necessary, that's how they wanted it done, and I was just happy to raid. I was in the guild for about 2-3 weeks before I started to burn out again. Before I transferred off the terrible server I was on (it seriously has to be the worst US server in existence), I was a bit miffed because I couldn't raid, and that was the only real activity in the game that I enjoyed once level capped. Even so, I still had a decent amount of friends on the server, so it wasn't too bad. After I transferred, I got a chance to raid, though still not as much as I would have liked, but I didn't have nearly as many friends. Sure, if I had given it more than 3 weeks, I probably would have fit better in the guild, but during that time, I only talked regularly to one or two of my new guildies. So I did the same as you. Attempted to sell my account, go scammed, got everything back (and somehow made a profit out of it), but it had killed all my determination to play. I still had a month on my main account (with a rogue and paladin), and six months on an alternate account. I logged in a few times over the next week, and then after that, uninstalled the game and haven't been back since.
See its a dead end game that douchebags just LOVE to keep playing. Somehow they get pride out of killing a computer over and over again with 20 other fat nerds. The best part of the game was arena, the competitive aspect..Even that was ruined though because everyone has the same fucking gear from playing BGs all day long for months and months and you play on the same fuckin maps with the same combinations. Then everything becomes obsolete when blizz decides to release a new expansion where the greens are better than the epics you spent months getting. It's an endless cycle of bullshit of nothingness.
It's the best MMORPG I have ever played, but the main flaw is that it takes SO MANY HOURS to get really good, then it all goes to waste in 5-6 months.
Starcraft is actually hard, it's actually rewarding and you can dominate if you have skill. WoW is comprised of hordes of faggots with no life.
If you play WoW and are "good" at it you MOST LIKELY are
1) a douchebag that loves to one up other retards in well designed games
2) a socially awkward kid that has only played beer pong once and probably has never smoked weed
3) terrible at SC:BW (ok just because you are C- doesnt make you good)
4) failing classes
5) masturbating like 12 times a day to hentai (LOL)
ok i despise WoW now as you can tell.
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On April 22 2010 21:20 ThePhan2m wrote:
So, there is a problem again. About a month ago I slowly started playing again on an free month account I realized I had. A friend asked if I was keen on playing. I started a new char, a Paladin. Soon the month is over, and the plan was not to renew anything but to quit. Also I got studies I need to tend to, exams comign up in about a month, and this do not solve anything. But i feel seriously that I wanna play, even though its more destructive. I cannot believe this is happening since ever until couple of months ago I had no whatsover intentions to have interest to start playing again. And yesterday, I sent a mail to blizzard asking to get my former chars back (1 lvl80 and 3lvl 70) >.< I dont know why I'm doing it. Its stuipid.
Come on, you can do it. I played WOW hard core back in the day as well. But I quit right before BC and even untill now I am so glad that I did that. The feeling of WOW did come back now and then but I just looked the other way and never going back again. I was in a top 3 guild of a very well known server(finish NAX at level 60).
When I quit, I delete everything(top healer in the guild), I also delete my WOW guildmates from any chat client(Yahoo, MSN) so they can never contact me to lure me back.
I avoid read any news about WOW, even untill now I still keep that habit, I dont read about the new contents, nothing.
Just delete everything man! And go PLAY SC2.
SC2 can be addictive but unlike WOW, it will not ruin your social life. Do it for your own sake!!
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On April 23 2010 09:38 Hypnosis wrote:
I dont get why it's so hard to quit this game.. It's not. I played for a year, got high in the arena rankings (1950 3v3) and then one day i tried to sell my account because i got bored, got scammed and just said "oh well" and never came back.
Grow some fucking balls
People are different. When you feel you master something really well (obviously already invested alot of time in it) and you enjoy it, it gives u good feeling cuz you know you can do everything. When life isnt going well, its very easy to go back to stuff you know how to handle or control (aka WoW) For instance, if im playing BW, and I kinda am horrible (D+) level and keep loosing and loosing to the same protoss shit race with arbiters and imba mobility 1a2a3a over and over again. Its kinda sad, you dont feel any kind of reinsurance that you are any good at all compared to other people.
Even though I have visisted some web pages WoW related, I've allways keept distance to not start, and it hasnt been in my mind at all that much. 10 months without WoW and without anything interest in starting again. Like 2 months ago, I wouldnt have though I would be playing WoW today, It was very sudden impulsive idea to start again, and boom you get stuck abit for hours cuz its fun and you feel you have control and knowledge compared to my noob friend who asked me to join him play.
Thanks for the support! I'm going to quit, some peoples answers really helped. my game time expires 25th, and I'm not going to renew it.
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wow used to be good but i dont really see a future in it for a better balanced game.
I played alot of wow to like 1 year or something on lvl 60 but i sucked then.
i quitted for 3 years only to come back but suddenly i used keybinds started to do arena and ye i played much better because of that then playing at lvl 60 without keybinds and alot of rage .To speak about now (lvl80) Its not fun that the game is constantly changing and thereby ruining the balance of the game. Also when blizzard tries to balance it is always broken by the fact that they need to balance it for pvp and pve which in fact is impossible to and having 8 classes makes it even harder for 3v3/5v5.
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About smashing the dics, that seems silly considering you seem sort of like a crack addict, smashing the pipe might feel good but you're gonna buy a new one as soon as you get the urge again. So yeah just keep the discs. You say "its not as easy to just stop" but really if you have any mental willpower it really is. Video game addiction is sort of iffy with me because I don't really find it as hard to get rid of as say a real chemical addiction.
You really need to change habits, try to get some other hobbies that does not involve the computer.
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On April 24 2010 00:57 ThePhan2m wrote:Show nested quote +On April 23 2010 09:38 Hypnosis wrote:
I dont get why it's so hard to quit this game.. It's not. I played for a year, got high in the arena rankings (1950 3v3) and then one day i tried to sell my account because i got bored, got scammed and just said "oh well" and never came back.
Grow some fucking balls People are different. When you feel you master something really well (obviously already invested alot of time in it) and you enjoy it, it gives u good feeling cuz you know you can do everything. When life isnt going well, its very easy to go back to stuff you know how to handle or control (aka WoW) For instance, if im playing BW, and I kinda am horrible (D+) level and keep loosing and loosing to the same protoss shit race with arbiters and imba mobility 1a2a3a over and over again. Its kinda sad, you dont feel any kind of reinsurance that you are any good at all compared to other people. Even though I have visisted some web pages WoW related, I've allways keept distance to not start, and it hasnt been in my mind at all that much. 10 months without WoW and without anything interest in starting again. Like 2 months ago, I wouldnt have though I would be playing WoW today, It was very sudden impulsive idea to start again, and boom you get stuck abit for hours cuz its fun and you feel you have control and knowledge compared to my noob friend who asked me to join him play. Thanks for the support! I'm going to quit, some peoples answers really helped. my game time expires 25th, and I'm not going to renew it.
LIsten, D+ in BW nothing to be ashamed of and more of an accomplishment than what most people do in Wow. There are many D, D- and D+ players here, and although many have moved on to SC2, there are plenty of low/medium players in SC2 too, just play some friendlies now and then if you need a break from the ladder.
I have been tempted to go back so many times, but luckily I gave away everything, including sharding whatever I could not.Then I deleted the naked character. It still took several years before my WoW nick died out in msn conversations and whatnot.
The important thing is to actually move time away from the computer and into school, work, family, a new hobby, whatever you think you can feel good about. And when you invest those WoW-hours into new areas, good things might just happen.
Good luck og lykke til
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Congrats! I knew you could do it.
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Cant believe I still feel so drawn to this stupid game >.< I'm so tempted to play Mists of Pandaria. I have quit gaming all togather, but it still feels so tempting to play WoW. I have a GF now, and I dont want to lose her, but feel idiotic thinking about starting again.
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On December 11 2012 20:01 ThePhan2m wrote:
Cant believe I still feel so drawn to this stupid game >.< I'm so tempted to play Mists of Pandaria. I have quit gaming all togather, but it still feels so tempting to play WoW. I have a GF now, and I dont want to lose her, but feel idiotic thinking about starting again.
So don't. Just remember all the bad parts, then remember how much worse the game has gotten over time. Leave WoW as a good memory and don't play it now and ruin it. The game is literally not fun and eats your time like a bitch anyway. Let it go.
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Hey dude, here's how you quit forever. You quit, then want to play new expand, then you play it, and you quit forever in disgust at how awfully boring it is.
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cmon man. just a little bit. just try pandaria a little bit. its cool man, youre not gonna get hooked. just a little taste...
got pandas and shit now you know.. yeaah, a new world and everything.
i even saw they had a celebrity to promote the game!! i mean wtf man if thats not tempting i dont know..
1111 222 33 11111 22 33333 click click click mmmmmmm cmon man...
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On December 12 2012 01:17 EtherealDeath wrote:
Hey dude, here's how you quit forever. You quit, then want to play new expand, then you play it, and you quit forever in disgust at how awfully boring it is.
I went with the route of:
->Playing WoW
->SC2 is released
->Quit WoW forever
wasn't that hard ?
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ask yourself why do you feel accomplished from playing WoW?
Cause really in the end it means nothing. The knowledge you gain from understanding the game is very specific, and doesn't really extend to anything else. Knowing where each class should stand during a raid boss fight doesn't mean you know anything about the next one, other than obvious things (the tank should be near the boss, healers away from the boss). Besides, once you've experienced leveling up a character, joining a guild, and getting good gear, you've experienced the whole game. Sure, things may be changed a little, but those three things are all there is to the game and you already know what they are like. I have no idea what is in MoP, but I'm sure the only meaningful changes are a new level cap, and new raids to do. Seriously it's the same game, don't bother with it because you've already played it.
(OK I just looked up what's in the game: New class (I guess it's a slightly different play style), new race (will playing as a giant panda really change your game experience?), New Instances (more of the same), Challenge mode (possibly interesting, but still sounds like playing competitive solitaire to me), and pet battle system (lol). I have a really hard time seeing how this sounds any different from the last time you played WoW)
Just focus on something else. Spend more time than usual with your GF (take her on more dates). Give yourself a more active lifestyle, workout more. People get addicted to working out too, the only difference is that they are addicted to something productive. It's basically the same feeling too; gratification from gradual improvements, so just be a huge nerd and think about it as leveling up.
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On December 12 2012 01:17 EtherealDeath wrote:
Hey dude, here's how you quit forever. You quit, then want to play new expand, then you play it, and you quit forever in disgust at how awfully boring it is.
Pretty much what happened to me, although I must say I never considered myself playing too much/addicted. Stopped halfway during cataclysm (started playing halfway Wotlk), and kept myself up to date with MoP since all of my mates were gonna play again. Was subbed again for 2 months after the release, until you meet that point where you just log in out of habit and realize there is nothing to do. So my account will start to gather dust once again, most likely forever.
If you can't control yourself playing WoW do not ever start again, that would be 'silly', to understate it
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Thanks for the replys
I know, I dont dare to start. I will lose my GF if I do, she said so. haha
I did get my deleted char back on the account after a ticket on my battle.net profile.
Though havent done anything at all yet.
For those who say that I should try it again and get bored with it. I'm not that type of person. I'm not the one to quit a game because of flaws or inbalance or repetable systems. I've played old games that other people get bored with because there is new games for hours and hours. I always play with the things I got avaliable and stick to a couple of games and do the best with everything there is in that game (a perfectionist), only when everything is done in the game, I can quit. (WoW is neverending) It's fun as long as there is stuff to do and improve. That's why I will enjoy it even if it doesnt give much. It keeps me going in a meaningless way, as long as I feel productive. I will definitly play a lot once I start, and it will impact my life big time. But stepping into that path again, I dont think I want to risk what I've got right now.
I need to focus on something else! and thats right. I'll start workout tomorrow!
Thanks Nisyax, your completly right with that end statement.
On December 12 2012 01:21 diggurd wrote:
cmon man. just a little bit. just try pandaria a little bit. its cool man, youre not gonna get hooked. just a little taste...
got pandas and shit now you know.. yeaah, a new world and everything.
i even saw they had a celebrity to promote the game!! i mean wtf man if thats not tempting i dont know..
1111 222 33 11111 22 33333 click click click mmmmmmm cmon man...
haha, thats very tempting. Who was the celeb??
btw thats a very newbish clicker setup my setup would be Shift-F ctrl-R, alt-d, shift 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, q, d, c etc.
Reminds me of first time I started WoW again in burning crusade I was planning the whole new setup for my keyboard and mouse BEFORE I even started playing the game again. Even specs were mapped out fully.
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I am playing WoW casually again after a very long while(1, 1,5 years)
However it is not because I like the game itself, it is because I like the people who I play with in the game.
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5 years clean, still going strong. I ain't never lookin back.
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