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roflpie
Estonia93 Posts
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SLTorak.Hobo
Canada67 Posts
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Drium
United States888 Posts
. I legitimately enjoy WoE though so I guess it's not that bad. | ||
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mint_julep
United States254 Posts
I played wow for a couple of years on and off and left for good before WoTLK came out. It was rather lucky for me that the game got worse and worse as it made it easier for me to leave it. I had some really good times in wow, and have some friends from game that I'm close with irl now, even though we don't play anymore. It was definitely a crutch for me when my life wasn't as directed as it is now, so I'm not sure if I can really blame it for my less happy times. It seems like more of an effect in my life than a cause. Now that I'm a happier person I don't have the urge, at all lol, to play. I do recognize though that while you're playing you're not being productive elsewhere so while it may be more a symptom it is very often a symptom that prevents you from resolving the cause. So my advice is this: 1: Even if you finished downloading that shitty game, even if you started playing it, go delete it. 2: Work on your long term goals. | ||
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
On June 14 2010 02:51 roflpie wrote: How do you quit coffee? I've managed to quit WoW after a few years of playing, but I can't get rid of my coffee addiction. Every time I try to quit I get horrible headaches and I feel like shit. Plus it's so nice to have a cup of tasty coffee in the morning Quitting coffee is easy for nerds like us. Create a ramp-down schedule in Excel or spreadsheet program of your choice. EDIT: I actually started quitting when I was drinking coffee made from 300 mL of dry grounds all day long. I drank coffee from waking up until going to sleep. I was sleeping 10-12 hours a day and feeling bad all the time. I am almost done and now sleep 5-8 hours per night. It is great. Here is my ramp schedule. Column A contains dates, column B contains volume of dry coffee grounds. ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/YFHAq.png) | ||
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Severedevil
United States4830 Posts
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Kyhol
Canada2574 Posts
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instantdry
Canada308 Posts
1 - 2 wow 2 - 2:15 eat 2:20 - 8 wow 8 - 8:15 eat 8:15 - 7am wow 7am - 1pm sleep repeat for 7 days | ||
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banana
Netherlands1189 Posts
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CommanderFluffy
Taiwan1059 Posts
I think the only thing i've been emotionally and psychologically attached to is basically the internet. It's really sad but i dont think i could go a week without checking last.fm, trackers, or slickdeals. I never saw the draw from weed or alcohol even though i was often surrounded by it. | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
I quit once before Burning Crusade, and thankfully when I came back I really didn't like the game anymore. Besides fighting in the Arena every now and then, I had so little to do in game. WoW is designed to be a massive time sink, but it's really not worth playing anymore. You'll follow the pattern of arena-raid-nothing. And guess what, soon all those level 80 dungeons will be useless once Cataclysm rolls around. I get what you mean, desiring to come back and smack around some noobs. (I'll be honest, I was a heavy ganker in WoW. Stranglethorn Vale is such a fun place to get revenge on all those gankers I dealt with as a lowlevel :D ) And being in college, I could actually raid and such whenever I choose. But it's such a boring pattern, a waste of money, a waste of time. If you're really craving to go back, I suggest take the 10 day free trial and level up some character to 30. It got the desire to play WoW out of my system surprisingly well. The trial is incredibly restrictive so you might just get sick of it then and there  Just don't return to WoW for real. Incredibly not worth it. | ||
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LaSt)ChAnCe
United States2179 Posts
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Azerbaijan
United States660 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
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Thrill
2599 Posts
In the end, partying kind of sucks though. It's seriously quite a fruitless enterprise unless you're in it *to meet the one* or have some deeper motive. Most people i used to party with are now actually involved with clubbing as their profession. They're DJ:s, bartenders or even club owners, but those who still just party for the sake of partying are all a bunch of rich kids with no real drive or purpose other than to be happy. I don't blame them, but their existence is undeniably empty, void of real commitment. When i left the party/clubbing scene i really didn't have a lot to do or even talk about with my old friends, i could no longer sit with them at some cafe or someones apartment and exchange memories from the weekend - i hadn't even been there. WoW became an excellent "addiction" to replace partying while i figured out who and what i wanted to be (not professionally), it also gave me a much needed challenge with coursework at Uni. Before, i would have nothing to do at weeknights so i would just watch every bad TV show there was, try desperately to find some movie where i didn't remember every plot twist and read forums online while just randomly browsing the web - and when there was NOTHING left to do, i would actually sit down and study. With WoW, things changed. With a 7-12 raid schedule i basically had 0 time left to study and write papers except for an hour or so after the raid. This might seem bad, but it was actually awesome! It made me listen a lot better at lectures and even occasionally take notes. It became sort of a prestige hunt for me to ace my courses while being able to keep up a full raid schedule - the challenge i had always needed. In the end, replacing partying with WoW has saved me in excess at least $10k and i'm absolutely not a wealthy guy like my friends were, my parents economy is quite stretched and there's no "free" job for me, i've just worked extra and summers so having some money is awesome. The obvious thought here would be "so why doesn't he play Poker?", well - at least that was my obvious thought, a few of my former friends made their money from poker, but that was honestly what deterred me. Those guys who lived off Poker with no education seemed to me to live the emptiest lives of all and pretty much all of them were addicted to gambling whether they'd admit to it or not. I don't think my character is strong enough to get my MD if i'm financially independent through Poker. Athletes like football or even Broodwar players are at least entertainers, they have a defined role in society, where as a Poker player is what? Really skilled at a game? Sure, but why that game? Aren't there better games? It has to be about the money, not a passion for the game or you'd choose some other. | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
I tried this for my computer addiction. I didn't fill it in every day though, and relied more heavily on software to do it for me. How's it going OP, if you don't reply back, we'll assume you're raiding. | ||
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Xela
Canada203 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
Maybe my life's just dull haha | ||
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Minzy
Australia387 Posts
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mmp
United States2130 Posts
Some of the more "classic" mmos out there have strong veteran communities, mature and friendly people. | ||
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