WoW, it just sucks the life out you - Page 2

The_Liquid_Laser · 07-21-2008, 10:21 PM

The way to cure a WoW addiction is to find a better game.

Zergling · 07-21-2008, 10:33 PM

WoW is what killed any sort of levelling game for me. There were some addictive moments at some points, and some very boring points of just waiting for that dang level to just show the heck up already. (I quit after six months out of boredom, than came back for 5 months or so, waitied for another month after boredom, than deleted all characters and completely quit after a swing in the "addiction" direction.) There were a few good moments as well, but the boredom from the levelling game tends to stretch these out more and more.

If you do feel like you just need to play, try and find a way to spend time away from the computer it is on.

Santtu · 07-25-2008, 11:25 AM

I think I'll 2-box bot a 2-member group to 70. I bought keys to a botting program and have been setting it up. That's something interesting.

I've found more interesting things to do by setting up the bot than I've found by playing the game

Mozzes · 07-27-2008, 08:07 PM

I began my descent into madness about a month after WoW hit the shelves. Grinding out 1-60 was one of the most mind-numbing experiences of my life and as testament to that it took me more than 7 months to hit endgame territory. Life at 60 wasn't as sleep-inducing - I found a good guild, did a bunch of raiding and pvp. Then the the Harbinger of my Doom, otherwise known as The Burning Crusade, hit the WoWiverse. Many people cheered and rejoiced at all the new content and I'm loathe to admit at first I was one of the happy mindless masses. Then I realized that at its core there was nothing particularly novel about the expansion. You can take a jalopy, throw a coat of paint on it and stuff a CD player in the dash but that doesn't make it a new car. It got to where I considered the game such a waste of time that I started making death threats to myself. Either I was going to stop playing or I was going start beating myself into a pulp. A few blows to the head later and here I am WoW free for over a year and only a little worse for wear.

Motor Jax · 07-28-2008, 01:12 AM

i started about 5 months ago, went from ally (they suck) to horde (much, much better)

i haven't had much time to play much as i have 2 jobs, so even starting out, i could only play 3-5/day...

and so now, i play at a comforatble 3-6 hrs/day, but i also take time off to go to the bar or sing or even just watch a movie...

even now, when i have to work only my weekend job, during the week, i just get on and play, log out. then get on and play, then log out...

heh, not too addicted to any games... i just like it to be there to fill in some boring times i would otherwise have...

VanillaCat · 07-28-2008, 04:05 AM

I tried to play but I think I don't understand it. It isn't at all addicting to me, but maybe I'm doing something wrong. I just walk around and do quests.

Jen · 10-04-2008, 05:43 AM

^ Same here. I'm sure if I knew wtf was going on I'd become addicted.

Uberfuhrer · 10-04-2008, 01:38 PM

I've never played it. Although I can't see why it wouldn't help me.

Although I don't like fantasy games that much. They never appeal to me. Now EVE Online on the other hand, is something that would appeal to me; I love space games. I just don't want to pay $14 a month to play it.

Jen · 10-06-2008, 09:49 PM

Okay, I might be hooked and I'm trying to entice Cafe into the 10 trial thingy. How the hell do you kill the forest spiders and wolves? And what's with those assholes in the forest that suck the life out of you? I must have died a thousand times.

Silently Honest · 10-06-2008, 11:17 PM

Not you too Jen!? You have a family!

07-21-2008, 10:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
The_Liquid_Laser Incoherent Radiance Join Date: Jul 2007 Type: ENTP Posts: 2,124	The way to cure a WoW addiction is to find a better game. __________________

07-25-2008, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Santtu Survey Monkey Join Date: Sep 2007 Type: enTj Posts: 1,542	I think I'll 2-box bot a 2-member group to 70. I bought keys to a botting program and have been setting it up. That's something interesting. I've found more interesting things to do by setting up the bot than I've found by playing the game __________________ ENTP/ESTP/ESTJ/ISTJ/INTJ/ENTJ/ENFJ

10-04-2008, 05:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jen cooling Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: infj Posts: 4,756	^ Same here. I'm sure if I knew wtf was going on I'd become addicted. __________________ SLOAN RLOAI R(56%)L(58%)O(58%)A(54%)I(58%) "I was born with all the holes in my body I need already...don't give me more!" ~ Creator of Not Being Stabbed Repeatedly. The former eats babies and calls it nutritious. The latter eats souls and calls it judicious. ~iwakar on the differences between INTJ and INFJ.

10-04-2008, 01:38 PM	#18 (permalink)
Uberfuhrer Full Circle Join Date: May 2007 Type: ENTP Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 8,534	I've never played it. Although I can't see why it wouldn't help me. Although I don't like fantasy games that much. They never appeal to me. Now EVE Online on the other hand, is something that would appeal to me; I love space games. I just don't want to pay $14 a month to play it. __________________ "Place quotes in your signature to appear profound." --Uberfuhrer

10-06-2008, 09:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
Jen cooling Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: infj Posts: 4,756	Okay, I might be hooked and I'm trying to entice Cafe into the 10 trial thingy. How the hell do you kill the forest spiders and wolves? And what's with those assholes in the forest that suck the life out of you? I must have died a thousand times. __________________ SLOAN RLOAI R(56%)L(58%)O(58%)A(54%)I(58%) "I was born with all the holes in my body I need already...don't give me more!" ~ Creator of Not Being Stabbed Repeatedly. The former eats babies and calls it nutritious. The latter eats souls and calls it judicious. ~iwakar on the differences between INTJ and INFJ.

07-21-2008, 10:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Zergling Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INTx Location: Champaign, Ill Posts: 1,378	WoW is what killed any sort of levelling game for me. There were some addictive moments at some points, and some very boring points of just waiting for that dang level to just show the heck up already. (I quit after six months out of boredom, than came back for 5 months or so, waitied for another month after boredom, than deleted all characters and completely quit after a swing in the "addiction" direction.) There were a few good moments as well, but the boredom from the levelling game tends to stretch these out more and more. If you do feel like you just need to play, try and find a way to spend time away from the computer it is on.

07-27-2008, 08:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mozzes Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: PITA Location: luminiferous aether Posts: 19	I began my descent into madness about a month after WoW hit the shelves. Grinding out 1-60 was one of the most mind-numbing experiences of my life and as testament to that it took me more than 7 months to hit endgame territory. Life at 60 wasn't as sleep-inducing - I found a good guild, did a bunch of raiding and pvp. Then the the Harbinger of my Doom, otherwise known as The Burning Crusade, hit the WoWiverse. Many people cheered and rejoiced at all the new content and I'm loathe to admit at first I was one of the happy mindless masses. Then I realized that at its core there was nothing particularly novel about the expansion. You can take a jalopy, throw a coat of paint on it and stuff a CD player in the dash but that doesn't make it a new car. It got to where I considered the game such a waste of time that I started making death threats to myself. Either I was going to stop playing or I was going start beating myself into a pulp. A few blows to the head later and here I am WoW free for over a year and only a little worse for wear.

07-28-2008, 01:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Motor Jax Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Type: INFJ Location: Deep South, USA Posts: 108	i started about 5 months ago, went from ally (they suck) to horde (much, much better) i haven't had much time to play much as i have 2 jobs, so even starting out, i could only play 3-5/day... and so now, i play at a comforatble 3-6 hrs/day, but i also take time off to go to the bar or sing or even just watch a movie... even now, when i have to work only my weekend job, during the week, i just get on and play, log out. then get on and play, then log out... heh, not too addicted to any games... i just like it to be there to fill in some boring times i would otherwise have...

07-28-2008, 04:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
VanillaCat Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Type: ENFP Location: New Jersey Posts: 149	I tried to play but I think I don't understand it. It isn't at all addicting to me, but maybe I'm doing something wrong. I just walk around and do quests.

10-06-2008, 11:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
Silently Honest Skilled Join Date: Nov 2007 Type: INFJ Location: Southeast City Posts: 4,480	Not you too Jen!? You have a family! __________________ My own Mogulus Nostalgia channel

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