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Relapsing on WoW

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#1 ·
I've played wow for 3 1/2 years, and quit a little more then 1 year ago. Recently i've been getting horrible urges to get back on it. So if you have the same problems; what do you do to block them out???
 
#2 ·
Please resist..
as funny as it sounds I lost my mom to World of Warcraft... I'm 24 and I miss her. its been to the extent of her ordering the expansion pack to arrive the morning it was released.. when she woke up and it wasnt there.. she got in the car and drove 20miles to the nearest bestbuy to purchase another one... only to play 2 hours sooner than the UPS guy pulling into the driveway with the one she ordered. I can not believe the amount of power that game has over people. I've tried to get my mother to help me with activities we could do together but everything ends up in vain.

I will say who ever designed Wow did a hell of a job.. I mean really it has everything you need in a fantasy world. It sorta reminds me of The Matrix.. a digital world one lives in with all the other trapped victims while their body and mind in the real world withers away. If you just miss your other gamers try and keep in touch as internet "pen pals" through facebook or something alternative to the game itself. I'm sure you have plenty of people in the now that would enjoy your company just as much as people who just want to know you becuase of some fake imaginary "power" your character in the game has.

I hope you weigh out your pros and cons and decide that quiting was the best choice you've made so far. I wish my mom had the same will power.. it would make me so much happier to know that she actually could be there for me when I need her.. instead of me always being disappointed that she is missing in my life even tho she is just in the other room. I hate it... and I don't know what to do... so glad to hear you were able to do it.
 
#3 ·
It is one hell of a game, I agree. But after being sucked in like 6 hours every single day it gets crazy. So over time I deactivated my subscription, played on a private server, then quit. But my old laptop (broken now) wouldn't install wow, so I could resist. But sometime this week or next I will be buying myself a 500g storage 3g ram laptop. I'm sure the download would go threw and I am too tempted to play. I am 16 now, so still a high school student. After finishing the endless chem and algebra homework, I still have a long day to do nothing. To occupy my time I just text and scroll threw this site. Once websites get dull to me i'm stuck bored out of my mind for the rest of the night (generally 3+ hours). I have up to Wotlk, not going to buy any subscribes or cataclysm so i'm hoping that will ease up on the addiction. Plus I will be on a private server so I usually only stay on 2 hours a day (more on weekends if friends are busy/can't board). So we'll see how it works out, I am sorry to hear about you and your mom. :thumbsdown:
 
#4 ·
Its cool.. she started when I was in high school too.. so its been a while.
That game is like a drug. You obviously like to snowboard.. if I were you I'd try and be creative and find a place in your yard to build a small kicker or get some wood and nails and make a feature to hit.. then send pics to all your busy friends and brag about how much fun they're missing out on. I'm well out of school these days and I still do this lol. I use to draw a lot in high school when I was bored but I know thats a talent not everyone has.. and I stil keep a journal... might sound lame.. but I actually have a lot of cool stories I can go back and reflect on with all my random adventures I've had in life. From driving cross country.. landing my first big kicker, places I've been.. all sorts of stuff. It sucks when people ask "what did you do last weekend?" .. or last month even.. and you sit there and sometimes can't remember so I decided I'd start writing things down so I have something to laugh about when I get old. If writing isnt your thing maybe make a blog? Just keep busy. Your young so I'm not too worried.. and you sound like a smart kid, but there are traps out there in life and online gaming in my opinion is one of them.
 
#5 ·
I was in a server first guild for over a year, played for a couple years.

The urges will eventually go away.... It took me probably 2 years to finally get past the urges. I don't crave it anymore and I should actually sell my account but it's probably not worth much nowadays. Think she's a level 72 Shadow Priest, alliance side. Maybe 71? Can't remember
 
#6 ·
Last time I played priests go for a lot. Just because they're so damn annoying to level. The lazy amount of rich kids on that game would pay for that so i'd go for it. I was in a server 2nd or 3rd guild I can't remember, pretty good shaman healer/dps. I will probably keep it in case one of my friends starts to play again and want to take my acc. I'm on a shitty server too so the most it'd go for is $50 :(.


Karasene- I have some old skate ramps and a skate rail my parents bought for my oldest brother. If the brand "Xtreme" rings a bell I have some ramps from there. But the rail is about 10 ft long probably shorter. It is fun to hit but you can't jib on it at all. So i've been looking to start building a long but shallow on ramp, to like a 20-30 foot pvc rail. Un realistic for the 20-30 feet but I need more distance :laugh:. Someone who lives up my street (well 1 1/2 miles away) has a pretty sweet set up. Down rail to a jump or pole jam. I used it to occupy my time til he found out and kicked me off:mad:. So hopefully my dad will help me buy some plywood and pine so I can waste a few weeks :thumbsdown:. Only thing is summer- I can't have friends over every day so I get about 5 hours indoors to do nothing >.>. I kind of just want to download it again-then challenge myself to not play it. If i can resist it conveniently placed right in front of my face I shouldn't relapse.


Great game, but it gets overwhelming easily.
 
#7 ·
I loved leveling my Priest.... I was always Shadow with my priest and when I played, we had a ton of resources for grinding.

Most mobs weren't immune to fear for questing where you had to pick something up also..

I was scared of nothing though... An occasional Lock would tear me up but that was it. Also raided with a Druid and a Warrior... Never really got into the Mages though..

Druid was a fun class also. I was playing when they buffed the Druids.... Oh man I was walking thru everybody, literally. Locks were even on the run but last I knew they turned em back down.
 
#11 ·
Haha I have a girlfriend, just not having sex yet. At 16, at least here, people who f*ck now or before then are whores. Quite funny to watch people get ridiculed (some girl has blown probably 50+ guys, had sex with probably 30 people she just met and a lot of times). So not quite sex yet:laugh:.

I probably wont end up playing it, whenever I am truly truly about to relapse I just say f*ck it. But it's getting harder and harder too and I don't want to end up on that dammed game again.
 
#9 ·
I had it good while playing WoW...

Was raiding and had a girl under my mind control so I was getting laid also.

But in all seriousness, the game is BAD news... Truly addicting and people should stay away from it. It's worse then cigarettes
 
#49 ·
I had it good while playing WoW...
It's worse then cigarettes
Agreed. I played other online games and was terribly addicted playing upwards of 6 hours per day for years on end. Eventually I got over it but still go online every so often for a laugh. I've never really had any relapses. Maybe 2 or 3 where I played for a week and got bored.

Over the past month I've quit smoking which IMO was so much easier than quitting games. But still not easy :)
 
#10 ·
Yeah I don't know if downloading it to "test" yourself is such a great idea...

thats like someone who just supposedly quit smoking cigarettes and thinks.... oh I'll just buy a pack and keep it in my pocket.

Without a doubt you know they'll light one up eventually.

I think its easier to go the out of sight out of mind route. But choice is up to you of course.


Word on the ramps/rails. Start nagging your dad :thumbsup:
 
#13 ·
If you have poor self-control, don't play it, it is highly addicting. I went through a stage of being a total wow-addict, but luckily came to a realization of how fucking ridiculous it was that I had to stay at home such and such days because I had to raid.

I've played it off and on since then, but it's never been anywhere near the addictive level. More like just playing any other videogame. It's mostly just a matter of stepping back and looking at the shit you are doing to feed your addiction.

Most people will admit that the best way to cull an addiction, is to fill the void with another addiction! If you have enough addictions, they all take an equal amount of your time, and you suddenly become like everyone else....
 
#14 ·
Good point:laugh:. Until I hit 80 and began raiding/feeling the thrill of getting better I wasn't crazily addicted. It was merely like Call of Duty, just play it when I have nothing better to do. Once raiding started I was on twice the amount of hours and ignoring my friends. I would like to just play it on and off when i truly can't do anything (like now, i've studied for my exams all day so i'm bored as shit). But not get crazy like I was. If i lived in the westerns I would have snowboarding, but I can rarely get out besides weekends. My backyard is decent for it, but after 20 or more laps it gets old and tiring. I'd love to just sit around and play for an hour or so.







Tell this girl to call me when she turns 18 and graduates.
Jail bait is a bitch, eh? She got held back for being an idiot, so she's actually 17 and a sophomore. I don't know her birthday but when I hear random bitching about how exited all of these people are i'll send you a messege. :thumbsup:
 
#19 · (Edited)
You could always punch yourself in the balls. Anyone who prefers to live in a fantasy land instead of reality probably won't be using them much anyways (and even though she isn't DTF yet, you should still be able to talk her into a hand job)
 
#21 ·
It's not that many players actually would prefer the fantasy world, it's just incredibly addicting. I play it just as someone would play CoD or Halo, just to entertain myself.
I also only mentioned my girlfriend not wanted to fuck, never brought up lesser stuff:D
 
#22 ·
Well I played a game called Runescape for 4 or 5 years, and quit around a year ago. I honestly just quit naturally, aka through irl.
But to help you, I'll give you some options to not urge you to really play, and make you fade away from the thought..
Try playing sports in school (you said your 16, well I just turned 17), and me playing lacrosse really helped me just get off the computer in general. Also I do cross country. Playing sports won't only get you off that topic, but you meet so many people, and it's just an awesome experience.

Also for another option (if you think it's to late to try a sport, which is understanble), you could try getting a job. It's pretty hard to find a job, but if you get one, think about it: you make cash and kill time.

Take this from a past addicted gamer, who now quit because I do both.. Play sports and work on top of school.

Hope this helped.
 
#23 ·
Run XC, run track and snowboard in winter, and I play lacrosse. I can't get a job till my next birthday (parents would need to drive me around). I am in honors chemistry, honors math, and honors english. I have about 30 books in my ass daily. I finish my studies before I eat dinner, then after that it's too dark to go outside. So I am stuck inside for another 3+ hours and get bored.
 
#24 ·
Well as long as you don't start swapping those activity time periods for wow, I don't see anything wrong with that equation.

No one chastises little pre-pubescent 10 year olds for playing Halo 3 hours a day, meanwhile going on a racial, sexist, and generally psychotic online rampage, so....

I can't stand online shooters anymore because of the above.
 
#27 ·
Haha, i know the feeling :laugh:. But if I start this up again i'll be on a thing where everybody has the best gear available so there is no upperhand :)





Easiest way to get rid of urges is to sell your account. I used to get the feeling of wanting to start up again until I realized it would cost $100+ to buy the game and all the expansions again.


They made it so you can download the most recent expansion your account was upgraded too. I have thought about selling it but i don't want to put up with some random guy and all of that stuff. If I did relapse I would play on a private server so it's free, and less addicting.
 
#28 ·
switch to a game you can play on your own time. FPS/RTS games are great because they require smaller amounts of time to actually play one game and walk away or play another. You don't have to start a raid and go through it with the fear of missing out on something if you logout.
 
#31 ·
I tried it, the demo bored me. I used to be worse, though... I was bad into Runescape >.< Yeah... but anyway, just find something else to occupy your time. I forced myself off of it and found other things to occupy my time, I started weightlifting and tried hanging out with friends more, or just go for a bike ride if I didn't have anyone to hang out with. I had a job, too, so that took some time away from sitting on my ass in front of a computer :laugh:
 
#32 ·
There are some big prize arena tournaments, ... you've got to be beyond exceptional in PvP to win them.

As for taking over someone's monster? there is a misunderstanding somewhere. Players only play characters, and again, on the money, about the only way to make money in WoW is to be exceptional in PvP or sell characters, etc. which is basically prohibited by Blizzard.
 
#33 ·
There is a market for leveling people's characters. It's illegal based on the rules Blizzard, the game manufacturer puts out there, but it still happens. Basically someone levels the character to max level, then sells the account to someone, and starts over.

It is a relatively older game, but it's so popular it's still the most profitable video game out there I think (Call of Duty franchise is also up there). Because it is a MMO and the content is always updated, people continue to play it.
 
#34 ·
Just as stated before yes you can make money by being amazing good at arenas (player vs player) but they are team based and you also have to split the prize money.

MLG is the biggest tourney if I am not mistaken and last year for 3v3 the top team won 25k.

So as for if he won 50k that would be a no unless there is a bigger tourney out there. Also you said he has a GF which instantly rules out top PVP players for the most part as you have to practice all day every day just to be good enough to enter with a chance to win even one match.
 
#35 ·
I dont know if what I type makes sense but I just want to clarify if this kid is full of shit or could he have won 50k..
Extremely unlikely, pretty sure he is full of shit.

He's got my gf's daughter playing it now...but isnt that a game of the past compared to whats out there now??
It is 5 years old, but it's still by far the best one out there. Every other one has crashed and burned so far.
I think the first real contender will be Knights of the Old Republic, whenever that comes out.
 
#36 ·
Extremely unlikely, pretty sure he is full of shit.
The top tournament was the 2010 blizzcon which had a first place prize of $75,000 which you split 3 ways. Article Blizzcon 2010 Tournament Recap


"Eight 3v3 teams from the World of Warcraft 2010 Arena Tournament, came together to fight for the first place prize of $75,000. Unfortunately, the most notable and memorable moment of the tournament was the controversial championship victory of the French team aAa, against All authority."
 
#37 ·
I managed to more or less get over my WoW addiction. Luckily for me I'm at the point now, where I tried going back for one of the 7 day free trials, and just got bored of it in under an hour. The game just... doesn't have the hold on it that it had before. I haven't played any more MMOs since then, I'm just not into the grind-y feeling anymore. I think the last thing that was holding me to the game was my guild, since a lot of them were pretty awesome, but once they split up during one of my breaks, that pretty much ended my interest in the game. Definitely for the better. I love making jokes about going back, some people's reactions are funny.
 
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