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Shauk · 10-14-2007, 08:28 PM

I hate this fucking game. Yet i still have 2 of my 3 accounts. Thats right, 3 motherfucking accounts WITH the expansion. I'm paying as much to PLAY a video game as the average person seems to spend on cellphone service and this is how I justify it, it's a communication tool for me because... sadly, every last person I know on the face of this planet plays this game now, partly because I introduced them to it.

now, I started with my girlfriend at the time, I was happy being a casual MMO'er back in the day with games like SWG and FFXI, UO, EQ, I never got "in to" them because I never made it to the end game.

WoW saw that thats probably where they lost most of thier subscription base in those games and basically made the level up portion easy and fun, and now have 9 MILLION people paying 15$ a month. They did something right, or horribly wrong. It's not thier problem it's the players who can't quit.

The numerous times I had tried to quit, I'd try to organize "real" social activities with my friends, go hang out with them, only to find out that they'd play wow, even my old favorite social past-time, LAN Parties, turned into a wow fest, hell, we even completely halted a lan party to down ragnaros for the 1st time as a guild. we felt having the "core" MT party all in the same room gave us a slight edge in the co-ordination we needed at the time to do it. and do it we did.

I realize, to me, it was always, and has always been, about the social interaction that I gain through these games.

I meet up with these people I play with IRL all the time, year after year at expo's and cons and such, they aren't just gamers, they're friends via a different method of reality.

this reality is so time consuming and unproductive though. It's a mental placebo, you are fed with rewards every step of the way, you go through an awesome journey both socially and visually, from a lowly peon to a bad-ass looking character that is something to be reckoned with.

it's just extracting what people want from them and giving it to them in a form that takes no real effort, only your time.

Instead of spending 4 hours in a dungeon killing false gods and dragons, I realized finally, I should have been spending that 4 hours doing something real, something that will improve ME, not my character. Education, Exercise, the "RL" grind, as you could call it.

sadly, I don't think i've overcome my addiction, I feel like as soon as I'm comfortable after my relocation, and find a good job, I'll find a reason to play again. 15$ is a cheap hit when it keeps you "high" all month long.

it's not the game's fault though, it's mine.

10-14-2007, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	I hate this fucking game. Yet i still have 2 of my 3 accounts. Thats right, 3 motherfucking accounts WITH the expansion. I'm paying as much to PLAY a video game as the average person seems to spend on cellphone service and this is how I justify it, it's a communication tool for me because... sadly, every last person I know on the face of this planet plays this game now, partly because I introduced them to it. now, I started with my girlfriend at the time, I was happy being a casual MMO'er back in the day with games like SWG and FFXI, UO, EQ, I never got "in to" them because I never made it to the end game. WoW saw that thats probably where they lost most of thier subscription base in those games and basically made the level up portion easy and fun, and now have 9 MILLION people paying 15$ a month. They did something right, or horribly wrong. It's not thier problem it's the players who can't quit. The numerous times I had tried to quit, I'd try to organize "real" social activities with my friends, go hang out with them, only to find out that they'd play wow, even my old favorite social past-time, LAN Parties, turned into a wow fest, hell, we even completely halted a lan party to down ragnaros for the 1st time as a guild. we felt having the "core" MT party all in the same room gave us a slight edge in the co-ordination we needed at the time to do it. and do it we did. I realize, to me, it was always, and has always been, about the social interaction that I gain through these games. I meet up with these people I play with IRL all the time, year after year at expo's and cons and such, they aren't just gamers, they're friends via a different method of reality. this reality is so time consuming and unproductive though. It's a mental placebo, you are fed with rewards every step of the way, you go through an awesome journey both socially and visually, from a lowly peon to a bad-ass looking character that is something to be reckoned with. it's just extracting what people want from them and giving it to them in a form that takes no real effort, only your time. Instead of spending 4 hours in a dungeon killing false gods and dragons, I realized finally, I should have been spending that 4 hours doing something real, something that will improve ME, not my character. Education, Exercise, the "RL" grind, as you could call it. sadly, I don't think i've overcome my addiction, I feel like as soon as I'm comfortable after my relocation, and find a good job, I'll find a reason to play again. 15$ is a cheap hit when it keeps you "high" all month long. it's not the game's fault though, it's mine.