Comments on: World of Warcraft addiction?

By: xadric

xadric — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:02:59 +0000

You know everyone keeps talking about ppl being addicted and all these news stories going around and everyone wants to push blame on Blizzard and the game for these ppl. It’s like excessively obese people that try to sue McDonalds because they are excessively obese because they ate there 3 times a day 7 days a week. McDonalds didn’t force them into their establishment, or force them to order the greasy food or forcefeed it down their throats.
So all these people wanting to push blame on everyone but who is truly at fault. It’s the ones who are playing WoW. A mother cries in some interview cuz her 16 yr old kid dropped out of school and does nothing but play WoW all day and she cries this sob story, but the kid has no job, obviously she or someone else is paying the monthly fee. Cancel the damn subscription, it’s that easy.
As for your ‘addiction’, many other people have had some very good questions you need to ask yourself. Take a moment and really THINK, do you plan your days/evenings/whenever around WoW? If so, then my friend, take a break from the game. You do not need to QUIT like many ppl say, but taking a break or having the willpower to limit yourself may be in order.
Now what us WoW players realize, and what the people who DON’T play the game DON’T realize, is that 4-6 hours a day becomes almost necessary at higher levels, when instances and such take awhile to run. It’s like watching a really good movie, you get into it and when it’s over you realize that an hour and a half+ has gone by that seemed like mere minutes.
Personally, 4-6 hours is fair, it allows time to do many things, but not so much that your whole day is ruined. The 9-12 hr shifts on weekends is a bit much, and I say this being a player that has a wife (who also plays WoW) and 3 kids (one of them that has her own chars as well, tho she only gets to play it maybe once a week or so – and acts more mature than some of the ppl on there, and she’s only 7, almost 8!). I also play on average 4-6 hours a day, usually after work.
On my days off, I have been getting into those 9-12 hr shifts as well, so I am in EXACTLY the same position you are. I suggest doing what I am doing. Make yourself cut back, if you feel WoW is becoming more important than RL. Keep it to 4-6 hrs. It is a fair amount of time to enjoy the game, and still leaves time for RL.
Best of luck!
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By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:37:59 +0000

Addiction is characterized by the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use. Bottom line if it is causing you problems with your real life than cut back on your usage. Is there clear evidence of these problems in your everday life? The greeks always strived for balance. WOW is an awesome game but if it hinders the rest of your life you should cut back.
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By: ~ Gamer'z Gurl ~

*~* Gamer'z Gurl *~* — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:55:59 +0000

IMO, if it does not interfere with any real life duties, friends and family, then it's not an addiction. It's your hobby. Something you like to do.
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By: Monawkaran,Tauren Druid, Scilla

Monawkaran,Tauren Druid, Scilla — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:47:59 +0000

read the email i sent you.
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By: L.A. L

L.A. L — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:15:59 +0000

If you are playing 4-6 hours every DAY during the week so on and so forth, THAT IS TOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!! trust me on this one, you may start talking in WOW lingo. today, instead of luaghing, i almost said LOL.
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By: sims_are_cool

sims_are_cool — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:02:59 +0000

AMEN!!!!! (Yes you do) If you play that much every day then you do have an addiction!!!!! I heard on the news that a couple left their baby at home to play WoW at a Starbucks that had a Hot spot (Internet connection) for hours and when they came home, THE BABY WAS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you want to become that type of parent?!?!?!?! OK, sorry; I didn’t mean to sound rude, dramatic or whatever. I just had to tell the truth. :-/ Sorry.
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News travels fast in the video game world.

By: solstice333

solstice333 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:41:59 +0000

is it really that good of a game? there's no point to it since the game never ends. wut makes it so good? anyways, get rid of that trash. world of warcraft isn't worth the time spent.
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By: Heartache

Heartache — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:02:59 +0000

My b/f (errr…now ex) chose this freaking game over being with me and his daughter. I tried to explain to him that he has a problem because he was addicted to this game. He lost his job and took his time to find another one because I was paying all the bills anyway. He ignored and neglected both me and his 1 year old daughter. I received little to no help from him and had to beg for his time and attention. The game had to go, I had enough. Didn’t want it to come off as an ultimatum but I told him it was WOW or me. Guess what he chose? You got it!! Instead of working out our differences and being an attentive father, he chose to spend all his time and engery playing WOW. This game has ruined my life, because it ruined my family! I obviosly couldn’t compete with WOW so he got rid of me. Now I am sad, depressed, lonely, bitter and angry! Thanks WOW!!!!

Btw, we were doing perfectly before this game entered our lives!! That’s when the addiction started.
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By: joninjapan

joninjapan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:12:59 +0000

Lots of people play more than that even. I have a 70 myself and 39 and 29 twinks. I wish wow would make it easier to obtain some of the end game stuff. You really have to put in an impossible amount of time for most of it. For example BG, by my estimations, you have to do AV 3 times for 1k honor at 70, thats 1 hour of game play (if a short queue). So you need to play 50+ hours of BG just to get the belt, boots, and bracers!! That's just dumb. For me it's less fun now and more like work. I'll probably get tired of playing and move on to something more constructive, as you will too.
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By: subby33

subby33 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:23:59 +0000

I think if you’re questioning it then you probably are. I went through WoW addiction, although it was subtle. I didnt lose friends, or a relationship, or my job, and I didnt miss meals. I would play on average 1 hour a day over the two years I played the game, which isn’t a lot by other people’s standards, but I still feel I had an addiction.

The reason I felt that way was because I would make future arrangements on things that happened in game. It got to the point where I was looking for a new job, but I only wanted one that would allow me to raid when my guild raided.

I think I was more addicted to the social aspect of it. I really liked my guild members and I really had a lot of fun in the game with them. I still talk to a few of them today even though I dont play anymore.

It becomes a full fledged addiction when you ignore friends, dont do anything in real life, dont hang out with your boyfriend/girlfriend and you start to lose your job etc. Thats a real addiction. However I found myself slightly addicted and wanted to end it before it got any worse. Right before Burning Crusade came out I decided it was time to stop.

Here’s the stinker though. I cant really say that real life is much better than WoW, because a lot of the time it isn’t. Thats why people play it. Its an escape, its a crapload of fun to play and you get to be larger than life. Sometimes enough is enough though and its back to the real world and making real goals. Thats why I quit really. I was making too many goals in the game and not enough goals in real life. Thats where the problem with the game is.

Hope this helps. The game will always be there if you want to go back. I say, stop playing for a couple of weeks, and you probalby wont even miss it anymore.
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I played for 2 years.