How to quit WoW

[vochtige]

best way to quite WoW is: get a girlfriend OR jump in front of a train.

goh, i hate that game

 

[bildo123]

Or you can play Titan Quest!

Got Titan Quest Gold edition (w/ expansion) for a cool $10 this weekend. Got it I think the 28th or 29th last month and already logged 10 hours
Have not had that type of experience since Diablo 2. IMO I think TQ is actually better than D2. It's very obvious it takes elements from D2 but it add's lots of nifty features, some little, but make playing easier. I like how as for as what 'class' you play is in a free form style. In other words you start off as plain vanilla and choose your specialty, I think there are about 8 classes you can choose. Once you hit lvl8 you get to pick a secondary. Depending on the combo you choose you'll receive a neat little title.

It's a nice little refreshing game. Then again trying to put out a fire with gasoline isn't a great idea. Best thing to do is simply not pay for it. This way it forces you to not play.

 

[vochtige]

then they go to private servers! just toss that pc out of the window

 

[Rob423]

yea addiction to games is a big one these days.

I was heavily addicted to Counter Strike. Honestly, to quit I just realized Working and making money is more important and once I establish that side of my life, than I can easily find a way to squeeze back into my Games.


Important thing is if your happy playing games and you make some time for your family, that's all that matters.

 

[Scynte]

63 DK and 71 Rogue as of last night, xpac has been out 2 weeks and my old guild is on the 2nd 25man afer clearing Naxx...im so outta touch i dont even know what its called >.<
6 months ago I'd be wearing my "Realms First xxxx" hat like a tropy right about now 😱

On the plus side....omg Howling Fjord is a hoot! Borean Tundra is a bit crappy though - try and gank a hordie and 3 more pop up 🙁

Fjord looks awesome!!
Specially that area in the middle.... the huge canyon. Looks awesome lol

Haha like ally can talk.... Specially on the Isle, there is always a grp of about 10 of your guys running around killing everyone on my server... I have a 70 lock n 74 warrior and no matter how much I fear / stun or whatever THERE IS ALWAYS MORE OF YOU!! lol

Anyways curious thing happened to me last night. Was playing my low lvl druid in Hillsbrad. 2 70+ ally priests come up to me after killing off a 70 horde shaman..... mind controlled me, buffed me, helped kill the mob i was attacking then left me n went n killed other hordies around me????? lol

 

[Zstratto]

Well I started playing WoW in August (something to do with my bro between summer classes and work) and since I took a semester off for an internship I have a ton of time to play since I don't know anyone here and don't have much to do after work. Currently I am 80 with 2 pieces of T7, most the heroic drops I can get and my guild is starting 25 mans next week. I just hope to burn myself out before I go back to school the spring since for me school > all....though it will be odd not zoning out and playing WoW 6+ hours a day....

One thing I promised myself is to never make an alt, I think thats were the problems start and seeing as I hate questing (never read a single quest ty questhelper) I should be fine....right?

 

[delsaber]

Ya i dont know how i levelled before quest helper. The northrend quests seem even harder to interpret sometimes but questhelper is awsome for that.

Dinged 79 last night so hopefully over the next few days ill finally be 80 but seeing the gf tonight, out with a m8 at cinema tomo night so life definately taking priority for me.

zstratto hats off at getting some T7 already considering you only started playing a few months ago. Im hoping to be getting some too as well as ive never really pve'd much and decided i will from now on.

does anyone get lag while in instances where everything kind of slows down for a sec then speeds up?

 

[MxM]

actually, for those people who say there is no physical addiction to WoW you are dead wrong, true, it doesn't inject you with crack every time you play, but your brain can release endorphines that will make you feel VERY good and WoW is very good at stimulating that reaction.

Quoted for truth.

You have to realize that brain is like chemical machine, and alike to some kind of animal with primary instincts, and thus it can be modified or trained.

The thing is that the willpower is useless here, unless you some kind of iron man. (Most of us are not)
You can avoid playing 1 day, 5 days, but then all you need is just one relapse and you are back in the game.
The trick is to train your brain out of this dependence. Think of the brain as some kind of not so smart animal that you have to train the right behavior. You have to provide incentives and substitution to quit the game, to release endorphin triggered by something else.

The actual technique of quitting this particular addiction is not much different from quitting any other addiction. It is already good that you have realized that it is a problem for you. It is a first step. Now you have to go through internet, read some books about addiction and learn about techniques of quitting. Unfortunately there is no easy way out. But it is doable.
You may also want to seek some help from professional psychologists. It may make it easier, but more expensive, of cause.

 

[wuden]

New girlfriend did it for me.

Still miss it kinda.

 

[delsaber]

the way i see it is it would be hazardous to my health if i quit as id take but drugs or something. Its what i like to think would happen anyway so more wow means im helping myself! lol

Dinged 80 last night a got an awsome epic dagger drop!

Anyone here raided much as a rogue as im not used to raiding as i used to be more of a pvper. All through northrend i was leading dps tables easily then in the instance i got trounced by a hunter and retadin. both well geared but was a big diff in dps. (hunter at 2200dps mostly, pally at 1600dps and me around 1200dps!)

 

[Guest]

Dinged 80 on my priest 4 days after expansion came out, talk about addiction. For Delsaber, raiding on a Rogue is identical to raiding on a Rogue at 70, Sinister Strike up to 3 points, Slice and Dice, Sinister Strike up to 5 points Rupture. Rinse and Repeat. Don't be discouraged if your DPS has gone down at 80 once you start to raid because there are numerous factors that affect everyone at that level. The Armor and Level of the things your hitting dont yet coincide with your gear. Granted you see high dps weapons and things they are not on the level they should be, they are still blues and greens and a few epics. Until you have full epic gear from 10 man Nax, 25 Man nax, Sappiron or Wintergrasp boss. Your dps will be ****.


ps im a huge wow nerd. 80 priest(full 80 epics, mostly from 25 man nax), 74 rogue 70 mage

 

[bildo123]

Anyone here raided much as a rogue as im not used to raiding as i used to be more of a pvper. All through northrend i was leading dps tables easily then in the instance i got trounced by a hunter and retadin. both well geared but was a big diff in dps. (hunter at 2200dps mostly, pally at 1600dps and me around 1200dps!)

Hmm, is that type of DPS typical? If so how much HP does the average char have? It seems like any one on one would last about <10 seconds at those DPS levels and even less when double teamed etc.

 

[purplerat]

Quoted for truth.

You have to realize that brain is like chemical machine, and alike to some kind of animal with primary instincts, and thus it can be modified or trained.

The thing is that the willpower is useless here, unless you some kind of iron man. (Most of us are not)
You can avoid playing 1 day, 5 days, but then all you need is just one relapse and you are back in the game.
The trick is to train your brain out of this dependence. Think of the brain as some kind of not so smart animal that you have to train the right behavior. You have to provide incentives and substitution to quit the game, to release endorphin triggered by something else.

The actual technique of quitting this particular addiction is not much different from quitting any other addiction. It is already good that you have realized that it is a problem for you. It is a first step. Now you have to go through internet, read some books about addiction and learn about techniques of quitting. Unfortunately there is no easy way out. But it is doable.
You may also want to seek some help from professional psychologists. It may make it easier, but more expensive, of cause.

The difference between the brain releasing endorphins and chemical addiction is that endorphins are natural. Unless you have a chemical imbalance in your body (which some WoW addicts may very well suffer from) this is not a physical addiction; at least not in the same sense as that caused by an opiate which introduces foreign chemicals into your system which your body becomes dependent on.

It doesn't take a great deal of will power to not play WoW and just find something else that makes you happy (releasing endorphins). At least not comparable to what it takes to stop smoking cigarettes where it's very difficult to get a suitable replacement for the nicotine your body craves. Like somebody else said a new girlfriend would probably cure a lot of WoW "addictions".

I suppose that almost all true video game addicts are also severely depressed and playing games is just a manifestation of their depression. It's not the gaming causing the depression, it's the other way around. I believe that to be the case for the one person I know most addicted to WoW. He had issues before he ever played the game, or any game for that matter.

I don't know how serious an argument this really is but I think it's worth at least considering what delsaber said about game addiction not being as hazardous as other addictions. If this is a the case and game addiction is more an effect of depression and not a cause then you could argue that it's better for a depressed person to be addicting to a game rather than drugs or alcohol. They still need to get help, but in the meantime I guess the video game addict is that much better off.

 

[quinntheskamo]

This thread is from 2006 stop posting on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[purplerat]

This thread is from 2006 stop posting on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I'm usually against grave digging too, I think this is a fairly relevant topic with fresh discussion going on, so I give it a pass.

 

[elbert]

I think this is a valid question.
For all those of you who have 100+ days played especially those who stopped after it.

Personally I started playing WoW because my old desktop died(parts of it) and I was going to be travelling in Europe so I got a laptop.
My guild died mostly so it's lost it's appeal

Oblivion would have gotten me to stop playing WoW but I simply don't like the performance I get on a laptop/my laptop.
So plan on buying new computer as soon as conroe+nforce mobo is reasonable price(month-2?)

Mostly I think it would be funny to hear some stories of WoW addiction.
Yes this means you who has hit High Warlord/Grand Marshall and have a slew of 60's. You might still be playing but admit it your hooked =P

Oh btw I'll sell my account for $350
I really should stop playing...

Its very simple to stop playing wow. Simple get married and have a kid or 2 and you will have no money. Forget about the new rig no money for that and you will have to sale your old system for her new shoes. Im kidding but it works 100% as you will get no money back. Have to hit submit real fast before mine put her shoe though the screen.

 

[purplerat]

Its very simple to stop playing wow. Simple get married and have a kid or 2 and you will have no money. Forget about the new rig no money for that and you will have to sale your old system for her new shoes. Im kidding but it works 100% as you will get no money back. Have to hit submit real fast before mine put her shoe though the screen.

Well if you're married and have kids and still play too much WoW, just get divorced. That will really guarantee you won't have an extra $15 a month.

 

[elbert]

Well if you're married and have kids and still play too much WoW, just get divorced. That will really guarantee you won't have an extra $15 a month.

Don't have to as im typing from my sons PC. He is off to school. He has the only PC we can afford atm. My teachers pay just doesn't afford us the luxury of a second PC. The college doesn't allow any programs other than app and compilers installations so i'm out of luck at work.

 

[pr2thej]

Ive got a foolproof get rich quick scheme - design a groundbreaking MMO and pimp it to the masses, overcome the initial setup costs and charge £9 per month to play - voila expect 4 years revenue from 11m plus customers!!
Rehash the original ideas every few years with an xpac for added revenues.


oh...wait.... >.<

 

[MxM]

It doesn't take a great deal of will power to not play WoW and just find something else that makes you happy (releasing endorphins). At least not comparable to what it takes to stop smoking cigarettes where it's very difficult to get a suitable replacement for the nicotine your body craves. Like somebody else said a new girlfriend would probably cure a lot of WoW "addictions".

I believe it is common misunderstanding. It is quite easy to get rid from physical addiction in case of smoking. Use patches or just your will for couple of month. You do not have to have strong will for that, just a bit. In two month you will have no physical addiction. What will remind is psychological addiction. And this is where the actual battle starts, because the goal is to quit not for two month, but for life.

So WoW, or smoking, or sex addiction (also "natural" thing, BTW) or eating addiction (or overweight, another "natural" addiction) , or other addiction, they all have a lots in common.

 

[starman27]

Start playing Warhammer Online. That's how I quit, haha.

 

[fuzzietech]

Playing 6h++ a day I thought I was addicted to WoW, and figured I should try to remedy the problem myself before it got out of hand, so I got to thinking: -"Hey I will 'force' myself to playing the game so heavy I will 'naturally' get bored with it." I did just that, and I actually did get bored. I won't lie and say it was a fast process, because it wasnt. It probably wasnt the best approach either for tackling the problem, but it worked! I came to a point where it wasnt only NOT fun to play, but as I saw the login screen already I was also nauseated and couldn't bare to enter my credentials.

So I took a break for about 6 months and rediscovered and enjoyed a lot of things that is part of life.

Now I am back at playing WoW again, but not nearly as much or intense as before. Its no longer on the top of my list. I enjoy the game at a whole different level now. I dont "have" to log in anymore, and instead of hanging around idling inside the game I can actually do other stuff outside the computerworld instead. The time I spend with WoW is more effective than before. What I do now in maybe 1-2h on 2-3 evenings a week is just as much progress as 6h/day before.

I dont have the illusion that this is a magic solution to all WoW-addicts out there, but for me there really was something worth to "too much of a good thing".

 

[amdfangirl]

6Hours a day and not out of hand???

 

[itadakimasu]

I just cancelled my account this morning....

I've only been playing since september. I have a 76 (almost 77 human paladin) and a 30 warrior and a few other under 20's charactors...

I cancelled so that I can have time to do my college coursework since I only need 3 more classes to complete my degree. I dropped the 2 classes I was taking this fall mostly because WoW took up all my free time and I didn't do my reading and fell way behind in class.

I will probably play again... idk. My new years resolutions are gettings started a couple days early I guess.

 

[leftclick112]

Uninstall / delete /destroy anythign to do with wow then look back and ask yourself if you can be arsed doing it all again