Finally Canceled WOW accounts

So i canceled my 4 boxing accounts and had my main open for another 2 weeks in which I raided BT as usual but found this boring to say the least and today canceled that as well. I have my warhammer account and will play on that from time to time but never will I play it like i did wow. I Know many are close or ahead of me on played but I look back on wow with a frown by now. Add all my toons played time up and its almost a year +/- in the last 5 on wow. Shame to have wasted so much time on a video game and not on

relationships
learning a language
learning an instrument
traveling
gaining more worldly knowledge
laughing
Being AFK...

That being said WAR is the way to go its very casual and i jump on for a couple hours a week tops and poke around ....Good luck to all and happy and safe hunting.

Hope it turns out well for you.

Personally, if I wasn't wasting my time playing WoW I'd have spent a lot more money on a home theatre setup, probably a heap more spent on petrol, would be bored a lot more, and would generally get out about as much as I do now. :P

I play wow purely for entertainment purposes. Just like I play an instrument for entertainment purposes etc. As I like to say, (and this applies for money as well) its not wasted if you enjoy what you spent it on :)


Good luck with your future endeavours.

I never mind hearing that someone else is graduating to real life. Well not entirely, but still.
I preferred CoH's gameplay (wussup character creation) and community by far, but can't multibox it with a software solution so screw it. I play WoW now.
Someday when you find yourself using two flashlights in the dark, or walking 5 dogs on 4 leashes, I'm sure you'll remember us fondly.
Good luck out there!
-Mac (someone who's done 6 of 7 of those things; the ones that can be measured)

lol multiboxing dogs.

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Originally Posted by 'Jamien',index.php?page=Thread&postID=124470#post1 24470

lol multiboxing dogs.

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A step down from multiboxing cows i reckon

I play lots of wow, pretty much every day. When I get home from work the first thing I do is launch keyclone and press connect, then I go make dinner, sit down with the wife and watch tv for about 45 minutes.

After that I get on the computer (which is in the same room as the TV.) I will usually play for 3-4 hours then spend and hour or so watching more TV cuddling up to my wife on the couch.

Since the computer is in the living room I get to speak with my wife while I play (so she doesn’t get upset.)

I would rather be on the computer than watch television.

A lot of people complain that us gamers spend waaaay to much time on the computer but its no more time than they spend watching television.

Weekends are my break times, I usually don’t get to spend any time on the computer Sat/Sun. Last weekend was an exception and it was awesome!

All in moderation, all in moderation.

Hopefully you'll do exactly as you've described and partake in the things you've been neglecting over the last how-ever-long. Personally, my time hasn't been wasted simply because gaming is one of my hobbies and a source of my entertainment. I long ago came to the conclusion that I'm a gamer through and through, and I'll be playing something till either my Social Security won't allow me to or I'm physically unable.

Multiboxing allows a lot of us to game and participate in most of the things you've listed. In no way shape or form do I feel I have neglected anything. I'm truly sorry you feel you have.

Good luck and do find more stuff that'll make you feel like you're getting the most out of life!

I make time for video games by not watching TV. One year spent playing WoW in 5 years is less time than I used to watch TV.

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I make time for video games by not watching TV. One year spent playing WoW in 5 years is less time than I used to watch TV.

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So much truth!

I watch some TV, but only since I got my DVR setup and can do it on my schedule. WoW is something I can simply step into and play on my schedule as well, especially now that I'm done raiding.

Friends and coworkers that I talk to about what we did this weekend all vary ont he same themes....

Yardwork... I do this, I don't do a lot, I don't want a complicated high maintainance yard.
Housework... again, I do this, house is clean and tidy with the exception of my computer desk which is clean and cluttered :).
Watch TV... Mostly while I WoW, though the Fiance and I have time to watch our favorites once or twice a week.
Watch Sports, either live or on TV, this i have zero interest in. I once met Brett Farve and that conversation ended with "I'm sorry sir, I don't follow hockey." He didn't think it was as funny as I did.
Drink Beer... Used to do this as a hobby, makes half your time off suck (hangovers) and the other half more expensive than all the rest.
Chase women... Used to do this as a hobby, makes half your time off suck (breakups) and the other half more expensive than all the rest. Of course, I gave up on chasing them, and then ended up with the one I'm gonna marry... which is just fucking ironic.
Etc...

There are LOTS of ways to spend your time. Don't spend time regretting whats past, you can't change it. Learn from it and drive on.

Hell, from running a guild/raiding guild in wow I've learned a LOT about being a manager in the real world... same principles apply either side of that coin.