Accounts shelved. Keep me updated!

[Ualaa]

Haven't talked to anyone at Blizzard.
Just did the cancellation, and the brief reason why in the box.

March 24th, 03:45am draws nearer.
Haven't really found anything in my sporadic journeys into Warcraft to rekindle the desire to play.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Haven't really found anything in my sporadic journeys into Warcraft to rekindle the desire to play.

It's been a month now and I've yet to feel a pang for anything but the very well crafted boxing-friendly interface system that the WoW engine employed.

Best part about my current game? When I wake up tomorrow, the most popular specs for running quests aren't going to be nerfed Into. The. Ground. because they're "too popular" or some other lame excuse about balance.

Shame, really. I was having a TON of fun up until I got to the end-game grind of Cataclysm.

[Alemi]

Has anyone else talked to them?

I called them when I quit back in January to have them freeze my accounts, since the last time I took a break I got hacked while I was out. They were interested, especially when I said I had 5 accounts to freeze.

It's sad. I think they really took note when I said, "I've had Cataclysm less than a month, and I've already lost all interest in playing. I can grind heroics by myself, do bgs/arena, but it's all the same grind. The motivation isn't there. I can do everything from the inn in org and don't have to leave the same spot with instant porting. It's just not fun."

[thefunk]

I watched the video from the wowdetox site and read a few pages of posts. I came away a bit confused. The site seems to assume playing WoW means you are socially inept, have a really difficult life, are a jerk when you play, and have a hard time dealing with real-life situations.

To me, finding fun and fulfillment in your leisure time is something to be proud of, not something to be ashamed of. So many others have difficulty with leisure time and spend it watching TV, drinking too much, messing up their relationships with girlfriends in revloving door relationships, sitting around being bored or depressed, posting hate on political forums, or avoiding leisure time entirely by being a workaholic.

I understand WoW can be unhealthy if taken too far, but as long as you are having success at work, in your marriage, in your health, and in serving others, I think having fun with WoW is just another success.

I see many people who are dissatisfied with things, but I look up to those who can find pleasure in things as they are (even with all their imperfections).

The wowdetox site seemed to be filled with people who failed at finding fun in WoW. Unlike the posts made by members here, the wowdetox posters seemed to be taking it particularly hard. Based on the video and their posts, I think that this failure was indicative of their inability to find any joy with life in general. Looking at that site just makes you sad.

Good comment, I'm with you on this one. At the height of my playing days in 2009 I was also
a) playing golf once a week
b) in hospital with my daughter the whole year
c) started a new job and been promoted due to my work that year
d) took exams and passed
e) painted my whole house (badly)
f) cracked unfunny jokes on these forums.

I wouldn't change anything, as long as that balance is there that's all that matters

But I do find it difficult explaining this hobby to people. A lot of my friends don't get it.

[Mercurio]

Yep, I don't think anyone on the wowdetox site was doing a quarter of what you were doing outside the game.

[Lpwned]

I've yet to see WoW really develop in any aspect...

What are you talking about? There is TONS of cool new mechanics in the game!

New BGs! Ok... same old BGs, just different maps.
New world PvP! Ok... well, same as the other world PvP only sucks even harder.
New spells!! Alright so they are the same spells, just moved from 1 class to another.
New gear! Ok... so its the same skins at all the old crap.

WHATS YOUR POINT!

[Mercurio]

What are you talking about? There is TONS of cool new mechanics in the game!

New BGs! Ok... same old BGs, just different maps.
New world PvP! Ok... well, same as the other world PvP only sucks even harder.
New spells!! Alright so they are the same spells, just moved from 1 class to another.
New gear! Ok... so its the same skins at all the old crap.

WHATS YOUR POINT!

I'm kind of wondering what your point is now, Lpwned? I think you (and others) have stated that you are bored with the game in many different ways throughout this thread.

Since you have cancelled your accounts, why come here and reiterate your opinion that WoW stinks? It isn't like the devs are going to come here, read your posts, and improve the game becasue of your constructive critique.

Not trying to be an ass, but I just don't see how continuing to bash a game you are no longer playing, but others are still enjoying, is doing any of us any good.

[Fat Tire]

I watched the video from the wowdetox site and read a few pages of posts. I came away a bit confused. The site seems to assume playing WoW means you are socially inept, have a really difficult life, are a jerk when you play, and have a hard time dealing with real-life situations.

To me, finding fun and fulfillment in your leisure time is something to be proud of, not something to be ashamed of. So many others have difficulty with leisure time and spend it watching TV, drinking too much, messing up their relationships with girlfriends in revloving door relationships, sitting around being bored or depressed, posting hate on political forums, or avoiding leisure time entirely by being a workaholic.

I understand WoW can be unhealthy if taken too far, but as long as you are having success at work, in your marriage, in your health, and in serving others, I think having fun with WoW is just another success.

I see many people who are dissatisfied with things, but I look up to those who can find pleasure in things as they are (even with all their imperfections).

The wowdetox site seemed to be filled with people who failed at finding fun in WoW. Unlike the posts made by members here, the wowdetox posters seemed to be taking it particularly hard. Based on the video and their posts, I think that this failure was indicative of their inability to find any joy with life in general. Looking at that site just makes you sad.

I think you completely missed the point of that site. People are disgusted with the amount of time wasted, the amount of life wasted. Obviously, with the amount of time most of those posters spent playing wow they didnt have a hard time finding wow "fun" for a long period of time. Its only when they realized how much time they were putting into the game and that its nothing but a never ending cycle and that there can never be any ultimate fulfillment with in the game.

Dont bash people because it took them a longer to figure out what you apparently already knew. Its either that or you yourself are in denial.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Well I am in the middle of a break kinda as I have some rl stuffs to get out of the way (adding rooms to one of my properties), finally IsBoxer 38 is out so I can redo all my macros. Thats kinda what I been waiting for. Might get a new main computer, but might not.

I just play the AH game 2-3 hours a day now like I been for the last 2 months; when I get back to killing mobs it will all be fresh and fun.

I really don't understand complaints about Cata; new zones look really nice.

Once you grind levels then you grind gear; like that is something new or unexpected?

Just do more pvp, that seems the most fun part of the game to me.

Ya when you are younger you do want to do things that you have not yet done in life thinking they are all grand or something. I'd just rather play WoW lol .....

Addictions are usually defined as doing what you want to do; when you are doing something that someone else wants you to do then you can do it 24 hours a day and its not an addiction .....

[F9thRet]

I'm with Ugh here. I have stacks of games I have collected in the last 5-6 years, that I never got to really play. everything from PS2-ps3 games, to Mass effect, to Borderlands. (having a blast with that last one.)

Outside of the occassional MMO, (City of X, Conan, Fallen earth) I just haven't had the time to play other things. I may just take a break for a half year or so now, and see how things are going then.

Maybe my pipes freezing where a blessing of sorts.

Stephen