So I quit WoW...

Anti-Trend · 16-09-2006, 04:54 AM

...Gave away my junk, closed my account, the works. I didn't realize so many 12-year-olds could congregate in one place outside of Jr. High School... now I know better. Great game, crappy players, crappy servers, crappy atmosphere. Bye, World of Warcraft; I have better things to do with my life.

harrack52 · 16-09-2006, 04:57 AM

What happened ?

Anti-Trend · 16-09-2006, 06:06 AM

Nothing specific; call it an epiphany. I was playing one moment, while a bunch of players argued about stupid topics and exhibited no real signs of intelligence, and next thing I knew I was quitting without a second thought. All at once, I felt like I was wasting my life at that moment, and it was urgent that I quit and do something more meaningful.

I don't know if that's deep or merely cliche, but that's how I feel about it.

sabashuali · 16-09-2006, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anti-Trend

All at once, I felt like I was wasting my life at that moment, and it was urgent that I quit and do something more meaningful.

And about time too.... my wife would kiss you for this statement.

I think it is about time we all turned our beasts off and go and play outside!!!

COM'ON GEEKS!!!! The sun is shining!!! your families are missing you and the grass needs cutting.... hehe

More to the point - I did the same when I realised that I was crying after being jailed or hospitalised in 'Torn City'

Swansen · 16-09-2006, 04:15 PM

Yyyyeeeeessss

harrack52 · 16-09-2006, 08:43 PM

Same reason why I play Diablo II on b.net alone.

DaRuSsIaMaN · 16-09-2006, 10:13 PM

Ugh, Diablo II? That game is really pointless imo

I quit playing EverQuest more than a year ago, summer '05. But in my case, only because I got robbed by Sony. I was falsely accused of buying a **LOT** of stuff (over a million platinum pieces worth) from someone who robbed someone else's account. So they deleted a bunch of my very expensive gear. This was completely false; they said that I bought it all from 1 player in a space of 2 days but in reality all that gear was bought separately from different players at different times with some of it like a month or more old. So at the time I quit because of getting very pissed. But now I kinda miss it sometimes but not enough to go back. I guess I would play again if my friend did though. But he quit too. That game keeps going downhill anyway -- every new expansion makes it more stupid.

Now I'm really looking forward to Vanguard though! It's designed by many of the old EQ designers who were on the EQ team back in the early days when it was good. EQ started going more and more downhill as the members of the early team left or got kicked out by Sony. So maybe this new game will be like oldschool EQ all over again ... that was a blast!

But more to the point, congrats on quitting WoW lol. I've never tried it but I've heard the same general complaint about too many stupid kids from others. Plus my EQ friend says its too repetitive and gets boring quick anyway.

Sniper · 16-09-2006, 10:25 PM

AT: didn't know you were into games dude

harrack52 · 17-09-2006, 12:40 AM

You wouldn't believe how many games are pointless to me.

So, yeah...

Exfoliate · 17-09-2006, 02:19 AM

I would like to play WoW but yeah I can only imagine how many fools are online with you every minute so that aspect doesn't sound so fun. One of my friends quit for a similar reason actually, that and he had a big revilation that games were ruling his life and he needed to prioritize, so, that last I knew, he had quit gaming as a whole. Didn't think he had it in him.

Swansen · 17-09-2006, 02:35 AM

lol wow i just thought of this but i quit gaming for awhile they distracted me and they lost their apeal, weren't really fun anymore. Then i bought a pc or actually two, but anyways i'm playing games again. Oh yes i was big into the diablo II open battle net. On topic more i don't like WoW, i am waiting for a better MMO, possibily huxley, but thats a MMOFPS so i dunno anyways i think MMO's take up to much time. oooo just remeber i used to play a MMO called Runescape all the time and that definetly wasn't worth it, or actually it was until it got really popular out of nowhere and one of the people who made it got really stupid and ruin a lot of stuff.

DaRuSsIaMaN · 17-09-2006, 03:33 AM

Runescape ... wow i just looked it up and it says on Wikipedia that it has 9 million+ players ... "RuneScape is one of the top online games of the world" ... dang that's crazy. Can't believe it's so popular but I had just barely heard of it somewhere b4 like a couple times and still don't even know what it's like at all.

Exfoliate · 17-09-2006, 09:38 PM

It's probably really popular as junky school comptuters and whatnot can actually run it.

Swansen · 18-09-2006, 12:01 AM

oh you know it, i played back in the day like 2002, a year after it was first made, it was really cool then

yorkkev28 · 18-09-2006, 05:33 PM

You quit WOW without any side effects. Maybe you should write a book on your online torment and leave some valuble tips on how to exit WOW without going completely nuts.

I managed to quit for 3 weeks not long ago. It was amazing, i discovered this thing called a social life and saw people i may have been neglecting through my love of WOW.

Well my back to reality was short-lived. The first sign of having no money to socialise with the demons within me told me i should go back to the promised land of Shadowsong.

So i was dragged back into the online gaming world.

I think i may be slightly addicted, is there any help for lifelong vampire gamers who play all night and sleep all day.

Incidentally there is a programme on ITV tonight which is also called 'Tonight' and it is looking at the addictiveness of Video games.

16-09-2006, 04:54 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	So I quit WoW... ...Gave away my junk, closed my account, the works. I didn't realize so many 12-year-olds could congregate in one place outside of Jr. High School... now I know better. Great game, crappy players, crappy servers, crappy atmosphere. Bye, World of Warcraft; I have better things to do with my life. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

16-09-2006, 06:06 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 4,882 Times Helpful: 538 Status: Offline My Computer	Nothing specific; call it an epiphany. I was playing one moment, while a bunch of players argued about stupid topics and exhibited no real signs of intelligence, and next thing I knew I was quitting without a second thought. All at once, I felt like I was wasting my life at that moment, and it was urgent that I quit and do something more meaningful. I don't know if that's deep or merely cliche, but that's how I feel about it. __________________ See My Desktop \| Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support Hardware Forums \| Easily rip DVDs in Linux \| Remember Everything

16-09-2006, 10:13 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 754 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	Ugh, Diablo II? That game is really pointless imo I quit playing EverQuest more than a year ago, summer '05. But in my case, only because I got robbed by Sony. I was falsely accused of buying a LOT of stuff (over a million platinum pieces worth) from someone who robbed someone else's account. So they deleted a bunch of my very expensive gear. This was completely false; they said that I bought it all from 1 player in a space of 2 days but in reality all that gear was bought separately from different players at different times with some of it like a month or more old. So at the time I quit because of getting very pissed. But now I kinda miss it sometimes but not enough to go back. I guess I would play again if my friend did though. But he quit too. That game keeps going downhill anyway -- every new expansion makes it more stupid. Now I'm really looking forward to Vanguard though! It's designed by many of the old EQ designers who were on the EQ team back in the early days when it was good. EQ started going more and more downhill as the members of the early team left or got kicked out by Sony. So maybe this new game will be like oldschool EQ all over again ... that was a blast! But more to the point, congrats on quitting WoW lol. I've never tried it but I've heard the same general complaint about too many stupid kids from others. Plus my EQ friend says its too repetitive and gets boring quick anyway. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro

16-09-2006, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 24 Male Posts: 4,432 Times Helpful: 116 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	AT: didn't know you were into games dude __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

17-09-2006, 02:19 AM	#10 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I would like to play WoW but yeah I can only imagine how many fools are online with you every minute so that aspect doesn't sound so fun. One of my friends quit for a similar reason actually, that and he had a big revilation that games were ruling his life and he needed to prioritize, so, that last I knew, he had quit gaming as a whole. Didn't think he had it in him. __________________

16-09-2006, 04:57 AM	#2 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	What happened ?

16-09-2006, 08:43 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	Same reason why I play Diablo II on b.net alone.

17-09-2006, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	You wouldn't believe how many games are pointless to me. So, yeah...

17-09-2006, 03:33 AM	#12 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 754 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	Runescape ... wow i just looked it up and it says on Wikipedia that it has 9 million+ players ... "RuneScape is one of the top online games of the world" ... dang that's crazy. Can't believe it's so popular but I had just barely heard of it somewhere b4 like a couple times and still don't even know what it's like at all. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro

17-09-2006, 09:38 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	It's probably really popular as junky school comptuters and whatnot can actually run it. __________________

18-09-2006, 05:33 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
yorkkev28 HWF Minion Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 30 Male Posts: 414 Times Helpful: 9 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	You quit WOW without any side effects. Maybe you should write a book on your online torment and leave some valuble tips on how to exit WOW without going completely nuts. I managed to quit for 3 weeks not long ago. It was amazing, i discovered this thing called a social life and saw people i may have been neglecting through my love of WOW. Well my back to reality was short-lived. The first sign of having no money to socialise with the demons within me told me i should go back to the promised land of Shadowsong. So i was dragged back into the online gaming world. I think i may be slightly addicted, is there any help for lifelong vampire gamers who play all night and sleep all day. Incidentally there is a programme on ITV tonight which is also called 'Tonight' and it is looking at the addictiveness of Video games. __________________ Your Porn Star Name Is... Meat Grinder

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