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Originally Posted by Equinox
I had somewhat of an intervention tonight. Went raiding, as I do maybe twice a week... as I realized... what's it for? So much time invested in something that won't bring me anywhere in life, won't give me anything new to learn. Quite the opposite, I know it wastes my life away, and the countless hours spent playing it, I could have used to expand my intellectual horizon, made new friends, worked out, hell... even worked.
People come here asking if they should install the game. I am asking you now, should I remove it, wipe it away, remove it from my life? Help me decide and help me keep sane.  |
From my experience as an ex-MMORPG addict:
I've spent 3 years, from late 1999 to 2002 playing Asheron's Call, a very similar online game, perhaps even more addictive than WoW. Even though I've made life-long friends that I keep in touch with even now, I can honestly say that I regret to have wasted that much time in the game.
I do not regret the experience itself, I loved it and still have good memories of it, but I could have accomplished so much more offline.
If you can find balance between the game and other things then more power to ya, but if you find yourself spending 5+ hours a day on it then just delete it and worry about more important things.