Should I delete my WoW character?
 

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. :thumbsup

Sell it! :)

Personally, I still have my characters. I find, that I need an escape once in a while.

The character in question is my only one, it's a lvl 60 paladin with 7/8 Lawbringer, and several other MC & BWL epics. Playtime, 55 days. Over 1,300 hours did I spend on this character in the past year. For fuck's sake, that is a lot.

it's definately a time consumer, but if you get your shit done during the day i don't see anything wrong with playin a few hours of WOW in the evening... shit most of us are the computer all day anyway gotta cool down somehow

I can find escape elsewhere, and I actually do prefer it. Selling? Who the fuck would want a paladin? They're the joke of the community, the freakin' laughing stock of Azeroth.

never played WoW and never will play WoW

I think WoW is gay ,

so ,

you need to ask yourself, Am I gay ?

if
yes : keep the game
if
no : delete the game

holy fucking shit! that's more than half an average work year :helpme

You never played it, so your opinion doesn't count.

I deleted my char 3 months ago and it was the best step in my life :thumbsup

Take a break for about 10 minutes and then start playing again.

I have been playing to much cc Yuris Revenge myself hehehe :1orglaugh

Indeed, I did get most the work done in December when I took a month and a half off. My income has like increased 10 fold in that time :winkwink:

I say keep it man. I play EQ2, and while I only have time to sit down and play like once a week now, it's still nice to play and get away from work. But yeah, it's like a separate life that will get you nowhere. For example, you can get a job as a tradeskill and blow hours upon hours getting better at it, but then again, you could be working online and making more money lol. That's probably why I just like killing shit on the game, and not working.

It's all about finding a balance, if you delete it all I think you'll regret it. I would, even though I barely play it!

cc red alert is my fav game of all time

It was actually your post a few weeks ago that gave me the impulse to consider that step. Freedom and cutting loose of the addiction is only a click of a button and 6 D-E-L-E-T-E keys away.

Lets play! The online service got taken over by another company and all works again. Have been playing non stop name over there is AAALogic. Do just have red alert 2 not Yuris?

Please dont delete it I'd love to have it. I've been playing for over a year and only lvl 35. I'd love to have a lvl 60 even if its a Paladin.

Ask yourself this question: Do you need the time you spend on WoW for something else? Are you still able to accomplish work and make good money?

I did, I couldn't get ANY work done, I was playing it 24/7. My played time was 1680 hrs and if I continued playing it I would probably be dead by now.

If you can still live good and WoW then it's totally no problem, but for me that was not the case so I had to delete it. If it's destroying your life delete it. It will hurt, that's for sure.

I had a friend at the office here who came to mean begging me to break the CD. He was big time addicted.
WG

Just today I think, they re-released all 10 C&C games in a new package. Even the very first C&C is now playable over the internet, hasnt worked since win2k came out.

Heheheh saw that at target and thought maybe a new game had come out :)

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. :thumbsup

just sell it, uninstall the game.

hahahaha i tired deleting mine but i just got it restored a month later >_<! DAMN FALL BACKS!

well WoW is supposed to be entertainment....

if it still entertains you, keep it!..and dont think about what you "couldve done" instead!...else you could say the same about TV or watching a movie..or any other form of entertainment...

Whats the point? it satisfies a fantasy part of your life that you can't fulfill in the real world. So it does serve a purpose.

Base, power, ore, war, war, ore, power, ore, ore, war, etc. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Maybe you have lost time leveling but if you delete it will be even worst, try selling your account or keep it.

Let someone else play it if you want to keep it for occasional use. Someone else can spend the hours and get the enjoyment out of having such a great character.

What a cheat! You can play the game without using the CD... :1orglaugh

With WoW, there is no such thing as an occasional use. That is the problem. The way the game is setup, you start it and you're basically forced to spend at least 3 hours on it, whether it'd be running the same darned instance for the millionth time or waiting in line for the queue.

It's not like a 3d shooter, where you load up a level and play for an hour, save and leave.

Yep, it's basically like a second life. Only big instances like molten core already take like 5-6 hours. Not to mention the time you waste on chatting, traveling, farming, PvP etc.

I satisfy my fantasy part browsing midget cum guzzling paysites, not playing in a role play environment with mages and warlocks. :1orglaugh

He claims to have deleted it all and says it takes 2-3 hours to reinstall with patches and everything. Its bad, he'd play it at the office all day long, lol.
WG

are you going to sell it ?

I don't think that I would die if I continued playing, but my health sure had suffered in the past because of it. Fucked up sleeping schedule, added stress (it's not stress relief at all) and just sitting around the PC even more than I already do working online... it adds up.

I think I've made my decision. I know it will hurt, but at this point, I don't care. I'm destined for better things. :thumbsup

I might. Or I might just disenchant all the epics I have, give the remains to the guild bank and delete it.

Any buyers? lol

Okay, good choice if you ask me. The first days are very tough and you might get some flashbacks but eventually your life can only get better with deleting/selling it :thumbsup

Shit, keep playing it. My latest thread says that video gaming keeps the brain young. :)

Flashbacks is right, when I had my time off I was literally torn apart, I wanted a fix like a pathetic junky on crack. But after a week, I felt much better.

My roommates girlfriend is really into it. She always played on her brothers account, so over Christmas my roommate gave her a copy. For whatever reason it didn't work on her computer, so she installed it on one of my computers. The night she installed it she sat in front of the computer for 7 hours, the whole night, playing it.

I get really into games myself, totally get sucked in, but 7 hours is crazy. In high school I had a friend who would skip school to play AC and EQ all day. He would seriously spend on average at least 10 hours a day. Yeh, well he dropped out and is now working at a 7/11, haha.

I would say delete it, i have never been one for computer games but i know alot of people who are addicted, one of my buddies in high school back when was addicted to UO, there would be spans of a month or 2 where he would not come out and be up until 4am playing the game on school night.

now that's bad, there is so much other shit to be done, i wast enough time on a computer the last thing i need is more time on it.

believe it or not, this thread is more business oriented than 99% of other gfy threads...

hehe i see less and less of you on now also, are you catching the bug bro? :)

thank god no... just had a few girls in my life recently, and boy do they keep me busy :thumbsup

Ultimately, it is. It's about distractions and learning to face them and remove them from your life. And in turn, become a better business man. :winkwink:

if you enjoy it keep it and play occasionally...anything in moderation is out just don't let it control you or effect you negatively.

Hook me up with your user/pass and I will play around with it for a while until you want it back, which will be in 2 or 3 weeks.. I am addicted, just bought the headset haha..

42 undead warrior..

I used to play MMOG's but you are right, they consume you.

I say delete it and just stick to the games that you can turn off after an hour or two, you'll get a lot more done, and you'll still have that brainless downtime.

Shit, I used to be such a game addict, now I just stay WAY clear of them...

I'd prefer making something out of myself then playing for a few hours, then feel bad... quit for an hour, then get the craving to play for another few hours!

my brother had the same story... he sold the character. my advice is for you to do the same.

How much did he sell it for?