WoW is the Death of Me...

[Truff]

Hello there, my alternate name is Truff. I am posting here today to say that I've seen the light and it's truely bright. Yesterday, deleted my characters. Yep almost over a year of hard-work gone in a couple of minutes. Gave away a large sum of gold as well. Deleted my character's armor, and everything else that reminded me of WoW. Gave him a red-rose, and cloth robe to burry him.

Now I'm so depressed now for doing it. WoW has taken over my life, because I wanted it to. My whole life was devoted to raiding, the PvP grind ( before the patch ) and grinding for materials for raiding, also gold for repairs. Instead of having dinner with my family, I had roasted chicken and conjured crystal water. Hanging out with friends to, hanging out with guild-mates. Going from going to the movies with my friends, to looking at different strategies in both PvP and raiding on youtube. A wreck I was, huh...


Can't believe all that time gone to waste. All that time could've been gone into something much precious. I cried when sharding away my character's life, but it was a joyest occasion in-deed--what a funeral. Now I sit here today typing this little piece of my mind in the forums. Please read this and reply to a broken person. I wish things were like the old days, but It's over now...


I quit WoW...My medicine is the truff..

[ambushingAnA]

aww

Dennis and I love you :D

[xxlebox]

yeah! me and Ana luf you!

it's a sad story, and exactly the same how I thought 2 months ago, but then I got addicted again... too bad really

[kcma]

it's not wow you're hooked on buddy, it's me.

[Stigg]

Players that can't balance gaming and real life need to make a choice. Good choice, imo.

[xxlebox]

it's not wow you're hooked on buddy, it's me.

no, I just knew I would meet Ana. ;)

Players that can't balance gaming and real life need to make a choice. Good choice, imo.

and yep, it's the best choice imo too

[Esperance]

Before I made the decision to try playing WoW, I read a lot about people like you on the internet. That's why I'm being extra careful to plan WoW around my life--not my life around WoW! I plan on never spending more than 15 hours a week on gaming until I'm graduated. Then when it's summer and I have nothing else to do, it won't matter if I spend more time playing. I also don't plan on becoming involved with raids either because I just cannot see myself having the patience to spend 8 hours each night playing WoW either! :undecided:

Anyways...props to you for recognizing that you were going overboard and taking steps to fix that. Now you'll be able to wake up and smell real roses instead of pixelated ones! :laugh:

[Idol]

I just don't understand how people can become addicted to a game...

[Truff]

I just don't understand how people can become addicted to a game...


Alright. Once I started playing WoW I didn't take it so serious, or litterally. A few months passed I started getting addicted to the whole game, and the challenge to get to L60 as well. I didn't notice my addiction but a few months after L60 and thought it was a normal faze of a WoW player. 4 hours turned to 6, 6 to 8, and 8 to about 12 hours a day of non-stop WoW. I was emotionally broke-down and physically as well. My own lack of self-control drove me into addiction, not the game.


I am depressed, down and don't know what to do now. Me and my character had a relationship with each other that could never be broken--certainly he understood and I as well that the time for death is now. He doesn't have to suffer anymore, I don't have to suffer anymore with myself. He is free, I am free.

Sure I could've sold the account, broke the rules and got some money from it, but I can't sell my pride. Something that'll probably turn into a bot--now that's suffering. Now I can finally see the real sunshine rather than Azeroth's.

Feel free to reply. :D

[Chickensoup]

Coming from one recovering addict (booze) I say Congradulations!

Chickensoup

[Tanitha]

I'm both happy and sad for you Truff. Happy because you recognised that things were moving outside of your control and comfort and could take the steps necessary to stop it before it totally ruined your life. And sad because it is a glorious passtime and it's a pity you were unable to effectively balance the two.

Please note, that's not a judgement - with a husband that spent(ds) nearly every free night in the Casino I understand roughly how addictive things can become.

Good luck, I hope and pray things work out well for you.

[MixedVariety]

Good move, Truff. If you can't balance the game I'm glad you have the strength of character to quit it cold turkey. Smokers could learn a lesson from you.
There's a whole world out there that you've forgotten about, go get it.

[Elly]

Hello there, my alternate name is Truff. I am posting here today to say that I've seen the light and it's truely bright. Yesterday, deleted my characters. Yep almost over a year of hard-work gone in a couple of minutes. Gave away a large sum of gold as well. Deleted my character's armor, and everything else that reminded me of WoW. Gave him a red-rose, and cloth robe to burry him.

Now I'm so depressed now for doing it. WoW has taken over my life, because I wanted it to. My whole life was devoted to raiding, the PvP grind ( before the patch ) and grinding for materials for raiding, also gold for repairs. Instead of having dinner with my family, I had roasted chicken and conjured crystal water. Hanging out with friends to, hanging out with guild-mates. Going from going to the movies with my friends, to looking at different strategies in both PvP and raiding on youtube. A wreck I was, huh...

Can't believe all that time gone to waste. All that time could've been gone into something much precious. I cried when sharding away my character's life, but it was a joyest occasion in-deed--what a funeral. Now I sit here today typing this little piece of my mind in the forums. Please read this and reply to a broken person. I wish things were like the old days, but It's over now.

It's only time wasted if you didn't get any enjoyment out of it. Like having to sit through a bad movie is a waste of time. Sounds like you got something from it whether that was a challenge or mixing with new people or just escapism. You just didn't balance it well with other parts of your life. Everything in moderation.

Edit - 'part from chocolate of course.

[kcma]

some people have personalities prone to obsession and addiction to things... if not wow, maybe drinking, smoking, or whatever else. there are worse things to be hooked on than wow. think about that before you tell the world that your playing wow ruined your life :)

[Chickensoup]

He speaks the truth. actually addiction is more of a personality disorder than anything else. people who were/are addicted to one thing are very likely to be addicted to another. For instance with myself, while I gave up alcohol when things got truely out of control (i lost $5,000 I didnt have in Vegas and don't even remember being there :P) I am still addicted to other things (cigarettes, coffee, and posting on forums :shocked: ) Good luck with it though man. just try to stay away from anything bad for a while to truely kick the habit

Chickensoup

[kcma]

or just go back to wow, at least wow won't kill your liver and lungs :)

[Idol]

My own lack of self-control drove me into addiction, not the game.

Thats the important line there, and much respect to you for admitting it. :)

[kcma]

and hopefully you don't lack that self-control to other more harmful things :p

[xxlebox]

at least wow won't kill your liver and lungs :)

although I did hear stories about asian people dieing of playing too much

[kcma]

if you do anything for 3 straight days without eating, drinking, sleeping... you can die :p you can prolly die just from sitting there :)

[xxlebox]

although people can survive withouth eating 2 weeks, I wouldn't want to try it though

[kcma]

and drinking and sleeping? :D

hey, there are ppl who drink a gallon of vodka and smoke a carton of cigs a day and live a long healthy life right :)

[xxlebox]

and drinking and sleeping? :D

hey, there are ppl who drink a gallon of vodka and smoke a carton of cigs a day and live a long healthy life right :)

I'd make that, long life, surely not healthy ;)

and if they do, it's like 1/100 people? cause I cant imagine a lot of people living long like that

[kcma]

and i dont see many ppl surviving on not eating for 2 weeks :)

[amazing barrel of nachos]

and i dont see many ppl surviving on not eating for 2 weeks :)

not if youve eaten ginger beef just before you start...

[kcma]

i said survive, not died and be preserved for 2 weeks.

[Truff]

Hello everyone. Thank you for replying. I guess quitting WoW was the number one thing for me. After a week of qutting, I've forgotten about it all now. Looking forward to myself doing other things in life. Some people can play the game and never become addicted, but I guess WoW didn't do anything for me. I am gamer. I've always been a gamer since I got my first nintendo, lol. Can't give up gaming!

Free at last : )! Have a great lifelong WoW experience without me.

- Truff out.


Truff

Sunrise December 14, 2005 - Sunset Feb 01, 2007.

[Le GoogelGuRu]

Players that can't balance gaming and real life need to make a choice. Good choice, imo.I agree. :cry: