To Start WOW again or to not Start WOW again

Ringmaster

I'm pretty much like the guy with the black hair in the latest penny arcade comics.. sorry don't know the names.


Anyway i've been thinking about starting up wow again(a friend started who lives far away) But there is the constant fear that i'll become more obsessed and have to work at it like a job..

Pretty much Sums me up

i'm worried about what i'll become >_> some sort of lifeless shell inhabiting my chair

So like all other Extremely personal questions such as pondering the universe and my place in it i would like to turn to complete Strangers to make my decision for me.

Please help me?

KimFidler

Don't do it.

Clint Eastwood

It's a trap, don't do it. Do you really want to pay a monthly fee for a game that you cannot actually finish at any point?

Seriously, don't.

YaYa

I quit a year ago.

It was the greatest thing I have ever done.

Do not do it again.

Henroid

A danger foreseen is half avoided.

Don't bother.

Nalouto

just got out of it after 2 and a half years

I FEEL GREAT!!

don't do it.

Box

No.

lowlylowlycook

I was going to suggest this belongs in the MMO subforum, but maybe it's the one place you shouldn't go.

Spacehog85

No. It ruins lives.

Evangir

Go back! WoW is fun.

Dashui

You quit before. You'll end up doing the same. Save yourself the wasted time and get a real game that's not a repetitive grind fest and won't swallow your soul like a deadite.

Shadowfire

I just went back to WoW after almost a year off. So far, I'm having fun with it.

That said, if you feel like you'd be "addicted" to the game, don't play. If you have a group of friends to play with, and can keep yourself down to logging in now and then, playing for a while, and logging off, then there's no harm. Have a good time.

OremLK

Going back there would be most foolish.

It's Gabe by the way.

Xtarath

Evangir wrote: »

Go back! WoW is fun.

Curse you vile demon! Go back to your Azeroth and your dancing midgets and your hairy cows!

Clint Eastwood

Seriously dude.

Just buy a new game that you haven't played before, you won't regret it.

Spacehog85

break your discs, DO IT NOWWWW

PMAvers

Spacehog85 wrote: »

break your discs, DO IT NOWWWW

Wouldn't do anything, since you can just download the client.

But, I say, if you're having fun, go ahead and come back. Screw what other people say, even if WoW-hating is "in-fashion" with twits.

Zombiemambo

Screw the naysayers, WoW is a deep and rewarding experience worth abandoning reality for

Evangir

A lot of it is who you play it with. If you find a good guild or play with some RL friends, the game can be just as fun as any other. If you're stuck in a shitty guild full of 16 year olds on some 5-day raiding schedule, then it becomes the soul-sucking monstrosity it is being accused of being.

I've been there. I quit the game once. Now I'm just playing in a small guild, and having a great time. As long as you set realistic goals (for instance, my current goals are to get my Shaman his epic flying mount, and to get my level 63 Priest to level 70), and don't overdo it, then WoW is a fantastic experience.

Xtarath

Dear God, it has infected you all! *Loads Shotgun* Well, I guess it's time to go hunting, for magical creatures.

To be serious, I played, had fun, then quit and moved on, the only thing I miss is the community on my server. But otherwise, I made it away unscathed.

ChewyWaffles

Sure, why not? You can just play a little bit and then unsubscribe if you want....and you're only out the $15 if you don't want to keep going.

MUHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Gaming-Module

I played this from launch to about the following February often enough to have some sweet gear and hit level 60, and I wasn't even an extreme MMO player compared to some of the people that really push the envelope in that regard. I stopped playing that March.

Haven't looked back since!

Just remember the guild politics bullshit, spending hours trying to organize pubbies, running long dungeon raids and rolling nothing and the retards ... think of the retards!

Nope. Never fucking going back, and neither should you.

LewieP

Have you played -
ICO
Shadow of the Colossus
Rez
Psychonauts
Portal
All the Half-life series
Oblivion
Link to the Past
NSMB
Mercenaries
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Super Mario Galaxy
God Hand
Gradius V
Deus Ex
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
COD4
Far Cry
Lego Star Wars - The Complete Trilogy
Super Mario World
HULK - Ultimate Destruction
Elite Beat Agents
entire Panzer Dragoon Series
Super Metroid
Also the Metroid Prime Games, and Zero Mission
Bioshock
System Shock 2 (never played 1 myself)
Paper Mario series
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Resident Evil 4
Killer 7

Then yes, if you have not played all of them, get cracking.

WickerBasket

I echo LewieP's sentiments.

There's plenty of other games you could be playing that are awesome and don't suck out your soul.

Honestly, I was thinking of going back to WoW but then I remember how much time it ate up and how few other games I played when I was subscribed to WoW. I'd think 'Why am I playing fun game x when I could be mindlessly grinding mobs for gold!' then I'd go grind for more gold.

So yeah, don't do it.

Evangir

WickerBasket wrote: »

I echo LewieP's sentiments.

There's plenty of other games you could be playing that are awesome and don't suck out your soul.

Honestly, I was thinking of going back to WoW but then I remember how much time it ate up and how few other games I played when I was subscribed to WoW. I'd think 'Why am I playing fun game x when I could be mindlessly grinding mobs for gold!' then I'd go grind for more gold.

So yeah, don't do it.

I play WoW, and many other games... Best of both worlds!

KVW

Just go back when the expansion comes out. Maybe a month before that to get back in a guild or something beforehand.

Hearthjaw

I'm in the same situation, some old wow friends recently kick started a guild and they're making headway but they want my healing..
Luckily my financial situation ain't great right now so i'll have to decide later.

WickerBasket

Evangir wrote: »

WickerBasket wrote: »

I echo LewieP's sentiments.

There's plenty of other games you could be playing that are awesome and don't suck out your soul.

Honestly, I was thinking of going back to WoW but then I remember how much time it ate up and how few other games I played when I was subscribed to WoW. I'd think 'Why am I playing fun game x when I could be mindlessly grinding mobs for gold!' then I'd go grind for more gold.

So yeah, don't do it.

I play WoW, and many other games... Best of both worlds!

I wish I could be like that. I get really sucked into MMOs. It's hard because there's never really an end and your constantly promised better equipment if you spend more time. Also, the fact that your friends advance quicker than you if you don't put in enough time means that I ended up being online more and more.

That's how it was for me anyways. It ate up way too much of my time and I was shrugging off commitments to go on raids. Once I realised what I was doing I though 'fuck that' and quit playing.

I'm sure not everyone gets addicted to it but it's a dangerous game for those that do.

But yeah, I wouldn't advise going back to it.

Edit: Fuck, I forgot about the expansion. Is there a PA guild?

Terrendos

I broke my WoW habit the only way I could, and if you haven't done it yet I suggest you do it too. Delete your characters. I had a 70 Paladin and a 58 Priest, among others. Every time I've thought about going back, I think about all the time I'd spend grinding my character back to 70 and I immediately think about doing something else.

ChewyWaffles

Has a release date been announced for the x-pac?

Raslin

Well, its always a question of "Do I want to spend weeks not having fun, so I can start having moderate fun?"

Only you can answer that.

Evangir

Terrendos wrote: »

I broke my WoW habit the only way I could, and if you haven't done it yet I suggest you do it too. Delete your characters. I had a 70 Paladin and a 58 Priest, among others. Every time I've thought about going back, I think about all the time I'd spend grinding my character back to 70 and I immediately think about doing something else.

Deleting? Like that does anything. When you delete your character, Blizzard still has it saved. It takes all of 2 minutes to have a GM restore them all.

WickerBasket

Evangir wrote: »

Terrendos wrote: »

I broke my WoW habit the only way I could, and if you haven't done it yet I suggest you do it too. Delete your characters. I had a 70 Paladin and a 58 Priest, among others. Every time I've thought about going back, I think about all the time I'd spend grinding my character back to 70 and I immediately think about doing something else.

Deleting? Like that does anything. When you delete your character, Blizzard still has it saved. It takes all of 2 minutes to have a GM restore them all.

That's it Evangir, throw the bait and drag him back in. Slowly does it.

Terrendos

Yeah, but I gave all my money away and deleted all my gear. And the person I gave my money to doesn't play any more either, so I wouldn't get it back. Also, the guild I had joined fell apart.

Evangir

Terrendos wrote: »

Yeah, but I gave all my money away and deleted all my gear. And the person I gave my money to doesn't play any more either, so I wouldn't get it back. Also, the guild I had joined fell apart.

Very wise choices... Touche (and pretend there's a little tick on the e...).

Demerdar

Yup, I did the same thing as Terrendos. Though, I just gave my account away to a personal friend. He played for a while, quit, and I never heard from him again. So I don't have the password, or the email address he switched it to.

:^:

Sterica

Raslin wrote: »

Well, its always a question of "Do I want to spend weeks not having fun, so I can start having moderate fun?"

Only you can answer that.

Are you referring to leveling up or gearing up? Because leveling up is probably one of the reasons the game has 10,000,000 subscribers. The leveling process has been praised by tons of people and was improved significantly last content patch.

Gearing up...I like doing PvE stuff for meager blues. It's appealing and the instances are still somewhat challenging before you don godlike epics. Gearing up for PvP is like pulling teeth.

Sterica

Demerdar wrote: »

Yup, I did the same thing as Terrendos. Though, I just gave my account away to a personal friend. He played for a while, quit, and I never heard from him again. So I don't have the password, or the email address he switched it to.

:^:

I sold my account and easily managed to get it back. An easy wad of cash, and highlights how meaningless it is to give away your account.

Yes, it was a dick thing to do.

ChewyWaffles

Rorus Raz wrote: »

Demerdar wrote: »

Yup, I did the same thing as Terrendos. Though, I just gave my account away to a personal friend. He played for a while, quit, and I never heard from him again. So I don't have the password, or the email address he switched it to.

:^:

I sold my account and easily managed to get it back. An easy wad of cash, and highlights how meaningless it is to give away your account.

Yes, it was a dick thing to do.

What a cunt

Golf153

Run far away as fast as you can. Join the peace corp, or green peace, or the marine corp. Anything but WoW again.

/looks down at icon in dock.

On the other hand you could do this:

Get a game card, that way you can control the addiction for the first 60 days!

Vray

I too am an ex WoW addict. I found it rather funny that all the pleas from my guild mates to stay stopped once word got out that I'd be giving away almost a couple thousand gold.


I agree with about 99.9% of this thread and say to stay away.