bluemistake2 said:
Right so im trying to beat my WoW addiction (world of warcraft) and i need a game of somekind to keep me interested enough to stop me from crawling back to that attention whore that is WoW.
The problem with this though is that in order not to lose total control of my life i need a game that offers something but that wont totally consume my mind.
I'm on a tight budget (one of the reasons why i played WoW) so i need a game that will last for a while and offer me some replayability.
Any suggestions people?
Perhaps a way to fix this is thinking ahead of time or thinking of the benefits like for example what do you achieve and get out of it in the end, most people play WoW like myself who has played it for over 13000 hours (www.xfire.com/profile/stoogiemeister) mainly to be recognized for power/fame/popularity by doing something that someone else cant.
How about looking at it as a real life perspective, if u did play wow for 20000 hours and have like 10500 achievement points top 10 arena battlegroup team and top raiding guild on the server and the only reason you played was to achieve that meaning that while doing so it bores you as its not a challenge because u repeat the same instruction set layed out to beat scripted boss fights and/or relying on other people to perform at the same level. which is better to just get skill from being urself and not relying on others.
It's not gonna matter because. if u wanted to be better than someone in real life ( if someone was to insult you for example ). doing something like that which will die out due to a Patch that repeats the same things with more scripts like a retarded instuction set for guitar hero, people will forget you and also no one would care in real life that u spend 10000 hours to become a pro at a game thats based on how long you play it for. instead of relying on numbers rely on skill for example. like a person who plays say BFBC2 5 hours a week and is extremely skilled, they will be more popular than u spending 15-18 hours a day in the same game, because time doesnt give u skill. sure u can polish it up a bit. but in the end it doesnt count.
WoW or just MMORPGs alltogether represent power by how much time u waste. which is meaningless in real life.
What you should do is play games that are Fun to keep you entertained, and if u have some spare time get some achievements or trophies for that game like on consoles but only for games u really like(dont be a achievement whore because it is totally pointless especially as a comeback to a insult in real life).
Also have a skill based game that u can kill time on to pursue ur lust of power or fame like a shooter for example, also dont play it too much cause FPS games are very repeatative(more than rpg's but games in general only have a certain amount of playability before repeatition) but if u want to kill time sure go ahead.
if u keep on thinking that u need to play wow, just repeat these steps:
think to yourself
1. What will i get out of it in the end (which is nothing in mmorpgs apart from wasted time)
2. i will only play things that benefit my real life skills/knowledge or games that i enjoy
3. Real life skills and knowledge is the main source of power(good way to comeback at sadists and what not in real life), and for any MMORPG/RPG anyone can become as good as anyone else by spending that same amount of time, however why would you waste so much time for something so small.
if you want to get recognized, then proove yourself in real life. however remember theres billions of humans and being recognized to a certain degree is quite impossible so for basic psychology or i might say common sense. aim for enjoyment in life while caring and trying your best to learn for things u like.
Most people play WoW to kill time or the pain from real life, they use it as a distraction in belief that they will solve there problem(which they can) but they only create a new one.
sorry about my bad explanation but thats how i bet my addiction.
um what else? Moderation?
