Arthritis of the wrist and pointer finger, and possibly right elbow.
Sleeping approximately 4 hours a night.
Gaining many virtual friends, losing real ones.
Eating took on a new and habitual routine of sandwich in one hand, mouse in the other. Oh, and a glass of milk.
I had to replace my computer chair because the cushioning flattened out to the point my ass became numb with 2 hours of gaming.
TV became non-existent.
Showering involved 7 minutes of thinking about what I was going to do once I got back to the game world, where my Warrior showered only when chasing Murlocks into the lake!!
Work became nothing more than a space and time that I had to pass through, to get home , and log in to my real Virtual life.
Breaks were taken for 3 things> Sex, Sleep, Work. After each of these I would return back to WOW.
I was so addicted that I even convinced my girlfriend to play, and upon our break up she still plays to this day. That was 2 years ago.
If the internet went down for any reason, at all, my entire next three hours would be spent trying to reset the cable modem, calling the cable company, and checking to make sure, I paid my bill. When they told me there was an outtage in my area, I would speak curses upon them that Satan himself would deem inappropriate.
Family time durning any holiday event was commenced with an awkward feeling of missing something that you want so badly and the desire to get back to it by any means necessary, even if that meant lying to your girlfriends parents and telling them you don't feel well just to get back to your gaming on Christmas Day.
In Closing just let me say, that no one I have known who has played this game, has ever been affected by it only short term, and I can now say that the game has not been installed on my system for more than 1 yr and 9 months.
But the mint condition box, with all its CD's, still sits on my Gaming Shelf, taunting me, beckoning me to install it, just to see, just to ride the Gryphons again, just to sneak through the dark forests, and have the life of an adventurer. Just that little temptation is what I leave in my presence everyday. Staring at me from the Gaming Shelf, the only thing keeping me from opening it is that now I have my life back.
[quotemsg=602415,8,305052]My Short term experience with WOW =
9 months of pure addicted bliss.
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dragoncyber, you are so correct. I'm sure some people won't understand the extent of wow addiction but i'm with you m8. Also quit 1 year ago. Some retard "friend" of mine is begging me to start again "to play with him", but who cares, I got my life back, and I won't give it to em again. This game is for people who don't believe in success, who are just mediocre in their life, and like it. Elsewise the game consumes you.
Back to D3 subject, the game is nothing like WoW, the graphics might not be "eye-candy" in the terms of Crysis or Bioshock or Oblivion, but they are nevertheless very pretty. And HECK it's the f***king sequel to the games that DEFINED real time role playing games!!
If you had played Asheron's Call you wouldn't be addicted to WoW. It took everything and power above to break from Asheron's Call and really there hasn't been a game that could compare.
Best bet is to just get rid of the disks.
What it took from me was a selling of my account.
I had become the most hated player on Solclaim, the hero of Darktide, and returned to get the highest level character first on Solclaim. Then I gave it all away and my friend got it banned.
I returned a year later and it wasn't the same. It was just to much time.
wow how do you guys get that addicted. i've been playing for atleast 2 years on and off, i raid and that's all i do, but i manage to still go out with my friends and do all the normal stuff you do in your life. you just need to learn how to manage your time and you'll be fine.
If you do any kind of work in your spare time like design, it's easier to not get addicted because you think "Right now I could be making money." But when you finish a project or get your work done, it's nice to be able to chill the **** out, have a drink, and zone out while you play some WoW/dota/whatever else. The minute games start to replace your time spent taking care of responsibilities or things that can advance you in life as far as career, education, etc., it's time to uninstall.
And get rid of the disks, sell the account, etc.
Asheron's Call was an amazing game. Turning Traitor and killing my teammates who were protecting the Crystal was probably one of the most interesting and action packed experiences I ever had on a game. Scoring the kill and getting the "You will be hated forever!" from a couple dozen different sources was a blast.
The Politics on Darktide was a real blast too. From full scale wars and raids on towns to going to a noob town and just ridding it of the mid lvl vermin of PK's and preping for the next assault of an even bigger group just to protect a bunch of guys who didn't even understand why they were getting slaughtered in the first place.
I did go back and it wasn't the same Ananan.
But for a time Asheron's Call was a gaming event I have yet to relive or come even close to.
Diablo 2 killed my life in '07 holidays... skin turned freckle-free from lack of sunlight... Didn't sleep for 2 and abit days at one point X( (should never have looked in the bargain bin...)
If you had played Asheron's Call you wouldn't be addicted to WoW. It took everything and power above to break from Asheron's Call and really there hasn't been a game that could compare.
Best bet is to just get rid of the disks.
What it took from me was a selling of my account.
I had become the most hated player on Solclaim, the hero of Darktide, and returned to get the highest level character first on Solclaim. Then I gave it all away and my friend got it banned.
I returned a year later and it wasn't the same. It was just to much time.
Asherons Call is among my top favorite games of ALL TIME. It is no doubt my favorite MMO. I tried WoW once and i couldnt stop comparing it to asherons call which was far superior in every way. To bad the game has lost most of its players nowadays and the game just isnt the same. It actually makes me really sad to hear myself say that.
-- Unfortunately when this game was in its prime.. from what i remember 2000 to 03 maybe i cant be sure i was still very young and i actually remember naming my character the 8 year old kid and just sitting around holtburg looking for a patron. I wish i was older when this game came out... damn. I missed a lot of good times and you just reminded me of what DT was like back then.
Asherons Call is among my top favorite games of ALL TIME. It is no doubt my favorite MMO. I tried WoW once and i couldnt stop comparing it to asherons call which was far superior in every way. To bad the game has lost most of its players nowadays and the game just isnt the same. It actually makes me really sad to hear myself say that.
Yeah, speaking out loud while you type your post is pretty sad
