GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I doubt the US Military would accept a person with Xanikk's condition.
How do you break a WoW addiction?
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GoodGame
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Actually basic training would probably break Xanikk of his addiction. Playing with real weapons and having heavy machine guns fired at him is definitely more interesting than mouse clicking. Problem is he might pick up FPS-addiction later.
As a side note, I've known a few WoWcrack heads in the Army.
As a side note, I've known a few WoWcrack heads in the Army.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I am referring to his Asperger syndrome.
Kozmos
Jew Detective
That is almost the same. Guys will do tons of crap to try and get a girl.
Yeeek
Seizing The Day
I've been in your shoes, not World of Warcraft particularly, but mmo's in general. Fact, the problem doesn't lie in the game. Like any other addictions its because you have a problem yourself that you are obviously trying to avoid talking about.
I was addicted because I was in a serious depression spiral that started with a car accident. Looking back, I was wasted years not going out, sitting all days and night in a room playing video games.
What is the most scary is that I didn't wanted to change anything in the way I lived. Then a morning it hit me. Looking at my body I realised that I would turn out to be really fat and a serious hit on my health already began at the time. I was sleeping during the day, then getting up and playing straight for hours to no end.
So I had two choices, staying as a "otaku" or doing something about it. I picked the later. years Have goes by, now I've got a job, a place to live of my own, doing sports (it helps a lot), dating girls because Now I've lost all my body fat. Think about it, you say you are looking for someone but if you stay in front of your computer during all your free time, your body isn't going to stay sharp.
Not sure if whatever I may say can make you realise that your addiction is in fact linked with something else inside you. If you insist I can show you a picture of my ol' keyboard that used during that time. I keep it around as a "reminder". And rightly so, it speak for itself.
I was addicted because I was in a serious depression spiral that started with a car accident. Looking back, I was wasted years not going out, sitting all days and night in a room playing video games.
What is the most scary is that I didn't wanted to change anything in the way I lived. Then a morning it hit me. Looking at my body I realised that I would turn out to be really fat and a serious hit on my health already began at the time. I was sleeping during the day, then getting up and playing straight for hours to no end.
So I had two choices, staying as a "otaku" or doing something about it. I picked the later. years Have goes by, now I've got a job, a place to live of my own, doing sports (it helps a lot), dating girls because Now I've lost all my body fat. Think about it, you say you are looking for someone but if you stay in front of your computer during all your free time, your body isn't going to stay sharp.
Not sure if whatever I may say can make you realise that your addiction is in fact linked with something else inside you. If you insist I can show you a picture of my ol' keyboard that used during that time. I keep it around as a "reminder". And rightly so, it speak for itself.
Mise
isle of lucy
How long per day do you want to play?
If it's 6 hrs a day, 4 days a week, you can join a hardcore guild and get phat lewt.
If it's 2 hours a day, you should PvP.
If it's on weekends, join a less hardcore guild that does 5-10 man instances on heroic, to get less phat lewt but still decent enough.
If it's less than that, then there's really no point in playing. For this reason (and the fact that I was literally the best rogue on the server until TBC came out, at which point I just couldn't be arsed to level to 70 and/or play anymore) I quit the game.
If it's 6 hrs a day, 4 days a week, you can join a hardcore guild and get phat lewt.
If it's 2 hours a day, you should PvP.
If it's on weekends, join a less hardcore guild that does 5-10 man instances on heroic, to get less phat lewt but still decent enough.
If it's less than that, then there's really no point in playing. For this reason (and the fact that I was literally the best rogue on the server until TBC came out, at which point I just couldn't be arsed to level to 70 and/or play anymore) I quit the game.
TheDervish
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Have you ever played WoW before? That simply wont work. Most WoW players go on raids; once you join a raid, you're committed until the raid is finished. If you leave before a raid is finished, you'll be blacklisted amongst a big group of gamers on the server.
The addicted guy might as well ninja loot some purples, then get blacklisted as a ninja looter. It's not nice, but a lot quicker way to get the results that you're suggesting
It's got great graphics, but there are no respawn points!
/FPS Doug
Drug addictions? No problem! Mental illness? No problem! Gay? Problem!
TheDervish
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CivRulesAll
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break the disk into 4 pieces, throw them on the ground, smash them into littler pieces and clean up the littler pieces with your broom.or tell your sister/brother to clean it up.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
This simply isnt an absolute truth. Only the most hard-core raiding guilds would every do such a thing. Almost all of the less extreme, more casual guilds will understand if you can start a raid, but not finish it. In fact, most of them have a stand-by list just for people in this situation.
The addicted guy might as well ninja loot some purples, then get blacklisted as a ninja looter. It's not nice, but a lot quicker way to get the results that you're suggesting
WoW prevents this as it enables a single character to be a loot master for the entire raid; and I have never-ever not seen a raid in which a loot-master was in charge of the loot. Sorry, but no ninja-ing for joo.
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
From what I hear it's also a crappy game.
Xanikk999
History junkie
civverguy
Emperor
Have you tried playing other games?
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
I said that too until i played it.
Well no, I told you earlier in the thread about my friend who was a WoW crackwhore until he quit for a week straight and realized how "not-fun" it was.
Considering how hooked he was, I'd trust his opinion over most others.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
If it were a crappy game it wouldnt be as popular as it is.
C~G
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Titanic was also popular movie.
You cannot possibly count on something having quality by it's popularity.
Not saying that WoW is crappy game, probably it's the opposite for those that play it.
To the OP question: To getting out of one addiction is one way road - substitute it with another addiction. But don't plan it, start today.
Mise
isle of lucy
The vast majority of major guilds use Free For All loot...
