Freedom, of a sort
I quit World of Warcraft today.
No more nerd dates. No more late nights with eyes barely propped open as I try to finish just one more quest …
This monkey has been on my back since Sept. 21, 2006. I know, because that’s when my account was opened.
Matt gushed about it, sent me his discs so I could try out the free 10-day trial.
I was soon after hooked. Hopelessly, irrevocably. Sometimes to my detriment, as I had to admit to friends that I was trying to get home on time so I could play WoW.
I know it’s been annoying. I’ve been annoying myself.
But I’ve finally gotten somewhat bored. Even though there is an expansion that is coming up, I don’t want to hang in there. And I need to save money. And this was the first thing that could go. Had to go.
It hurts a little. It might hurt a little more tonight when I get home from work tonight and realize that I gave all my money away and said my goodbyes and have to play another game, if I want to play.
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- Saying goodbye on my hard-won netherdrake
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- Druids rule
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- Moonkin growls goodbye
I think I started on the very last day of August 2006, so I am coming up on my second year this summer. Its hard to believe it. I don’t know when this is going to end for me. I thought it would be over when I got my Epic Flier, but now, having got it, I want a Netherdrake I think. So maybe once I get that, I will be able to quit. But as you say, the Expansion is coming up this fall or early next year. We’ll see. I am definitely not as addicted. I don’t do the late nights anymore, and I tend to play at a much more leisurely pace. No drive to level, anymore. That’s definitely a good thing.
I think you can give it up someday. I think the $15 a month is somewhat steep, too. Maybe I’d be inclined to continue if it was less money. Yes, I know I could pay for months at a time, to make it a dollar or two a month cheaper, but it’s not really worth it. I figured that if I paid in advance, I’d be locked into playing for that long, which is why I always kept my subscription monthly. Which is how I’ve been able to decide to just stop. And I have. And it’s hard, but it feels a little good, at the same time.
Now you can devote more time to watching the new Who and Torchwood series. And maybe Second Life, though , as Matt has pointed out, there isn’t much in SL to excite a druid.
I am spending more time watching those shows.
You’re right, this druid would not like Second Life. I understand half the point of SL is to have virtual sex or otherwise act like an idiot and the last thing I need is to run into someone with a moonkin fetish.
I am playing a couple of games I already have, non-subscription based.