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to play World of Warcraft?

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SunOverStars · 24/11/2010 22:04

DP thinks I'm very unreasonable Grin

I don't play to the point of neglecting DC but would gladly neglect my own needs to have a go. Getting tricky now as we are doing very well in raids and getting more regimented, and I want to get better gear, etc.

Does anyone else play on here? How do you fend off your pissed off well meaning DP?

What realm are you on? Would love to know some 'real' people on there Grin

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emptyshell · 27/11/2010 15:46

Nah - didn't really appeal to me when it first came out to be honest. Thinking when XI finally does die (I won't go through another servermerge after how they screwed up the last lot) I'll try desperately not to get sucked into another MMO again. If they fix the bugs with FF14 I'll go play that because graphically it was stunning in alpha/beta - it's just got so many gameplay issues that need working on.

Kaloki · 27/11/2010 15:46

I tried the LOTRO demo aaages ago and though it was a bit shit. Waiting for GW2 now. Though not thrilled by the screen shots - and after playing AoC it's quite difficult to get into GW. Too much grinding, and no ability to jump over obstacles! grr

ISNT · 27/11/2010 18:40

Well we'll see what we think later!

Might be much later it's taking an age to download...

confuddledDOTcom · 27/11/2010 20:53

Doodlez Fri 26-Nov-10 23:39:31
This bloody, stupid, POINTLESS feckin GAME ruined my nephew's life and I'm not exaggerating.

The same could be said about alcohol, but there are plenty of us who know how to drink sensibly too. Your nephew ruined his own life, not World of Warcraft.

CrossWhy · 27/11/2010 21:38

Im on Kilrogg in the oldest Alliance guild - Genesis Claymores - on the server. Social guild so none of this neglecting the children to raid. Just questing and heroics with the occasional raid to see if we can. Just ask anyone in guild for invite and say ninel told you about the guild.

Advert over

Game is addictive because of the social interaction and I've seen myself sit on the computer just chatting to guild mates for the entire night then remember a bit too late that i really meant to run a heroic or put things on the AH.

My two oldest DS love watching me play and are starting to play my toons when i'm in a city.

The best advice i can give to someone with a DP addicted to warcraft is to get yourself an account and play with your DP online. And nobody in warcraft goes to the toilet, its a biobreak.

Kaloki · 27/11/2010 22:12

As cofuddled says, WOW is addictive in the same way as MN. Some people will not be able to tear themselves away, most will.

Unfortunately due to the demographic of games like WOW you are more likely to have people that are likely to get addicted to it. Eg. escapism from depression, too young to be aware of the route they are going down, less to do outside of WOW.

And tbh, in terms of addictions, WOW certainly beats drug and alcohol. At least there are some benefits to it.

Anniegetyourgun · 27/11/2010 22:22

That's true. When DS3 started his IT course his tutor asked how many of the students played an online game, then said to the ones who put their hands up "Well give it up now, or I guarantee you will fail the course". Fortunately DS3 finds making games more involving than playing them (strange fellow). Some of his coursemates didn't take the advice, though, and last I heard were well on the way to fulfilling the tutor's prediction.

I think WoW should only be for mummies. DCs and daddies may be allowed to play when they've done their homework Grin

confuddledDOTcom · 27/11/2010 23:25

I think another part of the addictiveness of WoW is that it doesn't pause, you log off and the world still turns without you. If you kill a bear and crash you'll be dead before you've logged back on because that bear ressed a long time ago (can you tell I've done that a few times?) or you log off and they (Blizz) destroy your character for you whilst you're gone! Although it's more likely to be that there was a run that happened whilst you were off or someone else got to the node before you or even just your guild talks about something and you're missing the joke when you get back.

Generally people play WoW because they're stuck inside and wouldn't be going out if they weren't playing, if they're choosing not to go out because they're playing (and I mean beyond making a commitment to a run with the guild that's a "not tonight, tomorrow?" to going out) then they have a problem.

Annie, I would be annoyed if someone said that to me. That's like telling a whole class that they can't drink whilst on the course because they're all alcoholics. Definitely agree for Mummies only Wink There again we have to pull the traitor my OH away from RoM sometimes to join us which probably explains why I'm further on than him and after 3 years he's only recently broken 70.

Kaloki · 28/11/2010 00:26

That's true. How many posters come on here after a thread gets deleted wanting to know what happened? How many check back regularly just in case they miss something? No different really.

Damn I really want to play AoC now.. damn you AoC and your stupid expansion!!

lisianthus · 28/11/2010 09:03

Great thread! Anyone else Vek'nilash, Horde side? And playing with DH, as someone else said, is so much more fun than just watching TV.

It was a lifesaver for me when DD was a baby. She was bfing ALL the time, and WOW is a great thing that you can do when you have to sit in one place most of the time, with either a feeding baby or a baby asleep on your lap.

Niceguy2 · 28/11/2010 09:38

I think WoW should only be for mummies.

MadBanners · 28/11/2010 09:53

Did anyone get on the Cata Beta?

Dh was on, and i managed to have a look at some of the new zones, it all looks good, much more of a storyline to the quests, and they have used phasing a fair bit more, so you can see what you does makes a difference.

Lilka · 28/11/2010 10:26

DD2 and I both play - got it for her and I like it now as well. I have a human mage on Lightbringer, have to admit i am not very good at playing it, and get killed more than DD2 which is also embarrassing as she points out how rubbish I am to me Blush
Having said that I rarely play it, it's nice on a horrid rainy day when I'm stuck inside and after a hard day when kidsa are in bed- otherwise i'm doing something else. And when I come back, I'm rested and level much faster anyway!!

emptyshell · 28/11/2010 10:48

MadBanners - despite having got no higher than about level 10 and abandoned corpses everywhere and restarted because I couldn't be bothered to go find them - I got a Cata Beta key... didn't bother though - can't get into WoW (it basically attracted every idiot who ever left my pet game - so thanks for taking the village idiots guys :D )

confuddledDOTcom · 30/11/2010 02:47

So what do we think about the world?

I hit 80 today, I texted my partner with the word "DING" he text me back to say he doesn't love me anymore Shock our eldest made me reply and say he wasn't very nice to Mummy Wink It's my second 80 and he's been trying to get his first there before Cataclysm.

NetworkGuy · 30/11/2010 02:55

Oh dear, when I saw 'hit 80 today' (from 'last 15 minutes' search) I was thinking you must be a bit of an elderly insomniac.

Sorry, confuddledDOTcom - the nickname also strengthened my belief :)

confuddledDOTcom · 30/11/2010 12:23

No, just a 29 year old insomniac!

Niceguy2 · 30/11/2010 12:36

Gratz. Now off you go to farm heroics for JP and epix! pew pew! Grin

confuddledDOTcom · 30/11/2010 20:55

Not sure what I'm going to do for a week, maybe just carry on with the area I'm in (can't believe how few areas I've had to do this time to get 80 compared to last time and compared to our friend who seems to have to do all OL to get 70 and all NR to get 80) until Cataclysm comes out, then I can start leveling again! Think I'll wait until after Christmas before trying out the new races, don't want to be fighting everyone else who is also trying to start a new race.

Niceguy2 · 30/11/2010 22:16

I've given up until Cata comes out. Unfortunately I'll be away on business Sad

So no levelling for me until I return!

confuddledDOTcom · 06/12/2010 21:04

Anyone watch the Panorama tonight? Would have been nice to have some balance of those of us who can have a normal life and play WoW (and other games)!

Anniegetyourgun · 06/12/2010 22:13

No, and not because I was playing WoW instead! One day I will get my aerial fixed, unless digital comes out first.

Discovered last week, to my joy, that my supervisor at work also plays.

Chagrin, though, at discovering that the Collector's Edition I ordered months ago probably won't get here till Wednesday

confuddledDOTcom · 06/12/2010 22:40

We've decided to get one of each (normal and collector) because other than the pet there's nothing that we need one each of. He won't back down on the pet whereas I can be grown up about it!

IloveJudgeJudy · 06/12/2010 22:41

Confuddled. I watched Panorama tonight especially as it was about game-playing. I have 1DD and 2 DSs. DD not fussed apart from Simpsons on PS2. DS1 bought himself Xbox and plays as and when. Might play a few hours one weekend and then not play again for a few weeks. DS2 would play for a very long time if allowed to.

My understanding of Panorama was that gaming, and particularly WoW can be very addictive if you have that personality, just like gambling or alcohol.

It was stated that most people can have a happy life and game, but there are a fair few who cannot and nothing is being done for them and some games are particularly made in a way that can make them more addictive (the random factor).

confuddledDOTcom · 07/12/2010 10:52

WoW has built in strategies to help with addiction. Rest Bonus encourages you to leave the game alone to get more XP when you come back, parental controls restrict play time... Most players are normal functioning human beings yet we never hear about those, we hear about how screwed up some people are. We hear (like further up this thread) how it "ruins" lives (and again I'll say no game ruins lives, people do it for themselves).

Parents need to take responsibility for their children and not allow them on a game like this. For many reasons I would not allow a child of 13 onto the game, I don't think the age is high enough. I also think parents need to know their child well enough to know whether it is suitable for them and it should always be played in family space and not where they can't be monitored.