WoW is a friend stealer!

[Kijiyama]

Well in some sense it is. A few months ago I bought my friend a copy of World of Warcraft for his birthday, as a small gift. I gave him a 60 day prepaid card also. After the time limit was up I figured he probably give up on it. I figured this because he usually plows through several games in a few weeks, gets bored and goes on with his life. However, after visiting him recently I see he is still playing. He says he having fun and that I should start playing also. I said I wasn't going to drop any more money into something that will consume my life, like Everquest (coughevercrackcough). Anyway he starts bugging me for several days about playing it and I keep telling him no. Eventually he says that if I'm not going to play it why did I even bother buying it. It just got me ticked at that point. I only bought they game for him because I figured he'd have nothing to do and this might kill some time until he moves on to something else. I never intended for him to keep bragging to me every day about it nor did I even feel like playing it. Anyway I just haven't spoken to him since that day. I just felt that I should post here to see if anyone else had either friends like him or have an obession they can't seem to break.

[Dreamerdgh]

There are worse things than being addicted to WOW for the summer. If you are turlly his friend, let him be and sooner or later he will grow tired of it. As for getting mad over a game, true friendship always heals. Now if it were drugs or alcohol, thats a different story. I remember playing startcraft on battlenet for days at a time, i mean litterally 24 to 36 hours nonstop, after a year got bored haven't play it since, in fact after that, found most games boring and now don't even play WOW, even though I have a copy. I guess i'm saying its just a phaze most of us gamers go through.

[l337godd3ss]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. A good friendship can withstand any game-addiction! He'll eventually get bored with the game, you'll have to just be patient until that happens. (most gamers that I know have had a similar thing happen to them, they all snapped out of it eventually ;)) If he gets tired of games as fast as you say he does, it's only a matter of time before WOW starts collecting dust. It's only been a few months, he'll be sick of the game soon...that's how long my gaming-phases usually last! :)

[sanchowbow]

LOL yeha be patient... Just wait till his lvl 60, and defeats that two headed dragon or something like that... Final boss... If he wants to collect items and stuff to defeat it, ids say it would take.... around half to one full year... I dont think you should wait that long just to fix up your friendship. Just do something to his account, so when his not looking, try getting him banned, that would get him to stop xD, i dont think he would pay like.... 80 dollars or something just to start playing again... I know i wouldnt... But then again, i dont like WoW... Its too repetitive... go around killing stuff till you get to lvl 60. Looks like a waste of time to me. My brother played hardcore (around 10-18 hours a day) and he got to lvl 60 in like 2 months, now his collecting items to face the final creature or something. On the other hand, you can waste time and money and join him ;) lol. Just ask yourself if his really a friend, i mean, if he ditches you for a computer game...? but i guess these guys are right.... "Games go through a phase".. but then usually, my friends follow me LOL. But then saying that, doesnt that show that your interests are like... different? i dunno, if you can endure it, just leave him till he gets bored, its prob. your safest bet =]

[Hypersoup]

lol, I really don't have much to say 'cause everyone else here has already said it. But yah, your friend is probably in that "gaming phase" where WoW seems to be the best thing in the world right now. I used to think CS 1.5 was like that but after awhile, it's just the same shat, different day so you grow tired of it. Plus, like sanchobow said, once the guy reachs lvl 60, he either parties up and defeats the final boss or goes around collecting more stuff for "brag rights". Either way, he's going to realize sooner than later that the game is too repetitive and will eventually stop in his own time (although the former would accomplish this a lot faster than the latter). Just sit tight for a few weeks or better yet ask why he thinks the game is so special. Usually that accelerates the boredom of the game because it forces the player to ask himself why he actually plays it. Really, if he's a true friend, he won't ditch you for a stupid game. Anyone can vouch that having a friend for years and years to come is way better than playing a stupid online game for months and maybe a few years before something better and newer comes out on the market.

[kerxny]

It's a temporary addiction, like eventually he'll get tired of playing it or play it less frequently, I went through the same with: Starcraft, Diablo II, Ragnarok Online, Counter-Strike, Battlefield 1942, and countless other games. Later, he will ask himself, why he was so stupid into falling so deeply into a game that only wasted his time. If he does stop being your friend, if he enters that phase, we will ask himself why in the world he let a good friend get away for such a pathetic game. So wait it out, he'll probably get tired of it before the end of summer and your friendship will be "healed" once again. I guess.

[nomis]

The best would be to let him on his drug, as long as he doesn't ruin the life of someone else with it. I know a few people who "abandonned the reality" after they played their first online game. Although i admit that the reality isn't always the brightest world, you shouldn't ditch your friend for that.

[Ether]

wow, that guy's just like me lol...i play Guildwars (almost like WOW) at least 10 hours a day...i practically shut myself from the outside world...but hey, its summer, i'll get my priorities straight again during school year, and so will your friend :)

[kerxny]

GW > WOW

because it not pay 2 play... and it's korean.

[YoruMitsukai]

WoW is a soul stealer too. *Ninja*

I wouldn't worry about it. D: Same thing happened when I played RO, rofl.

[Dfim]

Ah..happened to me too, and I haven't contacted him for months

[Nightshade]

Heh... I am not as addicted, but I am currently playing WoW. Been playin for 6 months now. I am in a bit of a better situation as my friends are even more obsessed than I so I dunno what advice I can give you -_-

P.S. I have been considering going back to RO..... RO just has a special place in my heart.

[HeavySnarker]

why is it that everyone here thinks playing for less than 12 hours a day is normal? well, maybe compared to 18+ hours.

really, not talking to a friend for 6 months because of a game is not normal.

[flapjak]

I almost failed my exams due to WoW. Also 2 of my good freinds don't come out much anymore due that game...

IT IS TRULY EVIL!!!

[Dis]

WOW is a piece of crap...
Too damn buggy and too much solo questing...

[ArchWing]

WoW is boring at times.. don't play it to often though.. cuz.. it really get to your head for some of us..

Im very sorry about losing a friend of yours, I hope good news come to you and your friend. hopefully...

[fox666]

I was addicted to WOW too but I am out of there.
But my friends are still playing and keep asking me to join them again.
It's hard if they ask I hide in my room in my bed but I still hear them begging me:

"Join us, join us, Join us"

Aaaaaaaaaah I can't take it anymore can anybody help me please?
is there anywhere a A.W.A. (Anonymous WOW Addicts) where I can go.
It's tearing my life apart, damn you Blizzard damn you to hell !!!

[BigBabyFish]

umm WoW fanatics. you guys need to take a break, take a good look outside, tons of hot girls like us waiting for you. We don't really like guys that sit in front of their computer having fantasies

[Kalis]

The addiction of games is pretty simple:
they're not hard to learn to become good at, and they're fun. And there's the community to talk to if you ever need to take to someone.

By comparison, most things (e.g. learning a new sport, taking up a new hobby, etc.) require a lot of effort to become good at.

I used to be a gaming addict. I've just recently gotten out of it though. :)

[derdragonwarrior]

Its as most people say, the game is VERY addictive. I keep playing it, but at least i have some control over myself (it helps to play something else in a while, or go bicycling xD). The only friend that doesn't play WoW is the community otaku who believes that you should not pay online fees to play online games.

As you play longer, you feel more depressed when you type /played and see how much of your life has been poured into you character. After it says 99999999999 days you want to /slap yourself and then sleep for the rest of the day :(

But you cant blame Blizzard, since they make over 35 million dollars (maybe over 350 million dollars) a month on us suckers xDDD

[backbraker]

yop.. I understand in a way you're friend.....It's not easy when you like something and it's a quest game,,it never ends....there's always something to do....you say to yourself..ok I'm going to stop after this..ok 5 minutes more....until you find out that you stayed 3 more hours....I was addicted to the final fantisys...
even tho....I still used to stop playing and go to the gym or go out with friends when they call me.....I find that crappy when a good friend puts you second to a game even if it's for a short period....ok I can understand 1 day or 2..but months...forget it...I would try to tell him that it's not right and if he continues that way.... he shouldn't be surprised that I don't hang out with him as often has before....that's my opinion.....:)

[Kerii]

You bought your friend a copy of WoW?

Jeez, why didn't you just give him cocain or something?
At least drugs are only physical addictions, lol. :p

Seriously though, bad move, but I suppose it was an understandable mistake.
What you need to do now however, is sabotage his computer.

It's for his own good, trust me. :p

[rel]

Hahah.. this reminds me.. I used to be addicted to those online games also. Everquest, Anarchy online, Star Wars galaxies, too many. So glad I finally quit them, now I have more free time :p

[Serpico]

Haha, I was addicted to WoW for a while :P and Daoc, Diablo etc. Kind of over them now though. But it did take a while :/

[FurryFanatic]

I bought World of Warcraft when it was released here in europe, I played my Rogue to level 38 and then I got bored, same stuff all the time, started to think, why do I really whant to do all this just to get another level and get a better gear?, anyway. many of my mates still play hardcore (been half a year now I think). I will probobly start again soon, but now with a more relaxed phase, (gonna play on the rp servers without the constant pressure). Ive accually started to get my mates to try rp too, and in that way, slow down the gaming.
Maybe you should try that too, and I think both of you will find it fun to join forces in a more laid back atmosphere and without the pressure to have to play non stop. He will still have his game, and you will get your friend back.
Regards

[ethreal]

WoW stole my pants, so now I'm going to cry in the corner of my room ;-;

Seriously though, this game use to take up 8~11 hours a day. Cut back now since college started.

[Choppy]

WoW stole my pants, so now I'm going to cry in the corner of my room ;-;

Software that steals clothing?! Man I need to get that game!

I also know a few people that play games too much now. But they'll come around sooner or later.

[recca]

WoW is a boyfriend stealer too... I hate this game so much you can't tell... he pass more time playing this game than me... can you beleive it

[yrneh12]

I lost a friend myself to WoW. All he does is play that game over and over again. Our conversations are usually about WoW, a game I don't even own. At least other people I'm with talks about some normal things.

But I can admit online games are addicting, Diablo being a major one. It's a good thing that I'm too pennypinching or else I would've lost so much time and money to this game myself.

[Duckz0r]

it's the thing, most people can't handle addiction. Me for example, i have a copy of wow, sure i play, it's been over 5 months now since i've played, most of my friends are level 60, i am just level 45, i do care for my free time and other private things, they can play that game 24/7 if they didnt need sleep. :P in other words, just wait untill they get bored of it, or run out of money(which ever comes first). All know that friendship is one of the strongest bonds alive. So if he really believes in friendship, this is just a temporary thing. Stay strong!

Yours Truly

Duckz0r