Quit chasing the dragon today.

[SwampassJ]

It amazes me the amount of time people spend on this... I have no problem with it, but damn.

Go outside. lol

Seems you do

It's an MMORPG R-tard. I am socializing.

Should I go outside too since I spend atleast 4 ours online web surfing? But what happens when I work outside already? Do I get to go inside?

 

[beersteiner2345]

120+ degrees in Iraq or 65 in my housing unit... Wasnt too hard of a choice.

Point a hairdryer at your face, and throw some sand in it, and imagine not being able to escape that outdoors, and you have Iraq... No wonder no one can get along over there.

That's a slightly unique situation though. And a perfectly understandable one.

Seems you do

No, I really don't. I just don't understand why someone would want to sit in front of a computer for that long?!?! Go for a walk, go ride a bike, go out with friends, work around the house, etc...

Should I go outside too since I spend atleast 4 ours online web surfing? But what happens when I work outside already? Do I get to go inside?

Web surfing can be just as addictive as these games. And I think you took my "go outside" comment a little too literally.

The thing I don't get is that games like this are an unproductive hobby. Nothing wrong with that, I just don't get it. For me a hobby should do something for you. Brewing beer makes beer. Reading a book teaches you things. Riding a bike makes you fit. Hiking makes you fit and teaches you about the area, etc... etc...

Like I said, I have no problem with it at all. Do whatever you like and it doesn't bother me. It's just something that I have never understood. That's all I am saying.

 

[Homercidal]

There are lots of unproductive hobbies. Some people prefer not to do anything useful. I'm that way to a certain extent, but I normally only play WoW for a specific item, or more usually, with friends on Teamspeak where we can work together and even just chat about stuff.

Now that the weather is better, I just find it hard to stay in and play WoW when I have a hops bed to build, cars to repair, beer to make, garage to clean, so on, into infinity.

But I think playing games can be more useful than watching DWTS for example.

 

[beersteiner2345]

Now that the weather is better, I just find it hard to stay in and play WoW when I have a hops bed to build, cars to repair, beer to make, garage to clean, so on, into infinity.

But I think playing games can be more useful than watching DWTS for example.

I agree 100% on all points here.

 

[conpewter]

Quit Wow myself about 3 years ago. Had maybe 135 days played or so. Quit cold turkey when I got married, knew I should spend time with the wife, not on the computer Was a good time though and I think back on it fondly, still have some friends I call on the phone occasionally from that game.

 

[stanley1271]

I still play WoW several nights a week. I really cannot go outside during the week as I work all day inside as a programmer and then go home and have to watch over my son doing his homework. Yes I can play WoW and help him with his homework (he really doesn't need help, just motivation). On weekends I play occasionally when I am not playing paintball or brewing or occasionally at the driving range.

I have never been able to understand why some people have such an issue with people that stay in doors and play games. Oh well, to each their own opinions.

-Stanley

 

[ChshreCat]

I always laughed at you fools wasting your time in MMORPG land.

Then a couple weeks ago I stumbled into Battlestar Galactica Online and I've been DOOMED ever since.

 

[SwampassJ]

Web surfing can be just as addictive as these games. And I think you took my "go outside" comment a little too literally.

The thing I don't get is that games like this are an unproductive hobby.

So what happens when on most days I finish working at 1-2pm? I can't go hang out with my friends till 5ish, I can't go to hangout with SWMBO till she finishes teaching or tutoring. It's either take a nap, web surf or make a mess. Then there is my hour of downtime from 5am-6am while I wait for Mr. Hanky to appear.

If you ask SWMBO brewing is unproductive.

 

[Homercidal]

I always laughed at you fools wasting your time in MMORPG land.

Then a couple weeks ago I stumbled into Battlestar Galactica Online and I've been DOOMED ever since.

Ha! I forgot about that! I may just have to schedule a little time this weekend to check it out. Wife and I are huge fans of the new series. (well, except for then Starbuck just disappears at the end. WTF??? was that?) What a great show!

 

[koomber]

I was pretty bad with wow. Never got major into the endgame or anything, but was an altaholic. Tried dozens of things to get my off it and nothing worked.

Then I found brewing, and I've hardly played at all in the last 3 years.

That beign said, my account got hacked last week (was not subscribed) and they stuck a one month game card on it. Got the account back so I might just have a go again

 

[ChshreCat]

Ha! I forgot about that! I may just have to schedule a little time this weekend to check it out. Wife and I are huge fans of the new series. (well, except for then Starbuck just disappears at the end. WTF??? was that?) What a great show!

Thanks, man. I was ALMOST to that episode!

It's a fun game. Fairly simple. Pretty much just flying around in ships blowing the crap outta stuff. It's still in beta, so things keep changing on it. Sometimes good... sometimes bad...

 

[SwampassJ]

That beign said, my account got hacked last week (was not subscribed) and they stuck a one month game card on it. Got the account back so I might just have a go again

EverQuest would do that kind of thing, where they would randomly give old accounts a free month to try and reel in the old players.

 

[dantheman13]

I recently found a free Dark Age of Camelot called Uthgard. Its a bit of a pain to get it running, but its Old Frontiers, Classic! This game was my first MMO love, so it brings back a lot of memories.

 

[scrambledegg81]

CPU and RAM in ON THE WAY! Finally I can crank everything up and behold the wondrous beauty that is WoW on a REAL computer!

It's not a computer until you get a 23" HD LED monitor. Just got mine today and...holy crap. Everything I've been missing on my puny 18"....

 

[BrewForMe]

I counted up my played time on my account, 100 days 8 hours. I deleted all of my characters and I'm on the road to WOW sobriety.


For those not in the know, WOW is World of Warcraft.

Congrats on this! I too was an avid WoW-aholic. I cancelled my account last month. I Had been playing for 4 years and basically all of my spare time has been spent there. I did meet some great peeps, but life is too short.

 

[Homercidal]

It's not a computer until you get a 23" HD LED monitor. Just got mine today and...holy crap. Everything I've been missing on my puny 18"....

Sorry, wife got me a 25" 1080P monitor with HDMI input last Christmas... :rockin:

 

[stanley1271]

Sorry, wife got me a 25" 1080P monitor with HDMI input last Christmas... :rockin:

I have to agree. Now try and run 3 25" HDMI and we can call you a geek.

 

[ao125]

I counted up my played time on my account, 100 days 8 hours. I deleted all of my characters and I'm on the road to WOW sobriety.


For those not in the know, WOW is World of Warcraft.

Good for you man - I f'd up my first marriage playing wow too much - and while my current gf/fiancee was permissive, I owed it to myself to get out and do stuff.

I'd much rather blow a Sunday sitting next to a boiling pot of wort than spend another second in front of that (or any) game.

 

[EoinMag]

Good for you man - I f'd up my first marriage playing wow too much - and while my current gf/fiancee was permissive, I owed it to myself to get out and do stuff.

I'd much rather blow a Sunday sitting next to a boiling pot of wort than spend another second in front of that (or any) game.

The sad thing is...you continued to play it anyway, if that's not a proper addiction then I don't know what is.

 

[ao125]

The sad thing is...you continued to play it anyway, if that's not a proper addiction then I don't know what is.

Eh... not in the same way.

First time around in "Vanilla", I was in really deep.

When "WOTLK" came out, I was only in for 3 nights a week.

I didn't feel like rolling the rock up the hill again.

WoW is one of the most sisyphean endeavors out there - and there are no real-life rewards.

 

[MeatyPortion]