Anyway, I love the game since I was little boy. I loved the lore since the very beginning of Warcraft , and Warcraft 2 and RoC and onto the WoW. Novels and what not have been read to the extent that I can remember most of em.
Anyway, but I got a problem here. This year, a year when everything is made - last year of studies before proceeding to other endeavours , trying to get the drivers license and maintain healthy work / relationship.
As I have recently subbed since quit at mid MoP. Now I just log in and do absolutely nothing or Leveling an alt and stopping at some point only to return to main char just to do old content for mogs and whatever else. Mythic + is not something I want to do anymore as well as raids, occasionally but I have reached my goal of not getting one shot KO in wPvP.
This year is very important and I would like to hear a sugges ti on how to balance this stuff out.
I love this game despite its flaws and numerous inconveniences in balance - still loving every minute of it, even if the community is a little bit whacky sometimes or toxic - I still love you guys.
I feel that cold turkey works better than trying to play in moderation. If it is a proper addiction, playing less likely won’t work. How much does playing affect your life negatively? How much do you play?
The official forum is a bit of a peculiar place to discuss this subject, though, because we all play WoW, so it’s a bit like walking into a bar and asking how to deal with a drinking problem. There are dedicated forums on Reddit where you might get feedback from people who successfully quit gaming to improve their lives. To name two: https://www.reddit.com/r/nowow/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/StopGaming/ (the second one is very active and has a number of FAQs in the sidebar).
Above all, Remember that this is GAME, used for real life down time, treat it as such.
If you’re in that final year at university / college , ditch the game until you’ve done your exams. Your future is worth more, much much more, than a game.
I love the game, despite having problems with so many bad designs I still love the game I played for 15 years.
So how do I stop it from interfering with my personal life? simple, play more.
I usually play long sessions of Wow on my freetime, which results in me getting bored and not playing for the rest of the week atm.
In one day I spam 3-10 m+es, I do a full HC raid and maybe WQs if they’re worth it then I just lay back for the rest of the week without feeling like playing wow.
Get a girlfriend. Seriously. When I was in a long term relationship I quit gaming altogether for 7 years, because she didn’t like it. Whenever I went near the computer it was “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”, and I’d had to reply with “Just checking my email”, but secretly I was playing a quick game of Bejeweled to get my fix.
Sure, I was miserable, but it gave me time to work on my career because of all the time I saved by not gaming.
I have a girlfriend, bad we spend time normal amount of time together (we live together Duh)
I mean, the career is there as well, I work as a back end dev at one IT company here in my country and get good pay, however the studies remain and it’d Be nice to just focus on it much more. However, when I have the time to do so, it’s either a combo of working out outside and then wow or Viae - versa , and saying “gonna do this study work after a couple of levels” and bam - still nothing.
Guys, I would like to express my gratitude to you all who decided to reply. I know it’s a silly topic to talk about, ridiculous , but I am quiet emotionally explosive when something doesn’t feel right - the other times , I am completely chill.
Write down and maintain a real-life to-do list. Think of it as your “quest log”. Break down all the work packages that need to be done: school assignments, projects, exam study time, etc. Schedule them into “daily quests” in advance and mentally prepare for them. When they need to get done, just get them done, and hopefully you’ll feel good when you can tick them off at the end.
Exercise. Try out some sports and get good at one or some of them, e.g. running, cycling, or weight lifting. Progressing your athletic skills feels way more rewarding than getting some loots and levels in WoW. It can be a healthy replacement for your WoW addiction. It can be hard to get started and the physical work can feel uncomfortable at first, but it’s worth making the initial effort. Maybe find a gym or a beginner-friendly sports club and take some time studying the sport to know how to perform it properly. Make exercise part of your weekly schedule. Write down your training plan and stick with it; make it part of your “quest log”.
Lastly, delete WoW and all WoW-related bookmarks. Force yourself to stop thinking about it. Keep reminding yourself that your RL tasks have priority and focus on them.
Like anything, if it is interrupting with your ability to function as a normal human being, you need to get help/quit. If not simply treat it like any other hobby and set up a weekly schedule and follow it, I would suggest twice a week for 3-4 hours.
Also schedule twice a week to go exercise for 3-4 hours.