Yeah, that’s true, I’m sorry. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say it on this forum, but trying other RPG games might also help. Then you will return to WoW fresh and renewed, ready to enjoy again
I’ll try that. But I fear I will never come back. Don’t know if it’s a gut feeling or a heart feeling.
Only time will tell. I was going to donate my coins away, but I think everyone convinced me to keep it for the time being.
Thanks 
If you don’t, that’s honestly kind of fine. If you never come back it’s because you’ve found something that interests you more. And if you’re happy, then that’s more important than sticking around on a game that doesn’t make you happy, y’know?
Losing interest in WoW happens. It’s normal and there’s no need to force yourself to continue playing a game you don’t enjoy. I myself have quit WoW RP three times.
I quit mid-Cataclysm because of bad writing and RP-hostile gameplay, but MoP pulled me back in.
I quit mid-MoP because I was more interested in GW2 at that time, but Legion pulled me back in.
I quit mid-Shadowlands because of bad writing and because I was more interested in FFXIV at that time, but Dragonflight pulled me back in and now I roleplay in both WoW and FFXIV, alternating.
I’m expecting to quit sometime after 10.2.5 to focus in Dawntrail, because I’m not hooked on the premise of The War Within, but Dawntrail’s premise is very much up my alley.
It’s completely understandable and there’s no shame in it.
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That’s rough, RP is definately what keeps me interested.
I am of the opinion that while DF was an improvement on how blizzard approaches the mechanics of the game the story felt a bit lackluster and its like they have more to overhaul before the game is able to stand on its own as a fun game, for me atleast.
I checked out of the grinds in shadowlands entirely and had already checked out of the A* power farms early on in BFA, I tried them but it wasn’t fun and made me want to quit the game. I feel like dragonflight has removed these reasons to quit the game, but it also lacks reasons to keep playing it as a game by itself (again, RP keeps me invested)
TLDR: If there is a part of you that wants to regain that motivation, I wouldn’t look for it in the gameplay, but rather in the social interactions and RP within the game which can actually still feel meaningfull because at the end of the day its still human interaction
If not, or you need more then the RP or social interactions to justify the monthly fee, I would just accept things for how they are.
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As others have said, it’s perfectly normal for people to feel that way about a game you’ve played for many years. I’m in a more or less similar position to you, I dropped off faster in DF than I ever did during Shadowlands and that’s not an insult to DF, I simply have reached that stage of my journey. Combined with a draining job and being early in bed, RP as well would become a tad harder to keep up and be meaningfully a ‘regular’.
There’s plenty of single player games out there worthy of a play or replay for me and they’re far more enticing because there’s no FOMO behind, I can start at the beginning of the week and leave it rest for another week and still be at the same point in time without a weekly reset or dailies/weeklies hitting me.
I’ll have the decency to exit the scene without fanfare and whatnot, delete add-ons, TRP files and so on… I’ll save my commissioned art tho’. Hopefully distancing myself as much as possible from Wow sites and related content will kill the sunk cost fallacy.
All of this of course could just be a phase for you though Cherryblossom. The interest in the game has been wild mood swings for people. Some Wow players are often just new expansion release people who are here for the leveling journey and novelty of it all and then dissappear until the next expansion dopamine hit.
Hype is supposed to fade? If your hype persisits for more then 24 hours, contact a doctor, you might be suffering from anxiety and possibly a oncoming stroke.
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Moving on is a way of life^
Maybe you’re in a different phase of your life. It happens to everyone. I know people who have taken long breaks when real life has needed more focus, but then when things have settled down have come back to the game, sometimes years later.
I guess the thing is, you do you. You don’t owe your time to anyone.
WoW is the sort of game that ebbs and flows, much like life itself. There are upticks when everyone logs in with a buzz (new patch, etc.), and there are downturns where people take a break (end of season for example).
To be honest, there are lots of good games out there which are fun to play, and developers that are worthwhile supporting. So there is nothing wrong with diversifying your gametime.
Just remember Azeroth is always here when you want to come back 
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RP for me has always been the thing that glues me to WoW, so when that goes away I’m also not that inclined to stay subbed. I unsubbed during Shadowlands, because game bad and company bad. Dragonflight was more interesting and company maybe better now (unlikely), but unfortunately all my RP friends more or less have quit by now. I don’t expect to stay subbed for a long time right now, especially with Season of Discovery splitting any friend groups that had potential to do PvE content with as well.
I’m looking forward to the potential of a renewed Night Elf RP post-Amirdrassil, but at the same time, I doubt I’ll stay subbed for long either way, as I simply don’t want to commit myself to the timesink that is WoW in general anyway.
The nice part is that I sort of burnt myself out on single-player games so I have a backlog of those games to get back into as well. I’m not overly interested in The War Within, I’ll have to see all the datamined stuff instead to even consider buying the expansion. Hero Talents did seem cool but I’m not sure if I want to sub just for that and maybe some mild likings towards whatever else. Midnight might look cool, but I’m worried The War Within is more connected with it due to the advertised 3 expansion cycle or w/e, so that I’d have to play TWW to know the story and not be out of the loop.
Since I already managed to stay unsubbed during Shadowlands and large parts of Dragonflight, I know I can do it again. I think it was about two years I didn’t play WoW, so in a way I also feel like I don’t have as strong of an attachment to WoW any more either, and letting the sub run out doesn’t feel as big of a deal to me now.
Doubt it. I’ve physically tried to stop playing this game, but yet made friendships and neverending copium aspects of the game keep bringing me back. You will probably take a break, but how long it will last fully depends on you. Month? Two? A year? Who knows.
I myself am burned out from retail, its already withering playerbase (both content-wise and RP) keeps bleeding players and Blizzard’s hyped up release of 3 next expansions did nothing but extend the hype for a week or two. But I guess there is a reason for that, Season of Discovery somehow manages to create a better cross-faction conflict atmosphere with just 1 zone of PVP than anything BfA had to offer the players and its community.
All in all, as Andy Bernard said, “I wish there was a way to know you are in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”, cause WoW retail magic is definitely gone.
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