So that nobody can say ‘I have something you don’t have’ thats the whole premise of FOMO. Its there so you stay subbed to some garbage content that you are not even interested in, but you ‘have’ to do it, because people think they have to compare each other, when the reality is nobody gives a poop about the other person.
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That sounds… rather negative!
But absolutely relatable! I stopped playing during BFA and the only way to stop me from returning was to contact blizz to delete my account. So many memories since 2007. LK, dungeons with friends of old days, all the mounts, titles… It’s so hard to let all of it go. But ultimately it’s just pixels on a screen and only worth as much as you allow it to be.
Sry but you people are so weak. I do not like FOMO, but FOMO has never been a determining factor for my sub.
And yet, that is what the game has become. If you want to deny it, thats your choice. Its absolutely evident, and if you can’t see it, you need to put your reading glasses on.
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If you don’t like it leave ffs. No one is holding you hostage. Also who the hell goes ‘I have something you don’t have’. Like seriously In all my year in this game I have never seen this.
Ah nvm, just checked. I’m replaying to yet another “player” that does jack in the game but complains about FOMO.
why WoW is addictive :
- i like to collect things.
- i have FOMO
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I have left. I am just waiting for my sub to run out. Any day now. Much to your pleasure.
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I’ve left the game a couple of times before, once for about 6 years. Taking a rest from it can be a good thing, especially so depending on what is going on IRL.
Enjoy the break, the game will still be here should you look to return.
Thats up to you decide.
Mmorpgs tend how have treadmill or “chores” to keep players engaged.
If you are having fun doing these then its worth of your time investment.
If not, then one should look for other games or hobbies.
For me im having less and less fun since they removed linear power progression and replaced it with weekly/bi-weekly progression (except the first 2 week in each season). Also gate-keeping content to keep people sub longer period.
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for some people yes its worth it.
sometimes not.
im not sure about the others but for me in all of these years it was for this reason,.
i could do things that i was not allowed to do in reall life.
war pvp. seeing people getting mad after i kill them in arena or pvp.
exploration.
finding bugs and flaws of the system,
feeling like a god or hero (this has ended with the end of legion expansion sadly)
and a lot more that these days you cant do it anymore.
the treadmill is going slow each day for me because most of the things that i was doing in wow are forbidden now.
i dont know.
for example these days im dealing with a problem.
they say if you go stay afk and dont tag anyones target before they do and when their target dies if you skinn their adds youll get banned if they report you (even when skinning is shared for everyone)
so weird
I’ve been here since TBC and I gotta say what keeps me playing is not the gameplay stuff, but the roleplay. I do PvE only when I feel like, so it doesn’t burn me out. 
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It’s not addictive at all.
I’m here because I have friends here. And quite frankly that’s been drying up, and I am not playing anywhere near as much as I used to.
I feel for alot of people it’s time and money investment over years and years.
Imagine just dropping all that. All those hours farming mounts. All those hours raiding , pushing the same key/dungeon for hours upon hours. The army of alts you leveled.
The investment in lvling professions.
Opening your wallet buying store items , and tokens.
I think alot of player are held hostage by that. I remember when ff14 was popping off and people going back to wow after a month or two. Why ? The investment in this mmo.
I hear people on forums saying it’s just a video game … but it’s not it’s thousands of euros invested , years of your personal time. Leaving that is really hard for some.
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It’s not to my pleasure, I really do not care about you. If you are not having fun in a game stop playing it, instead of complaining about FOMO. Why the hell are you collecting stuff in something you clearly have no desire to play.
I notice that on nearly every thread, there is always one angry, judgemental person who has to change the tone of the discussion. That is you.
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Judgemental, yes. Angry, no.
yes that’s true.
for example : im a disabled (in legs part)
and this game is everything i have as a hobby and ect.
14 days ago i lost it for a short time and i felt a big void.
because i invested so much in it.
a gaming example of this is like God of war 2.
when kratos sent all of his power in the sword that zeus gave him. he was nothing without that sword and zeus knew this so he came down and took the sword from kratos in his weakend state and killed him and took the sword with all of that power in it.
its scary when you lose the sword.
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I am not collecting anything, what are you rambling about you wally?
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Dude you were the one complaining about FOMO and other people having stuff you don’t have.
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It’s cool to have having you have fun with.
Some people return due to nostalgia and want to revisit their memories through the game, although memories always depict moments better than what the actual reality is.
Some people just like the game itself.
Others have friends and they enjoy playing with them as they met them in-game and one common factor in that interaction is the game.
And some people don’t want to do anything else than just play the game for long sessions because of x personal reason.
There are a lot of cases that can give an answer to your question tbh but in general it might be because the game, deep down, is appealing and offers a diversification of activities a player can do, solo or with company.
Well depends on that you mean by “worth”.
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