Tell WoW Anonymous about your Addiction
WoW Anonymous
Start off with your name (yes you can be anonymous) and say: Hello, my name is ___ and I’m addicted to World of Warcraft…
- Character Name
- Your level
- Are you ADDICTED?
- Horde or Alliance
- Gender (in the game)
- Class
- Profession
- Talent Tree
- Green, Blue, Purple items
- Guild Name
- How many PVP Kills you have
- Are you in a relationship? (Porn is not a relationship)
- How many hours do you spend a week playing?
… and anything else you want to add.
April 23, 2008 at 12:40 am
Seriously, use your time on something else…..
April 25, 2008 at 10:19 am
WoW 4 life!
June 14, 2008 at 7:54 am
well my name is carl. . .im 41 years old and im finding it hard to leave the house. my girlfriend has started to bear a deep hatrid for me and last night i accidently called her elgar the great whilst making love. i have no energy to do anything apart from play wow with my friend spook who i am already leading down a dark scinister wow related path. help me. . .if not for methen for the sa of my friend. argh ag. . .splutter
July 23, 2008 at 12:29 pm
- My Name is Asema, I’m 19 years old
- I am level 70
- I am very addicted, though I’ve never been addicted to anything else in my life
- I am Horde for life… even getting a Horde tattoo
- I have an Undead Female (yes, I’m Female irl, and I’m actually hot lol)
- I have a warlock that kicks ass
- I am a tailor & miner
- Destro all the way, baby
- all purples I believe I have pve and pvp sets
- My guild just disbanded a couple days ago QQ
- I think I’m only a little over 10k
- Are you in a relationship? (Porn is not a relationship): lol umm i’m not rly sure what i am right now. I do meet guys I know from WoW tho… i mean not randomly, but people i have relationships with.
- How many hours do you spend a week playing? i dont count, but far too many
… and anything else you want to add.
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Agamaggan&n=Asema
this is me on armory. and i was reading what the last guy said….WoW breaks up my relationships in one way or another, and I have no energy to do other things.
I have never been addicted to anything in my life, except WoW and I wish I weren’t…. I wish I could let go… I’m still young, and I want my life back.
I have a 2 year old daughter as well, and I feel bad for not being there for her.
August 24, 2008 at 12:15 pm
i am a 12 year old who cant quit playing lol i even talk bout wow all day and dream of it lol im realy bad adicted some people don believe my age but i find no need to quit wow i just want to slack a little lol
August 24, 2008 at 12:17 pm
i think i need wow anonamous because its starting to take my life over……and too much of my life for a 12 year old
August 26, 2008 at 8:24 pm
all that i said is a joke play wow rite now or your a nerd!!!!!!!!!!!
August 27, 2008 at 7:43 pm
- Character Name – leroy
- Your level 3 char… all 70’s
- Are you ADDICTED? yes
- Horde or Alliance horde
- Gender (in the game) males/females
- Class hunter, priest, druid
- Profession mining, herbs
- Talent Tree respec every 2 weeks
- Green, Blue, Purple items all epics s2/3/4
- Guild Name
- How many PVP Kills you have total over 50k
- Are you in a relationship? (Porn is not a relationship) yes
- How many hours do you spend a week playing? 40
… and anything else you want to add.
September 11, 2008 at 10:23 pm
i cant stand you pig motherfuckers
January 16, 2009 at 5:14 am
- Character Name – zaahn, xandolf, thassarian
- Your level 80, 70, 76
- Are you ADDICTED? yes
- Horde or Alliance Alliance
- Gender (in the game) males
- Class Shaman, Priest, Deathknight
- Profession Mining, jewelcrafting, herbalism, alchemy
- Talent Tree Resto, Shadow, Blood
- 3/5 T7. All purples except shoulders
- Guild Name: Fade To black
- How many PVP Kills you have total. 60,000
- Are you in a relationship? (Porn is not a relationship) Not anymore.
- How many hours do you spend a week playing? 30 hours
January 19, 2009 at 2:02 am
30 hours a week! that’s pretty bad
February 9, 2009 at 5:18 pm
hi im anonymous and i think im a wow addict.
- Character Name anonymous
- Your level 16
- Are you ADDICTED? yes
- Horde or Alliance alliance
- Gender (in the game) male
- Class warrior
- Profession enchant/blacksmithing
- Talent Tree
- Green, Blue, Purple items
- Guild Name anonymous
- How many PVP Kills you have none
- Are you in a relationship? (Porn is not a relationship) no
- How many hours do you spend a week playing? ive calculated it and even though im a low level i spend OVER 60 hours each week on wow.
February 10, 2009 at 11:50 am
saddness…. but then again, with this economy people who are getting laid off could save a lot of money by staying home and playing wow!
May 15, 2009 at 2:40 am
Hi my name is taylor
i am Freemannine but im not free
I was ask to prom by this nice young girl i agreed the night of prom i told her i was sick but i wasnt i was just raiding ulduar, the next day i told my friend that i found a new love….WOW
Allaince
Guy
Warlock(girl char)idk why im weird like that lol
Herbalizium and tailoring
distruction
Listen last night i gave up having sex to play WOW i really need help please i dont know what to do and im starting to imagine myself a lvl 80 girl warlock in REAL LIFE.
May 15, 2009 at 2:51 am
I need hlp i went home and i was with my GF when I had the biggest urgh to play WOW and i was with my GF i chose WOW over Sex and women. i really need hlp please i was gonna go to god but i told him id rather worship WOW than worship him. I want my life back and my GF i need help right now as we speak im playing i cant stop please please ill do anything to get off the WOWcrack anything i WANT my LIFE back. PS im sorry mom but wow is more important.
May 15, 2009 at 8:25 am
wow, guys, just wow…
TED.com, check it out.
Delete the game delete your characters and then go read The Game by Nei
May 21, 2009 at 8:34 am
- Thorien
- 65
- Not addicted too badly, especially compared to my college days (only played at a friend’s dorm, so I had to get in as much as I could when I was chilling with her… frequently stayed up ’til 4 AM).
- Horde
- Female (IRL as well)
- Priest
- Herb/Alch
- Just recently respec’ed disc/holy (was more holy than disc prior to switch)
- Don’t remember how many blues/purples off the top of my head, but I have a good number.
- Bloodsworn Legion
- Don’t remember offhand, but not a lot (holy priest, LOL).
- Boys want to date me, but they are kind of lame. Or live far away.
- There are weeks when I don’t play at all. When I do sit down to play it’s usually 4-5 hours at a time. Maybe averages to 10 hours/week. Not too bad, right? The only other thing I’d be doing at that time of night is sleeping or reading a book.
June 29, 2009 at 3:56 am
What you all can do is just cancel or stop paying for the account…find another hobby or ask yourself this, “What would my life be like in the next ten years if I continue to play WoW?” It may not be easy but you all have a choice. Don’t lose your life into that game like others have; you’ve heard of the people who’ve killed themselves because of a friend who died in the game (not dying in real life).
July 1, 2009 at 5:51 am
interesting post, will come back here, bookmarked your site
July 7, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Im Pat ive played 2 years and had 5 characters over level 60 on both horde and alliance, a druid, paladin, rogue, shaman and warrior.
I sold my account today for $600 and am not going back because I think it takes a lot out of life especially grades and such. I think that everyone posting here with problems should either delete their characters gear and their characters then cancel their subscription, so they can’t go back. Games are fun but you should spend most of your time doing real life stuff that matters and save games for when that is done. Trust me, delete your stuff, you wont regret it.
August 15, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Hello, my name is Chris, and I am 9 months clean. I haven’t had a flashback in about 2 months ( that itchy feeling that makes you say “Come on, up your account, you know you want to”)
I have two level 80’s (shaman/warlock) and a level 70 (warrior) , alliance on my suspended account. I think I have finally recovered to the point where I am ready to sell off my account and be completely free of this addiction.
I have a two year old son, and the thing that really mobilized me to quit was when I realized that there was about a month and a half period of time that I couldn’t remember doing anything with my son, or any of the things that he did, and I would not allow myself to lose my son’s babyhood to a F’ing game. It is funny too, I am a life long gamer, but this is the only one that I have had this trouble with not being able to just walk away from. I think I am done giving my money to Blizzard entertainment.
August 19, 2009 at 2:16 pm
You’re doing the right thing! Now go spend time with your kid, go to Disneyland!
September 1, 2009 at 11:46 pm
- Character Name igiveup
- Your level 80
- Are you ADDICTED? My friends say i am and my boyfriend is concerned for me
- Horde or Alliance Horde
- Gender (in the game) Female
- Class Druid
- Profession Herblism and alchemy
- Talent Tree Resto and balance
- Green, Blue, Purple items Epics all the way
- Guild Name Dark Lords of Legions
- How many PVP Kills you have 34k
- Are you in a relationship? Yeah I am =]
- How many hours do you spend a week playing? every minute I can play
… and anything else you want to add.
September 13, 2009 at 4:58 am
As of November ‘08, I had three level 70 Alliance characters: Shaman(male), Warrior(female), and Priest(male) on a First-generation PvP Realm (i.e. the realm was one of 1st servers available to join: basically meaning it had a lot of “well experienced” players).
Combined all three characters had over 250 days play time.
Then the 2nd expansion pack: “Wrath of the Lich King” was released.
I said to myself:
“You know, I’ve already gone through one expansion. All the time I’ve spent acquiring end-game gear, securing a position in the #1 guild on the server, all the in-game money I’ve earned: it’s going mean absolutely nothing. With nothing more than $40 cash and a little time spent acquiring 10 more levels (going from 70 to 80) – everyone’s going to be on the same level again. You know what? I’m done.”
I knew that the temptation to buy the expansion and “just see what the new stuff is like” was going to be very high, so with google as my aid, I found a generic “Sell your WoW account” website. I typed in what lvl and gear my characters had, and I sold my account for $100 (would have been $300 if I did it in October instead of November.)
It was by far and away the best decision of my life!
Was I addicted? Oh yeah I was, but I didn’t realize it for about 2 months.
Now where was I going with this? oh yeah: If you know someone who is addicted to WoW, and you want/need them to stop, here’s a different way of approaching them that may end with positive results.
Let’s say the WoW addict’s name is Bill. The end goal of this procedure is to use acquiring real-life money as an incentive to have Bill decide to sell his account of his own free will. Once his current account is no longer part of his control, his desire to play should decrease dramatically.
METHOD START:
STEP 1 – LET BILL TALK ABOUT WHAT HE KNOWS: World Of Warcraft.
Wait for a situation where Bill is not actually playing WoW at that particular moment whether it be dinner, grabbing drink from kitchen, doesn’t really matter as long as you don’t approach Bill while he’s at the computer – he’ll only be half-listening, and will definitely opt for the answer that ends with you leaving asap.
When you’ve found that proper timing, ask this question: “I’ve heard some people actually get real life money for their characters? Is that true?” The focus should be on *other* WoW players. More than likely, Bill already knows about people selling their characters and will start talking about it instantly because the topic is the only thing he knows: World of Warcraft.
STEP 2 – THERE MIGHT BE PROFIT TO BE GAINED.
Ask the question: “Bill, have you ever looked up how much your characters are worth?”
If yes – “How much?”
If no, you can ask him to look it up for you. But that will require coming up with some bullsh*t excuse, and most likely he will see what you’re trying to do. Better method is to go to the websites that buy WoW Accounts and find out what info they ask for. You can ask Bill for bits & pieces of info sporadically, then find out the $$ figure for yourself. If you find out the $$ for yourself, don’t run and tell Bill the instant you have it, it’s all about timing and the way you deliver the info:
Example of good delivery: “Hey Bill, you know my boss was telling me that his son starting playing World of Warcraft about 2 months ago, but get this: he spoils his son so much that instead of leveling up himself, he bought a *Warlock* online for *$200*.” (where Warlock and $200 should be substituted for Bill’s character and sell amount).
STEP 3 (final step)- HOPEFULLY BILL CAN STILL BE TEMPTED BY NON-WOW RELATED ITEMS, BUT BILL HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION. YOU CAN SWEETEN THE DEAL, BUT TRYING TO FORCE IT WILL ONLY DECREASE THE CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
Hopefully by learning a little bit about the game yourself, the communication flow between you and Bill has improved a little bit. By now Bill should know that he *can* sell his account and he *should* know (either by his own research or yours) a solid and reliable $$ figure on what his account is worth.
I don’t want to come across as saying you should try to “bribe” Bill into not playing WoW anymore. Rather, I will phrase it as offering Bill additional positive reasons to stop playing.
Example: “Hey Bill, because I believe it’ll be good for you, I will match dollar-for-dollar whatever money you’re able to sell your character for. If you can find someone to buy your account for $300, I will give you $300 as well.”
Basically follow the pattern of: “Hey Bill, in addition to whatever money you get from selling your account, .”
END OF METHOD
The hardest and most difficult issue with WoW addicts is making them realize that there is indeed a life away from the game.
Leading up to now, WoW has become their life. They eat, they sleep (a little), and they play WoW with other players. The other players have essentially become their entire social network, and they label these other players as their “friends”.
WoW addicts truly believe: “All my friends play WoW – if I stop playing, I stop interacting with my friends. I don’t want to stop talking with my friends.” It has become the center of their social life, and just the thought of breaking those social connections makes them extremely defensive and emotional.
In conclusion: WoW addicts have a much better chance of deciding to stop playing the game if they have to start the game all-over from Level 1. It’s the best chance of having them realize the fact that despite all the time & effort they pour into the game, they’re not getting anything worthwhile in return.
P.S. DAMN I really didn’t intend on writing that much when I started.
September 13, 2009 at 5:29 am
I apologize for length of my previous reply.
This blog’s intention was “Tell us about your WoW addiction.” and I got carried away and ended up writing an (extremely) lengthy method to help WoW addicts.
So…. sorry about that.
September 13, 2009 at 11:34 am
It’s ok, more is better
September 13, 2009 at 11:34 am
wow! literally. Thanks for advice!
December 3, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Hi my name is Carlos. I’m an addict. My boyfriend and i roll play horde vs alliance. I need help. Please!!! I can’t stop playing. I even call in to work to play.
December 7, 2009 at 2:33 am
how long have you been playing Carlos? how old are you?