I want to quit WoW
I am no longer playing the game, the game is playing me. Believe it or not, i have managed to find joys outside of WoW.
My new job is exciting, i have gotten into reading again, and i would like to focus more on my studies. I still like gaming, and that week without internet proved that to me. And it felt great, in many ways.
I played games when I wanted to play games. I didn’t have to play, there was no need to play. If i wanted to play for a few hours, i did that. If i went days ithout playing, nothing happened. And thats how i like it.
World of Warcraft on the other hand, is designed in a great way - to hook people. It gets more “fun” the more time you pour into it. Problem is; that time could have been spent doing anything else. Yes, gaming is important. It is nice to hang out with the gang, and the game is good - but it is a time sink. In my case, I argue that i could rather spend time doing:
Focusing more on work, as I would like to advance in my career.
Game design, working on my own game(s) and projects.
Read more books, have really gotten into that the past years.
Start dating again.
Enjoy single-player games.
The list could go on, but I’ll cut it short there. WoW is a great game, by all means. There is no hate, none at all. I just want to change my ways. To give this “new life” a fair chance. I did manage to stay away from the game for many years, and honestly, it was great. Sure, i did miss it at times - but it was totally fine. I actually managed to play other games, get myself some hobbies, like game design, and reading books. I do also believe that i grew as a person, being out of my comfort zone.
Me being me, i have of course managed to get myself into a role of great responsibility. Currently, there are over 200 members of my guild, Daydreamers. I will start planning a handover. I love the gang. All we have done together, the friendships, the laughs and yeah… all of it. This is not the end of the guild. And i will not leave it too soon… But soon.
I want a different life. I want to regain my time, and invest it somewhere else.
Abbi