WoW Addiction ... HOLY *kitten*

kapeluza

Ok, so I've noticed several people looking to start WoW. As many ex-WoW players can contest, WoW is VERY addicting. Some say "nah, I won't get addicted" but honestly, it's virtual cocaine.
I have 279 days /played on my hunter alone. I haven't checked how many hours on my Shaman and Druid.

Well, here I show you how addicting this game is.
On my old server where I still have a couple of bank alts and which I frequent from time to time to say hello to old friends, there is this lady who has been playing for years. She is well known on the server and known for engagin in some serious "roleplay". Well, she posted all her characters in a list. I share with you her characters:



"At someone's request, a list of all (or most) of my characters across realms. I might just try to keep this edited and updated. Yes, I could make new ones to hide - but that's pretty rare. My most secret ones have been protecting friends.

* before the level means they are either a bank alt or a DK used to level in the starter zone for 30-40g I send to the others, then delete and repeat.


Sentinels - [A] <Eternal Vigilance>
85 - Adalinara
85 - Eilethalua
85 - Erelody
85 - Kyreth
85 - Paksennarion
85 - Pippibana
85 - Pyali
83 - Zwanishka
83 - Cassiopae
82 - Keenblade
82 - Kendrathorn
62 - Drachlenna

Sentinels - [A] <Under a Blue Sky>
10 - Tryanna
*2 - Cynikal

Sentinels - [H] <Over a Blue Sea>
65 - Zync
61 - Plainsghost
46 - Grync
29 - Flikka
29 - Landuri

Blackwater Raiders - [H] Unguilded
85 - Khronus
59 - Sablehorn
27 - Nicoluz
26 - Ziamante
15 - Soluthan
10 - Danawanni

Blackwater Raiders - [A] Unguilded
20 - Kelaura
22 - Lyverdana

Eldre'Thelas - [A] <Cerulean Sky>
85 - Águila
83 - Gavilán
60 - Gaviota

Eldre'Thelas - [A] Unguilded
*55 - Cuerva
17 - Sehfi
*1 - Pingüino
*1 - Colibrí

Echo Isles - [H] Unguilded
60 - Zeen
*55 - Kincaid
29 - Borgiss

Ner'zhul - [H] <Fortune Five Hundred>
29 - Cyndir (Oldest surviving character!)

Ner'zhul - [H] Unguilded
*55 - Noctrisse
*55 - Rakrot
33 - Klikker
6 - Lohtal

The Scryers - [H] Unguilded
36 - Luctherion
23 - Varrache

Antonidas - [A] <Peace Corps>
34 - Sanamuerta
20 - Sapamuerta
5 - Firamuerta

Antonidas - [A] <Peace Corps Test Squad>
58 - Abimuerta
21 - Sinamuerta

Antonidas - [A] Unguilded
*55 - Constamuerta

Feathermoon - [H] Unguilded
25 - Lohfal

Darrowmere - [A] Unguilded
23 - Gubblebum

Destromath - [H] Unguilded
23 - Lethider

Wyrmrest Accord - [A] Unguilded
60 - Mayskeet
33 - Mayaluz
15 - Maynox"


"Bear in mind the totals here do not include deleted characters ... and I have deleted a lot, the highest being my original 37 hunter on Crushridge and a level 20 human mage that Pip replaced.

Blue = 181d 19h 9m
Sentinels only = 476d 39h 41m
All existing on two active accounts = 508d 16h 17m

Divide by about 5 years playing, that's around 6-7 hours a day. (BUT I do leave myself logged in while doing stuff around the house, especially on weekends, so there's no accounting for how much of that was afk.)"

She has played for 508d 16h 17 m total. HOLY *kitten*!!!



So, if you are thinking about playing WoW, be warned!

Here is the link if you want to see the thread:http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1083358538?page=1

KarlDR

Wow I thought my 800 hours over 4 years on Battlefield 2 was bad!

Slimithy

This just goes to show there extremes in everything. I think it was easier to get addicted earlier in the lifecycle of WoW. Think about it, if you wanted to see endgame content you had to raid; and the only kind of raiding that existed was serious/hardcore raiding because that is how hard the bosses were. Serious/Hardcore raiding took dedication for multiple days/nights a week. Why not play a game if you aren't going to see the end content, right?

But now with the LFR tool (which many old school gamers are hating on) even a casual gamer can work to see endgame content without committing to raiding 4-5 nights a week. Because remember, if I was goign to be raiding I would have to find time to run dungeons outside of raid times to point or badge cap, farm for mats, or work to train myself and others.

I guess in a long way I am trying to say that it used to be the only way to play wow successfully was to be hardcore, and that just isn't true anymore, thankfully.

sarah44254

I was addicted to wow just for the leveling. I would level up to cap, then start over. I didn't like raiding or end game content at all. I enjoyed filling that exp bar (and eventually, the reputation bars, too!)

then they introduced achievements and it was just something else I could max out

Did they expand the character slots per server? I recall there being 10 per realm but you listed a bunchload under Sentinels

ukgirly01

I was totally addicted until I started my weightloss I daren't really log on and totally can't raid anymore as I haven't time to run and play wow and work

beccadaniixox

Any game is going to become addicting if you get really into it.
I play Guild Wars and I have 3,900 hours logged on there (though that's only 162 days or so..) but in hours it makes it look like I have no life, haha.

Lady_Chilli

Its so easily done with WoW its scary!

plumwd

WoW that list is insane! She must do nothing but play wow.

kapeluza

I think she has deleted several characters to make room for more but overall, she has played all those characters!

plumwd

That's crazy. She's going to love it then when Blizz increases the character limit cap.