Now that GW2 is out, playing WoW is like refusing to accept a free dishwasher because you enjoy the work involved in washing dishes by hand.

Or preferring to hand wash the dishes and then use the dishwasher like a giant drying rack?!? Yeah.. I do this.. >_> No really, I do this because I hate how dishwashers clean dishes. They don't get them nearly clean enough unless you practically wash the dishes ahead of time so I just cut out the middle part and just hand wash them . Anal Retentive?! Yeah maybe just a lot.

I quit for a year and signed up again last week. I've never played PVP; never raided; don't belong to a guild. I think I'm called a Care Bear...but I have fun and I play whenever I can. Don't get the cool stuff, but I get the R&R!

After playing 8-12+hrs a day, every day, (except a 3 month period when really ill 4 years ago) I quit in April for good, and haven't been back. Things changed too much in my guild, the socialization aspect is gone and that was the only reason I was playing to begin with. I'll stick to the real world.

seems to be pretty common in those that play this much, burn out easy and wont go back. Those of us who started slower and more balanced dont burn out so fast and are able to play for years. Its all in how you approach the game. I used to be more into it, now i log when i can but RL comes first. I love R&R tho, lighting things on fire from a distance is very theraputic and soothing.

lol WOW is rubbish ,
i have played it twice , 1st to level 62 , 2nd to level 68

i can can still say it was rubbish
my reasons for playing it was unique though , it was to GET a girl ( an old girl friend) who wanted to chat to me without getting into trouble .

the only thing i found interesting in the slightest was the auction house

I quit a few months ago, and really doubt I'll ever go back.
The ONLY thing that made quitting hard for me was that I'd played with the same people for over four years, met many irl, knew them well etc. I had a lot of guilt over "leaving" them, and still do. We do keep in touch, kind of, but it's not the same, and of course they're hardly supportive of me quitting. Don't miss the game, though.

Edit: that's a lie - I just lied.. oh god I wanna do dailies and lvl my profs and I oh my god all those new achies and... *cry*

I've only played since the end or so off WOTLK and don't see the addiction with it. I can play 10-12 hours one day to not play at all for a few days. I take short breaks when it gets too repetitive, because it's just gets boring sometimes. Overall it's a fun game and I find it relaxing most of the time.

I honestly don't get the allure. I played FFXI on release in NA (2003) and then tried WoW shortly after release in 2004 because FFXI was "tedious" after awhile. Maybe the problem was it really was buggy beyond belief on release, but I never really got into it. I even tried playing it again several times because I had friends that were so into it, but it just didn't have enough to keep me entertained for longer than a couple months at a time. I actually regretted playing it because I could never get back into FFXI again after that since all my friends had continued playing and were light years ahead of me. I've played a lot of online role playing games and WoW killed a lot of what made them fun. It was only about leveling and getting cool gear. There really isn't that much of a story that draws you in.

WoW was always the easiest to quit for me, but if you have fun playing it, then good for you! :drinker:

I've been playing since BC. My all time favorite game. Like someone said, I can play 10 hours one day, then take a break for a few days. All in how you approach it. I've done the hardcore raiding thing, and the alt leveling, relaxation thing as well. Depending on what I'm doing, I will want to snack A LOT, or not eat at all. I try to make sure I at least drink a bottle of water when I am logged in..

I have been out a while, mostly due to finances and playing a little bit of the free star wars and star trek, Considering getting MoP and going back in though. I always found it fun, even though I played it more casually than super serious.

I have been out a while, mostly due to finances and playing a little bit of the free star wars and star trek, Considering getting MoP and going back in though. I always found it fun, even though I played it more casually than super serious.

Be more than happy to give you a home

I played since vanilla, I was almost able to quit for good with cataclysm.

Now after all my failed attempts to quit they made it really easy for me... pandas. (I don't care if they were in the lore. don't. want.)

I have to reply to this one....I started in Vanilla, right before BC was released. I quit some time this past year and don't plan on going back any time soon. Even with the new expansion. End game is a joke, and levelling is beyond repetitive now.

I quit successfully! I miss my friends though. Don't miss my guild, or guild leader/raid leaders.

Switching servers was too expensive, especially with my slew of alts.

Damn it I actually also miss my sweet mounts, outfits and my hunter bows. So much damn raiding time for virtual goods. DAMN YOU BLIZZARD!

I've been off WoW for a good 18 months or so. I hate raiding and don't really enjoy dungeons either. If WoW was a single player game I'd probably like it. The problem is so many of the other people playing. It seems to draw people who need the validation of being 'the best'; at least once you get to endgame. For me, the fun was levelling and playing the different zones. Once I hit 60/70/80/85 I'd roll a new char.

I tried WoW as a break from LotRO, but couldn't get into it, so I went back. All of those things hold true for me, though. I've "quit" twice for 4-6 months, but just go back when a new expansion comes out. Helps that I love the LotR books, so exploring is like reading the books all over again, except I'm in them, helping the fellowship and the other people of Middle Earth. That's both good and bad for me... haha.