Comments on: Are A Lot of People Really Addicted To World of Warcraft? http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/ WoW Help Site | World of Warcraft Help Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rayna http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-34613 Rayna Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:19:53 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-34613 My husband started playing WoW 2 months after we were married. His 16 yr old son had been playing it for years and got him to try it so that they could play together. As soon as my husband started playing his son went to another server. His son plays for 12-14 hrs straight, doesn't shower, and has no desire to get his license or a job. I've made statements that this is not healthy for a 16 yr old to be on the computer so much. That he should be out with friends. My husband's response is that he has friends and they are all on WoW. Now a year and a half later my husband plays WoW every free moment that he can. He is unemployed right now and plays this game nonstop. I complain about it but he refuses to get off of the game. He says that he has no friends and he does on WoW. I feel like I am married to a 14 yr old kid and not a 40 yr old man. It's really turning me off. He never wants to get out of the house, not even to go to the store. He is angry all the time towards the kids and basically shut's hisself up in his office and locks the door. I am so disappointed in how my marriage has turned out. This is totally not what I bargained for. My husband started playing WoW 2 months after we were married. His 16 yr old son had been playing it for years and got him to try it so that they could play together. As soon as my husband started playing his son went to another server. His son plays for 12-14 hrs straight, doesn’t shower, and has no desire to get his license or a job. I’ve made statements that this is not healthy for a 16 yr old to be on the computer so much. That he should be out with friends. My husband’s response is that he has friends and they are all on WoW. Now a year and a half later my husband plays WoW every free moment that he can. He is unemployed right now and plays this game nonstop. I complain about it but he refuses to get off of the game. He says that he has no friends and he does on WoW. I feel like I am married to a 14 yr old kid and not a 40 yr old man. It’s really turning me off. He never wants to get out of the house, not even to go to the store. He is angry all the time towards the kids and basically shut’s hisself up in his office and locks the door. I am so disappointed in how my marriage has turned out. This is totally not what I bargained for.

]]> By: Dazman http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-34596 Dazman Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:13:33 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-34596 I wouldnt say im addicted to WoW but reading these stories has shown me that i am very much on the edge. i am in college and have noticed that my quolity of work has declined since high school. That could just be that the work is harder but i do offten find myself thinking of getting home and login into WoW. Iv never had a drematic social life anyway but it has got worse than it was before. Now the most social I am is going to my mates house on a weekend where we watch films, drink and play WoW. The problem is that its just so fun. Also WoW does serve as a relese for me as it helps me get away from all my problems. I cant realy say im addicted as I dont really play anything like 50+ hours a week but it could become that soon. I wouldnt say im addicted to WoW but reading these stories has shown me that i am very much on the edge. i am in college and have noticed that my quolity of work has declined since high school. That could just be that the work is harder but i do offten find myself thinking of getting home and login into WoW. Iv never had a drematic social life anyway but it has got worse than it was before. Now the most social I am is going to my mates house on a weekend where we watch films, drink and play WoW. The problem is that its just so fun. Also WoW does serve as a relese for me as it helps me get away from all my problems. I cant realy say im addicted as I dont really play anything like 50+ hours a week but it could become that soon.

]]> By: Wounded Wife http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-34495 Wounded Wife Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:38:34 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-34495 From Wounded Wife I sympathize with all the wives who have at home an addicted WOW Husband!!!! I've been going through the same for over four years with my 38 year old Husband. Let me share my story with you. Hubby got transferred to Texas, where we knew no one, it was only my hubby , my four year old daughter and me. we use to comfort each other, being we had no family or friends near. For the first year in a half here in Texas we shared everything, we use to watch movies together, eat together, go out, do the yard, walk together, in other words we had family time and quality time, there was a lot of solidarity in our marriage; until Hubby got it to WOW. Everything changed, then it was only my 5 ½ year old and me, because he was always in WOW. Since then I feel I have no hubby, only a sex partner, can't count on him as a friend either because when I talk to him... he ignores me cause he’s listening to his WOW friends while playing and if I say or allege something he gets irritated. My husband usually works night shift, and there have been days he comes from work sits and plays until he has to go back to work. He has been without sleep for days drinking caffeine pills to stay up at job. And forget about his free days...those are all days and nights for WOW. My daughter is now 9 yrs old, and it hurts to hear her say, she would like her father to spend some time with her and wishes he could assist to her school activities instead of preferring to stay home playing WOW. I've been for the last four years mom and dad speaking emotionally like, he does provide her on things money could buy,once in a while he tells her he loves her but that’s it, only words.. It hurts to see he prefers his WOW and online friends over his family. I've been seriously thinking of a divorce because no matter the times I tell him my feelings and how Wow is destroying our marriage he doesn’t do anything about it. Things just keep getting worst, lately when big raids are on and he's at work, he comes from work plays and when raid is over he goes back to work. It really scares me knowing the way economy is, he loses his job because of WOW. Like I tell him, 'I don't tell you not to play, just to limit yourself and spend more time with your family than with WOW and online WOW friends' and treat me as sweet and polite as you treat them. When he says he going to change, he does but for a couple of hours. He gets irritated, he just can’t get out of it, he starts wandering around the house looking at the clock, until he sits in front the computer to enter the WOW catastrophe. He just can’t stay with family for a while and the two or three hours he tries, you notice he is forcing himself to do it. That’s what really hurts...to see he is forcing himself to be with me or his daughter, while he is thinking of WOW and what he would of accomplished on WOW all that time. WOW isn't only getting richer; it has also destroyed my husband’s real world, his health, his appearance, his faith and his family (the ones he once called loved ones). I'm Tired, I guess sooner or later, WOW wins and stays with hubby. The good thing is that then he will be able to accomplish his WOW GOALS, after all that’s what his priority in life is. Guess Wow could fulfill his love for family, his appetite, his laundry, his house cleaning, his money in pocket and his daughters love. Ironic to know Hubby paid monthly or yearly payments to have something come between us and destroy what could have been a beautiful God blessed family. From Wounded Wife
I sympathize with all the wives who have at home an addicted WOW Husband!!!! I’ve been going through the same for over four years with my 38 year old Husband. Let me share my story with you.
Hubby got transferred to Texas, where we knew no one, it was only my hubby , my four year old daughter and me. we use to comfort each other, being we had no family or friends near. For the first year in a half here in Texas we shared everything, we use to watch movies together, eat together, go out, do the yard, walk together, in other words we had family time and quality time, there was a lot of solidarity in our marriage; until Hubby got it to WOW. Everything changed, then it was only my 5 ½ year old and me, because he was always in WOW. Since then I feel I have no hubby, only a sex partner, can’t count on him as a friend either because when I talk to him… he ignores me cause he’s listening to his WOW friends while playing and if I say or allege something he gets irritated.
My husband usually works night shift, and there have been days he comes from work sits and plays until he has to go back to work. He has been without sleep for days drinking caffeine pills to stay up at job. And forget about his free days…those are all days and nights for WOW. My daughter is now 9 yrs old, and it hurts to hear her say, she would like her father to spend some time with her and wishes he could assist to her school activities instead of preferring to stay home playing WOW. I’ve been for the last four years mom and dad speaking emotionally like, he does provide her on things money could buy,once in a while he tells her he loves her but that’s it, only words..
It hurts to see he prefers his WOW and online friends over his family. I’ve been seriously thinking of a divorce because no matter the times I tell him my feelings and how Wow is destroying our marriage he doesn’t do anything about it. Things just keep getting worst, lately when big raids are on and he’s at work, he comes from work plays and when raid is over he goes back to work. It really scares me knowing the way economy is, he loses his job because of WOW. Like I tell him, ‘I don’t tell you not to play, just to limit yourself and spend more time with your family than with WOW and online WOW friends’ and treat me as sweet and polite as you treat them.
When he says he going to change, he does but for a couple of hours. He gets irritated, he just can’t get out of it, he starts wandering around the house looking at the clock, until he sits in front the computer to enter the WOW catastrophe. He just can’t stay with family for a while and the two or three hours he tries, you notice he is forcing himself to do it. That’s what really hurts…to see he is forcing himself to be with me or his daughter, while he is thinking of WOW and what he would of accomplished on WOW all that time.
WOW isn’t only getting richer; it has also destroyed my husband’s real world, his health, his appearance, his faith and his family (the ones he once called loved ones). I’m Tired, I guess sooner or later, WOW wins and stays with hubby. The good thing is that then he will be able to accomplish his WOW GOALS, after all that’s what his priority in life is.
Guess Wow could fulfill his love for family, his appetite, his laundry, his house cleaning, his money in pocket and his daughters love.
Ironic to know Hubby paid monthly or yearly payments to have something come between us and destroy what could have been a beautiful God blessed family.

]]> By: 3rd WOW vic http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-34488 3rd WOW vic Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:30:11 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-34488 My ex-bf is addicted to WOW. It wasn't the the "thing"that tore our relationship apart but it was a sign. For the first 3 months everything was great. He complained that his old gf didn't like just coming over to hang out and she dumped him. (She was wiser than me - I held on until I got dumped.) What would happen is that he would play for intervals at 14 hours straight. Even if I came over for the weekend, he wouldn't pull himself away. I had to amuse myself with my own computer or book. Or I would find myself cleaning because he let his house become such a dive. Molding dishes, dead mice - he once went without toilet paper for a week. He ran out on a Sun when I was there- when I showed up on Fri he still hadn't bought more. He worked inside a Walmart too. I had to beg him to put the games down. His supervisor once told him he was being selfish and needed to spend more time with me rather than devoting all his time to videogames. The lesson was learned for one date but after that it was a rush to dinner so he could return home and play. At the time I felt really bad at getting dumped since I put so much time effort and patience into the relationship. For anyone dating a SERIOUS wow - gamer - get out now. When it becomes more than just a game or any other hobby and it rules their life - save yourself and get out. You won't be able to depend on them for financial help (mine worked series of minimum wage jobs provided by his parents, lived in a house with the down payment made by the parents, and drove a car that was a gift from grandma. A lot of dinners were also at his parent's house so he wouldn't have to pay for a date or feed me. Did I mention i used to bring my own food to his house (stuff he didn't like and wouldn't have on hand - but he ended up eating it all up on me anyhow). Oh and he is 26. You can't depend on them for emotional support they really don't care. Even on a vacation in FL he had to bring his laptop along so he could play and check if he was selling something or whatever. All and all he has nothing to look forward to - just the pitiful life of an underachieving slob that is sterotyped on movies. If he is happy with that fine- just don't let him drag you down with him. My ex-bf is addicted to WOW.

It wasn’t the the “thing”that tore our relationship apart but it was a sign. For the first 3 months everything was great. He complained that his old gf didn’t like just coming over to hang out and she dumped him. (She was wiser than me – I held on until I got dumped.)

What would happen is that he would play for intervals at 14 hours straight. Even if I came over for the weekend, he wouldn’t pull himself away. I had to amuse myself with my own computer or book. Or I would find myself cleaning because he let his house become such a dive. Molding dishes, dead mice – he once went without toilet paper for a week. He ran out on a Sun when I was there- when I showed up on Fri he still hadn’t bought more. He worked inside a Walmart too.

I had to beg him to put the games down. His supervisor once told him he was being selfish and needed to spend more time with me rather than devoting all his time to videogames. The lesson was learned for one date but after that it was a rush to dinner so he could return home and play.

At the time I felt really bad at getting dumped since I put so much time effort and patience into the relationship. For anyone dating a SERIOUS wow – gamer – get out now. When it becomes more than just a game or any other hobby and it rules their life – save yourself and get out. You won’t be able to depend on them for financial help (mine worked series of minimum wage jobs provided by his parents, lived in a house with the down payment made by the parents, and drove a car that was a gift from grandma. A lot of dinners were also at his parent’s house so he wouldn’t have to pay for a date or feed me. Did I mention i used to bring my own food to his house (stuff he didn’t like and wouldn’t have on hand – but he ended up eating it all up on me anyhow). Oh and he is 26. You can’t depend on them for emotional support they really don’t care. Even on a vacation in FL he had to bring his laptop along so he could play and check if he was selling something or whatever.

All and all he has nothing to look forward to – just the pitiful life of an underachieving slob that is sterotyped on movies. If he is happy with that fine- just don’t let him drag you down with him.

]]> By: Sassy http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-34477 Sassy Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:56:47 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-34477 I am a 16yr old girl.Ive lost both my parents and started playing WoW 3yrs ago...it was my anti depressant after they died...it was the only thing that helped me...3yrs later i rarely hang out with friends,get straight F's miss alot of school and lost my bf of 2 yrs due to my WoW addiction....Did that make me stop? NOPE just made me play even more. I am a 16yr old girl.Ive lost both my parents and started playing WoW 3yrs ago…it was my anti depressant after they died…it was the only thing that helped me…3yrs later i rarely hang out with friends,get straight F’s miss alot of school and lost my bf of 2 yrs due to my WoW addiction….Did that make me stop? NOPE just made me play even more.

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