Comments on: The curse of the podcast!

By: BlackDragon

BlackDragon — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:53:39 +0000

Nothing wrong with waking up every morning, going to work, coming back home, have a nice pleasant dinner with the family… and while cradling your baby to sleep, think – “Once he’s asleep and the wife relaxed, who should I log into, the Paladin main or the struggling lowbie Rogue? Decision, decision…”
.-= BlackDragon´s last blog ..State of BD =-.

By: Skarlarth and Company

Skarlarth and Company — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:27:21 +0000

You can’t go! All the plant will die!

My play time goes up and down based on what I am doing IRL, according to SWMBO (Shw Who Must Be Obeyed) plus my three kids, 7, 5, and 1.5.
I guess that is not the ideal format for a Guild Leader, but it is what it is. I play when I can and I still enjoy my many alts and I have a good group of officers that help me out.

Phae leaving was hard for me too, she was the reason I dual specc’ed my druid to Resto, obviously the right choice for her with child on the way and all.
Everyone has their own tolerance. I think if you raid a lot and that is your “Thing” you will burn out a lot faster as the content will never come fast enough. If you find your own thing to do (level alts, pursue obscure and silly things that matter to you) you can extend your WoW life a lot longer.

Here’s hoping I can convince SWMBO to join me come Cataclysm, and here’s hoping I can contiunue to be “Bear Walled” in the future as well
/bow

Skarlarth and Company
Medivh

By: Jaedia

Jaedia — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:40:39 +0000

At least you're not alone :D .-= Jaedia´s last blog ..Dying Guilds Don’t Have To Die =-.

By: Redauroa

Redauroa — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:19:00 +0000

I am glad you still want to play Bear. I really enjoy reading you blog (WOW and non WOW stuff). I know what you mean about people leaving the game. You make a bond with someone then it is time for them to move on and you don’t really want the party to stop. /gently pats bear…offers Ice cream.

I am kinda in the same spot you are with toons. I have made toons, deleted, made more. I only have 2 that I “really” play. The others are like testers. I check out what the big deal is over the other classes. I have a priest and druid. I never know what I will be playing. I just love them and wish I could play more then I do. But that is where real life takes over. Real life is going great but it is just so busy. Oh well. WOW will be there for me /hugs.

By: Pike

Pike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:52:53 +0000

It’s always hard to hear people that you like say they’re quitting, even for good reasons. It’s like if you were in a group of three really good friends and one day one of them told you he wasn’t going to be hanging out with the third friend anymore and thus probably wouldn’t be hanging out with you anymore. Sort of a kick-in-the-gut. Sort of a defensive “Wait, you don’t like us anymore?” even if that’s clearly not what’s going on.

I admit I find myself in a weird place right now. I love WoW, and WoW is fun. But… I’m finding other stuff that is more fun. I’m still not sure what to make of it. It’s an odd feeling. (It doesn’t help that I’m literally *surrounded* by people who play WoW everywhere I go. My family? They play. My coworkers? They play. Most of my friends? …you guessed it.)

By: Tesh

Tesh — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:37:34 +0000

Some people have WoW as their only hobby, others have other interests. There's nothing particularly wrong with that, so long as family comes first. *shrug* .-= Tesh´s last blog ..Allod of Pictures =-.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:56:10 +0000

Amen, man. I am right there with alts out the wazoo and my biggest challenge in the game is deciding which would be the most fun to play any given night.

By: Elegantdeath

Elegantdeath — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:01 +0000

I don’t know… seems like you can still learn a lot from a blogcast (e.g. good sushi can be had in Canada… and delivered to boot).

By: Dechion

Dechion — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:34:06 +0000

The more I think on it the more I am pretty sure I’m not going to quit completely, at least for the forseeable future.

What I had done is let myself lose perspective again. It happens now and again, and when it does I start turning Wow from an enjoyable passtime into a laundry list of chores. That happens and I rapidly start to burn out.

I just needed to step back a bit and reasses things, and writing that post was a part of that.

Perhaps it’s one of those that I should have let sith in the drafts file for a few days before I hit publish, but live and learn.
.-= Dechion´s last blog ..Oh cool, I found it! =-.

By: Kattrinsaa

Kattrinsaa — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:31:54 +0000

My antlers off to those who put family first. I won’t give up the game (unless the missus makes me) as it’s pretty cheap entertainment, and I haven’t let it get in the way of family time. I simply do not login till the kids are in bed. I can’t raid anymore, unless I hop into a pug run as a fill-in. But raiding in all it’s glory just isn’t that appealing to me at present. I enjoy leveling and lore, and playing with tradeskills, and collecting mounts and pets, and acheivements.

I may be more scarce for the next few months than I have been. (for details see my 11/30 post) But its all good.

When it comes to deciding between wow and family, family wins everytime for me. Wow can’t give you hugs, ask for stories, keep you warm on cold nights, or bring home boyfriends you have to scare with shotguns.

I finally decided to retrain my offspec as feral. I just really hates healing……. you don’t even understand how much I dislike it. Unfortunately, I have next to no feral gear in my bank anymore. will be a long climb back to useful gear.. thank you bear for providing a good gear list.
.-= Kattrinsaa´s last blog ..A Baby Boomkin is Born =-.