Yes, another one of "those" blogs. The kind of blog where a sad human being tells the world that he, as well, was hooked on that godforsaken drug. I'm speaking of course of World of Warcraft.
 
I played pretty much without pause since the closed Beta in 2005 (or was it 2004? The years flew by). That's a long fucking time to spend on a single videogame. I played hardcore, even if I had my characters on one of those awful RP realms. I was hated by the roleplayers for not being "roleplayer enough" (whatever that meant, it wasn't like I was standing in Orgrimmar spamming lol all day), but I didn't care. I had my RP outfits and shit in the Bank for when they were needed. I enjoyed "server first" (IE, my Guild killed the major shit before anyone else did), my epics, my legendaries, and all that. I had a blast.
 
I'm also one of those who firmly believed that the game got only better with each update and patch. I didn't give two shits if my class got "nerfed" or if someone else was "OP". I had a great time, and I thoroughly (boy, hard word to spell for a Swede) thought that both Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King were both excellent expansions.
 
Then shit hit the fan. One day, while doing my usual dailies, I noticed myself being bored. Really bored. All WoW-players get it every now and then, the feeling that you just want to turn the shit off and relax in the couch with your console, or go out to pick flowers, or do your laundry, or whatever. My guild was doing awesome progress in Icecrown with the hardmodes and everything. Our gear made players weep when they saw us. Our mounts were so shiny they made the sun pale in comparision. Sadly, we also lost a lot of key members over the years. People were getting married, getting kids, and myself got girlfriend who didn't understand WoW nor would she ever.
 
So that day I said goodbye to WoW and my Guild. They didn't hate or resent me, even if I was the main tank and class leader since four years. They wished me luck, and I uninstalled WoW for the first time since its release. Shortly after the Guild disbanded, and everyone went their merry way. Don't know if it was my fault, but I doubt it.
 
The urge is kicking in. I'm fucking jonesing over here. I haven't played WoW, or even given it much thought, in the past months. But with Cataclysm around the corner I'm seriously weighing in the option to pick it up again. Just find an awesome Guild somewhere who'd want me and jump right back into the jungle.
 
I'm fighting a losing war. The urge is overwhelming.

Yes, another one of "those" blogs. The kind of blog where a sad human being tells the world that he, as well, was hooked on that godforsaken drug. I'm speaking of course of World of Warcraft.
 
I played pretty much without pause since the closed Beta in 2005 (or was it 2004? The years flew by). That's a long fucking time to spend on a single videogame. I played hardcore, even if I had my characters on one of those awful RP realms. I was hated by the roleplayers for not being "roleplayer enough" (whatever that meant, it wasn't like I was standing in Orgrimmar spamming lol all day), but I didn't care. I had my RP outfits and shit in the Bank for when they were needed. I enjoyed "server first" (IE, my Guild killed the major shit before anyone else did), my epics, my legendaries, and all that. I had a blast.
 
I'm also one of those who firmly believed that the game got only better with each update and patch. I didn't give two shits if my class got "nerfed" or if someone else was "OP". I had a great time, and I thoroughly (boy, hard word to spell for a Swede) thought that both Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King were both excellent expansions.
 
Then shit hit the fan. One day, while doing my usual dailies, I noticed myself being bored. Really bored. All WoW-players get it every now and then, the feeling that you just want to turn the shit off and relax in the couch with your console, or go out to pick flowers, or do your laundry, or whatever. My guild was doing awesome progress in Icecrown with the hardmodes and everything. Our gear made players weep when they saw us. Our mounts were so shiny they made the sun pale in comparision. Sadly, we also lost a lot of key members over the years. People were getting married, getting kids, and myself got girlfriend who didn't understand WoW nor would she ever.
 
So that day I said goodbye to WoW and my Guild. They didn't hate or resent me, even if I was the main tank and class leader since four years. They wished me luck, and I uninstalled WoW for the first time since its release. Shortly after the Guild disbanded, and everyone went their merry way. Don't know if it was my fault, but I doubt it.
 
The urge is kicking in. I'm fucking jonesing over here. I haven't played WoW, or even given it much thought, in the past months. But with Cataclysm around the corner I'm seriously weighing in the option to pick it up again. Just find an awesome Guild somewhere who'd want me and jump right back into the jungle.
 
I'm fighting a losing war. The urge is overwhelming.

I have a blast with WoW until I hit the maximum level, then I just get completely bored out of my mind. 
 
For the record though, I will be resubscribing.

Everytime I get the urge I remember that I'd be paying 40 bucks to get an unpayed second job, then subsequently have to pay 15 dollars a month just to go to this job.

Get back into it if you weren't completely addicted to it before. As long as it doesn't interfere with your life, it's a fine game to play.

I resubscribed, the results won't be good. I think a break is what everyone who plays an mmo needs so if you want to play and it won't affect your life majorly, go for it.

" @commandercup: 
It didn't interfere with my daily routine per say. My girlfriend didn't hate it especially much, and I never cancelled plans with friends or family to be able to play. However, since I do think WoW is best enjoyed when raiding and doing all there is to do, I didn't have time for much else on my spare time. Playing other games or watching movies kind of had to be put aside, since I was raiding 4 evenings per week.
 
I'm really torn apart what to do, as it's a game I really want to play, but at the same time I wish I didn't. I guess most subscribers feel the same. "

" People that imply WoW is a life killer are exaggerating.  Please stop it, you sound like dicks. "