Their choice.

The games aren't going to run away... and there's always time.

Exactly, and have you tried some end game dungeons?
You sir are the one thats missing out.

Guess what. I play both Xbox and WoW. It's possible.

I'm not playing WoW, yet I am missing out on all those games except Fallout 3. First one to guess why that is gets a virtual GB cookie.

i still find it insane that people play WoW over long periods.  Mainly the money aspect;  Royale said:

"I played WoW from launch up until this last spring,"

I don't care about the money.  At the time it was worth it... and I have the money.  I did take a break from the game when I got married and another when we had our son and looking back I'm glad my priorities were straight there.

Dood, if you just said "my friends aren't fuckin' because they want to play a Saturday morning cartoon", then slap your fuckin' friends for me....

Yeah I kind of see what your saying, but if there enjoying the game then I guess more power to em, as for me I manager to play mmo`s and other games equally.

I've never played WoW, but I have been playing Final Fantasy XI for about 1 year now. It was my first online gaming experience and I've enjoyed it and will continue to enjoy it. Having said that it will probably be my only online rpg experience since I realized that I was spending less time with console games. It's hard for me not to play console games as those are the types of games I grew up with. It was a great feeling taking some time off of ffxi to play games like Fable II and getting into the online portion of halo 3 etc.

Good times, just need to find a good balance between them and your set! =)

-hiro

Yeah I'm doing the opposite, I played those silly games and now I'm back on the WoW train.

Um, I own Dead Space on PS3, Fable 2 I grabbed on launch day... CoD WaW I'm onto the second Russian mission... Got bored with Far Cry 2, I'm just running around killing bad guys, Gears of War 2 I just started today, am almost finished the first act, love the Horde mode. Havne't picked up Left  4 Dead yet, the 4 maps are detering me from buying it. I picked Gears 2 over L4D. I have a Level 73 Paladin and Level 58 Death Knight, as well as 2 50+ Alts in WoW.
Just because people play WoW doesn't mean they don't play other games.
My Raptr profile. Shows you PS3 games played, Xbox 360 games played, PC games played, Wii games played. Today, 2 hours of Gears 2, 1 hour of WoW, 46 minutes of Poker Smash XBLA, 21 Minutes of Spore, 5 Minutes of Far Cry 2.

You don't need to validate your WoW playing.  I don't care.  That's great that you have the time to play ALL those games.  All I'm saying is that I bet there are a ton of people missing out on lots of great games thanks to WoW, including a bunch of my friends.  If I had the time to play everything, I would.

I really don't understand the fascination with WOW.

I didn't know World of Warcraft players can play other games at the same time.

"You don't need to validate your WoW playing.  I don't care.  That's great that you have the time to play ALL those games.  All I'm saying is that I bet there are a ton of people missing out on lots of great games thanks to WoW, including a bunch of my friends.  If I had the time to play everything, I would."

"I didn't know World of Warcraft players can play other games at the same time."

Lol.. i played wow for about 2 years, i missed out on soooo many games, i played others at the same time, but no where near as many... I've done the whole end game, i was guild leader of the top 10 guilds on Dath'Remar. At the end of the day i wasted so much time.

It wasn't just games either... I actually have a life now. Not saying that others cant have a life if they play wow, but its subjective either way.

WoW is the heroin of games

"I don't care about the money.  At the time it was worth it... and I have the money.  I did take a break from the game when I got married and another when we had our son and looking back I'm glad my priorities were straight there.

I'm glad people are having fun with WoW still and I'm sure it's an awesome game but it's just not for me right now... probably due to time constraints.   Perhaps next summer when the new releases are lacking I'll pick up wrath and level to 80."

It's an MMORPG, your friends don't have time for anything that isn't.

"Yeah I'm doing the opposite, I played those silly games and now I'm back on the WoW train."

"I didn't know World of Warcraft players can play other games at the same time."

Yeah this is the number one reason why I don't play MMO's. Why sink so much time into grinding levels in one game when you could be playing so many others? That and I actually spend a lot of time hanging out with my friends in something called REAL LIFE.

Entertainment is entertainment, no matter how you choose to partake of it.  I don't watch TV, I don't go to the movies, I don't drink or take drugs.  My free time is either spent hanging out with my family or playing video games with my friends.  If  you truly think WoW is the best option for your entertainment dollar, then it probably is the best bang for your buck.  But, if you are still hanging onto WoW out of habit or because you can't give up your characters that you put months of play time into, it's time to take a step back and look at what's going on around you and what you may be missing.

To each his own I guess.  If you can manage work, school, family, WoW, and video games... awesome.

If any of you are interested in some of these comics a couple of my friends did, you can check them out here: http://www.akimbocomics.com/?storyLine=Emulsifier_Online&page=5 Alot of them are video game related and pretty funny.

"You don't need to validate your WoW playing.  I don't care.  That's great that you have the time to play ALL those games.  All I'm saying is that I bet there are a ton of people missing out on lots of great games thanks to WoW, including a bunch of my friends.  If I had the time to play everything, I would."

"CitizenKane said:

"I didn't know World of Warcraft players can play other games at the same time."

It's true, they can't. No joke. I would know. I used to be addicted, I'm clean now.  Or...should I say, I'm clean for now?"

I quit WoW and started playing Warhammer.  I think I'm at a good place with it now.  I don't play it too much or too litle, just enough time to play other games and enjoy my family.

deathknight is so fun tho. ive pretty much bought all of those and i still enjoy WoW more

"I quit WoW and started playing Warhammer.  I think I'm at a good place with it now.  I don't play it too much or too litle, just enough time to play other games and enjoy my family."

I agree on the fact that many people are just missing lots of good games because of some MMOs (and not only MMOs..), but it isn't the MMO's fault.

I play WoW and still have time to play other games.

"BiggerBomb said:

"CitizenKane said:

"I didn't know World of Warcraft players can play other games at the same time."

It's true, they can't. No joke. I would know. I used to be addicted, I'm clean now.  Or...should I say, I'm clean for now?"

We might have to ship you back to WOW Rehab with Andy and Snide."

It's all about choice. I played fallout 3, dead space and wow and i survived. Try again.

eh. it is what it is... if they were so bored, they would play something else.... I cant play WOW it would end my marriage.

UPDATE!

Well, it might not be too hard for me to stay on the wagon. I've been reading up on some of the "changes," Blizzard has made/is making and I really say that I'm not a fan. Increased leveling speed, dual specs, and mount level-requirement reductions among them. Someone up there might be saying, "Dude, I've told you a thousand times not to play this game. But since you aren't listening, I'll just fuck up the game a 'lil so you don't want to play it anymore!" If that's the strategy, it's working...

:O"

Meh, if you're paying $15 a month for games plus 40 for the odd expansion and you have yourself thoroughly entertained?

15 bucks a month and he gets all the Gaming forfillment he needs. That is much better than buying a game a month or even a game every two months. So your friend wins and you lose economically.

"BiggerBomb said:

Well, it might not be too hard for me to stay on the wagon. I've been reading up on some of the "changes," Blizzard has made/is making and I really say that I'm not a fan. Increased leveling speed, dual specs, and mount level-requirement reductions among them. Someone up there might be saying, "Dude, I've told you a thousand times not to play this game. But since you aren't listening, I'll just fuck up the game a 'lil so you don't want to play it anymore!" If that's the strategy, it's working...

:O"

I read that as, "I wasted a massive amount of time trying to get these things when they were new, and now I'm angry that people can actually accomplish them without being a complete shut-in."

If you don't like the ENDGAME any longer, that's one thing.  Hating a game for allowing other people to enjoy it is beyond stupid."

I was talking to a guy yesterday who used to play WoW as well as plenty of other games and now he's in University, he's dropped all of his other games so he can safely budget for WoW. It also seems that since this happened, he's turned into someone who uses 4chan memes in real life, so that's another person from my past who I never want to see again.

I'm the other way around.  I have never played World of Warcraft, but I've always been interested.  The problem is, there is a HHHHHUUUUUGGGGGEEEE barrier for entry for me.  I really don't think I could get into it without being called a noob by everyone I meet even after reaching whatever the hell the highest level is now.

"I'm the other way around.  I have never played World of Warcraft, but I've always been interested.  The problem is, there is a HHHHHUUUUUGGGGGEEEE barrier for entry for me.  I really don't think I could get into it without being called a noob by everyone I meet even after reaching whatever the hell the highest level is now."

"

BiggerBomb said:

"Shadow said:

"I'm the other way around.  I have never played World of Warcraft, but I've always been interested.  The problem is, there is a HHHHHUUUUUGGGGGEEEE barrier for entry for me.  I really don't think I could get into it without being called a noob by everyone I meet even after reaching whatever the hell the highest level is now."

There isn't a barrier entry, there never has been. That's why WoW is so successful."

The barrier to entry with WoW right now is that the majority of the people still think and say that "The game doesn't even begin until you hit the level cap" and for someone brand new starting, that is still a very long way off, even with the leveling boosts."

Hey, I started a new dude awhile back. Don't think the game is broken because of the changes to leveling speed. It's still a LOT of great gameplay before you get near the level cap. It's not at all like you're going to be seeing any end game content your first week or anything.

Here's the next kicker... reports say that my friends are turning down "being with" their wives in favor of running instances in Wrath... it can't be that good.

"

"Royale said:

Here's the next kicker... reports say that my friends are turning down "being with" their wives in favor of running instances in Wrath... it can't be that good.

"

sex > warcraft"

"CreamyGoodness said:

"Royale said:

Here's the next kicker... reports say that my friends are turning down "being with" their wives in favor of running instances in Wrath... it can't be that good.

"

sex > warcraft"

Warcraft > Boring sex with ugly wife."

Not my boring ugly wife, Royal's.

I play WoW and I have beaten 5 of those games and am about to beat farcry 2 as well...