Saying goodbye to guild mates whom I have been friends with for 3 years and spent around 3 - 5 hours a day with hurts. It really does, if you are wondering how people can keep playing WoW for 5 years this is how. Having in game friends to share your victories, I know this makes me seem like the saddest person in the world. (I actually do have real life friends) its just that, it's like quitting a football team you have been in for a long time or the high school graduation day. 

Also World of Warcraft is the greatest game of all time, I can't think of another game I spent 100 days aka 2400 hours and enjoyed every second of it. 

Yeah I want to know why you quit. But, I just can't imagine paying $15 a month for something like that. Well, with what you had I would.

I can agree with that, even though i can't get into to WoW to save my life... I've tried alternatives like EVE but it's not that great when you don't have anyone you personally know flying with you =)

" Wait.... why did you quit then? "

I'm actually surprised you only managed to spend 100 days playing the game over 4 years.  But I understand how you feel.  Quitting WoW and saying goodbye is pretty tough.

uve no idea how much i envy you..

3-5 hours a day? You seem to manage that hobby better then most so...why exactly did you quit ?

I hope I never play a single game for that length of time.

" I hope I never play a single game for that length of time. "

Reason I quit is because I want to become more than I am now, which means that I have to quit all the "time wasters" and start getting serious. 

And the 3-5 hours a day might be a slightly low estimate, prolly more like 7 hours or something.

So it took an army for you to quit playing WoW?

I played WoW for 4 years as well. I quit because I hate the game. I hate how endgame forces you to play for those 3-5 hours each day or fall behind in it. The game itself is great, but I stopped because I wanted to play xbox games and enjoy them, rather than play bioshock while dancing naked in Dalaran. I had some damn good times in WoW, but logging in each day to run instances, do dailies, or raid for 9 hours straight is not my idea of fun anymore. 
 
I think the game is great until about a month after you hit the level cap, then it is just stupid "I'll run this instance every day until it gives me (item name)! GOD DAMMIT!" 
 
I like WoW, I just hate what it did to me and my opinion of MMOs. Never again.

I have been on a 2 months on 2 months off cycle.  I can get everything I want out of the game, get bored, and quit in 2 month shots.  Keeps me from getting addicted and wasting time /dancing in the starting zones.

I raided with the same guild in Burning Crusade for a year and a half, and we were all really great friends, (some of the dudes that raided went out and had beers with each other since they lived close) and it was so sad to see the guild breakup because of the greedy and stupid guild leader.  I still keep in contact with everyone from the guild even after another year and 4 months has passed since it broke up.

It wasn't that hard for me as all my Online friends Quit aswell as we all went back to University but Ill be back for the expansion 

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Saying goodbye to guild mates whom I have been friends with for 3 years and spent around 3 - 5 hours a day with hurts. It really does, if you are wondering how people can keep playing WoW for 5 years this is how. Having in game friends to share your victories, I know this makes me seem like the saddest person in the world. (I actually do have real life friends) its just that, it's like quitting a football team you have been in for a long time or the high school graduation day. 

Also World of Warcraft is the greatest game of all time, I can't think of another game I spent 100 days aka 2400 hours and enjoyed every second of it. 

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Reason I quit is because I want to become more than I am now, which means that I have to quit all the "time wasters" and start getting serious. 

And the 3-5 hours a day might be a slightly low estimate, prolly more like 7 hours or something.

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Reason I quit is because I want to become more than I am now, which means that I have to quit all the "time wasters" and start getting serious. 

And the 3-5 hours a day might be a slightly low estimate, prolly more like 7 hours or something.

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Serious is good my friend! WoW might be compelling to some, you for instance. But even though because of the nice "community" that that is WoW I still cant seem too grasp what the fun in the game is supposed to be... In other words, gameplay doesn't seem all that much entertaining.

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Reason I quit is because I want to become more than I am now, which means that I have to quit all the "time wasters" and start getting serious. 

And the 3-5 hours a day might be a slightly low estimate, prolly more like 7 hours or something.

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Agreed.
 
WoW is the gold standard on  how I judge other MMOs I might play.  And it's an amazing experience once you get into a fun and interesting guild.

I've played through a couple of trials, but have always been a little hesitant to start playing because I just know I'll get addicted. Maybe some day. 
 
But the fact that you played for four years and think it is the greatest game ever is very intriguing. Hmmm...

Nobody quits WoW. You either die, or your just taking a break.

" Nobody quits WoW. You either die, or your just taking a break. "

Go outside.  It's pretty jazzy.

" Go outside.  It's pretty jazzy. "

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Reason I quit is because I want to become more than I am now, which means that I have to quit all the "time wasters" and start getting serious. 

And the 3-5 hours a day might be a slightly low estimate, prolly more like 7 hours or something.

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If you were having fun playing wow, don't let anyone tell you it was a waste of time. My wife constantly complained when I played wow about how much time I wasted on it...funny thing is the moment I was off the computer she was on Facebook. For hours. How is that less of a time waster? But change is good and wow does take a lot of time. "

I've just left, myself. Been playing since beta and have an off and on cycle of quitting and returning. I'm sure I'll be back for Cataclysm, but that's a few months away. Of course, I started playing EvE... Out of the pan, into the fire....