Well, it has been a week now since I last logged into World of Warcraft.
The shakes kicked in the other day. I'd walk around upstairs and sit at my computer and stare at the WoW icon. I could just renew my account and play for....just a couple hours.
NO!!
Must...resist....temptation.
I do like WoW, and I most definitely will be going back to it, but not in the month of July, and probably not August either. The kids are out of school for the summer and I have...well, stuff to do with them. I used to raid after they had gone to bed, which was fine, but I can't do that anymore...they stay up too late.
Maybe I'll go back for Icecrown Citadel. Assuming I can get back on the raiding team that I just quit. /sigh. I liked that raiding team.
In the meantime, I'm catching up on other things that I had been putting off for a while now. I'm going back to the novel I have been writing for....years now. I caught up on Battlestar Galactica. I'm fairly hooked on that show now. Just waiting for Season 4.5 to be released and I'll be done with that.
I'm playing more Rock Band. Just about finished with everything in the game, and I'm almost ready to step up to Medium on Drums. Maybe. I wish I had better Rhythm. Or, you know, talent. Shana is ready to step up to Hard on drums. Did I mention I hate her? HAAAAAATE!!
I should probably pick up Guitar Hero World Tour. Just checked out the song list and me likes. Doubt Shana will go for buying yet another game though. Might have to Gamefly it.
Mostly I'm just...having a good time. The hardest part of quitting WoW is when I get bored around the house. I used to jump on WoW when I got really bored and just tool around and hope for a heroic. Now...I dunno. I just got a new book so maybe I'll just read that.
LOTRO is having a free weekend this week for returning people. Maybe I'll jump on that for a little bit. I remember having fun with that game, though it wasn't nearly as addicting as WoW. Of course, it might just make me miss WoW. /sigh
Quitting the game really isn't as bad as I'm making out, I'm exaggerating a lot. But I am going to miss the people. I still keep in touch with a few via forums, email, and IM, but not very many. Very sad.
In the end, the gameplay of WoW was great, but the people are what kept me playing for so long.
RAFFLE
3 years ago
And then there's some people you just can't get rid of :D
Just get past the detox period, bro
You. Are. Pa. The. Tic!!!
And don't be hating on me just cause I gotz mad drum skillz!
DRUM SOOOOLOOOO!
I have done the same. I has been a good month to month in a half since I last did anything on WoW. I too have the urges to log in and see whatever raid I can get myself into (since I didn't have enough time to commit to a good raiding group). The real test will be the winter time... and it gets dark so early.
Hope the summer with your kids and wife :)