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WoW. FML (CLOSE FRIENDS FILTER)

Jan 13, 2011 23:22

I know I love him but everything Is taken over by WoW right now, He snaps at his mother when she interupts and he ignores me (in which I ussually go and watch movies etc on my laptop), IDK, this is my close friends filter and for once I DON'T know what to do ( Read more... )

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schnee January 13 2011, 12:44:37 UTC

WoW (and other such games) are designed to do exactly that: suck you in and cause you to spend all of your time there, at the expense of everything else. Not everyone who plays is affected by it to the same degree, but it's an addictive activity the same way that, say, gambling is, and for those who're prone to falling for that sort of thing, it takes quite some wisdom to recognize it and stay away from it.

I'd recommend talking to an organization that deals with addiction and see if they have any tips or information for relatives, friends, spouses etc.; I really have no idea how to deal with it all myself.

(The only idea I'd have would be to stage an intervention, kidnap him and keep him away from computers and the like for a month or two on a ranch somewhere in the outback, forcing him to adjust to living in the real world again. But whether that'd work is doubtful, and besides, it's not something you could realistically pull off, anyway.)

violetomega January 14 2011, 00:14:27 UTC

That won't work. Cold turkey is NEVER the way to go. The person will learn nothing from that, and probably end up resenting the other person who did that to them in the first place.

The way forward is to learn moderation. Only then can they both be sure that if something with this addicting nature comes along again for either of them, they can actually deal with it. It's just about willpower. you CAN play this game and have a real life, and a relationship, and a family. I have the first two myself. :p

maggock January 13 2011, 12:59:15 UTC

Ugh, this is exactly why I refuse to touch WoW, it has that addictive nature. Sadly, he's the only one who can pull himself out of that, and he probably won't be pushed to do so until he loses something he values in the REAL world... possibly more than just one thing, too...

blaze_griffin January 13 2011, 13:27:01 UTC

gah..i hate wow and its skill to suck people's souls.... i used to play it on an private server, but never could stand playing more thah 2 hours at once... dont get what that game offers.. since is always the same thing (go from point A to B, kill X critters, return to A for reward... rinse and repeat to infinite) ¬v¬ unistalled teh game like a year or so ago... since last time i played it was 2 or more ago.. wasting my HD space

kibaswiftpaw January 13 2011, 13:36:04 UTC

*snugglehugglesluffs*

allykat January 13 2011, 13:51:52 UTC

I play WoW, but I've never for the life of me understood how it manages to suck people in like this. It took me four years to level one character up to the "end of the game". Sometimes I DO get in a "spree" (like with any other game) but it never lasts more than a week before it goes away. It just gets BORING. How do people not find the constant WoW grind BORING ( ... )