World OF Warcraft New Expansion Announced!

ryanch09

The 3rd WoW expansion has been announced at BlizzCon 2009. the name of the upcoming expansion is Cataclysm. See this page: http://www.wowwiki.com/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm

dlofnep

Meh, time to quit.

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Ive yet to try WOW, are all these addiction stories true?
Im afraid:(

dlofnep

Wait no, I actually read the content and it looks pretty cool.

I'll stay.

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How much does it cost per month may i ask?

Davie89

Davie89 wrote: »

Ive yet to try WOW, are all these addiction stories true?
Im afraid:(

Yes, deeply true

stay away while you can

p.s. i'm not kidding

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bluewolf wrote: »

Yes, deeply true

stay away while you can

p.s. i'm not kidding

Its the p.s im no kidding part which intrigued me, ive heard alot about it ppl giving up their entrie social life just to play this game? It all sounds a bit exaggerated to be honest?
Or are you living proof haha, are you a recovering addict?

Davie89

Davie89 wrote: »

Its the p.s im no kidding part which intrigued me, ive heard alot about it ppl giving up their entrie social life just to play this game? It all sounds a bit exaggerated to be honest?
Or are you living proof haha, are you a recovering addict?

kinda ^^ relationships get broken up for it, romantic, family, people have lost all their friends etc

tbh it's ok if you don't get into serious raiding and if you don't start levelling a lot of characters for variety. if you do, wave goodbye to your life.

Kiith

Hmm, this sounds familiar...
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055651481

Retrovertigo

Davie89 wrote: »

Its the p.s im no kidding part which intrigued me, ive heard alot about it ppl giving up their entrie social life just to play this game? It all sounds a bit exaggerated to be honest?
Or are you living proof haha, are you a recovering addict?

It's free to try, make up your own mind.

As for the expansion, I found the announcements underwhelming and lazy.

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Retrovertigo wrote: »

It's free to try, make up your own mind.

As for the expansion, I found the announcements underwhelming and lazy.

To be honest id prefer to hear off ppl that have spent many hours playing, im not concerned with weather i would like the game or not, becuase im sure i would, i was just enquiring as to the whole idea of it being addictive, something i doubt i could understand from "trying it myself" in a trial version.

Joneser

Yes it really is THAT addictive, if your in school or university then i recommened you stay away cos it will really screw with your results, i stopped playing a couple of weeks ago because i have uni in a month, but this expansion has got me thinking about it again....must....resist....

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Davie89 wrote: »

Ive yet to try WOW, are all these addiction stories true?
Im afraid:(

Yea, same as any addiction. Don't listen to the fools who spout sh!t. Blaming the game, pretty stupid to be honest. If you have an addictive personality, I advise you not to play this game. The game is designed to have a good "stickiness" effect to keep you playing. Remember that anything can be addictive, depending on the person.

bluewolf wrote: »

kinda ^^ relationships get broken up for it, romantic, family, people have lost all their friends etc

tbh it's ok if you don't get into serious raiding and if you don't start levelling a lot of characters for variety. if you do, wave goodbye to your life.

More senseless bullsh!t. Maybe you don't have a life bluewolf, but most others do. I am in a raiding guild, I have a life, I have more than one character, I have a life. So stop talking through your arse, yea?

Peoples lives have been destroyed by this game, but quite the opposite has happened too. It is down to the idiot in front of the screen to let this happen or not.

The people who are really addicted are the ones sitting in IF all day long on their rare mount, doing nothing, just sitting there showing off to everyone. That's a no-lifer.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Joneser wrote: »

Yes it really is THAT addictive, if your in school or university then i recommened you stay away cos it will really screw with your results, i stopped playing a couple of weeks ago because i have uni in a month, but this expansion has got me thinking about it again....must....resist....

More bullsh!t, lol....

Start taking the blame yourselves people...

Joneser

I didnt say it wasnt my fault for getting addicted to it, im just saying that if it happened to me then it can happen to others, relax man, and all i was saying is that if u have exams, u can get tempted to just say "ah, ill play wow for a while to have a break" and end up playing it for longer than you should have

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i know jese Iamxavier calm calm down a little, there only voicing their opinions,

i do agree with you tough on the whole anything is addictive depending on the person involved, very true indeed.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Davie89 wrote: »

i know jese Iamxavier calm calm down a little, there only voicing their opinions,

i do agree with you tough on the whole anything is addictive depending on the person involved, very true indeed.

It's pretty annoying to be called a no-lifer because you have a lot of characters, or you are in a raiding guild. It's childish and if anything, it's jealousy from the people who spurt this sh!t. I play wow because I like it, not because I need to get my daily fix.

Anyway, can a mod close the thread? The op should really learn to read. There is already a thread about this, RIGHT BELOW THIS ONE...

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Annabella Fluffy Kelp wrote: »

It's pretty annoying to be called a no-lifer because you have a lot of characters, or you are in a raiding guild. It's childish and if anything, it's jealousy from the people who spurt this sh!t. I play wow because I like it, not because I need to get my daily fix.

Anyway, can a mod close the thread? The op should really learn to read. There is already a thread about this, RIGHT BELOW THIS ONE...

nodoby ever said you where a no lifer, a generalisation was made, and you placed yourself in it!

FAIL!

Joneser

Ye, not once did anyone say your a no lifer, the first post you made in this thread was saying everyone was talking bulls**t so i kinda think your the one that should "really learn to read".

Anyway davie i reckon you should try the trial anyway, i know ppl that have tried it and just didnt appeal to them so id recommend giving it a test there first

Retrovertigo

Like anything, it's possible to enjoy it without taking it to extremes. Although for anyone to take it to extremes is beyond me as it can be bloody boring grinding for money or doing the dailies.

And back onto the topic, anyone else's opinion on the expansion?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Davie89 wrote: »

nodoby ever said you where a no lifer, a generalisation was made, and you placed yourself in it!

FAIL!

A generalisation was made about a certain group of people, I am in that group. Simple really, obviously not for some people :rolleyes:.

Retrovertigo wrote: »

Like anything, it's possible to enjoy it without taking it to extremes. Although for anyone to take it to extremes is beyond me as it can be bloody boring grinding for money or doing the dailies.

And back onto the topic, anyone else's opinion on the expansion?

It may be boring for you, but for others it might be very very entertaining. I cannot stand certain things in the game, so I avoid it. Stick to the things you enjoy and you will benifit from the game more.

Annabella Fluffy Kelp

Annabella Fluffy Kelp wrote: »

More senseless bullsh!t. Maybe you don't have a life bluewolf, but most others do. I am in a raiding guild, I have a life, I have more than one character, I have a life. So stop talking through your arse, yea?

:D
Touchy subject, is it?

I said serious raiding, the kind where you spend all day thinking about specs, log on to grind for any relevant pots/rep/etc, do 3-4 hour raids about 3-4 times a week. Or the kind of playing where you have two accounts to fit in all the level 80s you have.
No, I haven't done the latter but I've done the former. Advising people it can be and often is addictive is not a bad thing, so perhaps you can flit right back to playing (or this wonderful life you say you have ) and stop throwing hissy fits at people.

Terodil

bluewolf wrote: »

I said serious raiding, the kind where you spend all day thinking about specs, log on to grind for any relevant pots/rep/etc, do 3-4 hour raids about 3-4 times a week. Or the kind of playing where you have two accounts to fit in all the level 80s you have.

Indeed. I was one who ticked all those boxes, I was seriously addicted. It's such a slippery slope, and you won't know yourself. It's so hard to detect and even harder to get away from. I lost a lot of real-life friends over it and some relationships took serious damage before I finally realised what I was doing not only to myself, but also to the people around me.

If you know you are susceptible to addictions, then stay the hell away from it. You can save yourself a world of pain. Otherwise, set yourself strict limits on what amount of time you want to invest, and stick to it.

Advice from an ex-wow-addict, who is very very happy to have finally kicked the habit.

P.S. yeah, hardcore raiding for 5+ days/week and >1 accounts do show that you're addicted and have no real life, sorry

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

bluewolf wrote: »

:D
Touchy subject, is it?

I said serious raiding, the kind where you spend all day thinking about specs, log on to grind for any relevant pots/rep/etc, do 3-4 hour raids about 3-4 times a week. Or the kind of playing where you have two accounts to fit in all the level 80s you have.
No, I haven't done the latter but I've done the former. Advising people it can be and often is addictive is not a bad thing, so perhaps you can flit right back to playing (or this wonderful life you say you have ) and stop throwing hissy fits at people.

Yea I know, but people look at you, raiding, having lots of gold and characters and say you have no life. This is not true. Playing 12-14 hours a day, every day is not good, that is my opinion though, people may very well have lives and still have a lot of acomplishments in the game. If your put wow before other things like socialising and the likes, it is not good. I play a lot at the weekends, but not as much during the week. It depends on my schedule. I was very hardcore in TBC, but it was also the peak of my social life. Being in college

There are people who are addicted, quite a lot, but it is the persons fault more than anything. I don't have to play every day, but as I am unemployed it is the cheapest form of entertainment I have, which is great

Gone West

Terodil wrote: »

It's so hard to detect

hardly! If you're spending 12-14 hours a day at it, it should not be too hard.

TheDoc

I'm an addict...

I'm so addicted I forgot to eat the last 7 days and I've died from starvation.....

][cEMAN**

It's not just about addiction though. There's also peer pressure. If you want to try out all of the content of the game (out of curiosity or whatever), you need to get yourself into a guild. The more you want to see, the better the guild has to be. The better the guild is, the more demands they place on you, and your social life.

It's not just about logging into a game to get a fix of the cartoony backdrop, it's about wanting to play a game, and trying to walk the line between keeping other people happy to get to content, and keeping yourself happy.

That's where the spamming of "social guild" or "non-hardcore" came into it. Yet these same guilds still demand a certain % of attendance of raids in order to keep a spot. It's not like it's them just being assholes, it's just the dynamic of the game.

And iamxavier, you might have a life etc, but you can't be getting much sun if you keep jumping down people's throats. Relax man, and enjoy that 'life' you have.

Terodil

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

hardly! If you're spending 12-14 hours a day at it, it should not be too hard.

That's the insidious bit.

Yeah you may realise that you're addicted, but you'll refuse to take it serious and shrug or laugh it off. I did, and I'm usually rather self-reflective/critical.

Notorious

Davie89 wrote: »

Ive yet to try WOW, are all these addiction stories true?
Im afraid:(

IMO, WoW isn't what I'd call addictive. I think its more that it takes a lot of time to get to the top level, and there's no 'quick' way to get there. So the more time you put into the game, the sooner you get there. Some people do sit in front of the computer all day playing for hours on end (I've done it a handful of times over my 6 months of playing), but to be honest I could stop playing right now if I wanted to. I enjoy the game so I play.

If you think you're interested in trying WoW out, then pick up a free trial. I take it you like computer games? I'd say its one of the best I've played. If you don't want to get 'addicted' to it, just keep a check on the amount of time you play for.

Gummy Panda

I miss wow

Also I spent barely any money on games when I played wow

Terodil

Notorious wrote: »

IMO, WoW isn't what I'd call addictive. I think its more that it takes a lot of time to get to the top level, and there's no 'quick' way to get there. So the more time you put into the game, the sooner you get there.

But unlike most other games, WoW has no defined end or objective ('there') after which you can say, 'I've done and seen everything'.

- challenges that only a very low % of players ever master... until the next expansion comes out
- gear that you'll always need to improve
- factions you need to get rep with
- builds that will constantly change, and to stay on top you'll need to experiment, read, discuss
- friends that need help with X, Y, Z
- other classes that you haven't played before
- accomodating guild needs, e.g. being the guild gem cutter, or rerolling another function (healer/tank/...) when the need arises

All in all, though, I think it's the social aspect that makes WoW so addictive. It's not the game, it's the people you rely on and who rely on you to make things work. You cannot simply drop out, the world would end without you... or so you believe. Especially if you end up as officer/guild master. *sigh*

And to those who say 'I can stop it any time, I just like it' -- I dare you to. Isn't it funny how all addicted people say exactly that same sentence? I did too.

TheDoc

I spend what 120 a year on subs?

Thats 2-3 xbox games, and I get a constant game with new content, a vibrant social community and constant enjoyment.

Gummy Panda

From my experience playing wow. The no lifers were generally people who are social inept already. They had no life before they came to wow.

There was a major no lifer in my former guild who was on all the time. Generally anytime i logged on she'd be there. She wasn't in college and had no job.

she was really really emo and had just came out as a lesbian. Her gf was a woman who was in psychiatric ward. The gf then got pregnant for some guy but still went out with the guildmate. It was all very strange.

A lot of the guild hated her for her random emo rants and sulks. People who had pity for her soon lose that pity. She was kinda stalking one of the guild officers who was female. Random whispers about liking her. Then she told her one day she had a confession, told her she loved her and quickly logged off.

I quit mostly due to time constraints and people in my guild. The officers were fine and so was a lot of the members but we had a few that would take the piss and let down the whole raid. It was hard enough making time to raid without dealing with that behaviour.

Psycopat

Gummy Panda wrote: »

From my experience playing wow. The no lifers were generally people who are social inept already. They had no life before they came to wow.

There was a major no lifer in my former guild who was on all the time. Generally anytime i logged on she'd be there. She wasn't in college and had no job.

she was really really emo and had just came out as a lesbian. Her gf was a woman who was in psychiatric ward. The gf then got pregnant for some guy but still went out with the guildmate. It was all very strange.

A lot of the guild hated her for her random emo rants and sulks. People who had pity for her soon lose that pity. She was kinda stalking one of the guild officers who was female. Random whispers about liking her. Then she told her one day she had a confession, told her she loved her and quickly logged off.

wow....

Drakar

Until the fighting lesbians came up, this was all making wow look quite unattractive.

Dubhthamlacht

Drakar wrote: »

Until the fighting lesbians came up, this was all making wow look quite unattractive.

I know how you like your wrestling lesbians Padraig. Oily.

me-skywalker

From playing wow i became addicted to boards!!

now with this new content coming im really excited! back to level 72 i suppose!

Gunmonkey

Gummy Panda wrote: »

From my experience playing wow. The no lifers were generally people who are social inept already. They had no life before they came to wow.

There was a major no lifer in my former guild who was on all the time. Generally anytime i logged on she'd be there. She wasn't in college and had no job.

she was really really emo and had just came out as a lesbian. Her gf was a woman who was in psychiatric ward. The gf then got pregnant for some guy but still went out with the guildmate. It was all very strange.

A lot of the guild hated her for her random emo rants and sulks. People who had pity for her soon lose that pity. She was kinda stalking one of the guild officers who was female. Random whispers about liking her. Then she told her one day she had a confession, told her she loved her and quickly logged off.

I quit mostly due to time constraints and people in my guild. The officers were fine and so was a lot of the members but we had a few that would take the piss and let down the whole raid. It was hard enough making time to raid without dealing with that behaviour.

Why did you quit? You should have copied as many convos as possible down and sold it as a drama/comedy series to RTE, they will throw any old toss on these days! Just change WoW to Facebook or Bebo and they couldnt pay you fast enough.

Canis Lupus

Fairly sure I'll quit when my sub runs out in Oct. I find what I have done in wow to be repetitive and I've no wish to see the bits I haven't done.

Notorious

Terodil wrote: »

And to those who say 'I can stop it any time, I just like it' -- I dare you to. Isn't it funny how all addicted people say exactly that same sentence? I did too.

I agree with you fully, except for me I've pretty good self control. I could stop playing (I will taking a break for a few months when I'm back to college), but I enjoy the game. I'd still go out regularly, work etc. I think when you let WoW start to cut you off from the rest of your life, that's when you should be scared.

I always found that loading page tip funny: "Bring your friends to Azeroth, but don't forget to go outside Azeroth with them too".

Kiith

I can stop anytime, i just like it.

Gummy Panda

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Why did you quit? You should have copied as many convos as possible down and sold it as a drama/comedy series to RTE, they will throw any old toss on these days! Just change WoW to Facebook or Bebo and they couldnt pay you fast enough.

I might still have a screenshot lurking around. I'd have to block any names on it though.

God i need to leave this thread. Talking about wow had me logged back into my old guild forum. I was tempted to reinstall which would be silly as the reasons i left haven't changed.

Drakar

I dont know, I hear there may be a cure for night elf pr0n addiction now ...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Terodil wrote: »

But unlike most other games, WoW has no defined end or objective ('there') after which you can say, 'I've done and seen everything'.

- challenges that only a very low % of players ever master... until the next expansion comes out
- gear that you'll always need to improve
- factions you need to get rep with
- builds that will constantly change, and to stay on top you'll need to experiment, read, discuss
- friends that need help with X, Y, Z
- other classes that you haven't played before
- accomodating guild needs, e.g. being the guild gem cutter, or rerolling another function (healer/tank/...) when the need arises

All in all, though, I think it's the social aspect that makes WoW so addictive. It's not the game, it's the people you rely on and who rely on you to make things work. You cannot simply drop out, the world would end without you... or so you believe. Especially if you end up as officer/guild master. *sigh*

And to those who say 'I can stop it any time, I just like it' -- I dare you to. Isn't it funny how all addicted people say exactly that same sentence? I did too.

There's a point in the game where I become very content in doing what I have done. I don't have the undying, or the twilight vanquisher. Although it would be nice, it is not something I yearn to do. I would like to get yogg down though. We are in phase 3 at the moment. It's good to have a nice set of gear. Happens every expansion, I reach a certain level of gear and I become quite happy and don't feel the need to constantly raid. I am more interested in the economy and trying to make as much gold as possible.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

From my experience playing wow. The no lifers were generally people who are social inept already. They had no life before they came to wow.

There was a major no lifer in my former guild who was on all the time. Generally anytime i logged on she'd be there. She wasn't in college and had no job.

she was really really emo and had just came out as a lesbian. Her gf was a woman who was in psychiatric ward. The gf then got pregnant for some guy but still went out with the guildmate. It was all very strange.

A lot of the guild hated her for her random emo rants and sulks. People who had pity for her soon lose that pity. She was kinda stalking one of the guild officers who was female. Random whispers about liking her. Then she told her one day she had a confession, told her she loved her and quickly logged off.

I quit mostly due to time constraints and people in my guild. The officers were fine and so was a lot of the members but we had a few that would take the piss and let down the whole raid. It was hard enough making time to raid without dealing with that behaviour.

Oh you get that in every guild on every server, there is always some young ego maniac that feeds on power. Makes your gaming experience hell because they are bored... You just learn to ignore them idiots. There's one guy in my guild, who goes on like this: "The shamans are MINE, I DO WHAT I WANT WITH THEM" "If you talk in general chat YOU GET MINUS DKP" "I needed that for my offspec..." He would whisper you and ask you to pass some loot for him for his offspec. I hate the guild I am in, there are only a few that help from time to time. You boost them through hcs and naxx 10 for gear on their alts and they don't return the favour.

Kiith wrote: »

I can stop anytime, i just like it.

Me too, but if I stop playing, I will be pretty bored.

Woden

Maybe if you all weren't in scrub guilds you would have cleared the content promptly and would have loads of spare time for rl when it was on farm?

Oh wait this isn't the official wow forums...

Ivan

TheDoc wrote: »

Seriously how the **** did a thread on the new expansion come into addictive talking,

That ****e should be put into the charter and banned from discussion.

Thats like going into the cocaine forum and saying " omfg addictive losers"

People get addicted to wow, people get addicted to collecting stamps.

Its their ****ing life they can do what they want.

Seriously why do mods let this retarded discussions continue when they are not constructive, and the topic of debate has been gone over a million times.

Cop the **** on, worse for those feeding the debate with counter points...

Click... the... report... button.

Most of the mods for these forums are so addicted to World of Warcraft that we're either logged in playing or robbing Grannys to get the cash for our next fix!

But on a serious note, I dont particularly care what people talk about in a thread. If it's getting too far off topic I'll split the thread into two. I do care if people start having a nerdrage and begin name-calling.

Click the report button, or politely GTFO. Thanks.

With regards to the current discussion - we've had it at least 4 times now, on these forums. I think we get the point. Some people think WoW is addictive and others dont believe so.

Can we leave it at that before some people really go crazy?