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I played World of Warcraft today for the first time in weeks. In fact, it's the only game I've played in weeks. I ran a dungeon with Carl and some friends, as well as one stranger who was extremely low on the DPS (damage per second) meters, then I did a daily quest by myself.
I enjoyed interacting with my friends, but I wasn't really able to get in to it beyond that: I went through the motions of healing the group like a robot, with no emotion attached to it whatsoever, so it wasn't a fun or especially rewarding experience.
I think I've passed the point of diminishing returns with WoW.
We're talking about ending our Direct TV service, which means that both Carl and I might start playing WoW more often once we begin using the television solely for movies and games, but even then I'm not so sure if I'll be able to enjoy WoW the same way I did before.
It's a high class problem and not an important social issue by any means; I just feel like I'm wasting my time with WoW, because there are no tangible benefits from playing an MMORPG and I would rather spend time with my friends face-to-face. A friend who recently quit playing, who I met through WoW, has taken up photography since closing his account; I think I could do something a lot more worthwhile with both my time and money than play Warcraft, as well.
I would miss it sometimes, but it would mainly be the fun I had with my friends that I would miss, which is something I can make happen in other, more rewarding ways. Well, once they get over their WoW-dependency, then I could make it happen in other ways.
It seems like WoW has given us an excuse to never get together anymore, even though we don't play online together very often at all.
I enjoyed interacting with my friends, but I wasn't really able to get in to it beyond that: I went through the motions of healing the group like a robot, with no emotion attached to it whatsoever, so it wasn't a fun or especially rewarding experience.
I think I've passed the point of diminishing returns with WoW.
We're talking about ending our Direct TV service, which means that both Carl and I might start playing WoW more often once we begin using the television solely for movies and games, but even then I'm not so sure if I'll be able to enjoy WoW the same way I did before.
It's a high class problem and not an important social issue by any means; I just feel like I'm wasting my time with WoW, because there are no tangible benefits from playing an MMORPG and I would rather spend time with my friends face-to-face. A friend who recently quit playing, who I met through WoW, has taken up photography since closing his account; I think I could do something a lot more worthwhile with both my time and money than play Warcraft, as well.
I would miss it sometimes, but it would mainly be the fun I had with my friends that I would miss, which is something I can make happen in other, more rewarding ways. Well, once they get over their WoW-dependency, then I could make it happen in other ways.
It seems like WoW has given us an excuse to never get together anymore, even though we don't play online together very often at all.
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