Tuesday, March 31, 2009

oi fishing dailies! i wants me a pet!

so i just heard about these cool fishing dailies and the sad info that i can't get it at 80 well i'll go test that out because that would suck indeed as i never got around to doing it and if it wasn't for the cool pet i wouldn't bother at all and since i'm not too into raiding eh i'll just buy what i need from the AH.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Woot level 80!

my druid hit level 80 finally. Though with little cause for celebration other than I was hiding from my RL responsibilities by wowing 12 hours grabbing at 6 pieces of epics including my first Tier 7.5 gloves. I found out which nights the guild does alt raid nites where loot is on roll and its alot more casual than their progression raids. Oh the lure of WOW is still here as you can see I can't stay away for too long its like giving an addict a piece of drug to nibble on and then expect that she not go back. WOW's a bit easier as there is no physical drug so I'm swearing off wow until next week and only after i've finished my work stuff.

Heroic: nexus, violet hold
Raids: naxx 10, OS 25

Monday, March 23, 2009

Leveling burn out

almost 80 me druid is 79.6 just 5 more bubbles .. and I'm burnt out. lol okies no leveling until weekend. must get RL stuff done

Monday, March 16, 2009

busy busy

Hi hi,
sleepy priest making a post though there's nothing much to post as RL has kicked up a bit of dust. Time management is like key to getting stuff done otherwise you spend all your time trying to get stuff done and yet only have a tiny amount to show for your efforts.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Grind to 80

Okies I've decided to grind to 80 over the course this weekend as I'm going to be busy and won't care to be grinding levels when I've got more pressing concerns. Hmm I notice people are quick to befriend a healer or tank .. ah well I dont like associating with annoying people.

Druid is 76 so 3.5 levels in 2 days?
Priest .. more leveling? lawl kk this one i'll do it in super casual mode
Priest 2 eh heh .. i give up I'm feeling burnt out already

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Signs of WOW Addiction

Possible symptoms of addiction


Tolerance, as defined by either of the following:

A need for markedly increased amounts of time on the game to achieve satisfaction.
Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of time on the game.

Withdrawal, as manifested by either A or B below:

(A) the characteristic withdrawal syndrome, 1, 2 and 3 below
Cessation of (or reduction in) game play time that has been heavy and prolonged.
Two (or more) of the following, developing within several days to a month after Criterion:

(a) psychomotor agitation
(b) anxiety
(c) obsessive thinking about what is happening in the game
(d) fantasies or dreams about the game
(e) voluntary or involuntary typing movements of the fingers

The symptoms in Criterion 2 cause distress or impairment in social, occupational or another important area of functioning

(B) Use of the game or a similar service is engaged in to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.
The game is often accessed more often or for longer periods of time than was intended.
There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control game play time.
A great deal of time is spent in activities related to the game (for example, purchasing game books, looking at fan art sites, posting on game forums, researching game tips/hacks, gold farming).

Frequent talks about the game in daily life.
Important family, social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced in duration and/or frequency because of game use.
Game use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical, family, social, occupational, or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by Internet use (for example, sleep deprivation, marital difficulties, lateness for early morning appointments, neglect of occupational duties, or feelings of abandonment in significant others).

Behavioral

  • Playing associated with strong feelings of guilt and pleasure
  • Significant hours spent playing, interfering with work, social, and family life
  • Lying about game use
  • Can't control one's playing

Physical

  • Deteriorating fitness/weight gain
  • Repetitive strain injury/carpal tunnel
  • Neck and back pain
  • Headaches
  • Poor/irregular eating habits
  • Neglect of personal hygiene
ADULTS:
neglecting family, work and other real life responsibilities to WOW
  • Most of non-work hours are spent on the computer or playing video games.
  • Falling asleep at work.
  • Not keeping up with job assignments or projects.
  • Worsening work performance.
  • Lying about computer or video game use.
  • Choosing to use the computer or play video games, rather than see friends or friends
  • Not participating with family events
  • Dropping out of other social functions(clubs or parties).
  • Irritable when not playing a video game or on the computer
CHILDREN:
  • Most of non-school hours are spent on the computer or playing video games.
  • Falling asleep in school.
  • Not keeping up with assignments.
  • Worsening grades.
  • Lying about computer or video game use.
  • Choosing to use the computer or play video games, rather than see friends.
  • Dropping out of other social groups (clubs or sports).
  • Irritable when not playing a video game or on the computer.
HELP:
read my how to quit wow addiction or google these words there's tons of how to articles
Wikihow how to break wow addiction: http://www.wikihow.com/Break-a-World-of-Warcraft-Addiction

Support webites:
http://gamerwidow.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming_addiction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_addiction