Comments on: All Around The Town http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Chris http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Chris Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:54:15 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/#comment-1426 I've run up against the same issue a lot over the years I've been playing WoW. It's important to step back from the compulsion to keep playing and make sure that you're still having fun. Raiding commitments aside, don't ever let yourself feel "obligated" to the game. I have a policy for WoW that I try to keep myself to at all times; if it's not fun to do, it's not worth doing. My playtime is strictly anti-grind. WoW is a game, I'm not going to let myself "play" it as a chore. There are too many fun things to do in the game or for that matter out of the game that I could better spend my time doing. There is of course one excpetion to this rule, which is farming Anzu. But only because I know how very, very much he wants me to ride around on him all day. I’ve run up against the same issue a lot over the years I’ve been playing WoW. It’s important to step back from the compulsion to keep playing and make sure that you’re still having fun. Raiding commitments aside, don’t ever let yourself feel “obligated” to the game.

I have a policy for WoW that I try to keep myself to at all times; if it’s not fun to do, it’s not worth doing. My playtime is strictly anti-grind. WoW is a game, I’m not going to let myself “play” it as a chore. There are too many fun things to do in the game or for that matter out of the game that I could better spend my time doing.

There is of course one excpetion to this rule, which is farming Anzu. But only because I know how very, very much he wants me to ride around on him all day.

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]]> By: Yashima http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Yashima Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:51:16 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/#comment-1416 sometimes every one of us stops having fun with this game (or another hobby for that matter), then it's time to take a break or quit - especially when playing starts feeling like a chore and is no fun anymore you may find that in a couple of months you really want to play again, maybe under different conditions and you will have fun again. a bit later you'll be back taking another break and so on. it's totally fine to leave a hobby for some time, put things into perspective and come back later when it seems good to do it. so have fun taking a break! .-= Yashima´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YashimaPlays/~3/i6txlsGJJEc/" rel="nofollow">No playtime</a> =-. sometimes every one of us stops having fun with this game (or another hobby for that matter), then it’s time to take a break or quit – especially when playing starts feeling like a chore and is no fun anymore

you may find that in a couple of months you really want to play again, maybe under different conditions and you will have fun again. a bit later you’ll be back taking another break and so on.

it’s totally fine to leave a hobby for some time, put things into perspective and come back later when it seems good to do it.

so have fun taking a break!
.-= Yashima´s last blog ..No playtime =-.

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]]> By: Darkpurple http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1414 Darkpurple Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:29:43 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/#comment-1414 20h / week.. and on two servers? That sounds a bit extreme especially if it's not enjoyable. Maybe cutting down on it would ease things. Personally I raided 6 days / week in vanilla, 3 days / week since TBC and I have to say it made a world of difference on the stress factor. What comes to WotLK raids Ulduar was pretty nice. ToC not really.. but I believe they'll get it right with Icecrown again. And Cataclysm stuff sounds really cool. Anyway.. going to miss this blog if it would come to that. Oh, and happy birthday. ;) 20h / week.. and on two servers? That sounds a bit extreme especially if it’s not enjoyable. Maybe cutting down on it would ease things. Personally I raided 6 days / week in vanilla, 3 days / week since TBC and I have to say it made a world of difference on the stress factor. What comes to WotLK raids Ulduar was pretty nice. ToC not really.. but I believe they’ll get it right with Icecrown again. And Cataclysm stuff sounds really cool.

Anyway.. going to miss this blog if it would come to that. Oh, and happy birthday. ;)

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]]> By: Shy http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1413 Shy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:12:25 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/#comment-1413 Hmm..just say no to the grind and go do the stuff you do enjoy. And if that stuff 's just not happening that day, log off, and do something else. There's so much we feel we 'must' do in the game, that we forget it's us who decide what we 'want' to do. And don't forget, there's different levels of raiding. If you want to raid at the top, the grind will come with it. But I'm sure that if you take a step back and go raiding for enjoyment only that there is a lot less strain on the player to do the grind. Whichever decision you make, good luck with it. .-= Shy´s last blog ..<a href="http://shyatwow.blogspot.com/2009/09/not-success.html" rel="nofollow">Not a Success</a> =-. Hmm..just say no to the grind and go do the stuff you do enjoy. And if that stuff ‘s just not happening that day, log off, and do something else.

There’s so much we feel we ‘must’ do in the game, that we forget it’s us who decide what we ‘want’ to do.

And don’t forget, there’s different levels of raiding. If you want to raid at the top, the grind will come with it. But I’m sure that if you take a step back and go raiding for enjoyment only that there is a lot less strain on the player to do the grind.

Whichever decision you make, good luck with it.
.-= Shy´s last blog ..Not a Success =-.

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]]> By: Niadyth http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Niadyth Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:47:09 +0000 http://www.destructivereach.com/2009/09/all-around-the-town/#comment-1411 Every so often, you have to say "Bollocks to raiding, amma go do something else". Whether that involves exploring some of the more remote parts of Azeroth and marvelling in the detail of the creations or switching off entirely and going *outside* (shudder) for a few minutes, it's good to take a break. Alls I know is that were you not on the blogging scene any more, you would be sorely missed. All the best love, hope you find the courage to do whatever it is you need to do to make the game fresh again. I'll be keeping a watch out for whatever you decide! .-= Niadyth´s last blog ..<a href="http://manabreak.net/2009/09/14/oh-boy/" rel="nofollow">Oh boy…</a> =-. Every so often, you have to say “Bollocks to raiding, amma go do something else”. Whether that involves exploring some of the more remote parts of Azeroth and marvelling in the detail of the creations or switching off entirely and going *outside* (shudder) for a few minutes, it’s good to take a break.

Alls I know is that were you not on the blogging scene any more, you would be sorely missed.

All the best love, hope you find the courage to do whatever it is you need to do to make the game fresh again. I’ll be keeping a watch out for whatever you decide!
.-= Niadyth´s last blog ..Oh boy… =-.

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