I sat quietly listening to one of my peers going into intimate details about his life. I sat and listened contemplating if sharing with a large group of people would actually help me. My ears perked up when the leader of the group asked for new comers to talk at the podium. I looked around and slowly raised my hand halfway up, with my head slightly bowed in shame. When he beckoned me up, my heart started to race, as I walked to the podium.
My name is Kevin and I am a MMO Gamer.
“Hi Kevin” the crowd murmured in mixed intrest.
I have been addicted to World of Warcraft for more then 6 years. I have been clean for 2 months now. I was so addicted that I still get e-mail and read forums about it out of habit. That is where I heard about a new patch. At that time all I heard in my head was, just check it out what can it hurt. Luckily I stopped myself, and instead I started to unsubscribe from everything that deals with WOW. They say, you only need to do something for 3 months or so before it becomes a habit. I ask you how do you stop something that you have been doing almost on a daily basis for 6 years. It’s not easy that’s how. I wanted to quit for almost 6 months. I cut the cord when I realized that I had played very few other games in six years. I had no skills to manage my time, so I missed out on a ton of other great games. So once I quit, I went out and looked for highly praised games I missed out on playing. Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Dragon Age and the Mass Effect Series to name a few.
It has been a hard road, I still think about playing WOW. It is a struggle that I hope to end up wining. My wife is happy that I don’t mindlessly run to my computer when it is raid time. I am happy that I don’t have to rush home to play only to find out that not enough players are on. I will keep you all updated of my successes and failures. I will certainly keep you guys up to date on the new games I am playing. I want to always have a sandbox game (Fallout 3), a platformer (Bayonetta), shooter (bullet Storm), and a fighting game (Mortal Kombat) always at my finger tips to keep me on the straight and narrow.
Well that is all I have to share for now, I did not look at all to my audience. I just quickly got to my seat and hoped for the best.
Intense read. There was a time when I was right there with you, but it faded for me a while back – and I am kind of glad we aren’t pulling each other back in for more Arena PvP. Really looking forward to your reviews of new games and perspectives on gaming as time goes forward.