Tomorrow Is A Bittersweet Day

[MasonC2K]

On 10/12/2011 at about 830pm, my WoW account will expire for the first time ever. I played regularly for about 5 years. It was so much fun for such a long time. I did everything the game had to offer. I raided, PVPed, and whored achievements when they were added to the game.

I was never hardcore. I never raided daily. I was in a casual guild that raided 2 times a week. Our greatest moment was killing Lich King for the first time before he got so nerfed that PUGs could kill him blindfolded. It was the first time we had cleared all the content of a current expansion and it was glorious.

Sadly this latest expansion started out so hard that it caused most of my guild to quit the game. When you need an organized group to get through a normal dungeon, something is wrong. When you needed a guild and vent to get through a heroic dungeon, something was really wrong.

I am not one to just ship that fast. I manned the fort for many months hoping to draw in new people or for old ones to return but it never happened. It the last few months only 3 other people have been on regularly. So last night I promoted all of them to the highest rank. I left a message that if someone wanted GL they could get a GM to transfer it.

I mailed one of my friend 10k gold. Should be a nice surprise next time he logs on. I've kept a few K just in case I come back in the next expansion.

And even if I wanted to play more, I can't justify the expense given my current financial situation.

So for now, Warmason, my level 85 warrior who has been my main since the beginning, his pixels will be atop the fire scarred gates of Stormwind Keep until I return for him or he fades away...

[JLC]

Awwwww....

I never played WoW, but back in the day, I was waayyyy into Dark Age of Camelot. Played for about three years. Eventually though, the expansions and changes to the game made it less and less fun and most of our guild drifted away until there were just a few of us die-hards left. But there comes a time in every such game where one simply must say, "Farewell." Good memories. There will never be another one like it.

I feel your sadness!

[Wh00h0069]

I also played for about five years, and let my account expire two months ago. I didn't really mind the new expansion, but thought it was better without it. I never really did many raids. I was almost always in BGs. I just lost interest after many years of playing. I'm sure I may start again one day, but it will be a while.

[JRSCB16A2]

I also played for at least 5 years, in a top 20 raiding guild, but I stopped playing about a year ago, still haven't bought the latest expansion, I have a 80 warlock decked out in the best level 80 gear you could get at the time, but raiding for so long and so much I kinda got wore out, I'm sure I'll start playing again, but this year long break has been awesome!

[MasonC2K]

I also played for at least 5 years, in a top 20 raiding guild, but I stopped playing about a year ago, still haven't bought the latest expansion, I have a 80 warlock decked out in the best level 80 gear you could get at the time, but raiding for so long and so much I kinda got wore out, I'm sure I'll start playing again, but this year long break has been awesome!

You know, the thing is I have the time to play. Just not the desire. And you know, if I had people to play with, I'd still play. But logging on every day for motnhs and seeing 3 other people of is discouraging and there's only so much you can do solo. WoW is meant to be a group game. And my group went away. I had spent years with those same people and just didn't feel like starting a whole new guild. So even as crazy and bad as I think this expac is, if the people were there I'd play.

But I must say, it's nice to play other games. I haven't played this much Halo in forever. Even though I am very mediocre at Halo, there's no shortage of people to play with.

[Aes_Sidhe]

I was regular Player o Freelancer Discovery Mod.. on RPG server... over year heavy forum and in game Rp.. very nice fleet of space ships.. 2 different faction.. and I just found new disease... World of Tanks... Still have acc. Still log in once a while .. they promise update on last Christmas.. nothing happen.... sometimes is just time to let things go...
I'm Sure that You will find something to replace this...
DIABLO III is coming hint hint

[Kinra]

I can kind of relate, I used to play EverQuest. I was in a guild that raid every weekend, we weren't the best but we were getting there. To me the game just got boring and I realized I was wasting my life playing it. I don't think I'll ever go back, but I do miss playing sometimes. Actually the name of my main was Kinra, so I guess I never quite got over quiting.

You'll find that there are better things to do than lose your soul to a MMORPG.

[JRSCB16A2]

You know, the thing is I have the time to play. Just not the desire. And you know, if I had people to play with, I'd still play. But logging on every day for motnhs and seeing 3 other people of is discouraging and there's only so much you can do solo. WoW is meant to be a group game. And my group went away. I had spent years with those same people and just didn't feel like starting a whole new guild. So even as crazy and bad as I think this expac is, if the people were there I'd play.

But I must say, it's nice to play other games. I haven't played this much Halo in forever. Even though I am very mediocre at Halo, there's no shortage of people to play with.

I played non stop from like 2005 to 2010 raided 5 days a week, 4 or 5 hours a day, I could still log on tomorrow and be in the same guild I was in the whole time, and they already have all the content cleared and I could probably gear my lock up in the best stuff again, I just know that as soon as I turn the game back on I'll be stuck raiding, and all though I love the game I don't want to get stuck behind my computer for 30 hours a week. Wiping on a new boss for a month at a time makes me want to pull my hair out!

[mues155]

I can relate. I played pretty much everyday after BC came out. I played right up until a few months before Cataclysm released.
I didnt like the things i heard about the new expansion and july '10 my good computer got power surged so I never could afford a new one in time to play the expansion anyways.

I miss it, I loved playing, I loved raiding and I LOVED collecting mounts and pets.
I think about it every once and a while but I know it just wouldnt be the same.
I miss the days of raiding Kara and having fun with my guild. Lich King wasnt such a bad expansion but it changed things.

So I know what you mean but you will find other love in a new video game!

[LoNeSt4r]

Duuuuuuuude.

Forget WoW. I played it since it came out and just quit about two months ago as well.

On the bright side, Star Wars: The Old Republic FINALLY has a release date of 12.20.2011. In addition to the absolutely HUGE games that are coming out by the end of the year (Skyrim, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 to name a couple) it's definitely a good year to be a gamer.