I am having a problem completely removing World of Warcraft from my life. Even though I don't officially 'play' anymore, I still log on ventrilo most nights when I get home from work, log onto Dan's druid, and farm herbs or heal guildies. I check the forums for boss strats, read the forums, and look at patch notes / kill videos and whatnot.
Why do I still exhibit this behavior? Habit. For the last 2 years, I had made Warcraft a priority in my life, over things I shouldn't have, including work, family, and friends. Making the decision to quit was a hard one, but it is even harder to completely phase it out of my life. Having played with the same people for hours a night for a prolonged period of time made them more than random people... I considered them my friends. And in a way, they are. It is hard to simply abandon people you made a commitment to (and they to you) for such a long period. I guess I don't want to stop conversing/messing around with those people, and that is why I still log on Dan's druid. It should be interesting to see how I react when that account expires on the 24th, and I literally am cut off entirely, aside from hijacking my own character from Nick for random PvP/raids or whatever.
I have a feeling I will either:
A) Finally let go of the game and the people I played with
B) Have a relapse, reactivate Dan's druid, and relearn the game by way of druid (although I would have to enlist Chilinn in a crash course in how to play a resto-druid well)
C) Throw myself off a cliff because I can't do A. and won't let myself do B.
I hope it doesn't come to C. More on this later, I need to get back to work.
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