So I’m taking an indefinite break from gaming and I want to make sure I don’t seem insane.
In WoW, I’m currently around 264/265 ish for PvE gear. Id like to do 4 12+ keys and then go to raid Tuesday and Thursday. The issue is that my guild has pretty much has gone Awol and I can’t find anyone to run keys with and the past few weeks raids have been shorter and shorter. So basically, I’m in limbo unless I pug stuff.
So then I go to Overwatch to try to improve to see if I can get on another gaming team but when I try to play, I either suck, my internet lags, or people would leave and really hurt my chances in getting a better rating. I just stopped and I’m putting my Overwatch merchandise up for sale.
I know I made a thing about avoid irl interactions, but it seems that even things I used to enjoy now are annoying and hurt me. I might be overacting but can I at least be understood by someone on why I’m just at a boiling point.
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I don’t think there’s really a right or wrong in this situation, if you don’t want to play anymore or you want to sell some of your stuff, that’s entirely up to you 
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I felt like, exactly how you’ve described awhile back with dota 2 and I gotta say, yeah take a break, do other things, do more stuff with irl friends. Feeling angry over a game isn’t gonna get you anywhere, and will blind you to whats really important to you.
I agree with this. Sometimes taking breaks from online games is a good, healthy thing. I’ve also found that a cleansing of the palette so to speak also helps, IE playing single-player games or indulging in other hobbies outside of gaming.
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I’d like to go out with friends but the issue is 2 of them are getting prepped for college sports and the other one has an internship across the country. Even things I enjoy doing that were irl I don’t enjoy anymore. It could just be my social anxiety but I just don’t know if I can interact with people. And tbh, I don’t know how I madr 3 friends.
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It sounds to me like you’re going through a depressive episode because alot of things are changing for you. I am not at all qualified to give any advice but it may be a good idea to seek out someone who can like a therapist. I’m sorry I can’t help more but I feel like any advice i’d give would just be bad and it’d be best to seek someone whos trained in this kinda thing.
Leave your dead guild. There should be plenty of guilds recruiting in Trade.
Sounds like you need a much needed vacation away from games.
I once got so fed up with my addiction to gaming I threw it all in a trash can…back when I could throw away CDs
Now of course with the cloud…smh
My opinion is that the game is only a small part of what makes gaming fun. It’s the people and community that are built around gaming or anything else in life that makes things worthwhile.
Play for fun. If you are not enjoying the game then dont make yourself do it.
Honestly pugging stuff in the premade finder can feel horrible getting tons of declines. I have noticed this trying to get the tier mogs on all my characters. Some classes/specs just have it easier. Tanking on my warrior somehow is way harder then on my prot paladin. Not getting much invites as a fury warrior either.
Overwatch I find fun. But I dont do competitive. I just play quickplay since I main an upopular hero. The comptitive angle can ruin your fun. I just play and try to improve purely from quickplay/arcade/ custom game modes. Ult gun game and gun game are pretty fun modes to try in overwatch for custom game lobbies.
Wow has a bunch of content you can also play solo if you enjoy collecting stuff.
It’s cause you feel rejected and abandoned to some degree. You have to remember that everything on the internet is temporary. Perhaps in some cases, something real can be formed where people find love or close friends, but everyone’s priority is their own self. Ofc it’s going to still sting, but I think it helps to know that it’s nothing to take personally.
Just rest up, reconnect with your family or IRL friends if it’s possible to do, and perhaps try some new things like a book you’ve wanted to read, or go hiking.
My issue is I grew up with competition. I have not done many things casually. And for Overwatch, I was on teams at one point but then I left or got kicked. With my guild being MIA, I was hoping for one last shot at glory. But it doesn’t seem it was in the cards for me.
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Competition is nice. But its not everything. Some sports are all about personal growth.
I can fully enjoy overwatch because I can take the time to learn and improve. And I can see that happen in my quickplay matches. No need to even step in competitive for me since you only really get golden guns. I havent even unlocked it on my characters, and I do enjoy the baseline gun skins for many heroes.
I also find competition a bit meaningless unless you are like at the top %. Most of the the time there will alwaya be someone better then you. But you can learn and get higher. Eventually you will peak somewhere. Thats just statistics and aging.
If you want to get invited to more groups right now I suggest you try playing the roles people want, as they have less decline rates while pugging.
You may also want to play with crossfaction grouping.
Some classes have an easier time in mythics. Its just how it is.
If things are negatively impacting you and it is obviously noticeable than I’d advise you may at least need a break from those things.
In this situation though it appears that the people who you usually play from seem to be much of the issue? Or at least their absence.
In that case a break may still be advisable to get rid if the tainted feeling playing the game, but perhaps looking for a new community would allow you to continue doing the things you enjoy.
I’m sure there is a group of active players doing the content you like to engage in who are out there somewhere.
Either way best of luck with what ever you decide to do and I hope you find your happiness again.