This is probably my biggest obstacle for still enjoying this game, personally. I was playing this game when I was 10 years old, and I am now 25. That is a sizable chunk of my life, and whenever I play WoW it feels like I’ve accomplished nothing, even though it isn’t true. Does anyone else ever have similar thoughts?
I’ve been married to the same woman for 11 years now.
You could say I’ve accomplished nothing but the truth is now I’m much larger than I used to be.
Aren’t you a bit too young to be going through a midlife crisis?!
Jokes aside, WoW lost its magic for me, but its still fun to occasionally hop back on and do casual things like leveling and dungeons. Though maybe its time you take a step back from WoW?
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In 2009 I had that exact though. I was 33, and had been playing MMOs for fifteen years. I hadn’t done much with my life, and was divorced and unhappy.
One day shortly after Wrath launched I rage quit after losing a duel as feral to a frost mage. I had a flash of understanding. The game had become too important. So I quit.
I joined Toastmasters, and started working out, and then working on a better job. Maybe you need a break. See what you can make of yourself.
The game, and the memories you’ve made, will still be here.
Depends on what you’re speaking of when you say, “it feels like I’ve accomplished nothing”. If it’s in-game accomplishments feeling invalid due to xpac resets, I kinda get that, but at the same time it’s not as if other games are any better. For example, for me “accomplishments” in single player games don’t feel like accomplishments because there’s nobody to validate them, they somehow don’t feel “real”. That doesn’t make single player games any less fun, but they’re not where I go to feel accomplished.
If we’re talking about real life, I don’t feel that way at all. So much has happened since I started playing in 2005 that it’s kind of ridiculous. Obviously the core “me” is still the same as 15 years ago, but that doesn’t mean that parts of me haven’t been added on and dramatically changed. There were periods where I had to take short breaks from the game, but I never really quit because it never impeded getting to where I was trying to go.
I’ve felt that way before, but I think the only thing weird about me is the way I keep coming back even though I know I’ve had enough of this game. I just… I love the game, but it just bores me to death now even when theres new content. The system, the gameplay feel, it just doesn’t capture me anymore. No matter how many times I quit, I always come back for a few months and then quit again. I’ve never really enjoyed myself playing WoW for a while now, even with older expansions or anything else.
I feel like I’m going to try/buy Shadowlands and then just not feel engaged at all and quit a couple months later. I can’t break free completely, I almost feel like this is what a drug addiction might be like. They keep taking it but they know it’s harmful and doesn’t even make them feel good anymore. Except I guess its not physically harmful? Just a waste of time when you’re not enjoying yourself…
I had this discussion on another sub recently, i guarantee you that if every living room in the world got a total hours spent viewing sign above the TV, the entire world would feel disgusted about how much of their lives has been wasted staring at that stupid box.
At least we’re interacting with people and using our brains (admittedly some more than others).
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I was 31 when i logged into wow for the very first time, now im 46.
Like another said the game no longer has that same magic it once did when i was compelled to play it virtually all the time.
I lost that zest for the game about 10 years ago if I’m being honest. But i still enjoy leveling/questing/exploring as well as an occasional dungeon. I also play more around a new xpac coming out. But no i don’t feel weird still playing a game after 15 years.
But then i also still play ttrpgs and i started that hobby over 30 years ago.
My wife and I started on 11/23/04 and are still playing. Lots of life changes in between but the game has always been a constant.
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