There’s nothing wrong with WoW, it’s a decent game and I spend more time on it than other games mostly out of nostalgia and habit.
But something I find really awkward is telling people IRL that I play this game when the topic of games/hobbies come up.
Maybe it’s because I was conditioned since a teenager that WoW is associated with gaming addiction (tons of news articles back in the 2000s and media made those videos showing nerdy guys playing 12 hrs a day ruining their lives), or maybe because WoW is just no longer a popular game or has any real relevance in the gaming world compared to more mainstream titles like League of Legends/CoD.
But the other day when I met some old friends at a bar and they asked about the different games we play, I couldn’t get myself to say WoW. I didn’t want to answer any questions about DF, I didn’t want to bring up any of the content like raids or M+, and if any of them asked if I can show them the game I know they’d make fun of me for the $15 sub/xpac price when most modern games are free or one time buys.
Maybe it’s just me but I treat playing this game like a dirty little secret and I don’t want anyone IRL knowing I spend any amount of time on it.
Does anyone else feel the same way when it comes to WoW?
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I have no issue saying I play WoW, but the subject doesn’t come up very often and I’m not going to start a conversation about it. Doesn’t seem like a lot of people can relate to it nowadays.
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Somewhat, perhaps. Whats funny is how people try to find out if others play wow. Ill just be like “oh you play any computer games?” o something like that. This coworker of mine had a funny method. One day he asks me if I ever saw the Warcraft movie. I said yes, in fact I play the game. Later, I asked him if that was his way of asking people about wow, which it was.
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I don’t tell IRL non-family how I spend my free time or most other things about my life. It’s none of their business and they don’t need to know. All my family knows and some also play WoW.
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No one I know in real life would have any idea what wow is.
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I am very hesitant to tell anyone that I play. I have this nagging feeling they would expect me to be someone who has zero life and zero social skills.
But surprisingly, I work a full-time job, have a family and do normal things. I should not care what others think, but I do.
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I told someone I play WoW at work. Next thing I know I had 5 guys waiting by my car after I left work for the shift.
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To congratulate you for being so brave right?
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When I’m on a date I usually wait until things have been going well / sufficient alcohol has been consumed and the topic of video games has already somehow come up before I make any specific reference to WoW. Especially as writing about WoW is also my job…
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If the people I work with weren’t a bunch of beer drinking yokels I’d have no problem discussing my hobbies, but since they are I tend to keep to myself.
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I once said that I play WoW while chatting with my coworkers at Lowe’s and I found out that three of my coworkers play the game. So, I guess saying that you play WoW IRL isn’t a bad thing.
Then that’s just me. 
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I am so glad I live in England sometimes…
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maybe if u asked me like 17 years ago lol
not really anymore gaming is so popular.
Not just WoW, but gaming in general. But I’m a woman and not about to start in on gaming conversations with my kid’s friends’ moms. When it has come up, women seem to judge me (this is absolutely my assumption based on their facial expressions and follow-up questions or comments like, “Oh, weird…”) and men seem to think it’s novel. I’m not particularly interested in either of those reactions so I just avoid the conversations when I can.
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Well to be honest.
Every video game can be considered an addiction.
As long as you hold the game as you “dirty little secret” you’re going to feel like that.
A real friend wouldn’t trash another over what game they play.
The only place I’ve ever kept it from anyone was in the work place and that’s it.
Someone wants to treat me like you know what over a game that I choose to play,especially a friend,knows where the door is.
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I got a coworker into wow back in vanilla or bc. They gave me their login info to help them level. I put all their items imcluding hearth stone in the bank and left thier alliance gnome in naked in the middle of Org. Im sure they thought it was a good joke though havent seen them in years.
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No. I’m not ashamed. I do however qualify the statement with how long I have been playing and the suggestion the game is not all that good. So I always suggest not trying it.
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