Should I Cancel my 6 month Subscription?

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So I used to be very active in wow about a few years ago when I was still with my ex-husband.

Before my separation / divorce during the time my “husband” who is currently my ex today.

He got me into wow and I’ve been playing for 5 years ever since he introduced the game to me …

Anyways 2 years ago me and him separated…

I am currently in a new relationship but my boyfriend is not really a fan of WoW, he doesn’t mind me playing but he just doesn’t get it…

So to prevent him not wanting to stay in a relationship with me I don’t play WoW as often these days…

He is more of a PlayStation guy,
so I try to game with him on the PlayStation and learn how that works since I never really been a PlayStation girl myself.

Anyways I have kept my 6-month subscription ever since my ex husband had got me involved in the game.

Even after our separation/divorce

But I am finding myself less active on wow these days and I feel like I am just wasting money for no reason…

Don’t get me wrong, I still want to play the game and be active here and there, but I guess I am worried if I were to unsubscribe out of 6 months then I will miss out on the free gifts promo

Unless there was a change…
I remember if you are a 6-month subscription person every now and then blizzard will gift you, and I am worried if I cancel my 6 months subscription then I will miss out on the 6 months promo gifts.

Not sure what to do…

Should I just cancel my 6 months?

And maybe only get a month to month kind of subscription and only pay during months that I am able to or have time to play?

Sometimes my boyfriend goes on business trips and he travels and when he does things like that I am able to game for a week when he is out of town, so I don’t know if I should maybe look on to getting a month to month subscription and only activate game time when I actually have the time to play…

Thoughts would be nice much appreciated. :smiling_face:

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Well, you are also an individual in addition to a person in a partnership. Is it a game you enjoy playing? If so, maybe you can play WoW while your boyfriend uses the PlayStation. If it’s not worth the money to you, regardless of your relationship, it makes sense to unsubscribe. Subscribing month-by-month is also common, that’s perfectly fine if you think it’s beneficial to do that.

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That was… a lot.

These are some serious red flags, girl. Don’t be in a relationship with someone who makes you feel like you have to hide parts of yourself. It never ends well, trust me.

As far as the sub goes, yes you’ll miss out on the occasional mount if you drop the 6 month. They’re always available on the shop afterwards though, if there’s one you really wanted.

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Geez… good luck with that.

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If you genuinely enjoy wow and want to keep playing it, then you should. If your new bf can’t handle you having a hobby that he isn’t into, you prob don’t want to be with him.

There also probably thousands of dateable dudes in your area that would be thrilled to date someone who’s into something like WoW. Know your worth.

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Sorry if I made it sound like I am hiding parts of my life.

I don’t hide the fact I’m into wow

My new boyfriend knows I play wow but as I mentioned

He gets turned off when I want to game so I play with him during his play station game

I get worried if I go in the bedroom and play wow and don’t interact with him it will turn him off so I feel the only times for me to enjoy wow gameplay is when he does his business travel trips when he gone for a week but those are rare

2 months ago he went to Virginia and we are from Oregon and he was gone for a week so I was able.to enjoy game play

I think he has another business trip coming up on a few months

Thanks for confirming about the mounts being in shops if I drop the 6 months subscription

I was wondering if that was an option still

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Isn’t adding up. It sounds like he minds quite a bit if your entire relationship is depending on this.

If you paid for the sub already, you should be able to be eligible for the rewards if they are out. If not and you have no sub running you’ll be out of luck. Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, going by memory and the information I was able to find here. Customer Service should be able to answer that question more accurately as well.

That being said it all depends on if you are still having fun with the game. Bear in mind you gain access to Classic and all of it’s variants in addition to Dragonflight so maybe a change of scenery could help a bit. If you’re having fun your new BF can shove it, and if he can’t handle it he can leave.

“No, you can’t play your silly fantasy game, come play Call of Duty with me instead” is selfish at best.

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I tried to show him how fun it can be but he mocks the game from shows that make fun of the game

He’s into South Park and he’s like yeah… you’ll never catch me being addicted to that game like that…

So even tho I do try to game here and there I limit my gameplay but I use to play every day but now I am finding myself not playing for months

I wanted to play during hallows end but I miss out on that and now I am missing out on winter veil so I am a little sad

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Yep. You and him don’t HAVE to share the exact same interests. But he should at least make an attempt to understand your interests. It sounds like you have made an attempt to understand his. If he does nothing but mock your interests that’s a red flag. It sounds like he’s gotten everything he knows about the game from memes, and doesn’t actually know anything about it.

You also shouldn’t ever play WOW because of another person. That just never ends well. If you aren’t playing the game because YOU want to play the game then that will cause issues.

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So. If I was really into fishing and liked doing it often and hoped to be in a relationship with someone who also liked fishing and would do it with me… and then I started dating someone who didn’t like fishing, refused to go with me, made fun of me for it, and even made me feel like I could only go when they aren’t around; well I wouldn’t continue to date them.

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As someone who had to give up WoW before to “make someone happy who didn’t get it”…

It didn’t end well…

First it was WoW, then my shows, then the friends and then the…yeah…

Counseling may help with your issue but…we’re just forum dwellers on a game we enjoy and play to have fun. It’s your life so you choose what you choose to do. shrugs

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Haha he doesn’t play call of duty but I think I get what you mean

I tried to bring my laptop in the living room when he was gaming

He plays games like The new Spiderman game with venom or something like that and he is thrilled about GTA coming out

Again he doesn’t mind I game but I feel like I can’t play for more than 4 hours

Usually when he is done with his “tasks” he’s like ok I am done with my game

Movie time?

And one time I was like umm I wanted to play for a few more hours?

He said…

Seriously???

So I was like crap…
I don’t want to turn him off from me…

So I limit my game time but lately I have been hanging with him in the living room when he games

I guess I’m worried if he catches me needing out to much it will turn him off, :disappointed: so I stopped being as active these days

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Honestly, these are all red flags. There is nothing wrong with you and him enjoying different games. But it sounds like he is guilt tripping you for liking what you like, and that’s NOT GOOD. I mean, I don’t know the guy…but these sound like red flags to me.

FWIW, the Insomniac Spider-man games are great, I did play them when I was on a break from WOW (waiting on the PC release of 2 though).

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I play FF with my spouse. It’s not required that you play the same but we enjoy it. I agree that it’s a red flag if you can’t have your own interests. Maybe you could do SoD together or something.

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Thats a VERY curious statement.
I have to be reading it wrong or misunderstanding it. lol

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Are you referring this quote because I said my previous ex husband got me into it?

I was referring he introduced me to it

After our separation/divorce that did took a toll on me so I went on a break from wow but then I got back active probably 8 month later after my new relationship started

I do enjoy gameplay I just wish my boyfriend was into the game that’s all

Yeah he mocks the game due to memes for sure I suppose your right on that

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The 6 month promo mounts are pretty much always available on the store after, so really it depends on how much you do think you still play over the course of the subscription.

If you think there may be times where you would not play for entire months, then doing a month to month and cancelling/renewing may be better for you, you can always buy the promo mounts off the store if there is one you really want later.

For example for me, I always go by a dollar to hour ratio with games, if I pay $20 for a game and I get at least 20 hours of enjoyment out of it, it was worth it, if I get a AAA game for $60 and get at least 60 hours out of it, it was worth it.

So with a 6 month sub which is $12.99 a month (if using US currency anyway), if I get at least 13 hours a month (~3-4 hours a week) of enjoyment in WoW, then it was worth it.

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Ah…yeah that was a more general statement as opposed to your specific case…it was more to say “you shouldn’t only play the game because someone else plays it”. It’s fine if he got you into it and you’re legitimately into it on your own now.

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wait…wut?
so when HE is done then his intent is also that YOU are ‘done’ with anything YOU are doing and now its ‘movie time’ for you both?

either youre not really explaining things right…or, others are right…these are serious warning signs and you need to break this one off asap.
The way you make this sound, it would SEEM that this chap has some definite control issues.

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I’m starting to wonder if this is a troll post, but still giving you the benefit of the doubt…

You need to talk to this dude about boundaries and respect, like real bad.

And if he can’t handle that conversation, you need to move on.

I’ve been divorced too. Jumping onto the next person to offer stability is not necessarily a good idea.

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