Why do you play WoW

Because i enjoy spending time with the people in my guild. Without them i probably would have stopped playing years ago.

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Sunk costs, and there are still some things I enjoy.

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It’s cheap, generally functional, been doing it for a long time and I can’t really go out and do anything else right now anyway.

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The people is the #1 thing for me.
Some times I love them, some times I hate them, but there is nothing like it.

I could play it like a single player game if I had to, but between the guild, the stream, and the pugging, there is just so many amazing memories to be made alongside other players in this game.

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Because I’ve been playing since vanilla, and it’s hard not to progress a character you have played for so long. I really like the Warcraft franchise. Also it’s a nice way to be entertained in the cold months, I usually stop in spring and summer for outdoor activities I like.

My guild is another factor, I think if it disbanded or I got g-kicked for whatever reason I probably would be done. With my guild I can raid and do M+ to break up the monotony of single player type content

Because I used to like immersing myself in my characters. Logging on to do some fun things. Enjoying the people I made friends with. They’re gone now.

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My two brothers playing. I played Classic solo after the one who joined me quit, but I only lasted 6 months in farming BWL. The only real enjoyment I get out of WoW atm is looting the vault on Tuesday (50% chance to be disappointed, so I brace myself…) and running M+ with them.

I really do need to move on, though…one of them quit due to Blizzard not giving a crap about frost DKs, and the other has a family to focus on, so it’s not really a great experience anymore.

This is all compounded by Blizzard’s ā€œwe’re not gonna tune the game after expansion releaseā€ stance. There have been bugs I’ve reported still in the game from well over a year ago, but I guess auto-scaling dungeons don’t matter.

Outside expansions/content patches, they treat WoW like an indie F2P game.

Anyways, I digress…these things shift the conversation into finding a new game, and I am excited/anxious to get rid of this blind optimism I’ve always had for WoW’s future.

Oh, and the second reason is this character right here, but that’s also fading…which is a bit sad. Not that I dislike my character, but I’m less attached than I’ve ever been before.

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I know folks are going to accuse me of oversimplifying but…

I play WoW because it’s fun and I enjoy it. Raiding, questing, achievements, mounts, transmogs, pets, guild groups… I enjoy pretty much everything. The only thing I don’t care for is PvP so I leave that for those that do enjoy it.

My question is, if you are not having fun then why are you playing? Life is short enough already without spending your free time doing something you don’t enjoy.

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Spotify +random bgs= daily wind down.

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can’t find anything else to play.

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the combat is so good.

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Because there is nothing else currently. If someone makes a better game I will try it.

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That’s subjective. I liked FF combat more. I liked how every class had different animations. In WoW there’s not much difference imo.

ironically the thats the only thing i think this game does better then ff14

If you said PVP I’d agree. the FF PVP was terrible and it does not even tell you what you should be doing. (Why does this stupid forum keep NOT quoting people for me? Am I doing it too fast?)

im not really much of a pvp guy. heck i mostly do solo content in mmos

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Addicted.

Wife and kids left me because all I do is play WoW.

So now I play WoW because it is the only source of meaning in my life. Without those WQ dopamine hits each day, I’m not sure how dark things could get.

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i stopped logging in about three weeks ago

kicking myself for getting a 6 month sub

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Your vulpera looks cute with a mask. Is there some trick to making it look good? probably the smallest/shortest nose/snout?

Well I don’t play anymore, really.

But I used to be a player who did a little of everything except the hardest content. Everything from professions to BGs to dumb stuff like riding my chopper on a beach. I did LFR and up to heroic dungeons. I did grinds to get recipes. I slaughtered so many mobs to get the whelp pets. And I had a lot of alts through MoP.

I played for a decade, then I’ve come back for four expacs that were mostly bad just for the tiny bits that are fun. But I can’t find the fun in this one.

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