WOW WoW!!!

**Spino** · 07-13-2006, 16:11

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

One persons "Mindlessly Repetitive" is another persons.. well..Mindlessly Fun ;)

I really, really enjoyed the WoW Open Beta back when, and have been meaning to buy myself a copy when I upgrade my PC. Heck, I still play Diablo II ;)

I'm not saying WoW wasn't fun. It was fun for quite some time until I began to miss rpgs with more depth, story and less repetition. The massive drain of my time in exchange for nothing more than some fancy loot, rank & rep is what pushed me over the edge.

Originally Posted by x-dANGEr

Just one note Spino. I think your account is worth loads of real money, so you should sell it:

http://www.rpgdot.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2201230

Way ahead of you x-Danger, I have already taken inventory of my characters and took the necessary screenshots for an Ebay auction. Now I just need to get off my lazy bum and post the auction on Ebay. I can circumvent Ebay's policy of occassionally cancelling WoW account auctions by simply selling the game at a marked up price and throwing in my account for 'free'. I only wish my main character had more 'epic' items so as to increase demand. On the other hand my main is a warlock so there isn't too much competition from other auctions (warlocks are one of the least played and one of the most powerful classes in the game).

But geez, according to that article that one guy is on track to earn $120K per year just farming gold on WoW?!? That's insane. I wonder how many hours he puts in per week? It almost makes me want to keep my account and give it a try. Hell, if I could make an extra $20-30K per year just from playing that game a few hours a week it might be worth the effort.

**x-dANGEr** · 07-13-2006, 16:47

Which gets us back to the saying "Everything has a good and a bad side"..

**Boohugh** · 07-13-2006, 16:51

Yes, I'm a WoW addict. I lasted a month and a half before I started playing again after going cold turkey. My guild uses Teamspeak, so we can actually chat about random stuff and not just about WoW, which I think helps take some of the boredom of grinding the same things over and over away. It does take up a large chunk of my free time, but I'd probably just be playing other games instead if it wasn't for WoW. We're also a pretty high-end guild so we'e constantly tackling new bosses which helps spice things up.

And finally, as one of the tips on the loading screen says:

Take all things in moderation, including World of Warcraft

**Kraxis** · 08-20-2006, 04:27

Originally Posted by Spino

But geez, according to that article that one guy is on track to earn $120K per year just farming gold on WoW?!? That's insane. I wonder how many hours he puts in per week? It almost makes me want to keep my account and give it a try. Hell, if I could make an extra $20-30K per year just from playing that game a few hours a week it might be worth the effort.

Heh... I have heard of Asian conglomerates, where they hire real life persons to just farm cash for them, which they then sell at a profit. They are supposedly making loads.
I would not be suprised if this guy was running such 'sweatshops'.

There have even been cases of pressgangs and enforcers beating up employees that have sold their money thenselves (apparently that is how they keep them inline). Crazy stuff...

**Hepcat** · 08-20-2006, 10:49

My younger brother is definitely addicted to it. In fact my two younger brothers have huge scraps over who will use it. I think it is a waste of money though I can see such a view is not a popular one.

Maybe I am just an old fashioned gamer who prefers to only buy the game and not waste money on a subscription.