MSTU 5510.005

Week 10: Separation and Addiction

I realize that I am posting a week before this is due because I may have posted on a week I wasn't required to post. And that's cooooooooool with me. As I found myself sitting at a computer with a bit of free time, I said to myself, "Let's knock this out of the box while I have a chance." As you all know, May is around the corner, and it gets crazy up in this piece in May.

So I have a confession... I am addicted to WoW. Luckily, I am a FUNCTIONING addict, as I have been able to limit my time on the computer... most of the time. Last night, for instance, I only played for an hour, so that's good. I WAS supposed to play for most of the day, but Paul vanished, and I'm already WAY ahead of him in terms of levels, so I thought that I would chill out and knock a quest out of the box.

The problem that I have run across is that the less you play the game, the less you want to play, so you don't, and then you fall behind the people that ARE playing. Also, the more you play the game... the more you want to play the game, which means that if people aren't in the same space you are in, you're going to surpass their level. This is the case for me. I'm near Nick, though a bit above him, and WAY above Paul. I think he's level 17 - I'm level 24. In terms of abilities, that's a lot. And you can't FORCE someone to play the game, so I try not to be on that much anymore, but ... well... I'm addicted, so I do. Nick helps feed that addiction by calling me up and being all, "I know you have class today, but... let's just play a little." This is while I'm at work, mind you. Because if I were in front of a computer that had access to WoW, I'd probably give in.

Funny story - I'm playing WoW, deep within this enemy camp. My roomate's bed is delivered. I scream an obscenity, make sure the area is clear, run down, let the guys in, then make an excuse to run back upstairs. I meet up with a friend in the camp, trying to frantically tell them my situation, when the elevator alarm goes off - these blokes are stuck in the elevator. Do I go and immediately help them? No. I have to kill this one guy so that I can complete my quest and get the hell out of dodge. So I let them bang on the door while the alarm goes off as I kill this one guy. Then, when it's done, I thank the guy, get into a safe corner, and THEN help them with the elevator.

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posted by Stager @ Monday, April 03, 2006