Another Marriage Falls Victim to World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft is not known as the most friendly game with the real world. With over 10 million subscribers worldwide, World of Warcraft is the bane of gamers everywhere who want to do something out in the real world. Case in point: a former female Blizzard employee gave her husband a copy of World of Warcraft in Christmas 2004. World of Warcraft basically wrecked the man.

He would get home from work at 6:00, start playing at 6:30, and he'd play until three a.m. Weekends were worse - it was from morning straight through until the middle of the night. It took away all of our time that we spent together. I ceased to exist in his life.

Six years of marriage went down the drain, things like personal hygiene, bills, and even romance took second-stage to his World of Warcraft addiction. The poor woman eventually filed for divorce, citing World of Warcraft as the reason. Since the divorce, the woman cut back on the time she spent playing WoW. The man, however, still plays "religiously".

Source: Neoseeker
 
Jocelyn says she's been cutting back on WoW since the divorce. Peter, on the other hand, still plays religiously.

He's such a trooper.
 
If a game can keep you from paying attention to your wife...he didn't need to be married anyway. Or he wasn't married to the right woman that can keep his attention properly.

A video game can't f*ck me stupid and then bring me a glass of wine while I stare at her ass on the way out to get it.
 
If a game can keep you from paying attention to your wife...he didn't need to be married anyway. Or he wasn't married to the right woman that can keep his attention properly.

A video game can't f*ck me stupid and then bring me a glass of wine while I stare at her ass on the way out to get it.

lol...
 
i dont see the attraction to WOW... but then again i only like FPS/stealth games, not fantasy-world reality wannabe games.
 
We always hear about these stories involving WoW or other MMO's. The fact of the matter is there will always be a handful of people who take things to the extreme, whether it be video games or any other hobby.
 
World of Warcraft is not known as the most friendly game with the real world. With over 10 million subscribers worldwide, World of Warcraft is the bane of gamers everywhere who want to do something out in the real world. Case in point: a former female Blizzard employee gave her husband a copy of World of Warcraft in Christmas 2004. World of Warcraft basically wrecked the man.



Six years of marriage went down the drain, things like personal hygiene, bills, and even romance took second-stage to his World of Warcraft addiction. The poor woman eventually filed for divorce, citing World of Warcraft as the reason. Since the divorce, the woman cut back on the time she spent playing WoW. The man, however, still plays "religiously".

Source: Neoseeker


i dont see how this is even close to possible, i played the game hardcore. there isnt enough in the game to play that often... You simply run out of things to do.
 
We always hear about these stories involving WoW or other MMO's. The fact of the matter is there will always be a handful of people who take things to the extreme, whether it be video games or any other hobby.

Same with the people who go psycho from violent games. Or people who become alcoholics, potheads, drug addicts, addicted to street racing, whatever.

i dont see how this is even close to possible, i played the game hardcore. there isnt enough in the game to play that often... You simply run out of things to do.

I played casually in college and got bored in 8 months.
 
I started playing again WoW about 2 months after I got married. I hadn't played in about 6 months. After about a month I found that I was starting to spend my evenings online instead of with my wife. When I was single, I raided 3-4 nights a week (BWL/AQ40/Naxx) and PVP'd the other nights or killed world bosses (we were notorious for getting the dragons when they spawned).
I saw myself slipping back into that pattern of gameplay. At one point in time for about 5 months, I played 12-15 hours a day (was in college), I didn't want that to happen again. It was fine when I was single. As a married man, I want to spend time with my wife. So, I quit for good. I still get the desire to play occasionally, but to ensure I don't go back, I gave my account away to a man who's getting divorced.
 
i dont see how this is even close to possible, i played the game hardcore. there isnt enough in the game to play that often... You simply run out of things to do.

True, I've made the same character over and over and sold them for 500-800 bucks 3 times :D

I gotta say though when I quit for good this past summer when I started to go to a harder school, my grades went up! Still no social life thanks to work though :mad:
 
If a game can keep you from paying attention to your wife...he didn't need to be married anyway. Or he wasn't married to the right woman that can keep his attention properly.

A video game can't f*ck me stupid and then bring me a glass of wine while I stare at her ass on the way out to get it.

Sup, virgin.
 
Wow, that article sounds just like my brother's situation, except it was EverQuest. Divorced, lost his job at TSA and just recently got his car Repo'ed.
 
In a way, I can kinda see where they come from - back in the day, I used to be huge on Star Wars Galaxies (before it turned to crap). I don't know how many evenings and homework assignments I failed due to the fact I couldn't stop playing...... Probably a good thing it did turn to crap, or I'd probably be a highschool dropout playing it 6 to 7 hours a day living with mommy.....
 
The reason I ultimately failed at WoW is because I didn't put it before real-life, no matter what. If I had a planned raid and a friend called to do something, I'd almost always hang out with my friend. If I was in the middle of a 5-man and my wife wanted to watch a movie, I'd go watch the movie.

After awhile, it seemed pointless because I wouldn't devote enough time to get anywhere worthwhile.
 
But... But... WoW was supposed to be for the Casual Gamer! LOL@that.
 
if it wasnt wow being obsessed on it would be something else.. the roots of these addictive behaviors are with the person, not the game.. if wow didnt exist they would play another game, if vid games didnt exist they would obsess over sports, or drugs, or sex, or whatever.. i quit wow by the way, quite a while ago, smart move :)
 
That's a joke right?

Calling me a 'virgin' because I like wimmin a hell of alot more than I like video games? LOL

Hm, makes me wonder..not only are you probably some pimple face virgin living in your mothers basement (or some variation therein)...you sound gay too.
 
heh reason for divorce "world of warcraft" what a crock of shit, the reason was because of his lack of devotion, not the game.

So now I can get married, turn into an alcoholic and blame the beer, not my own addictions.
 
That's a joke right?

Calling me a 'virgin' because I like wimmin a hell of alot more than I like video games? LOL

Hm, makes me wonder..not only are you probably some pimple face virgin living in your mothers basement (or some variation therein)...you sound gay too.

see now you did it wrong. denying your virginity only confirms it, and then accusing HIM of being pimply-faced mothers basement etc only seals the deal.

i'm a virgin and i live w/ my parents and i can admit it. your inability to spell women and saying you like them more than video games IN A VIDEO GAME FORUM just has asshat written all over it.

anyhow, if i had to put money on it: you're a virgin
 
see now you did it wrong. denying your virginity only confirms it, and then accusing HIM of being pimply-faced mothers basement etc only seals the deal.

i'm a virgin and i live w/ my parents and i can admit it. your inability to spell women and saying you like them more than video games IN A VIDEO GAME FORUM just has asshat written all over it.

anyhow, if i had to put money on it: you're a virgin

face........melting.............burn.....:cool:
 
I quit WoW in 2006. My main reason for quitting was I did not have the time to spend 4-5 hours raiding MC on a Friday night. As a result once I finished the 5 mans which you could do in 2-3 hours there was not much left for me to do. Even before I was married it was hard to really spend that much time on a game without my eyes hurting.

However, WoW is very charming. I love the artistic feel, it really felt the way I would have expected the Warcraft world to look. WoW was my first MMO and it was simple enough to get used to and yet had enough depth to have different styles. Sometimes I have nostalgia and would just like to experience some of the different zones again, but to ensure that never happens I gave my copy and my accounts to my friend.

If a game can keep you from paying attention to your wife...he didn't need to be married anyway. Or he wasn't married to the right woman that can keep his attention properly.

A video game can't f*ck me stupid and then bring me a glass of wine while I stare at her ass on the way out to get it.

Wow, that was... graphic.
 
see now you did it wrong. denying your virginity only confirms it, and then accusing HIM of being pimply-faced mothers basement etc only seals the deal.

i'm a virgin and i live w/ my parents and i can admit it. your inability to spell women and saying you like them more than video games IN A VIDEO GAME FORUM just has asshat written all over it.

anyhow, if i had to put money on it: you're a virgin


Wow.. the kids just aren't getting any smarter on these forums huh. For you to come into a VIDEO GAME FORUM AND ADMIT YOUR A VIRGIN is just plain ignorant and sad. Who cares that your a virgin, I don't and I'm sure no one else cares...that's your own sad problem.

And for you to 'guess' that I'm a 'virgin' simply because of my retort makes you even more a true dumbass. STFU and go get some booty...if you can.

Oh yeah, I'm 30 with a fiance going on 2 years..talk about what you know and grow up..VIRGIN.
 
Wow.. the kids just aren't getting any smarter on these forums huh. For you to come into a VIDEO GAME FORUM AND ADMIT YOUR A VIRGIN is just plain ignorant and sad. Who cares that your a virgin, I don't and I'm sure no one else cares...that's your own sad problem.

And for you to 'guess' that I'm a 'virgin' simply because of my retort makes you even more a true dumbass. STFU and go get some booty...if you can.

Oh yeah, I'm 30 with a fiance going on 2 years..talk about what you know and grow up..VIRGIN.

I'm a saaad pandaaa... :(

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I don't see what's wrong w/ being a virign, I for one am not, but I don't see a problem. Half of the kids here are too young to be having sex and some just choose that lifestyle. It's not like sticking you penis in a vagina makes you smarter or instantly gives you a ticket to Coolville..,
 
Wow.. the kids just aren't getting any smarter on these forums huh. For you to come into a VIDEO GAME FORUM AND ADMIT YOUR A VIRGIN is just plain ignorant and sad. Who cares that your a virgin, I don't and I'm sure no one else cares...that's your own sad problem.

And for you to 'guess' that I'm a 'virgin' simply because of my retort makes you even more a true dumbass. STFU and go get some booty...if you can.

Oh yeah, I'm 30 with a fiance going on 2 years..talk about what you know and grow up..VIRGIN.

30 huh. you certainly argue like a teenager.
 
Who cares who's a virgin or not? Its not like its hard to go get drunk and get laid by some horrific thing that looked good when you were hammered senseless. If someones a virgin its either because they don't give a shit about having sex, or have their standards set rather high.

But back on topic: Just about everything can be accused of destroying a marriage at one time or another, take an addictive game plus a personality susceptible to addiction and you have a disaster.
 
Who cares who's a virgin or not? Its not like its hard to go get drunk and get laid by some horrific thing that looked good when you were hammered senseless. If someones a virgin its either because they don't give a shit about having sex, or have their standards set rather high.

Or live in their parent's basement playing WoW 24/7 never seeing the light of day.
 
Oh just wait. Conan will be the next marriage killer. :p

Hmm - I was putting my money on Warhammer taking that title.

Anyway, I used to play WoW myself when I was laid up for 6 months from my injury. When it came time to go back to work, I quit for good. To feel like I'm getting my money's worth for a pay-per-month game, I have to spend as much time on it as possible. I can't even do that after work, since my rugrats get my full attention until bedtime. So I stick to games that have no monthly fee. I tried LOTRO, but didn't want to get into the same trap (since I didn't sign on with the founder's lifetime membership). Guess I'll have to wait for GW2 or something.
 
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