To return or not to return...

Cynocide — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:46:18 GMT

...help me decide!

I am currently battling between whether or not I should return to experience the epic Wrath of the Lick King expansion. Well, let's get into the reasons for not coming back...

I will be leaving for basic training on November 4th thus out of action in the digital world for at least two months,
With basic training, I will be at least two months behind but that's not so bad as catch up would still be fun,
Being sucked back into the game hardcore which will be unlikely if I can manage time and other things perfectly which is what I am currently doing,
Chances that those that I play with will have stopped playing or have gone MIA due to lost contact from being gone for those months.

Now the reasons for wanting to come back...

Experience new content (PvP primarly and maybe the 10-man raiding side of things but on a limited raiding alloted time) and continue an enjoyable experience,
Save money, in the grand scheme of things, by playing and not going out as much and spending money just to pass time or sitting on my ass watching something on TV to the point my brain isn't proactive,
Get back into gaming/WoW with old friends.

I nearly stopped playing due to the stress of raiding, lack of PvP/Arena playtime, and managing time with other things. On top of that, the new g/f hates it but I can see this relationship ending soon. Anyways, not sure if I want to preorder the expansion and have it ready when I get done with basic training and after tech school or just to give it up altogether. In the end, it's my decision but a tough one. I'd like to read what thoughts/questions others might have and even reasons they will or will not be playing the expansion.

btw, can the Collector's Edition be purchased months after the expansion goes live or not?

To throw in the towel or not...

Cynocide — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:28:41 GMT

So here is the drama that started last night with one of the guild leaders...

Yesterday I asked one of the guild officers that was online if I could leave an hour early because I needed to get some arena games in on my warrior and he seemingly didn't have a problem with it. When the GM logged on, he knew about my request but then here came the second in command, so to speak, at raid time bitching up a storm stating that I needed to be more responsible and get my arena games done on weekdays/non-raid times. Well, I snapped back and told him that my time was limited this past week because I spent time with my daughter, ran around doing errands, and so forth and that my arena partner wasn't online at times when I was or he was busy. He then stated that I needed to make time and I told him that I was not going to demand my partner to work around my schedule. It wouldn't have been right. I then told him that I spend 25-30 hours each and every week main tanking even when there are times I really don't want to and need a break, but I still do it because I have a responsibility to the guild. He wanted to state that the last time I left early for arenas, a ton of people bitched at him and this was back when we were learning Kael'thas....over two months ago. So, let's say it is exactly two months ago. That's over 200 hours that I have put towards guild raiding and progression and when I ask for one small hour...I'm in the wrong. I'm the one who has suck it up and deal with it yet others are able to be replaced or take the night off. Granted, other classes are more versatile than the main tank job. So, now we're talking about the lack of being fair.

I already stay up later than we agreed up when they offered me the main tank spot and I had one stipulation...I cannot raid past 11PM because of work the next day. Now, it is expected of me to stay up until the end of raid time so that I can help the guild out and now because of this, I'm sacrificing sleep for them just so that they're happy. I've bent over backwards too many times for this guild to keep things going and I'm getting sick of it. The players are a great bunch of people to raid with but the system the leaders run is not fair. Since the guild leader that wanted to stir up the pot about this, I dealt with it and didn't go to bed until almost 2AM in the morning. So, I've had maybe 4 hours of sleep last night and I'm trying not to let that get the best of me today.

So, we raided of course and all we did last night was trash. We didn't have the healers to try Kalecgos which amazes me why I couldn't leave early. We had the tanks for the trash so what's the problem? If the guild cannot bend over backwards for me once in a blue moon, why should I do it for them each and every time we raid? I transferred to Blood Furnace to PvP/Arena and get away from raiding. I was asked to help them out by one of my best real life friends so I did. I went against my original plan to help them learn the bosses and run the raids and what do I get? No respect from the leaders. I know that I have respect from many guild members because a lot of them know what I go through and one of them stated that he felt that the guild would nearly stop progression if I was to leave.

I was talking to Darlene about this and she stated that if I am not happy, then I should do what I need to do and take a week off from raiding and to not waste my time on things that I do not feel like doing to make others happy while I am not. I take her opinion very serious and this has been in the back of my mind for some time now to throw in the towel and leave the raiding scene. I expressed to her that I'll probably continue raiding for another month so the other warrior tank can gear up some more and take the reigns so that I'm not leaving them in such a bad spot.

/endrant

Is it lunch time already? >.<

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