Why is it cool to hate wow?

#0 - May 26, 2010, 4:15 p.m.

I walked into the office this morning into an already in progress conversation.

"...but they're 'social'! They have their headsets on while they're pillaging villages!"

/laughter

"Hey, there's Ghatok! He used to be a wow addict, but he's clean now." (They don't need to know I still play; case in point...).

The conversation started to go a bit better when one of them said "Well, how is taking a week off to play wow (I realized this was now in reference to an old boss who took a week of when WotLK was released) different when you're single than taking a week off to go to vegas and play the 'adult games'?"

I almost jumped in at that point, but was beaten to the punch:

"Yeah, I met my husband on EQ. We used to play together, but that all stopped after we had kids."

Then much agreement about how there can't be wow after kids.

What gives? I have a family, and I play between 2-6 hours a week. I don't think that's too much...I go to wrestling meets, soccer games, choir concerts and band concerts. I do raid twice a week, if I'm able to. RL comes first (hence the 2-6hrs a week).

Thoughts?

Nethaera

#12 - May 26, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

Life is all about balance. It's about not eating too much, not sleeping too much, not working too much, not playing too much, no being away too much or together too much. It all depends though on what "too much" is for you and your family.

I've found that as I've gotten older that I've cared far less about what other people think and more about what works for me. I work at a company I love doing something I am passionate about for a community that I'm passionate about. Explaining that passion though to people that don't understand what this is all about, either don't understand what I do or underestimate it. At times this can get to you, but if you take a step back and put yourself in their shoes, you almost feel sorry for them for not being open minded enough not to judge others when perhaps they aren't any different in the end.

It's not cool to hate on WoW. It's trendy. Popular culture is often put down because it's not cool to be a part of it or like it. It's a strange and perplexing thing and cuts into the core of everyone wanting to be different and individual and yet have others understand them for being so, and joining them in being different or unique. It reminds me of Monty Python in the skit where the lead says, "You're all individuals" and the crowd responds with, "Yes, we're all individuals." This is no different and too shall pass.

Nethaera

#156 - May 26, 2010, 7:07 p.m.

Q u o t e:
Wow... this thread has gone places.

It has, though not in places it should. Please avoid discussions about government, history debates, national debates, or any other items that violate the code of conduct or derail the thread.

I will pull this thread over if I have to, though I'd rather not have to. ;)