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Glows
I play for about 15 hours a day (LOL NO LIFE!11!)
And my current "girlfriend"(We've told each other we like each other, not going out)
doesn't care much, but she does care for my health.
Your Wife seems over protective or something.
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grooveagent
You should get her to make a toon. Then she'll see what all the fuss is about. Nobody in my house can tell me I play too much; my mom plays, my dad plays (way more than me!), my brother plays, and my girlfriend plays. It's family fun!
I had my gf make a toon and now she knows how easy it is to become addicted - which didn't work in my favour.
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grooveagent
The best way to avoid wife-aggro is to set time for WoW and time for her. If she knows in advance that tonight you're playing and tomorrow night the both of you are going out, she should be fine.
I usually quest for 45-90 minutes before I go to bed every week night(or thereabouts), and have a 4-5 hour block on Saturday to do instances etc.
The good thing about questing at regular times is you tend to run into the same people which is great for grouping.
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irishsnout
Just make sure u spend the same amount of quality time with your wife as you do the game. My girlfriend/soon to be wife thought i was a total dork until she made a toon on my account. I also explained that a month of wow is cheaper than a round of golf or a night out with the boys.
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Valkyre
lol at the above post... that'll be me in 15 years.
I tried showing my gf wow but she had a lot of difficulty grasping the camera angles and all that. She can't really play a game beyond the complexity of Tetris. She gets p/o'd but not as quick as the OP. Usually it takes about 4 hours of me playing before she makes a fuss.
Last night before logging I thought I'd be a dumbass and drop into Toshley's Station and agging some guards before bubble hearthing. Just as I dropped into the station she jumps on me from out of nowhere and messes up my bubble hearth resulting in two deaths before I could get out properly. :(
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grooveagent
I think one of the reasons why spouses hate WoW is because it can't be paused. It is assumed that because you're just sitting there in plain view, you're available. As a result, if your concentration is broken, you die and have to run back again. The situation is worsened if you're in an instance with a party and they're depending on you.
There is still a huge stigma with video games in the sense that a lot of people still regard them as stupid and childish. It will take a while for society to completely accept video games as a legitimate way to spend your time. They used to bug people about watching too much TV (and probably still do), and before that, make fun of people who read a lot of books.
I personally find the game quite relaxing and try to keep at about 10 hours a week. World of Warcraft is a great way to take your mind off everything else that's going on in your life as long as you don't use it as an escape from your life and dealing with your problems (hmm ... much like alcohol and drugs).
For me, it actually helps with seasonal affective disorder in the fall / winter because of the simulated sunshine and nature sounds (believe it or not). So in a way, playing WoW is therapeutic. At least, that's what I tell them. ;)
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munix
I used to get serious wife aggro over WoW also. Like, really really bad. It stemmed from other problems in our relationship, but still always seemed to come up over WoW. But, then I got her an account and she started playing and now talks about playing more than I do. We play together and it counts as "spending time together". Bonus!
But yeah most wives/girlfriends feel like you enjoy the game more than spending time with them. You always find time to play the game but not talk to them. You don't help around the house at all, instead just playing the game all the time, etc. So if you actually do that other stuff in addition to playing WoW you should have a much easier time.
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grooveagent
But yeah most wives/girlfriends feel like you enjoy the game more than spending time with them. You always find time to play the game but not talk to them. You don't help around the house at all, instead just playing the game all the time, etc. So if you actually do that other stuff in addition to playing WoW you should have a much easier time.
Those are awesome points. If you take the time to balance everything in your life, things shouldn't be so bad.
Ironically I was trying to contact a friend of mine via IM who is most definitely playing right now (he's a super hard core player). I found myself getting frustrated because he wasn't bothering to talk to me even though he's sitting right there playing WoW. I can't figure out how his wife puts up with it. Hah. It looks like i got a taste of my own medicine. ;)
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pewpewmoo
I have friends who say 'oh you play wow all the time'.
But in reality, I play it much less than most people watch tv every evening. And whilst playing, I'm exercising my brain, and socialising with people. Rather than staring at soaps.
Everything in moderation, and nothing to excess...
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Jadeskye
I hated when my husband would play WoW for hours, until I made a toon and started playing. Seriously, you just need to get her involved and play together. It makes a huge difference. :)
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