So, here we are. Somewhere between the last raid instance and an expansion. Oh, and it’s summer too. Honestly, I feel sorry for any raid leaders at this point (I’m looking at you, Anjou).
I’ve been addicted to WoW for a long time now. I considered myself an advanced player, altaholic and general know-it-all on the game. I have 6 80′s, some of which I play a lot, and some of who haven’t been logged into in months.
And I have a confession. I’m burnt out. I mean, really burnt out. I’ve played so little in the last month that I’ve considered not re-upping my subscription next month. I haven’t un-subbed since 2007… if that gives you any idea.
Honestly, the only thing I miss about the game right now is hanging out with friends. Of course, my friends are burnt out too, so even that as much of a draw as it used to be. I’m actually to a point where my main concern is which 80 I’m taking to 85 first, as opposed to if I’m going to get the Kingslayer title or not.
Want to not be like me? Want to actually hold on until Catacylsm comes out? Here’s some things that you can do (and that I didn’t do) in order to hang in there until the end.
Play something else
For the love of god, there are so many games out there. Dust off that PS3 or get a Steam account. Hell, get into the Starcraft II Beta. Chances are that you have a huge pile of shame of game that should be playing instead of forcing yourself to keep playing the same one.
Don’t force yourself
Sometimes you just feel it necessary to login, like an addiction. If you find yourself logging in and standing around in a city for 20 minutes, then you have an issue. That’s 20 minutes you could be doing something else.
Same goes if you’re 20 minutes before your raid and you’re really not feeling it, then call out. Go to bed early or put on the TV. Work on that list of shows on your DVR that have been stacking up.
Start an alt
This would’ve have helped me, but it might help someone else. Start at level 1. Take the game in and go slow. Enjoy it. Your 80 will always be there if you want to raid or run a heroic. But if you need some “downtime”, then go alting. Do the quests slowly, read the text, take in the sights.
If you really want to mix it up, start a completely different role than your comfort zone. I personally have healers, tanks and DPSers. Start a healer or tank and run all the early instances — it’s nice to mix things up and it’s great training in case you ever do get to 80 on this toon.
Don’t be like me. Take steps to counter the burnout before it happens. Because once it does, it’s hard to stay in the game and be happy. I know it, sadly, from experience.
