I did something evil today...

Published by Rarit E in the blog The Fancy & Fabulous Rarit E Blog!. Views: 430

So i was just walking around my local gamestore looking for something that would alleviate my recent boredom a little bit. I couldn't find anything that i really liked, except for one thing that in recent months has been very appealing to me. Some of you may have read a recent comment i made in one of Fulcrum's blogs about World of Warcraft, and how it easily becomes addicting to me (and others). Now, i haven't gone to any truly horrendous extents to play the game in the past, but last time i got enthralled by it, it caused me to leave EPR for several months. The problem is, i bought WoW again, installed it, and currently there's some kind of error going on that prevents people from loading the game, so i haven't played it yet. There's a chance i won't like it at all and just quit, but there's an equal chance that i will like it and keep playing.

The problem is i fear the addiction that came with it in the past, and i absolutely don't want to leave, or even reduce my activity on EPR. Any tips that would help me balance the two would be very welcome. Remember this is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of addiction, which is imo very different.
Feb 8, 2014
  • Woona
    Woona Feb 8, 2014
    Put yourself on a strict time restraint. No matter if you're in the middle of a quest or haven't really gotten anything done in the game during your time limit, stick to it.

    Not sure if that helps, hopefully others have some better ideas and tips.
  • Bright Heart
    Bright Heart Feb 8, 2014
    As Xalder said if you have a phone with an alarm or stopwatch set a length of time you want to play and turn the volume all the way up. So if your playing with a headset it's easier to hear.
  • mike406
    mike406 Feb 8, 2014
    @ECHO OFF
    set _time=10800
    set /a _minutes=%_time%/60
    echo Quitting WoW in %_minutes% minutes...
    timeout /t %_time% /NOBREAK
    taskkill /f /im wow.exe

    :derpe:
  • Eluuna
    Eluuna Feb 8, 2014
    OMGOMGOMG
    YOU GOT WoW
    THIS IS GOOD.
    THIS IS VERY GOOD.
  • Rarit E
    Rarit E Feb 8, 2014
    wiatwhat? :v
  • mike406
    mike406 Feb 8, 2014
    I have a limited sense of humor. :p
  • Eluuna
    Eluuna Feb 9, 2014
    Tell me when it is downloaded.
  • Nerdus Pegasus
    Nerdus Pegasus Feb 10, 2014
    Haha!
    I should use this for my addictions. Is there a way for a 2 minute warning?

    set _time=10800
    set /a _minutes=%_time%/60
    set /b _warning=120
    echo Quitting WoW in %_minutes% + 2 minutes...
    timeout /t %_time% /NOBREAK
    [ECHO bell character?]
    timeout /t %_warning% /NOBREAK
    taskkill /f /im wow.exe
  • Rarit E
    Rarit E Feb 10, 2014
    So that's a macro command or something?
  • Xaniith
    Xaniith Feb 10, 2014
    batch file commands.
    Script files for Windows.
  • mike406
    mike406 Feb 10, 2014
    Quickest and crappiest way I can think of would be something along the lines of this... Also I wasn't expecting anybody to take this seriously! xD

    Code:
    @ECHO OFF
set _time=10800
set warning=120
set /a minute=%_time%/60
set /a x=%_time%-%warning%
set /a y=%warning%/60
echo Quitting WoW in %minute% minutes...
timeout /t %x% /NOBREAK
cls
echo %y% minutes remaining...
powershell -c (New-Object Media.SoundPlayer 'c:\windows\media\notify.wav').PlaySync();
timeout /t %warning% /NOBREAK
taskkill /f /im wow.exe
  • Nerdus Pegasus
    Nerdus Pegasus Feb 11, 2014
    Sure, I knew it was a joke, but I knew that the original worked too.
    Works like a charm! I removed the taskkiller and just made it into an alarm, taking an argument in minutes.

    Code:
    @ECHO OFF
set /p _argument="Enter the length in minutes: "
set /a _time=%_argument% * 60
set warning=120
set /a minute=%_time%/60
set /a x=%_time%-%warning%
set /a y=%warning%/60
echo Alarm in %minute% minutes...
timeout /t %x% /NOBREAK
cls
echo %y% minutes remaining...
powershell -c (New-Object Media.SoundPlayer 'c:\windows\media\notify.wav').PlaySync();
timeout /t %warning% /NOBREAK
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