The Escape to Warcraft

[Diehard@Azeroth]

BEFORE READING THIS PLEASE KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY SARCASTIC OR OFFENSIVE COMMENTS, THEY WILL BE REPORTED.

Have any of you ever, just in one day, decide to play warcraft? Well, in my case it was my cousin. At the same time that day i started to get really obsessed with warcraft, i played all day and night long. I was pretty young at that time, i didn't realize what i was doing; before we had sleepovers and so forth, where i had a really good friendship. Meanwhile, i got family problems, only giving me a further reason to play warcraft more, to escape my reality and go in a world away from here, where alot share my interests in life. As life went on, years actually, my friends quit warcraft, i had this void to fill in, and after stopping warcraft for almost more than 2 years, i still was trying to fill that void in by trying to meet my friends and playing pool all day long, along with some game you may know called "Drummania" (which i didnt improve much at even though i tried for a long time...). I started to go to the mall everyday after a year or so of palying these games, i started to fill my spare time with coffee houses and talking to people, which i still do but im seriously getting tired of. After all of this, i tried to find myself a good hobby, sports especially, but i didnt have that drive to play almost anything anymore... I then decided to come back to WC3, and no one was there... everyone was playing just so seriously, there wasnt that oldschool fun that i had (trust me its not nostalgia). After a row of virtual friends, not much clicked, and what i still remember from all these days of warcraft, was the sad tune of the night elfs, reminds me of the good old days, but now all i do is escape reality and play warcraft, listen to the music "Tragedy" in wc... iv always had a feeling about that. And haven't i told you? Loneliness is probably another reason for this "escape". The escape to warcraft, the escape to the very void that i always dreamt of when i was younger. ( i used to have particular interest in the word). Now i try to revive my friendships with my cousins, and all i can say is that, i am lucky to have my father as a really good father and friend all the way.

Do you have your own story? Please submit, no one can do anything if ur in the internet, We will just share our own real- life stories and its really relieving.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Reported posts in OT don't get answered.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

.... thanks :s

 

[Firelord213]

Warcraft III ruined my life.

It made me go to THW, And Wc3 & THW have made me ditch my friends since 5th grade or something, I totally ruined my Social Life - And I am trying somewhat to get it back but I fail at it.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

Its hard man, its really hard

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I don't play Wc3, I just mod it, so it hasn't ruined much for me.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

thats good bro, im guessing its my best alternative now because it best fills the void x_x

and fire, you gotta know bro, its hard to be friends with guys you don't share interests with, too damn hard, i remember hwen its lunch time at my school, i just waste my time doing meaningless shit or just walking, and i do try to approach people but i just get what i call "secretly rejected", you know what im saying?

 

[Firelord213]

thats good bro, im guessing its my best alternative now because it best fills the void x_x

and fire, you gotta know bro, its hard to be friends with guys you don't share interests with, too damn hard, i remember hwen its lunch time at my school, i just waste my time doing meaningless shit or just walking, and i do try to approach people but i just get what i call "secretly rejected", you know what im saying?

Yeah I understand You, But it has never happened to me :3
I always had friends in School, But I never spent time with them except on LAN's.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

hmm... itll be hard for you so i hope it goes well man, especially if u guys share the same interests ^^ I think LAN's would be pretty fun tho ^^ bnet even more ) at 4v4 and bm towers hell yea xD

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

It's just a game. <.<

 

[Steel_Stallion]

Um...

I quit modding cause I suck at it, and I quit Warcraft 3 because it's outdated and frankly boring. I'm not sure what I do on this site anymore.

Right now I'm just preoccupied with San Andreas Multiplayer (RPing) when I'm bored.

 

[The Reborn Devil]

I just mod wc3 and sometimes I play at b.net. I had some friends who also played wc3 a lot, but I've moved to another place and no one here plays wc3...

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

i just mod to. in reality, i am the last guy you would want on any gaming team. of course unless you need someone to carry out suicide missions and crap or aggro.
my social life sucked anyways so WC hasnt changed me much.

 

[Elenai]

I can't play warcraft anymore, too many painful memories...

...Whats warcraft again?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

t.t

Fill the void in your life? That's the lack of a life, mate. I barely have any time left, while I am on this forum I am wasting valuable time that would probably balance things out- instead I postpone the real work and give less attention to real friends.

No worries though, you'll get busy with something really soon.. unless you end up between two chairs- no education, but no reason not to get one. Then you'll have plenty of time to waste your time on useless games. Good luck with that, anyway.

 

[HappyTauren]

I don't have a miserable social life, though it might seem that way. I've ditched all "popular" guys and girls cause they SUCK. They're just egoistic morons with IQ below average, thinking they are worth more than everybody else, and I was sick of that attitude, cause I've been natural all my life. It's important to know that we all have a few friends - or none. And they are usually few and far in between. I know what I am talking about.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

Here is my story.

I started war3 cause Blizz make cool games and it was the new hit - since the last months of 10th grade (my gosh! 6-7 years ago). I played it with classmates, online friends, etc. In 2004 I aimed to become a serious player, so I started playing melee then. Since 2006 in the few tournaments/leagues I took part and until now, my original nickname and player name is 'Impactor'. So I got better and better, watching Insomnia, ToD, Sky replays - they were OLD School Top Players. So I played until the summer of 2007 - I was already in uni but then went to study abroad. Then, when I got back to War3 in 2008 and until now - 2009 I was a ruin, a rusty old junk. Everyone got better by the time, I was starting to get old, TOP PLayers around my age quit War3 and I didn't even learn that in time, so I said goodbye to trying to become good. War3 became boring - all my friends left war3 long ago, there was no1 to even chat with, I was like a SURVIVOR after a nuke bomb that made all disappear.

Now I realize I would have to pay more attention to social life than games, as sad it is to part with games. I cannot put an ambition into trying to become a 'good player' on games anymore. And I tried - War3 is SOO overabused, so many got better or learnt to abuse with the strategies that there is nothing left.

I've been making maps throughout all these years when I got bored of melee, especially in 2008-09 where I barely played anything and all were gone. But I'm kinda old (ok 22 years^^) to make maps that consume HUUGE time when I have to fix my life, so I made the game choice I'm talking about - better 2 hrs melee or no gaming, cause I can't waste days/months/years on projects, etc.

 

[HINDYhat]

Next up: THW creates a "Warcrafters Anonymous" section.

 

[Coolty44]

I rarley log onto B.net anymore. The most connection I have with it now is this site , learning VJASS and being a mod on another site, which is quite frankly dead, nothing happens and we sit there making jokes about whoever sets themselfs up.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

to shiiK:

the only reason im here is because i dont have a social life,hobbyless and having family problems, not because of too much time im having :/ although that is considered somewhat of a motive to let me play wc in a sense >_< and here the weather is extremely bad, cant even do much sports or anything out in nature rofl

i really do think i should try doing things like starting to try to like reading books or something, atleast do something useful in my time...

+rep for post ^^

i really thank you all for telling me how you feel, its good to actually help eachother this way. ^^

To HappyTauren:

I agree mate, its better to not have these kind of friends than have them ^^

 

[Devine]

wc3 made me kewl.
today's society destroyed my life though :3

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

how is that devine?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Few people act egoistic and think they are the best towards friends, HappyTauren, they are just like this towards people they do not consider friends. If you think of them as friends, you have to work harder, because they disagree.

Reading books. Well, it all depends on what kind of books. I mean, everyone likes a good novel now and then, but that's a lot like playing games, and does not really move you further. Your weather can't be that bad.. where are you from? Oh, and there are inside sports too.. karate or something?

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

hehe, il try learning some MMA ;p but yea it really is that bad, im from Kuwait (KW) xD

and planning on reading books to help me on becoming smarter x_x

just need to say i apprecite u reminding me of what i need to do ^^ i guess its a never-stopping process and always trying to like different things, instead of triyng once and giving up on it >_<

 

[Devine]

how is that devine?

Some really fucked up shit happened/is still happening to me.
Makes me not give a shit about life.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

oh yea... that apathetic feeling, i know what ur sayin bro, but sometimes we gotta keep feelin to be happy, so would be hard to balance shit out >_<

 

[Devine]

oh yea... that apathetic feeling, i know what ur sayin bro, but sometimes we gotta keep feelin to be happy, so would be hard to balance shit out >_<

My girl broke up with me and became a total slut.
My friend's a junk. My other friend is going to move :3
I might have to redo last year in school...Even though my grades were good enough to pass it. I'm getting threats from another junk 'n stuff telling he'll beat me up .... throw in my windows and shit.
That's this week's event folks.
Oh well, life goes on -_-

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

i had an experience with a girl i had a really big crush on, she kept sending signals she had a crush on me and then when i wanted to date her but couldnt (against my religion and stuff like that) so i just was flirting with her on chat osmeimtes (vice versa) and she started to go with other boys and gay stuff like that, then when im not doing anything she doesnt date or something :/ It was really an infatuation, since iv never experienced much of one, so naturally, it hurt because of my stupid expectations ;p

as for losing a friend, i do remember the best friendships i had was when i was really young, barely can remember :]

for repeating year... i really suggest you try extra hard, cus i know sometimes you try hard and then get the opposite of what you expect :/

and life does go on mate... ur most certainly correct about that xP

 

[Mulgrim]

sorry for this, but for being controlled by a game, you either have to be through a hard time in your life, or weak minded, happened to me too.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

well i wouldnt say controlled, just as soon as i find something better, i will do it. but ur most certainlky correct, this can be weak mindedness, thanks for input bro ^^ I Promise you as soon as i know what im gonna major in, IL REad Tons of books about it and actually be smart for a change xP anyways bro come tell your story, everyone do it, youll feel much better really ^^ Im glad that people are responding well to his post and No shit comments ^^ and it is a hard time, im sensing its going to be harder, as with life for everyone, but then i go to the "self-believe prophecy" theory, and it may be me doing it to myself X_X

 

[Mulgrim]

who me? im confused...

 

[xxdingo93xx]

Well, I guess for me warcraft was like an alternative when I was younger. I never (really, NEVER) had any friends when I was several years younger and I felt this "void" you are talking about too. School was terrible since everybody harassed me without any reasons. I can't remember that I have done anything to those bastards who made my very childhood suck like hell ... anyways, in that period of time I mostly played on the PS2. I had no idea about computers until my brother started to play on the computer ... I found that interesting. He bought warcraft ... the first computer game I've ever played ... well, I found it quite amusing, I liked it, played it very often and met people in the battle.net who accepted me (ofc I know they didn't know me personally, duuh). In that time I was kinda messy with my life. I became worse at school, I had problems in my family, bla bla etc. ... I realized that this couldn't carry on. I changed my life. I did enough for school, studied about computers (if I started 3 years earlier I probably would be good at this, DAMN), and than I noticed there is actually a world editor (LOL) ... I tried it out, liked to mod, learned about the crappy GUI and so on... now, it must be about 4 years ago since my life sucked. I am currently pretty happy with my life now, I have a good social life, I won't let myself be harassed by dumbasses whose IQs are equal to bread anymore, and I am good at school (and still willing to become better).

To hold this short: Crappy Life - Alternative found - Realized the truth - Changed my life

that is pretty much of it ...

 

[Craphter]

Ma turn
In 2001 I moved to USA and had a really great time there... i met real friends (2 - 3, but they were real at least), in thouse days i was bout 6 years old, then i moved back to my country (argentina) and started in a private school... I had a totally diferent culture because of beeing most of my childhood in another countrie... anyway, I was shy like shit, i couldnt stand up for my self, i got laught at every day, it was pretty much pathetic... I grew up and finished primary school, I looked back and saw how fucked up my life was, no friends, almost repeated 6th GRADE, and of course there wasnt much to do in a 20 thousand inhabitants town... i got a crappy computer in 2006 and the first thing i played was Heroes III, wich i loved... but had no Internet... so eventually it became boring... in 2008 i bought internet and went to highschool (yeah, im that young) i knew ppl there, so they didnt mock me all the friggin time, but i was still too shy, still didnt have a friend, and then i started to discover the amasing world of the underground... downloaded warcraft and in 2009 i started playing online, first with Hamachi and knownd friends, but eventually they got bored... then I discovered Garena... and it really made me happy. I understood how Warcraft workd once i opend WO and I felt that i had control (of the game ofc), then i discovered THW, and read a lot, i made ma first crappy map, and in the swine flu break i read even more.. Now i play warcraft EVERY spare time i have, if i can i stay up to 6 am, and im trying to develop a decent map (still not playable). So thats pretty much it, no friends, but this year, for the first time I got one of the best grades in school, so at least my parents arent so angry... I do feel im adicted to WC, but it does make me happy, and as long that i keep on going well on school, im gonna keep on like this...


Phew... much better nao

 

[Paladon]

This thread is really scary

 

[takakenji]

this topic just made me see how serious people take games, and how many people need extreme help.

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

its not the game that we take seriously, its the sad attempt at fixing your life with the game, dont misunderstand. This game can make someones life better, depending on his conditions, so its really not blaming the game itself, but life in general.

@Paladin:

Lulz ;p

 

[Craphter]

its not the game that we take seriously, its the sad attempt at fixing your life with the game, dont misunderstand. This game can make someones life better, depending on his conditions, so its really not blaming the game itself, but life in general.

Agreed

 

[Mulgrim]

ok.... i moved to the states at 10, i was there for 5 years.. some of you might've heard me say that before, well i went to school, not knowing english and shizz, first year was great.. but the second year I was a dork to everyone, I spent lunch with a few friends (my younger brother's) or alone sometimes, i got made fun of a lot, never stood up for myself, grades were not so great too, and then I was introduced to runescape, and I just played for hours, i mean i was a newfag to the internet, i could just be myself, no one knows me, before then i played a fantastic 4 online minigame (taught me alot of english), after much runescape I played WoW, and drowned out everything else for it, for like 2 years, then i started to make friends, but WoW was already a routine for me, i quit all this crap when i moved here to Italy, like... 8 months ago I think.

but i don't regret all that happened, though I wish I had done something, I wouldnt be the same person today.

 

[HINDYhat]

Christ, this thread is so over-dramatic.

When I was like 11 years old, I received Warcraft III as a Christmas gift. I then proceeded to play it, and eventually mod it for kicks.

~ Fin ~

 

[Mulgrim]

well yes, but it's the root of the addiction, whereas if your life is great and you forget about everything else for a silly video game, you are an idiot.

yeah i got wc3 in xmas too

 

[The D3ath]

whereas if your life is great and you forget about everything else for a silly video game, you are an idiot

Agreed

I dont have a social life, i have no friends, im rejected by society, whatever.....

Then why, why are you here? why dont you go to meer friends and stuff instead of complaining about that here.

when i started to play Wc.
My life still continued the same, end of the point.
even i met some guys that played wc3 when i went once to "that place wher you pay for time to play on a computer"

remembers me of a friend that plays wc3, he just sits alone in class while everyone else is having a social life

well i got WC3 from... well a friend of my brother gave him a cd with it

Bye

 

[Linaze]

I have friends, I have a social life, school is going good, my parents do not hate me, I smoke, I drink, I'm not fat and I play/mod WC3. What I'm telling you guys, is that there's more in this world than a game.

 

[Mulgrim]

Agreed



Then why, why are you here? why dont you go to meer friends and stuff instead of complaining about that here.

when i started to play Wc.
My life still continued the same, end of the point.
even i met some guys that played wc3 when i went once to "that place wher you pay for time to play on a computer"

remembers me of a friend that plays wc3, he just sits alone in class while everyone else is having a social life

well i got WC3 from... well a friend of my brother gave him a cd with it

Bye

it's called an internet cafe

 

[HINDYhat]

I have friends, I have a social life, school is going good, my parents do not hate me, I smoke, I drink, I'm not fat and I play/mod WC3.

Get outta here with your regular life! This thread is for depressed attention whores only.

 

[The D3ath]

I have friends, I have a social life, school is going good, my parents do not hate me, I smoke, I drink, I'm not fat and I play/mod WC3. What I'm telling you guys, is that there's more in this world than a game

why can all of the people be like this?
well i don't support smoking but whatever

it's called an internet cafe

Thanks

well anyway stop beign so dramatic everyone

 

[Mulgrim]

Get outta here with your regular life! This thread is for depressed attention whores only.

the demons made me do it! i sware!

 

[Craphter]

Originally Posted by lots of ppl
I dont have a social life, i have no friends, im rejected by society, whatever.....

Then why, why are you here? why dont you go to meer friends and stuff instead of complaining about that here.

Well... thats a mayor fail...
Anyway, do you think u just can go around makeing friends just like that? For some ppl its kinda hard...

Get outta here with your regular life! This thread is for depressed attention whores only.

Although i get the joke, id apretitate if u could leave the humor on other posts, some ppl are really adicted and posting here (like i did) kinda helps... doesnt solve anything but it helps

why can all of the people be like this?

Because some ppl have PROBLEMS, just like with drugs, they cant leave drugs just like nothign and get a social life. Ppl are DIFERENT, not everyone have friends and stuff...

 

[Diehard@Azeroth]

HindyHat, respect others, especially when you say "depressed attention whores", think of warcraft as a medium to express our problems in life, please dont post unless if you have something useful to say. Though i do realize you are attempting to release your contempt at this situation through the joke, so that is good of you in a way...

 

[Hakeem]

Wc3 & THW have made me ditch my friends since 5th grade or something, I totally ruined my Social Life

We'll never let you escape! >

I don't play Wc3, I just mod it, so it hasn't ruined much for me.

Scratch that. Firelord213, we will permit you to leave if you can destroy the life of this one.

I'm not sure what I do on this site anymore.

It's the community. :3

Next up: THW creates a "Warcrafters Anonymous" section.

At least this isn't a WoW site or we really would.

and than I noticed there is actually a world editor

I remember when I first discovered the World Editor. Fun times... Fun times...

When I was like 11 years old, I received Warcraft III as a Christmas gift. I then proceeded to play it, and eventually mod it for kicks.

~ Fin ~

So touching. Q.Q How long did this take though? It sounds like your life finished at a very early age.

 

[HINDYhat]

So touching. Q.Q How long did this take though? It sounds like your life finished at a very early age.

About a year later, I was playing so much DotA that my parents didn't know what to do with me. Eventually, they began fighting, which resulted in their divorce; I stayed with my mother, along with my 4 year old little sister. Soon enough, I was left with the choice to either gank scorp or help a mother in need, with very little income and not enough time to care for a young child.

The stress gave her all sorts of sickness, until one day, she couldn't take it anymore. She came to my room one night and told me something that I didn't hear because I was too busy denying towr. But it sounded important. The next morning, she'd left a note taped to my monitor- I sleep on my computer chair -which said that she was sorry. At first I didn't understand, until I saw her lying on the kitchen floor, with my little sister crying her eyes out, poking at her limp body and hoping for a miracle. My mother had killed herself.

Ever since then, I haven't had a home. I carry my sister in my backpack all day while I roam the streets in search for food. My only possession is my laptop. I walk around and leech wireless connections off unsuspecting suburban households, so I can join azeroth and pwn some noobs. My father still hasn't tried to contact me.

And to say all of this was because of Warcraft III. :<