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  • i want that accouuuunt o_O

  • he will be back for titan

  • Man You ROCK!

  • When i felt like i got out... they dragged me back in

  • nice video, but you can actully play warcraft and stay fit / get good grades and have a social life at the same time. It's about discipline and priorities. I for one will ALWAYS be a gamer, even if I don't play World of Warcraft

  • Thnx Anthony!

    Also did some MMORPGs (e.g. EVE Online) but luckily could quit the game before it really determined my life completely and I would redo my highschool year. Thanks again for spreading the important use of don't forgetting this life is all about the real life out there.

  • I hope you dont mind, Im using you for my college paper about video game addictions being a real addiction, like alcohol or drugs. And while your story is somewhat like mine, (I too played Warcraft) I too quit,....when I got pregnant with my son. Unfortunately his *father* never quit, and still plays to this day. He doesnt work, lives at home, and does nothing. So 'm glad that there is some people in this world that understand that they have an addiction and put a stop to it.Congrats 4 u. ^_^

  • Congratulations on quiting your addiction. I myself have quit wow a while ago and switched to a totally different game, Street Fighter 4. Funny thing i got no desire to play WoW at all after such a long time. I guess it just burned out on me.

  • Your story is very much like my own. I was 'casual' and played it for 5 yrs with days where i played all day. I also girl (also from norway) which i visited. we are still friends and still talk even after 4 years of knowing eachother.

    MMO's are strange and most ppl don't understand why people get 'addicted'. People who have been trough someting like this really have a "life in game" we really have memories that will last forever. we really make friends. Even though it's not reality, it's real.

  • Was it tough for you to make this video? I mean, having to go back into something that you were addicted to?

  • @omfgstupid To a degree it was quite tough, especially going through my emotions again, especially with the Norwegian Girl and also how I felt the game made me become, but it also allowed me to reflect on the good times I had with the game.

    I didn't really feel compelled to start playing or get addicted into the game again, as I was only truly playing to that degree when I was leading a guild and running organised raids. Making the film felt more like a farewell to the game for me.

  • Really inspiring, TY! I used to play WoW like you did, although it was for a shorter time period. Made my own PVP Movie, and made top Arena team in battlegroup. I had exactly the same thoughts when i looked at my subscription history. Up till today i am very glad i quit WoW. My shaman is also frozen in time. Im planning to leave him there. Thnx for the video!

  • This video is awesome, feel kinda bad that I just started play WoW and saw this video.. Was thinking "im i gonna play WoW that much and shut the world outside?" haha! But u made a great video man! :)

  • eh the world is so fucked up now 'a days I dont even get upset at ppl who wanna play wow or any game more than doing REAL life things, if it helps you relax in this crazy world, then do it, but if its ruining your world and not helping, then def' gotta stop. I think everything is best in moderation too... but sometimes its hard to balance.

  • This movie deserve more respect, It made me open my eyes and unsubscribe WoW, Real Life here I come!

  • I've been playing world of warcraft for 8 years. I could just drop this fucking game and quit it what are you on about? I'm a 8 years xped warr with 2.9k rating in wotlk as awarr/hpal + 2.4k on Arena-Tournament private server, I was also ranked 3# best warr on my server with that 2x glad and rival. I decided to prove that I could give up so easily just like that by getting my retail account permanently banned. So the next time somebody bitches about "Oh I can't quit this game" Just leave it -_-

  • warcraft sucks u die u loose noting...Tibia.com for life.

  • This video deserves much.. MUCH more views.

  • @Edinja123 Thank you, by all means share it around!

  • This is very inspirational film. Amazing. Good job Anthony! I'm glad you overcame this ;)

  • It really is difficult to overcome: because IN this addiction, there are real people that I've come to know extremely well, raiding with them three times a week.

    It's been 12 months since I've left, and my character is currently frozen in time. I really appreciate this video; helps people understand instead of saying "that's silly, addicted to a game."

  • Haha this is funny in a way for me to watch, since I've basically done the exact same thing as you, and even I play a paladin, and I recently did the exact same as you did. Well I'm not a DJ but close! Enjoy RL dude!

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  • The same happened to me, wow ins't better then living :) i loved you documentary!

  • the world brings me down, WoW makes me uplifted...

  • -continued-

    I'm aware that you allowed yourself to be consumed by this game. That IS a problem. But then, what happens when you consume yourself with something else? The solution to beating WoW addiction is to simply hang out in bars since that's society's only way to have fun?

  • I'm happy that you overcame your WoW addiction, but a few things really bother me. NOTE: I just want to share my opinion. I'm not trolling :)

    While others spent money on bars, you spent it on mounts/pets. So what? If you got pleasure how you spent money, what's the big deal? The ending to most "I overcame WoW addiction" stories all end up with people hanging out at bars. What if you don't like bars? If you're addicted to something, what's going to happen when you become an alcoholic?

  • dont be moved guys, lots of lies in this video

  • Sevrin, you've forgotten when you supposedly disbanded your guild there was several officers that wanted to take over the guild, but you descided to loot the GB and went to motion instead?

  • You made me close my WoW window... My goblin will be dead atm

  • and what is with allll this drama??? you have the power to play and quit playing whenever you want. if there is any problem the problem is you and only you.

  • I started playing WoW in early 2005 too, and I'm still playing it, I just can't stop.

    I've never had any good friends or even been close to kissing a girl in my whole life, so I guess I'm just used to be alone with my character. (Or social in some way, online friends.. lol)

  • I got bored of this in 1 month. Thats what it takes to see how repetitive and stupid this game is. More does not mean better. Choose quality over quantity!

  • @femtokun So because you got bored (you likely didn't reach max level and you likely didn't do any of the stuff most people do in the game) clearly the game is bad quality? Laughable.

  • This is touching ;_;

  • Nice video I to spent 6 years of my life this way tho I will say its not the games fault but wow is a very fun and awesome place to hide from the world if you want to

  • /gdisband?

    lol, you idiot, why you fucked up all your guild mates? just give GM to some1 and do your /gquit emoboy

  • Nice video, but the reason you had these problems was because of immaturity with your time management. I understand thats the driving force of a gaming addiction, but this is a small part of the wow population.. at least I hope. I have been playing since 06, and for 6 years of play I have only 38 days played total on my main, my alts are under 10 a pop, leaving me at 68 days. Ive seen people have over 150 since WRATH came out. that makes me wonder how they can spend so much time on this game.

  • ПАРАША

  • Mate, this was awesome! good work!

  • For whatever its worth. You have my respect.

  • O.o

  • I liked wrath cause I could do a heroic in a half hour. Once I couldn't do that anymore it took too much time. But grats man. Be epic IRL. You can't do that in wow or any other mmo.

  • Hmm statistics show that Blizz lost about 100k subs to WoW during the past month... can it have something to do with this video? :O

  • Добротное видео, thx.

  • ur iLvl is only 379 you arent even good at wow. LOL noob

    

  • @Kootenaykid420 The iLvL doesnt say shit about ur skills/brains. Ur name fits u ... kid :)

  • Is the song in the end available on youtube? =)

  • @Nillezzon Hey, and yes if you search for "Invincible" and "Warcraft" you should be able to find it.

  • @antronoid Found it, thnx bro! =)

  • Wait, you said you quit just after Cataclysm came out.. But you have footage throughout with you 25-manning Madness?

  • Great vid man, nice to see you're doing well aswell. Best of luck pal.

    /Shak!

  • after watching this i feel like i'm gonna start playing this game

  • Don't treat it like it's more than a game, cus that's what it is, a game. If you have time over and wanna have some fun, play the god damn game, if you don't have any self control and can't cope with real life then don't, it's that simple.

  • @hjaldemort

    easier said than done.. trust me i know... played wow for about 2 years obsessively, until i pretty much hit the ground and realized what have i done and how i wasted 2 years of my life... than, and only than i started treated wow like a game, and maybe play it like 1-2h a day if i have time... only than... trust me, its really hard to control your wow play time for the first time, if u are into the game...

    just my 2cents

    peace

  • nice job, good luck and keep enjoying :D

  • nice film you got there! :)

  • nice troll

  • Nooooooooooooooo :(

  • fuck...i made me wanna del my SP, for a second...haha)

  • video says over 9k achievement pts and armory has him at over 11k.. i think he made the video as an excuse to play. He is probably in his parents basement right now playing swtor and eatin doritos.

  • @ORVbulletHoles He's obviously lying.

  • @ORVbulletHoles yes he said OVER 9k. -.-

    ever heard of the quate OVER 9000!!!!! ?

  • lulz get a lief -.-

  • cool story bro

  • Did pretty much the same thing as this guy, when i was at the top of my "imagineary career" something got me to just log off and never, log in again. I said bye to everyone i knew and then i never went online again. Played for like 3 years.

    It was totally worth it, and i really recommend people doing the same. It will change your life to the better, even if it was really really hard doing it

    Since then (6 months ago) i've lost 33 pounds/lbs (15 kg's)

  • Great video. It's not overbearing with accusations towards other people or a type of person - it simply tells it how it is.

    And the slight bit of observational humor gives it a nice touch.

  • 5:58 - Nice Muse poster! <3

  • @Niikuru Thank you! I'm a huge Muse fan :)

  • @antronoid So am I! Best band! Also, well done on quiting, i never got addicted to WoW but after 7 months I quit, just like that!

  • @antronoid I love muse, although I cannot appreciate their new work as much as the early. Showbiz <3

  • One does not simply walk out of the Horde!

  • See you in a week

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  • This make me fucking cry.

  • Never played the game, but know people that do, would hate to see them end up like this.

    Great video, I bet it made a great project.

  • nice video..

    congratulations on beating your addiction.

  • Dude, what's the music at the end?

  • While playing wow you dont have this illusion and this question 'What have I do next month?' bumping in your brains. You don't have to do anything, just log in in the evening and the game will show you the path. Just make a little effort, turn on game - and voila! you have THE GOAL. I think psychologists have learnt this motivation trick long time ago :)

    tl;dr;

    Wow sucks, but it was damn good :D

  • Dont get me wrong, but several of us are lucky to get a real goal in life. Who wants to work one more day on job (even if its good)? Just to pay bills? Whats next? Okay, holidays are coming. And thats all? And what about next year, going to get a promotion or buy a new car? These goals are fake, they are not real. Time passing, life changing, somebody leaves, new people comes. All this is real life, but seems quite like illusion.

  • I have played 1550 hours over 3 years, have quit recently, however still miss my feral :D

    I just want to say that OP not simply quit, he spent at least week or two shooting this movie. Same on you :)

    ps. After all this is a good movie, and I think main point why Wow and other online games are so addictive is dead simple. Every fucking minute of gameplay YOU HAVE THE GOAL. Yes you want that epics. Rating. Farming. Transmogrification. Pets, mounts, achievements... All they are clear visible goal.

  • Really nice to see this, but...your paladin is frozen you say. So new expansion and you will be there once again ;) I had to delete all my characters to quit this shit for good.

  • @PilotpeteRoz I have bad news sir: one email to blizz and they will restore all your toons with all stuff in bags :)

  • @PilotpeteRoz Except that the new expansion will suck and blizz is starting to loose alot of their subscribers on WoW :p

  • Nice. I'm on the way to do the same. However, I met a guy from my guild, he lives in a different state, we got engaged and he quit wow. As soon as I finish my college we will move together. I don't play much as I used to. But yes, wow is fun but waste of time and no one in real life would ever judge you by your GS. Thumbs up!

  • Very strong video, made me glad i never had to struggle with gaming addiction. Best off luc with your other projects

  • Awesome movie! I can feel my self in it. Peace Love and Understanding from Sweden

  • Grate video. I have had the same life, but Iam free now aswell :D

  • Found this on Reddit, cried a little... and quit WoW.

    Thanks for changing my life, man. Means a lot.

  • this is a rly good video some times i think like ( i think i gaming to much cuz my friends thinks i am a geek but the funny part is that my friends gaming more than me and i have some problen.

    1 time when my old friend called me thata i was fat and ugly i did pushed him, he was on hospital for 1 month and i needed to pay the built for he´s broken nose-.- and now i have a gf and good friends soo i am happy and this was a rly good video.... i wich u good luck.

  • Touched me. I have almost been stuck with gaming several times and the only thing getting me away is think about that it´s a real life outside the screen. And thanks, I did enjoy this :)

  • It's weird i have "played" wow since the release but i havent become stuck in the game i have taken several breaks from it. all from a few weeks to 6 months.

  • @Earthquakeize not everyone gets addicted

  • I just cancelled my subscription on wow for this movie , maybe its not to late to change my life after being stuck in this silly game since 2005.. Thank you

  • I really got touched by this :).

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  • I know how it is from 2.11 - 3.10 :/ because I have been there >.> And this video makes me wanna quit wow xD Great video! :)

  • Srsly, sick video probably made my week. AMAZINGLY done by you. Mad props! Nice to hear that ur life is good!:)

  • totally changed my life

  • how cute;D

  • so good man ! you should make a movie

  • This video gave me a feel.

  • Really nice mate!!

  • You are a legend in wow and now also outside of WOW. Overcoming an addiction like that, good for you :)

  • thx. now i feel for quit wow.. -.-

  • @kodmoz1994 wow suck anyway

  • there is so much more to life. But addicts dont understand.

  • happy to hear u got out of that shitty game, just a waste of money :)

    but i wonder, whats the song when u party?

    i´ve heard it before but dont know the name

    4:47 i mean :)

  • @DampLover Hey, Thank you, the song is Sugababes - Easy (Ultrabeat Mix)

  • @antronoid Why don't you sell the account. you could prob sell it for ALOT.

  • 153 peeps will never stop play WoW!

  • Great video. I don't believe in WoW addictions. If you play a game religiously like that, it's your own doing. It has nothing to do with the game. I have played ON and OFF since Burning Crusade, and my social life/romantic life didn't suffer because of it.

  • Great video man, keep it up <3

  • Браво!

  • OMFG SO AMAZING U TURNED MY LIFE ARAOUYDBN!

  • And this is why i will never get WoW.. It rules your life o.o

    Anyway nice story bro :3

  • This video is awesome !!!

    From Russia with love!

  • This video is Epic :D !

  • Real life? What`s the max level? Maybe i`ll start playin'

  • Really nice man. ;) Good job, WOW is fucking killer of time. :)

  • FUCKING AWESOME VIDEO MAN!

  • EXISTENZ

    

  • All the views is because of existenz.se ;))

  • Just wow.. that was pretty powerful..

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  • This is put together in a very nice way dude :) I quit WoW as well and it weren't easy :p But hey! it does make a difference!

  • blood elf=GAY

  • Either way, I lurv this video. I watch it once every couple days. :x

  • This is an amazing video. I've only been playing for two years and I balance out my life very well with WoW. I'm out every weekend, I work, have a great social life etc. But I guess it depends on the person though. But great video :D

  • Thanks for adding, I love games and RPGs, WOW was never my thing. I had several friends who fell into this trap, unable to find the line. I'm glad you worked everything out...

  • 417 days played here on 1 char. check out my channel for epic wow vids

  • /eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte­r/quelthalas/Sevrin/advanced

  • Fuck Real life!  i rather get high and play WoW

  • Pretty incredible man, well done.

  • Really cool video dude =) !

  • This is truly an inspiring story. You have given me a lot to think about :)

  • true story ! Never WoW again, this game deserve to die!

  • Eh. I play wow. Still have an awesome social life and friends and a brilliant relationship. So it depends on priorities.

  • This rly touched me since I've experienced the same thing myself. Thanks for this awesome movie!

  • lOl belf male

  • LOLOLOLOLOLO BLOOD ELF GAY LOLOL!!!!!11

  • fail

  • this made my day :)

  • @groterfy Thank you :)

  • Im just gonna kill Deathwing heroic mode and then im gonna quit, and maybe just watch how Pandaria looks... but THEN im gonna quit... promise i will..

  • Damn ive played 6 years soon 7 i thinks but my life havnt gone that fucked up, im happy married to the love of my life and got my dream job and friends money cant buy.

    I guess your prio were wrong and couldnt find balance...

  • I actually watched whole video :)

    Great job getting a life and u succeed leave WoW behind! All that u need now is a Girlfriend and your life is perfect:)

  • That's some willpower right there..!

  • Dude I love you.

  • This was a good video.

  • I almost cried

  • Or... you can just play whenever you feel like, and be social with friends when you feel like.

  • Wow, gave me shivers all over. Fantastic film!

  • This gave me shivers all over!

  • proud of yah dude it takes guts to stop playing

  • cool story bro.

  • Who is gonna hire me due to my gearscore? no one.

    who is gonna hire me due to how much alcohol I can consume in one night? none

    Your argument is invalid as shit, not everyone stop function irl due to wow u twat, and just cause you couldnt you should not preach bout how great it was to quit and start drinking and partying insted.

  • @purfias dude its not about drink, its about do things, be somebody go out meet people you can see how he went to gym or dj thats a progress as person,

  • 3minutes in i thought to myself

    "WHO THE F*CK IS SPAMMING ME ON FB?!"

    ... But then i got sad when there was no messages :<

  • @mischanan93 foreveralone.jpg

  • @lukeiib0ii foreverTooUsedToGettingFbMessa­ges.bmp ?

  • Goosebumps... Nuff Said

  • He said Kingslayer 2 times.

  • Thanks bro! Might just quit myself one day, but like you said... We find reasons not to .. :(

  • @Fhyrne lol you pathetic lonley fuck ;D

  • @Alvenbeen94 nice assumption im being a lonely fuck? I meant it more in the time consuming Way.

  • Realy nice film mate, hope your life is going well since! :)

  • yup i quitted playing wow a long time ago, and hardly play any games anymore and i have never been more of an unhappy loser, atleast wow gives you a good reason getting up in the morning in your mind