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I agree with your point Xtasy. I just think that forcibly cutting off WoW is the wrong way to go about helping. Talking and understanding should be the solution.
Help, my sister is addicted to World of World craft! How do I get her off?
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Haven’t read the rest of this thread, but did you not say she is 18? For christ sake she is old enough to make her own decisions. She will, eventually, give it up and when she does it will be on her terms not yours. Help her, dont control her. Attempting to block/remove her access does not address the cause of the problems and will only strain your relationship.
Its a common assumption people make that those who vigorously play MMORPGs choose to not go out, socialise and live a normal life. Very often, there are underlying problems already and the game simply helps 'fill the gap'.
Its a common assumption people make that those who vigorously play MMORPGs choose to not go out, socialise and live a normal life. Very often, there are underlying problems already and the game simply helps 'fill the gap'.
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Soldato
Sounds like a lot of effort, glad I'm not addicted to an online rpg.
*Opens Guild Wars*
Seriously though, instead of the trickery, why not just tell her what you think?
I'd be pretty raging if someone went behind my back and attempted to sabotage my computer in attempt to stop me doing something they disapproved of.
If conversation doesn't work. Then try the 1337 pwnage...
*Opens Guild Wars*
Seriously though, instead of the trickery, why not just tell her what you think?
I'd be pretty raging if someone went behind my back and attempted to sabotage my computer in attempt to stop me doing something they disapproved of.
If conversation doesn't work. Then try the 1337 pwnage...
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waso_dude said:
id edit that dude
Soldato
Could try this:
Copy and run this text, you can 'run' via the start button:
%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
It will then give an "Open with" window, select Notepad on the list and ok.
Add the following line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Just change the "localhost" bit to the IP/address that WOW uses.
Scort.
Copy and run this text, you can 'run' via the start button:
%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
It will then give an "Open with" window, select Notepad on the list and ok.
Add the following line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Just change the "localhost" bit to the IP/address that WOW uses.
Scort.
Soldato
Azagoth said:
Angry at first. But once you have 'broken the spell' so to speak, very grateful. I like to think my siblings look out for me and my health (this would be a major factor).
Soldato
Wrong,
I would just beat them, re-install and keep on playing.
She needs to learn to limit her time.
Deleting it and such will not solve the problem.
She needs to be shown what she is missing out on, and the perhaps limiting her time playing wow and bringing other things into her life.
Deleting/banning/removing is just asking for trouble.
I would just beat them, re-install and keep on playing.
She needs to learn to limit her time.
Deleting it and such will not solve the problem.
She needs to be shown what she is missing out on, and the perhaps limiting her time playing wow and bringing other things into her life.
Deleting/banning/removing is just asking for trouble.
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Azagoth said:
Kick myself for being a dummy and not password protecting my PC.
And you can hardly maliciously delete something...unless your XP slaughters installs instead of just deleting them. I wouldn't be upset because I have no games on my PC i really don't mind having to reinstall.
Only game i really play is Travian and thats web based
Soldato
Give me her number I'll show her what WoW really is 
On the other hand, introduce her to new things. Take her away for a week, I went away and haven't looked back at WoW since tbh. Made loads of money off it though
On the other hand, introduce her to new things. Take her away for a week, I went away and haven't looked back at WoW since tbh. Made loads of money off it though
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You can't cure addiction by trying to cut the addict off from the source of their addiction.
At least that's what I'd say about any physical addiction; drugs or alcohol. The same applies to gambling though, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was also true of mmorpg addiction.
Cutting an addict off will just make them 10 times more devious. Addicts find incredibly elaborate ways to satisfy the addiction. You'll find your sister heading off to "college" in the morning, but actually she went to an Internet cafe and speant all day on Wow.
Even if you manage to cut her off 100% that won't solve anything. In 10 years when you think the problems all fixed and long forgotten she'll go right back to it.
The only solution to addiction is to get the person to seek and accept help. If she doesn't admit there's a problem or, worse, if she doesn't care there's a problem then there is absolutely nothing you can do, beyond gentle encouragement and support untill such time as she realises her life is in a total mess and needs help.
Maybe I'm being a touch alarmist there, I still don't know that I'd really call wow an addiction as such since theres no chemical dependancy involved. But as I already said; if gambling can be a genuine addiction maybe Wow can be too. Either way if it's got to the point where her life is being wrecked then someone needs to talk to her about it. If it really is an addiciton then I image the result of talk will be fairly destructive, but at least you'll know.
At least that's what I'd say about any physical addiction; drugs or alcohol. The same applies to gambling though, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was also true of mmorpg addiction.
Cutting an addict off will just make them 10 times more devious. Addicts find incredibly elaborate ways to satisfy the addiction. You'll find your sister heading off to "college" in the morning, but actually she went to an Internet cafe and speant all day on Wow.
Even if you manage to cut her off 100% that won't solve anything. In 10 years when you think the problems all fixed and long forgotten she'll go right back to it.
The only solution to addiction is to get the person to seek and accept help. If she doesn't admit there's a problem or, worse, if she doesn't care there's a problem then there is absolutely nothing you can do, beyond gentle encouragement and support untill such time as she realises her life is in a total mess and needs help.
Maybe I'm being a touch alarmist there, I still don't know that I'd really call wow an addiction as such since theres no chemical dependancy involved. But as I already said; if gambling can be a genuine addiction maybe Wow can be too. Either way if it's got to the point where her life is being wrecked then someone needs to talk to her about it. If it really is an addiciton then I image the result of talk will be fairly destructive, but at least you'll know.
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ArmyofHarmony said:
Nah you're really really wrong. For a start, at least the "****" gets some interaction with people not confined to pixels. That's already a 100% improvement on a Warcraft player.
Also, all non-Warcraft women= ****? I'd suggest leaving the house more if that is what you think.
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I mean the whole thing would be ok if she played wow but with other people in a room together like a LAN party. Least then you can play the game and then socialise. Me and my college mates used to PvP a lot together in black rock mountain. But we got out and socialised but had a common like of warcraft. Pretty much when they gave up, i gave up. Its better to socialise together in person.
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Ross1234 said:
Serotonin yes. I was talking about foreign chemicals, alcohol or drugs that you can become physically dependant on.
Soldato
Sell the computer??
Turn off the internet?
install wowglider and let blizzard ban her account [mean but doable]
Talk to her, talk to the people on the game she is playing with, get them to tell her.
Get her out side doing things.
There is pleanty you can do, if she see's you having fun outside, she will, in time stop playing wow and join in.
You have to make a choice,
1) let her come off the wow addiction slowly
2) break it quickly
pick one and do it, but i think talking to her and talking to her mates on game will help.
Turn off the internet?
install wowglider and let blizzard ban her account [mean but doable]
Talk to her, talk to the people on the game she is playing with, get them to tell her.
Get her out side doing things.
There is pleanty you can do, if she see's you having fun outside, she will, in time stop playing wow and join in.
You have to make a choice,
1) let her come off the wow addiction slowly
2) break it quickly
pick one and do it, but i think talking to her and talking to her mates on game will help.
Soldato
1. Find out her account name/password
2. Set up a private server with an account of same name/password with a character with the same name/class/race/level/appearance as her main character, but with no gear/money
3. change her realmlist.wtf to point to your private server
4. make sure you are online on the private server as a GM character when she logs in
5 .She sends an ingame help ticket
6. you answer ticket as GM, make up some crap about her account being hacked, all characters deleted, items disenchanted and sold etc, sorry, nothing you can do.
7. she cries lots, sends an email to blizzard who don't reply, or ask her to send an ingame ticket.
goto 4 (make sure you change the name of your character)
she'll give up eventually, or, she'll make a new character on your private server, this means 2 things:
- you have FULL control over her character and playing
- she's REALLY badly addicted and needs proffessional help
(i'm actually tempted to do this with my gf... )
Edit:
alternatively, if she is on a pvp realm, do one of the following:
-level up/buy a high level character on the same realm, opposite faction, get a very long VGA extension from a vga splitter on her PC to a spare monitor next to your PC, this way you can see exactly where she is. Now... Gank her, constantly, mercilessly and without cease, corpse camp her, get her killed by mobs, do whatever you can to make her playing time miserable, until she gets fed up.
-find someone on here who has a character on her realm to do the same (obviously without the monitor part XD)
2. Set up a private server with an account of same name/password with a character with the same name/class/race/level/appearance as her main character, but with no gear/money
3. change her realmlist.wtf to point to your private server
4. make sure you are online on the private server as a GM character when she logs in
5 .She sends an ingame help ticket
6. you answer ticket as GM, make up some crap about her account being hacked, all characters deleted, items disenchanted and sold etc, sorry, nothing you can do.
7. she cries lots, sends an email to blizzard who don't reply, or ask her to send an ingame ticket.
goto 4 (make sure you change the name of your character)
she'll give up eventually, or, she'll make a new character on your private server, this means 2 things:
- you have FULL control over her character and playing
- she's REALLY badly addicted and needs proffessional help
(i'm actually tempted to do this with my gf...
)Edit:
alternatively, if she is on a pvp realm, do one of the following:
-level up/buy a high level character on the same realm, opposite faction, get a very long VGA extension from a vga splitter on her PC to a spare monitor next to your PC, this way you can see exactly where she is. Now... Gank her, constantly, mercilessly and without cease, corpse camp her, get her killed by mobs, do whatever you can to make her playing time miserable, until she gets fed up.
-find someone on here who has a character on her realm to do the same (obviously without the monitor part XD)
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Soldato
Remind me never to ask people here for advice on life >.<
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Haggisman said:
Unfortunately that would mean she can get her 'guildies' and come gank you. And whats worse you will hear her laughing at you in the other room.
I think the talk or router block idea is the way to go.
Soldato
depends, I think her guildies would get pretty tired of waiting around/coming running constantly, plus you would have the added advantage of seeing what they are saying and when they are coming, so just make yourself scarce while they are around (using a rogue or a druid is always good for this) and when they disappear, rinse and repeat
Besides, this is by far the most entertaining solution ^^
Besides, this is by far the most entertaining solution ^^