Breakfast Topic: Cooling off
by Mike Schramm 
May 8th 2008 at 8:00AM
I like starmixx's idea from WoW LJ: whenever she's driven nuts by something in game, she just steps away and does some baking. To tell the truth, I've gotten pretty good at avoiding my ingame annoyances -- I don't really PuG all that much anymore, and I mostly avoid group quests (or just stay patient enough until someone I know can help me finish them). But sooner or later, we're all going to hit our heads up against something that happens in game, and then it's a good time to walk away and... do what?I personally find that going for a walk helps me clear my head -- nothing reminds me that "this is just a game" more than actually going out in the real world for a while. But I like that starmixx's plan is so productive -- you get de-stressed and get to have cupcakes? That's pretty win.
What do you do when the game drives you nuts? Some of the folks in the LJ thread don't even leave the game -- they log an alt or just go fishing for a while. What's your plan when something in Azeroth makes you crazy?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Breakfast Topics
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Seajay May 8th 2008 8:11AM
Sh4maN N3rFz!!!!
Every time a Shaman enters 2v2 they'll be a sharp rise in Cupcake eating, therefore reducing the life expectancy of Shaman players in the long run.
Badge May 8th 2008 8:12AM
Trying to run any BGs Alliance side on the Vengeance battlegroup drives me nuts. Nothing like getting your marks one at a time. I deal with it by yelling at my monitor.
Hot$auce_Magik May 8th 2008 9:00AM
I'm currently grinding my epic land mount pvp style and am finding my battlegroup (rampage) isn't so good at it. Its taken me 3 days of 2-4 hours of grinding out marks to get my black war kodo for this character
Hot$auce_Magik May 8th 2008 9:01AM
Oh and as for frustration, I usually throw in a dip, spin around in my chair, and play my guitar for a few minutes.
The combination of music and nicotine will easily sooth the soul.
Tech May 8th 2008 8:19AM
Whenever I get fed up...
I spark up a fattie and take my dog for a walk.
Tenchan May 8th 2008 8:34AM
I watch TV. It keeps my thoughts busy enough that they have no chance of simmering over what angered me, and at the same time demands no mental effort. this being great relaxiation.
Ilnara May 8th 2008 8:34AM
*pokes hornet nest*
When I get fed up with WoW I go play better balanced PvP games and remember what using skill is like.
jbodar May 8th 2008 5:15PM
/salute
recrudesce May 8th 2008 8:57AM
My relaxing is killing innocent people...
...in GTA4 ofcourse :P
Sokram May 8th 2008 9:01AM
When something goes wrong and i'm fed up, i play Dynasty Warriors 5. Nothing like killing 1000+ enemies all at the same time to unleash the rage =D
selljanetoo May 8th 2008 9:02AM
Delicious cupcakes...
Syme May 8th 2008 9:35AM
I log off when the game gets to be too much of a headache. I haven't logged onto my main in three weeks thanks to guild stuff, burnout through repetition, and Blizzard's Esport initiative.
NeSuKuN May 8th 2008 9:40AM
Develop, develop, develop!
matt May 8th 2008 10:03AM
If I'm feeling lazy, I'll sit around and do some reading or get some friends together on XBL. If I'm feeling proactive, I'll go outside for a run.
rummies May 8th 2008 10:53AM
I agree with #7..
When I get sick of the the stun lock, fear, stun, fear and whatever other "character control" b.s. happens to roll down on me I go play a real pvp game.
Then I come back and pve again.
Treima May 8th 2008 10:50AM
Log onto an alt more often than not. My normal frustrations are when I get a quest that requires me to do something with a world object that causes every mob in range to aggro at once. This is usually instant death for my character, which causes me some good ol' unhealthy frustration.
Mardoc May 8th 2008 2:32PM
My guild had some major drama a few months back which resulted in, essentially, everyone besides the GL and a few (myself included... for a time) /gquitting and forming a new guild. I was so angry at the situation, at all the hard work that I as an officer had put into the guild for it to evaporate so suddenly... I did the only sensible thing... I watched some Bill Hicks. Suddenly WoW seemed so insignificant... until the need to kill something big and Vashj shaped became too strong again...
Naix May 8th 2008 11:11AM
"...happens in game, and then it's a good time to walk away and... do what?..."
Oh I don't know. Hit the gym perhaps? Maybe take a 30 minute walk/jog? Perhaps 3 sets of 10 push ups could be a start. Or just look up healthy eating habits.
Soriel Angelfyre May 8th 2008 11:18AM
....ya know....that could be the reason i have so many alts
Zali May 8th 2008 12:57PM
I'm a masochist I suppose. Although I have something like 21 alts spread across five servers, plenty of laundry and housework to catch up on, and rarely sleep more than three hours a day... if something is truely frustrating me in the game I am very likely to just keep beating my head against it until I win. I very much believe that I will overcome whatever it is on the next try, nope, next one.... dang it, gotta run back to my body, but I'll get him this time, crap, one more then I quite... nope had him down to 4%, I got him this time.. just need to repair but I'm going to own this gu... damn, one more, frickin A, last time... Dangit... almost had him there... I gotta pee... after this shot... I wonder if those Depends are comfortable, DAMNIT stupid ganking prick, and I almost had the guy when that whored ass killed me... friggin A!!! Where is he?
At which point I won't give up until I kill that whored prick.... no matter how long it takes. I'm very very focused... unless I get distracted.