30 days in Azeroth

Neirai the Forgiven said:
Well, Christmas is coming up.... :)
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True, but I already have my birthday/Christmas present from my wife, my family agreed to postpone X-Mas (while still celebrating Christmas), and I spent all the gift money I'd hoarded over the last year during Black Friday sales.

So X-Mas (the commercial holiday) is pretty much over for me. I'm still looking forward to Christmas (the religious holiday), but for completely different reasons. :)
 
Tek, Tek, Tek. I mean Christmas is coming up, and people tend to get people gifts for Christmas...

Edit: to avoid confusion, I am mildly suggesting to the community as a whole that maybe Tek might like WoW for Christmas. I'm not really in a position to give him it, but I have been thinking about it...
 
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Hmmm and let him join our TF family...Woot! Where do I sign up?

Tek7 said:
I'm still looking forward to Christmas (the religious holiday), but for completely different reasons. :)
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Amen to that! I love Christmas!
 
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Neirai the Forgiven said:
Tek, Tek, Tek. I mean Christmas is coming up, and people tend to get people gifts for Christmas...

Edit: to avoid confusion, I am mildly suggesting to the community as a whole that maybe Tek might like WoW for Christmas. I'm not really in a position to give him it, but I have been thinking about it...
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While I'm greatly encouraged by the suggestion, I have a few concerns regarding receiving the expansion packs as gifts:
  1. I don't plan to continue playing unless my wife continues playing as well. That doubles the cost of any expenses associated with playing WoW. That brings the total cost for expansions to $140 USD and monthly expenses to $30 USD. If community members have enough expendable income to cover or help cover the cost of the expansions or even 60-day WoW timecards (which weigh in at $30 each and, to my knowledge, can not be divided in half to split between subscribers), I would rather the money go toward helping the Alliance cover its expenses. I already own so many games and have been greatly blessed with a wonderful community with which to play them.
  2. I don't know if WoW is going to hold my interest much longer. There's a lot of great games out there and my gaming ADD is the stuff of legend. I mean, I still haven't finished Ocarina of Time (but I blame that on the Water Temple). As great as any game may be, there's no guarantee I won't get bored with it in short order. There are just too many great games out there right now and my backlog is just too long.
  3. Conversely, I'm concerned about the possibility of getting addicted to the game. That's less likely than growing bored with the game, but I still have to consider the possibility. With the job search proving unsuccessful, it's not unreasonable to think that there may be a day now and then when I step away from a particularly difficult and discouraging day looking for employment to dabble in a bit of WoW. One of WoW's key selling points is that it fosters a sense of accomplishment and progression. Even if that progression is virtual, it's clear to see why it would be preferable to a day spent on tasks that may or may not (and, given the course of the job search over the last year, probability favors "may not") yield results.
As usual, I'm conflicted when it comes to playing WoW. Playing for free for 30 days and playing with my wife allowed me to play with my major concerns (mostly) muted. To play any longer is going to cost considerable money (at least, by my current standards) for someone and, given my circumstances, that doesn't sit right with me.

I'm still considering renewing for 30 days (and asking my wife to do the same) and quitting after that, knowing that there's nearly no chance we'd be able to reach level 60 (or 58, the minimum recommended level to travel to Outland) within a month. But we'll see.

Either way, I have a great group of Christian men and women with whom to play my favorite games online--and that makes all the difference.
 
I got an e-mail notice today informing me I have only 3 days left on my account. :(

The end is nigh, folks.
 
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