After close to four months away from WoW, I have no regrets.
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when you're a leader, and get wrapped up in it, no matter how much you care or want people to care, you're doing the wrong thing.
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I can certainly agree with this. I spent my last months in the game as a guild officer and healer raid leader. To do this week in, week out took a huge toll on me. I was raiding early on Saturdays and Sunday mornings (occasionally hungover, but certainly worse for wear). I had to deal with a lot of issues, most of which were based around loot, a few problem members, and just organising everyone. Weeknights were spent discussing guild applications, running instances for gear (priests always get invites), farming herbs for potions, and answering assorted questions on Vent.
Before long, I was sick of the workload. Minor dramas turned into major issues which divided the guild. It messed up my study commitments so I called it quits, said goodbye to the guild, and timed it so that I was going away for a holiday not long after. By the time I came back the guild was in tatters and a lot of others had left the game. A few of my friends had left the game for the same reason I did, others had moved on.
It was sad to see all the work the guild had done raiding -- from spending two days struggling in MC into clearing everything plus Onyxia on the one night and giving BWL a solid attempt on the other night -- had fallen apart, but I was not interested in returning.
These days, my brother still plays Guild Wars. Its just a reminder of what I did because he spends most of his free time on there. The rewards from raiding weren't worth the time invested, and its a pity that it took me so long to recognise this. But I did have a lot of fun with my friends otherwise.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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