What to do about a 23 y/o hooked on WOW

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Set your router to either block the ports WoW uses or use the QoS features to make his internet traffic the lowest priority (and maybe limit his total bandwidth as well). You may want to put the router in a locked box to keep him from doing a hard reset to get around what you did.

I was thinking of cutting him off entirely from 11pm-8am, block his mac address in my router setup

Do something.

But you gotta get his mom involved. She's the problem by allowing him to be this way.

Increase his rent to $1200 a month unless he is holding a full time job down. SOMETHING.

But I would NOT put up with a 23 y/o in the house mooching like that. It's one thing if he's busting his ass in college/work and is living at home to save money, but this is TOTALLY different. Does he even HAVE a college degree?

 

[dbk]

What a momma's boy...just bang your fiance every night all night so he gets annoyed and moves out.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Kick out of the house. Might consider a gamers anonymous type program depending on how bad it is (yes it really exists).

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB
My cousin (about to turn 27) who currently lives at my house, does the same thing. Plays WoW all day. He still goes to school too. Has yet to get his undergrad. Used to live in Taiwan. Flunked out freshman year and was sent to the military for 2 years (where he was basically a secretary). A year after he was out, he spent another year in limbo preping for entrance exams. This time, he went to a university in Taipei which is by his home. Because of this, he would skip class daily to play WoW. Ended up getting kicked out again and his parents sent him over to the states to live with us and get a degree at the local community college. All programs at the community college are two year programs. He never studies. All he does when he gets home is drop his bags and play WoW like I used to do in 5th grade. Difference is, he's not a 5th grader, he's 26. If he's in danger of failing he will drop courses without telling anyone or hide his report card. There's a lot more details I can add but I'm not going to. Basically, he's a huge failure and he needs to gtfo of my house.

You used to play WoW in fifth grade? What are you, in eighth grade now?

 

[Foxery]

Sounds like it bothers you a lot more than it bothers him. For what it's worth, people who spend that many hours in WoW are very likely to burn out and leave on their own.

As some said earlier, good job on calling a computer gamer a loser, in a forum full of computer gamers!

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: TecHNooB
My cousin (about to turn 27) who currently lives at my house, does the same thing. Plays WoW all day. He still goes to school too. Has yet to get his undergrad. Used to live in Taiwan. Flunked out freshman year and was sent to the military for 2 years (where he was basically a secretary). A year after he was out, he spent another year in limbo preping for entrance exams. This time, he went to a university in Taipei which is by his home. Because of this, he would skip class daily to play WoW. Ended up getting kicked out again and his parents sent him over to the states to live with us and get a degree at the local community college. All programs at the community college are two year programs. He never studies. All he does when he gets home is drop his bags and play WoW like I used to do in 5th grade. Difference is, he's not a 5th grader, he's 26. If he's in danger of failing he will drop courses without telling anyone or hide his report card. There's a lot more details I can add but I'm not going to. Basically, he's a huge failure and he needs to gtfo of my house.

You used to play WoW in fifth grade? What are you, in eighth grade now?

LOL!

 

[Mide]

kick him out. things might change if you're starving

 

[torpid]

ATOT Failboat. Everyone knows the best way to get him to quit is for you and his mom to start playing WoW with him. Even if you know how the game works, make it look like you are really stupid and ask dumb questions all the time. Be sure his mom publicly says embarrassing things about him too. Problem solved.

 

[ivan2]

1. know his raid schedule.
2. randomly unplugs the modem during raid.
3. off the raid and off the guild.
4. no more wow.

 

[Eeezee]

WALL OF TEXT

The guy sounds like kind of an ass w/ regards to that jacuzzi story. In any case, he should have been kicked out of the house when he was 18. Yes, this is a distinctly American thing to do, but I think it's good. At least then he'd be forced to get a job in order to satisfy his MMORPG addictions

Just keep charging him rent. So long as he's paying you, there's no problem with him just playing WoW all day. That's his choice.

 

[alkemyst]

It's sucks the OP is in no place to handle this.....

Personally I'd tell the chick "look if you want the Alkemyst Express, you are going to have to have the talk with your L40 Mohawk".

Parents are just freaking babying their adult children too much now. It's not uncommon here to have dudes in their late 20's still living at home. They talk about how property too expensive, how they are saving, etc...but in reality they are blowing their whole paychecks on the best cars/clothes/clubs and have nothing to show for it. Many of these guys are bringing down $50k+ salaries.

Not everyone is supposed to own a house and in the past most didn't until around 'middle age', those that wanted to start early bought real starter homes which were in older neighborhoods with much lesser homes/ammenities.

Today a 'starter home' is the 3/2/2 oceanfront with a personal security guard since that isn't anything like the 15/15/10 ocean with intercoastal view and a team of naked blonde amazon ninjas that come with the property.

PARENTS KICK YOU KIDS OUT ONCE THEY GRADUATE + 1 YEAR AT THE VERY MOST! The fucking loser should be into something decent at graduation anyway.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Your house, your internet, take away the computer and no internet for him. Or kick him out. Eitherway will achieve what is needed.

seriously. i told my mom to do this to my brother a couple of years ago and she refused. my brother is still a lazy fucker...he picked up a social life, so i guess thats something, but he doesnt *do* anything.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Set your router to either block the ports WoW uses or use the QoS features to make his internet traffic the lowest priority (and maybe limit his total bandwidth as well). You may want to put the router in a locked box to keep him from doing a hard reset to get around what you did.

I was thinking of cutting him off entirely from 11pm-8am, block his mac address in my router setup

That would probably drive him insane, and if he truly is a junkie he will have to find another way to get his fix, hopefully not at your house. Then again he will probably buy a 100 foot cable and try to run it directly into the modem...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Set your router to either block the ports WoW uses or use the QoS features to make his internet traffic the lowest priority (and maybe limit his total bandwidth as well). You may want to put the router in a locked box to keep him from doing a hard reset to get around what you did.

I was thinking of cutting him off entirely from 11pm-8am, block his mac address in my router setup

That would probably drive him insane, and if he truly is a junkie he will have to find another way to get his fix, hopefully not at your house. Then again he will probably buy a 100 foot cable and try to run it directly into the modem...

Wire cutters to the cable then. His house, his rules. Or do what many other successful parents have done - cut the power to their room and put a lock on the circuit breaker. Lights out means LIGHTS OUT.

Once you force the child into a regular sleep and wake pattern you can start the path to success. Structure, regimen, rules...that's what the child needs.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Put clear tape in his network card's jack and the cord.

But yeah sounds like a looser. He should at least be giving some effort to have a future. I'm 22 and still live at home BUT I work full time and do stuff around the house, but sometimes I feel like I'm being lazy and should be searching harder for a house. But my parents understand given the market is nuts right now.

One of my friends tried to get me into WoW. The problem with that game is you have to be too dedicated to it. From that point, it sucks your soul away.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: spidey07
Your house, your internet, take away the computer and no internet for him. Or kick him out. Eitherway will achieve what is needed.

seriously. i told my mom to do this to my brother a couple of years ago and she refused. my brother is still a lazy fucker...he picked up a social life, so i guess thats something, but he doesnt *do* anything.

yet you are the player?

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I wonder if he is playing right now, if hes on a PVP server go find him and make his gameplay a nightmare.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Once you force the child into a regular sleep and wake pattern you can start the path to success. Structure, regimen, rules...that's what the child needs.

I'm glad you weren't my mom/dad.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Put clear tape in his network card's jack and the cord.

But yeah sounds like a looser. He should at least be giving some effort to have a future. I'm 22 and still live at home BUT I work full time and do stuff around the house, but sometimes I feel like I'm being lazy and should be searching harder for a house. But my parents understand given the market is nuts right now.

One of my friends tried to get me into WoW. The problem with that game is you have to be too dedicated to it. From that point, it sucks your soul away.

Funny from a guy with Ultima Online in their sig along with a blog

I was in UDIC way back...remember I was one of the first to map out the stygian abyss 1:1.

I play WoW as well. I will admit you have to have some dedication for goals, but if you have control you don't HAVE to be online 24/7. I may fire it up every few months for a time killer.

When I was younger and married between classes at University of Florida MUD's and Ultima kept me out of trouble...although I did blow off classes sometimes many times.

I still have dreams that I am there on the last day of class and somehow missed something and was now not graduating. I did usually pull off surprising final scores though which was confusing to how little I did.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: mrrmanI decided to ccheck the PH level in the jacuzzi as we thought about going in that night.

*Certified ATOT'er*

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: mrrmanI decided to ccheck the PH level in the jacuzzi as we thought about going in that night.

*Certified ATOT'er*

lol that's a first I ever heard someone doing that

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: mrrmanI decided to ccheck the PH level in the jacuzzi as we thought about going in that night.

*Certified ATOT'er*

lol that's a first I ever heard someone doing that

It's common with those that don't use them much prior to season....mostly the algae and crud is a dead giveaway prior to checking pH.

 

[Foxery]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Or do what many other successful parents have done - cut the power to their room and put a lock on the circuit breaker. Lights out means LIGHTS OUT.

Once you force the child into a regular sleep and wake pattern you can start the path to success. Structure, regimen, rules...that's what the child needs.

Tell me... how old were you when you forgot what it was like to be young?

Being a nazi parent just makes your kids hate you, and want to continue their behavior even more.

This kid either
A) Will burn out on the game and find his own way, or
B) The OP is greatly exaggerating, and the kid manages a viable social life plus an evening raiding schedule (note the weekend party)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Put clear tape in his network card's jack and the cord.

But yeah sounds like a looser. He should at least be giving some effort to have a future. I'm 22 and still live at home BUT I work full time and do stuff around the house, but sometimes I feel like I'm being lazy and should be searching harder for a house. But my parents understand given the market is nuts right now.

One of my friends tried to get me into WoW. The problem with that game is you have to be too dedicated to it. From that point, it sucks your soul away.

Funny from a guy with Ultima Online in their sig along with a blog

I was in UDIC way back...remember I was one of the first to map out the stygian abyss 1:1.

I play WoW as well. I will admit you have to have some dedication for goals, but if you have control you don't HAVE to be online 24/7. I may fire it up every few months for a time killer.

When I was younger and married between classes at University of Florida MUD's and Ultima kept me out of trouble...although I did blow off classes sometimes many times.

I still have dreams that I am there on the last day of class and somehow missed something and was now not graduating. I did usually pull off surprising final scores though which was confusing to how little I did.

You helped map out SA? That's pretty neat.

I was actually addicted to UO in college, though not to an extent that it hindered my grades. Whats funny though is I skipped one of my classes to configure my UO server when I first launched it. That was a bad move, but it was a useless class anyway.

Now I actually hardly play. I do have some regular chars on my own server but I find myself more on my Admin busting AFK people.

 

[Rubycon]

Find out how many hops to the game server. (tracert)

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