5 Reasons Markco Quit Wow

Posted by Markco at 8:00 AM

I've been asked this question a hundred thousand times, and I'm sure every person who follows this blog has wondered the same thing. If you look at where JMTC was at the time, it makes no sense, so allow me to dive into my thought processes and explain what led up to me quitting this game we all love.

5 Reasons Markco Quit Wow

1. Drama - Bloggers especially, are filled with drama and a quest to be the best. Because of how quickly JMTC gained a following, I was a target at all times. I had to stay on top of my posts and every other activity or else I'd be accused of copying everyone. I tried my best (and still do) to run a blog where it didn't matter how big you were, you could still have a say in the conversation, but many bloggers still look at blogging as a zero sum game, or worse, a harmless hobby. I said it a hundred times and I'll say it again, there's plenty of room in the wow blogging community for more top bloggers. That being said, one of the main reasons I quit was the childishness of the entire drama filled blogosphere. Childish behavior that even today I still find myself getting sucked into. I've even removed my blog roll so that I no longer have to worry about bloggers complaining about who's linked and who isn't. If you are a blogger and want to get linked on this site, simply submit a guest post.

2. Boredom - I, to this day, can still talk about making wow gold with enthusiasm and excitement in my voice. Over time I would chop out the boring parts of the game, one by one until all that was left was the gold. First raids, then pvp and finally I realized that even making gold had become boring to me. I still love talking about how to make gold and showing people how to do it, but physically doing it myself is devoid of enjoyment. That's what happens when you make 2.1 million gold, you get tired of it all. For the six months before I quit wow completely, the only thing I did was log in, try out new gold strategies for the blog and log out. Eventually I decided it was time to pull the plug.

3. Career - Yes, even though I  make enough money to more than support myself with my online businesses, I still feel that I should work a 9-5 job and have a career. I don't feel good about myself unless I'm working full time, it's just part of who I am. I realized that I could not survive working 10-16 hour days writing a blog and working full time, so I made the logical choice and went with career over blogging. I still blog "full time" on The Traffic Blogger but it requires very little effort compared to what I did with JMTC and I'm growing it far slower.

4. Friends Quitting - Without a community to play with Wow feels very stale to me. As guilds broke up and friends moved on, I found myself with far fewer people compelling me to log in.

5. Health - In six months I lost 60 pounds and it wasn't just from an insane amount of exercise (3-6 miles every day), the part I didn't tell anyone was that I had cut my wow time in half in order to do this. Staying up late playing video games and eating chips is not a mature decision, even if you get paid to do it.

For every reason I had to quit wow, there were a hundred reasons I could come up with to stay. These included friendships, the appreciation of this community, joys of slaughtering alliance, etc. In the end it was a very gradual decision that took almost a year to reach full fruition.

Are you down to just gold making? Will you quit wow in the near future? The dirty little secret to wow is that your friends are often your #1 reason for playing. Even if you feel the game is not as good as it once was, the communities you take part in keep you coming back for more. What is your reason for playing wow? Have you had a complete opposite experience?

Side Note: JMTC is hiring new writers! All you need to do is send me an example post, I'll publish it and if it does well I will work with you to create a schedule that you can follow and pay you 50% of adsense earnings per post.