Anyone Heard of Warcraft

Here are some things you can try. Not all of them are appropriate. If he has an addictive personality then, like with alcohol, you will need to remove any temptation to 'fall off the wagon' (as in, an alcoholic probably should never drink ever again).

Cancel your internet service.

Like David said, cancel the credit card that is tied to the account.

My husband plays Warcraft, but never in a way that is neglectful to fathering duties, household duties, or husband duties. Message me for a way to get his account banned if the issue is that extreme. When users play the game, they agree to a certain set of rules. If they break some of the rules their account can be banned. Yes, this is a last-resort technique if all else fails. Yes, I realize this is a very shifty way of doing it.

I am lucky that my husband is not computer savy and has no interest in computer games but my daycare providers husband is and would spend days at the computer playing the game. I hate to say this, but they are getting divorced and large part of the reasoning is his computer game playing. My students say the same thing and the sad thing is that my 11 year son asked if he could play it because all the kids at school were - so it has filtered down into the elementary level too.

Do you need the computer for online bill paying or work related reasons? If not, then get rid of the computer, put a parental control lock on the website or something to get him off of it.

Thanks,

S.

Hi S.,

Luckily my husband thinks computers are evil. ha ha ha (Though playstation doesn't fall into that category, go figure). But you piqued my interest so I did a google search on warcraft addiction. Found this site you may be interested in. http://www.wikihow.com/Break-a-World-of-Warcraft-Addiction

Also, I couldn't really tell but doesn't that cost money?? I tried to find prices and one site was saying like it started at $20 per month and went up from there. Maybe that's a tactic for discourating your husband from playing it. Depending on whether or not your household budget has the additioanl $20 a month to spend on games??

Good luck. Maybe think too if something is going on that would make him want to escape reality for a bit? I've heard of people turning to games and the like when life becomes a little more stressful then they can handle.

I play warcraft, and even casual play can eat up time. However i have a schedule i follow, barring special function emergencies i have 'raid' night 4 nights a week i get on to play with my online friends..i usuually only go to 3 of the nights and they don't start until usually just about the kids bed time, i make it a point to play as little as possible on the weekends and friday unless kids are sleeping or something like that. I would suggest trying to see if he can get a schedule set up so that he can have some time on and off. I found when i take time off from the game i am in now hurry to get back, if we have been doing something to keep me occupied. Or if you really want to get him, cancel the credit cards so that he can't pay the monthly fee and to keep playing when his time runs out.

My husband, dad, and brother all play Warcraft. While it doesn't interfere with my marriage, I do agree it is addicting. It does interfere with my husband's time he spends with the kids. He uses it as his outlet for his "me" time, but he plays it more than I would like. When my extended family all gets together, that is all the guys do is play warcraft. They fight a lot over it as well. I guess I just wanted you to know that it sucks and it does sound like your husband is addicted. He needs to get off the computer and spend more time with you. Maybe marriage counseling is needed? It is a nice way for both of you to communicate and get issues out in the open and try to work through them.