starmixx ([info]starmixx) wrote in [info]wow_ladies,
@ 2008-05-06 22:40:00
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Entry tags:happy!, hilarity, just curious, just for fun

WoW stress relievers
I know a big reason I joined this community was to have a place to vent and or ramble about any and all in-game stresses I was dealing with at the time, as well as any and all accomplishments. It's always fun to say "Hey guys, I got _______ from _____ today!" and have people understand why you're excited or "I got ganked in the middle of an escort quest now I have to restart!! /qq". xD

I'm curious, though, if anyone has any 'habits' they perform when you've had a bad day in-game.

Example: I was being camped by a rogue a few days ago on my hunter to the point where I wanted to scream. It happened when I was escorting my husband through Arathi on his alt. She sapped me, and it went downhill from there being I was mounted. She stealthed and continued to sap and kill me for AN HOUR whenever I tried rezzing. I even waited FIFTEEN minutes to rez (I did dishes) and she was sitting there, waiting! (because I mustmustmust log off in a major city or it bothers me! haha.) So instead I left WoW logged in, didn't rez, and baked tons and tons of mini cupcakes! :D I frosted them, and then put sprinkles on them by hand. It took A WHILE, but after I felt so...calm that I logged back in (I got timed out), hearthed (she was gone thank god), and went about my merry way. I got ganked a few times, but it didn't phase me.

In short: When I have a bad day in-game, I bake.

What do *you* do to relieve in-game stress?




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[info]necrotic_prince
2008-05-07 05:58 am UTC (link)
Haha yes. When I'm upset baking always makes me feel better. Writing a letter to my boyfriend also helps.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:55 am UTC
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[info]momo_ka
2008-05-07 06:00 am UTC (link)
what i do is kind of illegal ;p

in all seriousness, usually i just do the same things that I do when i'm stressed in general: read, watch some tv for a little while, write in my journal. just get away from everything for a bit, then i'm good to go again.

but cupcakes with hand placed sprinkles sound like perfect stress relievers. <3

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:57 am UTC

[info]sunsmoon
2008-05-07 06:17 am UTC (link)
Wtb pictures of the cupcakes!

In response to the post: I'm one of those meanies that goes to STV and ganks all day long after I've had a bad day. :X

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[info]sarian
2008-05-07 06:18 am UTC (link)
I like curling up in bed and either reading or watch a movie. :D

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:58 am UTC

[info]leiamanda
2008-05-07 06:26 am UTC (link)
I log in on one of my three 70s and kill the ganker. Between a mage, lock, and hunter, there's no class I can't take.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:58 am UTC

[info]4cquiesce
2008-05-07 06:36 am UTC (link)
I draw. And sometimes they're very angry drawings (of like, my hunters pet ripping to shreds the shammy who repetitively ganked me) but it helps. Either that or I laugh it off, get on an alt and pick flowers.

Although baking cupcakes with sprinkles sounds divine mmm. Wish I could bake. =D

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[info]red_jenn
2008-05-07 06:41 am UTC (link)
I'm on a PvE server, so I take out RL stresses in PvP (evil paper due? Go to AB and throw massive fireballs....)

But when I do have a bad day in game, I go to bed with a good book - I replay the events that stressed me in my head til I've reached a more satisfactory conclusion, then I happily read myself to sleep.

Baking is more all-purpose stress relief - banana nut bread cures ALL.... :D

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 07:04 am UTC

[info]atlantisflygirl
2008-05-07 06:47 am UTC (link)
If I get stressed, I normally go read or do some chores which soon calm me back down.

Yay for cupcakes...send some this way :P

The rogue must have seriously wanted something to do if they had nothing better than continually kill you for so long >_

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 07:05 am UTC

[info]nakedblueninja
2008-05-07 07:21 am UTC (link)
I also bake. But I bake biscuits and other savory things more than I bake cupcakes. Mostly because I always forget to buy sugar and icing sugar and sprinkles.

Sometimes I will go out for a drive instead. Those usually turn into photography adventures too.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 05:59 pm UTC

[info]moonstone_wind
2008-05-07 07:53 am UTC (link)
I tend to pvp or go watch some vids or do some artwork/jewelry

really depends on my mood. Mnnn i want some of de nummy cuppy caaaaaaaaakes ! XD

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[info]unmei_no_laluna
2008-05-07 08:21 am UTC (link)
I punch babies and eat kittens.

In all seriousness if I got hounded like that. I just log and go play an alt. or go back to find them. Or best case senario. round up 4 guildies and friends looking to have a picnic and go camping on ganker corpses.

Works amazingly well.

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[info]fractal_rainbow
2008-05-07 09:49 am UTC (link)
I'm on a PvE server - I do silly things when I get frustrated in-game, like last night 4 hours of wiping on Archimonde made me kite a fel reaver to Honor Hold on my tankadin.

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[info]riotlounge
2008-05-07 09:56 am UTC (link)
I work on my crafting professions on my alts. :)

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:02 pm UTC

[info]ankie
2008-05-07 11:11 am UTC (link)
I like to bake as well, or make snacks for my housemate while she's raiding. ;) Mini-pizza's, garlic bread, etc :)

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[info]phoenix_singing
2008-05-07 12:18 pm UTC (link)
Rant to a sympathetic friend, play with my cat (fluffy white purring critter, omg), read for a while, or put in one of my Everybody Loves Raymond DVDs 'cuz it's hard for me to be really cranky when I'm watching Raymond. Or I write. I'm an RPer and am currently working on some plotbunnies for Shizu, so that's a welcome distraction. Sometimes I draw.

In game, I slaughter things. If I'm feeling masochistic in addition to cranky, I might even subject myself to the battlegrounds, which on my battlegroup SUCK for Alliance, except for AV where I actually do really well.

Running heroics with my warrior buddy is always fun too. Badgers + rep + awesome groups every time = win.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:04 pm UTC

[info]express_silence
2008-05-07 12:21 pm UTC (link)
usually i shop. im a shop-a-holic. shoes more then anything else... or i play tomb raider 2, i know the all weapon cheat. so it makes the game very fun to get rid of stress. using an uzi on a bat is cathartic.

i also know the cheat to make lara croft explode... that helps too... :-D

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:05 pm UTC

[info]goeagle15
2008-05-07 12:24 pm UTC (link)
I farm. Lately, it's been primal shadows and I can just space out and kill things since the void dudes are only level 65.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:07 pm UTC

[info]sturmig
2008-05-07 12:34 pm UTC (link)
I draw or do dishes.

Nothing reliefs stress like scrubbing at that pot/pan that some idiot left withotu soaking again. XD

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:06 pm UTC

[info]basstendencies
2008-05-07 01:22 pm UTC (link)
Cute cupcakes!

WoW is my stress-reliever, so if something in WoW stresses me, my day has basically gone to shit. :P But if I need to get away from the game, I love going outside for a walk.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:08 pm UTC

[info]heinous_bitca
2008-05-07 01:45 pm UTC (link)
I fish. In game. :)

No seriously, I love to fish and it's SOOO relaxing. Back in the day, after multiple wipes trying to get Bat Boss down in ZG, I'd fly to Winterspring and fish in the pools to get Salmon for the AQ War Effort. My guild thought I was crazy...they'd go do drunken runs of Scholomance or something. Me, I'd fish!

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:27 pm UTC

[info]kraylessa
2008-05-07 01:49 pm UTC (link)
Out of curiosity, why were you worried the Mods wouldn't approve of this post? It seems like the perfect sort of post for this community.

To answer your question, it depends. Sometimes really really frustrating things happen in the middle of a raid when I can't escape, so I just vent to my friends via whispers. Other times I will just log out and watch TV or something and try to distract myself.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:10 pm UTC

[info]flawed_anon
2008-05-07 02:45 pm UTC (link)
While I'm not on a PVP server, if I get on a long flight path... I tend to walk off and start cleaning my apartment. Not bleach and Mr. Clean, but rather moving stuff around, throwing the papers that need to be thrown out, refiguring out my little couch space with its blanket and cushions and pillows, etc.

I wish I could bake though. >> I'm so jealous of your cupcakes and those who get to eat them.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:28 pm UTC

[info]paygem
2008-05-07 02:58 pm UTC (link)
I crochet - I've made 2 doilies in the past week due to my computer having issues with WoW - so not technically in-game stress (though in the past that was the reason) - but WoW stress none the less

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:28 pm UTC

[info]redsparkle
2008-05-07 03:23 pm UTC (link)
Swear a lot and go back for more, with frequent smoke breaks.

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(no subject) - [info]starmixx, 2008-05-07 06:10 pm UTC

[info]kimbrchick
2008-05-07 03:57 pm UTC (link)
Yummy cupcakes!

When the game stresses me out or gets me down I usually log out and go watch The Office on DVD. I love that show and it ALWAYS makes me laugh. If I'm super stressed which can happen because of real life stuff as well I might have an alcoholic beverage while I watch the Office. :)

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