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Does this post ever end?

Yes, just hang on tight a little longer ;)

So, it took me quite a while to get back into the dungeons of WoD. I think it only happened because of two things: I switched to DPS and my girlfriend played along side of me (my girlfriend is both a better WoW-player than me and she doesn’t have any ladder anxiety). This really helped as now I had a person next to me who didn’t mind telling me about tactics/mechanics, and when I messed up, there was a person to “defend” me :p

I mean, I could probably have managed it on my own by just changing from tank spec to DPS, but it was just really nice to have her with me, as stupid and pathetic as that may sound :) As a bonus, it was also some great and fun quality time for us :D

So, what am I trying to say with this post? Well, one thing is that ladder anxiety is a real thing and can even happen in games without a ranking system... Or at least that’s what happened to me, even though I thought I had myself “cured”.

Secondly, I think a nice way of curing ladder anxiety is to 1: Jump into it, and 2: Play ranked in a quick and easy-to-learn game like Hearthstone. This post isn’t supposed to be an advertisement for Hearthstone, but the ranked format of the game really helped me before :)

Hearthstone is a quick, fun and relaxing experience... Right? :o

And thirdly, chill out and play video games for fun - Because that’s what they’re for. And if a person is new and/or is in need of help, help that person, for god’s sake, and don’t bash him/her for it. I know that this might not reach a lot for people, especially not those who needs to read it, but I will make it my mission to help others have fun and call those out who ruins it ;)