He did get a breath of fresh air by playing his hunter. This has helped him enjoy the game more since he has something to do. In a way I’m kind of hopeful that our friends will join because this will give him a reason to roll an alt to level with them.

The friend who “died alot” listened to a third friend who said “priests are cool” and rolled that as her first toon. The third friend isn’t terribly patient so I get the feeling the newbie was in the starter zone.. on a priest and abandoned to do it on her own.

She logged on last night.. and we formed a little mini-group to go play with her. At the end she said she had a lot more fun. I’m hopeful that we’ll see more of her.

As a matter of fact, before I actually bought the game and really started playing, I tried playing my friend’s alt for a week. During this time, I was able to grasp at least some understanding of what’s going on. For me, it was pretty cool, being my first MMO and all, especially since I was somewhat familiar with the Warcraft franchise and its historical background.

So I say, for your friend who watches you play, let him try out the game for himself. It doesn’t have to be a starting level 1 character because that might be a bit boring at first. Give him a 20s-40s and let him experience what it’s like, then he can decide for himself if it’s for him. And if he decides to start playing, make a new alt and help him out from time to time.

I don’t get bored one bit playing WoW. I just have too much stuff to do in the game as it is and i’m not even ever playing a Alt at all. So i’m not sure just why your fiance gets bored so easily.

I find all kinds of things to keep my interest in the game. Gearing, unfinished Quests all over the last few zones. Farming for fun or faming herbs. Alchemy is like a game to me withing the game like a mini game supplying the server with pots. How and when can i get bored? Plus i’m busy running instances all the time and i’m guildless as it is.

If you enjoy the game just play it. If and when he feels the game is of interest to him i’m sure he will pick it up and play. Just leave it up to him to decide on his own when his interest in the game wanes.

What about your friend who “died a lot”? Why? Was she trying to level a holy priest solo? Or maybe a mage, and kept getting too many adds? Did she have anyone to guide her? (Both of the aforementioned can be done, but you need to have an understanding of some game basics first.)

Hmm…I think I can better answer this in a full-length post. But the short answer is, if they’re adults (i.e., of age and maturity), then recruit away! A lot can be done with a free trial (a lot can’t be done, too!)