World of Warcraft Purity Test Purity Test

The World of Warcraft Purity Test

Check all boxes for which your answer is "yes".
The "submit" button is at the bottom.

This test is to assess how much of you life has been lost (or donated, depending on how you look at it) to the World of Warcraft. The test is straightforward. All technicalities count. Please email all comments to hasel001@gmail.com.

Special thanks go out to all those who emailed me with their suggestions. This version of the test reflects most of them.

Basic Exposure

Have you ever heard of the World of Warcraft?
Have you ever played World of Warcraft?
Have you ever owned (been the main user of) a WoW account?
...more than one?
Have you ever had World of Warcraft installed on your computer?
Have you ever had the Burning Crusade installed on your computer?
Do you use any special equipment for playing WoW? (second monitor, special keyboard, etc.)
Have you ever liked (loved?) WoW more than all other MMO's?
...more than any other games?
...more than major life elements?

Time Spent Playing WoW, or How the Hours Fly By

Have you ever played WoW past midnight?
...3 a.m.?
...6 a.m.?
...9 a.m.?
...missed sleep altogether because of WoW?
Does thinking about Tuesday morning make you sad?
Have you ever played WoW regularly (defined as logging on 3 days per week)?
...played regularly for over 1 month?
...3 months?
...6 months?
...1 year?
Have you ever logged in at least once a day?
...for over 1 month?
...3 months?
...6 months?
...1 year?
Have you attained over 15 days (/played) on any character?
...over 30 days?
...over 60?

IRL, or Some Things Are Even Scarier than Azeroth

Has WoW ever affected your real life?
...to the point at which it rivaled the effects of a drug?
Have you ever made friends through WoW?
...who you later met IRL?
Have you ever scheduled work around WoW?
Has WoW caused you problems at work?
Have you lost or quit your job because of WoW?
Have you ever scheduled school around WoW?
Has WoW caused you problems at school?
Have you ever failed or dropped a class because of WoW?
Have you ever met a cyber lover through WoW?
...an IRL lover?
Have you ever lost friends because of WoW?
Has WoW ever caused you relationship problems?
Have you ever broken up because of WoW?
...divorced?
Did you non-WoW friends make comments that you play too much?
...and you later converted them? (The Light be with you)
Have you ever been told that you were an RP'er?
...by another avid player of MMORPG's?
Have you ever lied about WoW?
Have you ever paid (real) money for WoW gold, leveling, etc.?
Conversely, have you ever been paid (real) money for WoW gold, leveling, or for the sale of an account?

Terms and Acronyms ftw

Do you recognize: lol?
ftw
ftl
fta
fth
lfg/lfm
Does the acronym "lf4m" seem silly to you?
wtb/wts/wtt
pug
wtf
boe
bop
bg
kek
Did you understand why the last question was a trick question? (mark it true anyway)
aoe
dps
dot
hot
ah
sw
if
uc
ud
ne
tb
be
av
ab
wsg
eots
wotf
pve
pvp
rp
Mark this question true if you have noted a typo on one of the above acronyms in a previous version of this test.
And did you email the correction to the author (the Light bless you)?
Can you define: n00b
tank
pwn
alt
main
instance
raid
buff
debuff
nerf
grind
grief
camp
gank
Check here if you find the above list to be very short.

More Language, or WTFBBQPWND

Do you have a favorite WoW language (other than Orcish/Common)?
Have you ever attempted a WoW language translation?
...with some degree of success?

Gameplay...The Meat and Potatoes of This Deadly Meal

Have you ever rolled a: druid?
priest?
warlock?
warrior?
paladin?
rogue?
mage?
shaman?
hunter?
Have you ever been decidedly dps, healing, melee, ranged, etc.?
Have you ever been decidedly one race or class? (e.g. - Night Elf till I die!)
Have you ever ascribed racial prejudices to WoW races?
Have you ever reached level 60?
...more than once?
...more than five times?
...reached level 70?
...more than once?
...more than three times?
Have you ever rolled an alt?
Have you ever filled an account with characters?
Do you consider yourself an altoholic? (The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.)
Have you ever had an alt become a main?
Have you ever created a Draenei or Blood Elf for kicks and giggles?
Have you ever rolled a Dranei Shaman?
...a Blood Elf Paladin?
Have you ever had more than one piece of epic gear equipped?
...more than five?
Have you ever had Thunderfury? (And consequently had everyone envy/hate you)
...Sulfuras?
...Atiesh?
...Black Qiraji Resonating Crystal?
...Ashbringer? (ooooooh!)
...Talisman of Binding Shard? (I love a question written for one person.)
Have you ever lost sleep while thinking about one of the above six items?
Have you ever had a favorite non-combat pet?

Raiding, or the Ten to Forty Man Circle Jerk

Have you ever been in a raid group?
Have you ever entered: UBRS?
MC?
BWL?
ZG?
AQ 20?
AQ 40?
Mark this true if, when you saw the above two questions, though of the unabbreviated names for the above two.
Onyxia's Lair?
Naxx?
Kara?
Gruul's Lair?
Hyjal?
Serpentshrine?
The Eye?
Black Temple?
Magtheridon's Lair?
ZA?
Magisters' Terrace?
Sunwell?
Have you ever cleared: UBRS?
MC?
BWL?
ZG?
AQ 20?
AQ 40?
Ony's Lair?
Naxx?
Kara?
Gruul?
Hyjal?
Serpentshrine?
The Eye?
Black Temple?
Magtheridon's Lair?
ZA?
Magisters' Terrace?
Sunwell?
Have you ever been a member of an intense raiding guild?
Have you ever raided a major city of the opposing faction?
Have you ever had a favorite set of raid icons? (Sap is triangle, not star, you n00b!)
Do you know the circular shaped icon as "condom" (or any similar comical substitution)?
Have you ever finished an instance or raid with substantially fewer players than recommended?
Have you ever downed any world raid dragons?
...all of them?
Have you ever ninja'd an item during a raid?
Have you ever pulled a raid boss before the group was ready?
Have you ever blinked into a raid boss?

For Instance

Have you ever faked lag or d/c to get out of a bad pug?
Have you ever hated Gnomeregan with a passion?
...even though you played regularly on a Gnome?
Mark this question true if you played a Gnome or Troll and felt shafted because you didn't have a city to call your own.
Have you ever complained when the instance located in Westfall was called "DM"?

Outside Resources

Have you ever used Thottbot?
...WoWhead?
...WoWwiki?
...Allakazham?
...worldofwarcraft.com forums?
...any other similar site not listed above?
Have you had a favorite WoW-related site?
Have you had any of the above sites set as your homepage?
Have you ever contributed (substantially) to one or more of the above sites?
...more than three?
...five or more?
Have you ever found one of the above sites (or another like it) to be grossly inferior (i.e.- Have you ever been a WoW reference snob?)

Random Drops, Factions, and Battlegrounds

Have you ever had a least favorite NPC? (Mor'Ladim!)
Have you ever been decidedly Horde or Alliance?
Have you ever met a person IRL, only to be disappointed when you later find they play the opposite faction from you?
Have you ever ganked or been ganked in STV?
Did you shudder when you read the last question?
Have you ever spent a large amount of time ganking?
Have you ever encountered/been killed by a racial leader?
Have you ever taken part in the killing of a racial leader?
Have you ever been in a battleground?
Do the battleground themed weekends have substantial influence on your weekend schedules?
Have you ever spent a large amount of time leveling on Harpies?
Did you ever reach a rank of Knight/Stone Guard?
...Field Marshall/Warlord?
...Grand Marshall/High Warlord?
If you answered yes to #221, did you cry when the new PvP system came out?
Do you know the meaning of a naked battleground?
Have you taken part in such a battleground?
Have you ever logged in and went afk on AV weekend? (leech!)
Have you ever gained over 5k honor in one day?
...over 10k?
Have you ever mind-controlled anyone into an exit portal for a battleground (or otherwise kicked people from a bg against their will)?
Have you ever sploited to win a bg?
Mark this question true if you did NOT question the validity of the verb "to sploit".
Have you ever used any WoW terminology IRL? (haha, pwned you, pew pew laz0r gunz go!)
...so much that people who didn't play WoW used it back at you? (/denial, thanks Ashley and John)
Do you consider real life situations in WoW terms? (I'm gonna trinket-shot that test tomorrow!)
...so that you can understand them better?
For any character, do you have a favorite spec?
Do you WoW friends say you respec too much?
Have you ever respeced more than once in a day?
...more than three times?
Have you ever contacted a GM?
...and seemed to know more than the GM about a particular subject?
Have you ever named an irl pet after an NPC or item in WoW?
...more than one?
Have you ever done anything degrading irl (e.g.-shave your body from the neck down) for gold or an item in game? (and thank you, Michael, for the Krol Blade)
Have you ever caused a guild to split up?
Have you ever been disheartened by guild problems (Why are mommy and daddy fighting?)

Conventions and Merchandise, or Fat Loots!

Do you know what Blizzcon is?
Have you ever attended Blizzcon?
D
Have you ever owned any of the WoW trading cards?
Have you ever had an in game item attained from the cards (e.g. - turtle mount, hippogryph hatchling, etc.)?

The (WoW) Universe is Expanding

Did you pre-order the BC expansion?
Did you go to a midnight release event for BC?
While in line, did you discuss your plans for the climb to 70 with the other shoppers?
Did you meet someone who plays on your server while standing in line? (small world...of Warcraft)
Have you lost any sleep contemplating the new features to be found in Wrath of the Lich King? (me too)

UI Mods, or Better Leveling Through Programming

Have you ever installed a UI mod?
...more than ten?
...more than 25?
...more than 50?
Have you ever spent more than an hour on patch day just updating mods?
...more than two hours?
...more than four?
Have you ever debated with other players about what the best mods are for a given situation, etc.?
Have you ever written a WoW macro?
...more than ten?
...more than 25?
Have you ever been proud of yourself for making a macro (or making a better one), than any you could find a reference to online?

Extras

Have you ever been to the Ironforge basement?
Have you ever been under Stormwind?
Have you ever been to the dancing troll village?
Have you ever been to the GM island? (haxx0rz!)
Have you ever watched the South Park episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft"?
Is it your favorite SP episode?
Do you have a copy of said episode on your hard disk?
Have you ever encouraged a non-WoW person to watch it (in an effort to minister to them)?
Did you complain about the inaccuracies of the episode (e.g. Human hunter, wtf!?)

The Test Itself

At any point in this test, did you feel the urge to quit and log on?
Did you do so? (addict)
Are you actually playing WoW while taking this test?
Have you ever done anything in WoW just to affect your score on this test or one like it?
Have you ever taken any WoW purity test (before this one)?
...more than five times?
Have you ever written a WoW purity test? (just for me, but I hope more will be able to click as time goes by)
Have you ever thought of a question that should be on this test? (send it to hasel001@gmail.com)

Murlocs!

Mark this question true if you, at any point during the test, wondered why there was no mention of Murlocs.
Did you just sigh/cry/rip any hair out?
Do you know the names of more than three named Murlocs?
Can you identify (on a map) over five camps of Murlocs?
Can you make the Murloc noise with you hands and mouth?
...and do your friends know this all too well?

The World of Warcraft Purity Test

Basic Exposure

Time Spent Playing WoW, or How the Hours Fly By

IRL, or Some Things Are Even Scarier than Azeroth

Terms and Acronyms ftw

More Language, or WTFBBQPWND

Gameplay...The Meat and Potatoes of This Deadly Meal

Raiding, or the Ten to Forty Man Circle Jerk

For Instance

Outside Resources

Random Drops, Factions, and Battlegrounds

Conventions and Merchandise, or Fat Loots!

The (WoW) Universe is Expanding

UI Mods, or Better Leveling Through Programming

Extras

The Test Itself

Murlocs!

Good going!