Darth Cheeseheart wrote:Something tells me that the people waiting in those lines aren't going to give a rat's * about doing any kind of physical activity, loosely related to WoW or not. The people in those lines will have already chosen their addictions.
I quit wow to be more actively involved in foam combat... quoting myself: "I'd rather
level myself up than some character that won't matter in 10 years anyway." This is coming from a guy who used to play until the server forced him to go to bed during the restart in the mornings; I was not some
casual player.
With foam combat I can actually get outside, get exercise, socialize face to face with my friends, and the schedule moderates itself for me... I have plenty of time left in the day to go home and be with my family, I can even include my family in this activity. Anyway, that's the basis of my leaving wow and MMOs in general... I've gone back before, but I don't think I will this time.
Getting to the point, I'm sure there's some people in that line that play WoW because they don't believe they have access to fulfill the medieval combat dreams we all had as kids – so they settle on videogames. There may be some people in that line who are on the fence (like I was) and just need the push in the right direction. There's people who may try it, talk some serious **** about coming out, and you'll never see them again. In my opinion, a couple hours of sparring (which I personally consider fun and beneficial) is very much worth even one recruit.
I was contacted by a guy who I thought I would never see (because he lives 4 hours away from my practice location) ended up being my most active member. Sadly, he can make events when people who live 10 minutes away can't.
Just don't make blind assumptions about potential recruits, you'll find GREAT people in the most unlikely candidates.
WALL OF TEXT CRITS FOR OVER 9000!