12000 battles so far but lots of players have many many more. At one point I’d drop the kids at school, think “I’ll play my daily doubles for an hour”, suddenly a spot of lunch, then time to get the kids…. Work 0 – WarGaming 1. So often I realise it’s making me miserable and then you get one massive one-shot kill with your Conqueror Gun Carriage and you’re right back in there. I’ve never been addicted to anything before in my life
This is pretty much me. 12k battles, didn’t touch it for 18 months or so, addicted again, screws up ‘working’ from home but also starting to remember the frustrations that led me to quit before (although I’m not going to get suckered back into Clan Wars this time around…). Like you say, the odd moment/game is great but it’s interspersed with so many moments of frustration thanks to inept team mates.
Recently I’ve just started to care about WN8 rating, once you stop caring if you win or lose it’s much more relaxing to play even if WN8 farming isn’t always the optimal way to play for the good of the team.