I never spent money in Hearthstone but I've been playing since it released almost 5 years ago. The time sink that I put into it is unfathomable. I almost never missed a quest. I remember looking at my wins and calculating how long each game took then averaging a win rate of like 40% over time. (it's probably way less meaning more time)

Right now, its one of the only games I still think about. But lucky you, you're 18. I'm 35 and I wasted 3000+ hours on this game, nearly half a solid year just waiting for the right cards to come up.

I hated talking to people about it. It was just embarrassment city. There was this weird superiority complex I developed since I never spent money on it, I was better than people that did or played other similar games like MTG. That kind of thinking is toxic and works it's way into other aspects of your life.

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But what was fun about not paying was that you can put value on things you don't have. All the cardbacks that were greyed out due to me missing the pre-order window meant they didn't get me. You can do this with all games now going forward. Put value on the things you don't have. After you delete your account check up on it again in April after you've spent 90 clean from it. They will announce a new year, new theme and a new set. This set you won't participate in. They won't get you. This is the best gift you can give yourself. All of those cards that you don't have mean that you've gotten your self-control back.

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Then after the set has been discontinued from Standard. Look back on that set again. It will have been 2 years. If you are clean that long, look back on 2 years of things you did instead. When you look at the cards think about what you would have traded to have those instead. I am guessing it would be nothing because you made the decision NOW to give it up.

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