[Dvahlish]

I have to have a small rant here.

Im SICK to death of seeing posts about wow "taking" over peoples lives.
Im Sick of reading thats its a dangerous game, that people get obsessed with and loose all social aspect of thier lives and turn into hermits that must play wow 24/7 or they will cease to live!!!!

isnt this a bit of a generalisation???????

Come on people....

Are we all not human beings with minds of our own?
Are we not the deciders in how we spend our time?
Do we not have willpower and control over our own lives?

Stop blaming a game for people lack of self control.

Its up to the individual as to how often they will play, some will play more than others.

Yes some will become addicted, hopefully not the majority.
But beleive me, the novelty will wear off and they will snap out of it eventually.

Myself, my bf and many of our friends have been playing wow now for quite sometime, and we all function as normal human beings. We work full time jobs, we go to the gym, we party and socialise with friends.
I know many people like this!

Id rather see someone have a game addiction for awhile than a nicotine, alcohol or drug addiction!!

All I am trying to say is....enough with the
"wow will ruin your life" Crap that I keep seeing.

I have to have a small rant here.

Im SICK to death of seeing posts about wow "taking" over peoples lives.
Im Sick of reading thats its a dangerous game, that people get obsessed with and loose all social aspect of thier lives and turn into hermits that must play wow 24/7 or they will cease to live!!!!

isnt this a bit of a generalisation???????

Come on people....

Are we all not human beings with minds of our own?
Are we not the deciders in how we spend our time?
Do we not have willpower and control over our own lives?

Stop blaming a game for people lack of self control.

Its up to the individual as to how often they will play, some will play more than others.

Yes some will become addicted, hopefully not the majority.
But beleive me, the novelty will wear off and they will snap out of it eventually.

Myself, my bf and many of our friends have been playing wow now for quite sometime, and we all function as normal human beings. We work full time jobs, we go to the gym, we party and socialise with friends.
I know many people like this!

Id rather see someone have a game addiction for awhile than a nicotine, alcohol or drug addiction!!

All I am trying to say is....enough with the
"wow will ruin your life" Crap that I keep seeing.

[ubergeek7]

amen dude, its your fucking fault if you becoem additec roflmao

amen dude, its your fucking fault if you becoem additec roflmao

[Zeldarage]

From our research, the most addictive game in the gaming world is “World Of Warcraft”
40% of ALL (10 Million) “WoW” players are totally addicted. That is 4 Million people from one game!
Signs that you are addicted:
• Playing for increasing amounts of time
• Thinking about gaming during other activities
• Gaming to escape from real-life problems, anxiety, or depression
• Lying to friends and family to conceal gaming
• Feeling irritable when trying to cut down on gaming
Most of non-school hours are spent on the computer or playing video games.
Falling asleep in school.
Not keeping up with assignments.
Worsening grades.
Choosing to use the computer or play video games, rather than see friends.
Dropping out of other social groups (clubs or sports).
Irritable when not playing a video game or on the computer.
Addicted kid’s parents testimonies.

“My 16 year old is exactly the same and for a minute there I thought you were talking about my son. My feeling towards the computer is same as yours. I feel like blowing it up as it has taken over my son. He is not doing well at all in school and gave up basketball, friend and drums. All he could think about is getting his face glued to the computer. He lost his interest in people and all other kids are uninteresting and boring to him. He once went to a party and end up sleeping in the couch. He regretted going yet a couple of years ago, you could not get him to come home."

"I am really stressed out and want my son back. There has to be a way. "

"Worse is that my ex-husband feeds his addiction. Last year we only have one computer in the house and we wait out turns to use. They get 2 -3 hours gaming time. This school year, he bought him his very own laptop and PSP. My son ping pong back in forth between the two gadgets."

From our research, the most addictive game in the gaming world is “World Of Warcraft”
40% of ALL (10 Million) “WoW” players are totally addicted. That is 4 Million people from one game!
Signs that you are addicted:
• Playing for increasing amounts of time
• Thinking about gaming during other activities
• Gaming to escape from real-life problems, anxiety, or depression
• Lying to friends and family to conceal gaming
• Feeling irritable when trying to cut down on gaming
Most of non-school hours are spent on the computer or playing video games.
Falling asleep in school.
Not keeping up with assignments.
Worsening grades.
Choosing to use the computer or play video games, rather than see friends.
Dropping out of other social groups (clubs or sports).
Irritable when not playing a video game or on the computer.
Addicted kid’s parents testimonies.

“My 16 year old is exactly the same and for a minute there I thought you were talking about my son. My feeling towards the computer is same as yours. I feel like blowing it up as it has taken over my son. He is not doing well at all in school and gave up basketball, friend and drums. All he could think about is getting his face glued to the computer. He lost his interest in people and all other kids are uninteresting and boring to him. He once went to a party and end up sleeping in the couch. He regretted going yet a couple of years ago, you could not get him to come home."

"I am really stressed out and want my son back. There has to be a way. "

"Worse is that my ex-husband feeds his addiction. Last year we only have one computer in the house and we wait out turns to use. They get 2 -3 hours gaming time. This school year, he bought him his very own laptop and PSP. My son ping pong back in forth between the two gadgets."

[Zeldarage]

Kinda started a mini-report on this in school once. Just found it laying around. And the majority IS NOT ADDICTED! Happy to say.

Kinda started a mini-report on this in school once. Just found it laying around. And the majority IS NOT ADDICTED! Happy to say.

[Wiggins]

Some of those 'signs of addiction' are such crap. just like everyone has ADD. Who doesn't fall asleep at school, i couldn't stay away and WoW came out 5 years after I graduated. All i wanted to do skateboard at that time, i thought about it in class, drew pictures in my notepads, skated all night and was tired at school. got all depressed when i snowed and i couldn't skate... so i was definately addicted to skateboarding. But no one was like, you should quite and get your life back.

It's just that a video seems like 0 social interaction.. and granted, 'kids' are 10 times more rude on that game than they would be to your face, oh wait i've talked to those little kids face to face, they're all that rude all the time, cause parents suck these days, and it has nothing to do with games...

anyway, this confuses me

• Gaming to escape from real-life problems, anxiety, or depression

if you suffer from depression, and playing a game makes you not feel said depression, isn't that a goodthing. and i don't want to hear "oh well the problem isn't gone, it just makes you forget..." Thats total BS, depression is just a feeling (and yeah, one of my best friends suffers from clinical depression) and while the drugs numb them, the point is to find happiness, or to be happy, and not depressed. If anygame makes you feel not sad, then its a very good thing.

Other signs ARE true, irritable when not playing, hell, i feel that way sometimes. But between my fiance, two jobs and guitarhero, i don't get to play WoW as much as i used to.

But then again, if you've been sober for 10 years, you're still an alcaholic, you just aren't drunk.

I'll tell you what, if I had the choice for my child, friends or a family member to be addicted to a videogame, or cocaine... at least video games don't lead to VD nearly as fast.

Some of those 'signs of addiction' are such crap. just like everyone has ADD. Who doesn't fall asleep at school, i couldn't stay away and WoW came out 5 years after I graduated. All i wanted to do skateboard at that time, i thought about it in class, drew pictures in my notepads, skated all night and was tired at school. got all depressed when i snowed and i couldn't skate... so i was definately addicted to skateboarding. But no one was like, you should quite and get your life back.

It's just that a video seems like 0 social interaction.. and granted, 'kids' are 10 times more rude on that game than they would be to your face, oh wait i've talked to those little kids face to face, they're all that rude all the time, cause parents suck these days, and it has nothing to do with games...

anyway, this confuses me

• Gaming to escape from real-life problems, anxiety, or depression

if you suffer from depression, and playing a game makes you not feel said depression, isn't that a goodthing. and i don't want to hear "oh well the problem isn't gone, it just makes you forget..." Thats total BS, depression is just a feeling (and yeah, one of my best friends suffers from clinical depression) and while the drugs numb them, the point is to find happiness, or to be happy, and not depressed. If anygame makes you feel not sad, then its a very good thing.

Other signs ARE true, irritable when not playing, hell, i feel that way sometimes. But between my fiance, two jobs and guitarhero, i don't get to play WoW as much as i used to.

But then again, if you've been sober for 10 years, you're still an alcaholic, you just aren't drunk.

I'll tell you what, if I had the choice for my child, friends or a family member to be addicted to a videogame, or cocaine... at least video games don't lead to VD nearly as fast.

[angelghost]

some people play WoW for entertainment.

just like watching TV.

i have a life, a job, hobbies, college.
i dont have tv because i dont find it entertaining... so when it comes time to just chill, if i want a break from my normal activies i play WoW.

simple.

some people play WoW for entertainment.

just like watching TV.

i have a life, a job, hobbies, college.
i dont have tv because i dont find it entertaining... so when it comes time to just chill, if i want a break from my normal activies i play WoW.

simple.

[Datoudi]

40% of ALL (10 Million) “WoW” players are totally addicted. That is 4 Million people from one game!


40% of all statistics are made up anyway

“My 16 year old is exactly the same and for a minute there I thought you were talking about my son. My feeling towards the computer is same as yours. I feel like blowing it up as it has taken over my son. He is not doing well at all in school and gave up basketball, friend and drums. All he could think about is getting his face glued to the computer. He lost his interest in people and all other kids are uninteresting and boring to him. He once went to a party and end up sleeping in the couch. He regretted going yet a couple of years ago, you could not get him to come home."

Learn to parent effectively, if a child lacks discipline its noones fault bar the parents. Adults need to stop blaming the government, media, movies, games and begin looking at thereselves.

Is WOW addictive? Undoubtley, some people play it far more than is healthy but I dont beleive its because there is some chemical aditcion going on in there brains. If you have 10 million people engaging in an activity your bound to have a certain % of those people behave like a muppet.

40% of ALL (10 Million) “WoW” players are totally addicted. That is 4 Million people from one game!


40% of all statistics are made up anyway

“My 16 year old is exactly the same and for a minute there I thought you were talking about my son. My feeling towards the computer is same as yours. I feel like blowing it up as it has taken over my son. He is not doing well at all in school and gave up basketball, friend and drums. All he could think about is getting his face glued to the computer. He lost his interest in people and all other kids are uninteresting and boring to him. He once went to a party and end up sleeping in the couch. He regretted going yet a couple of years ago, you could not get him to come home."

Learn to parent effectively, if a child lacks discipline its noones fault bar the parents. Adults need to stop blaming the government, media, movies, games and begin looking at thereselves.

Is WOW addictive? Undoubtley, some people play it far more than is healthy but I dont beleive its because there is some chemical aditcion going on in there brains. If you have 10 million people engaging in an activity your bound to have a certain % of those people behave like a muppet.

[guyfrees]

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[Rhulain]

yeah, people say that you lose your life in this game, and that ur social life dies. well, if u think about it, if so many people are playing the game, u get some interaction there, right? like sometimes for quests and stuff u have to team up. and hey, even though i spend a lot of time playing video games, im still in control. im in college at age 17, joining the marines in january, and i have a rad social life offline. i must be doing something right.

yeah, people say that you lose your life in this game, and that ur social life dies. well, if u think about it, if so many people are playing the game, u get some interaction there, right? like sometimes for quests and stuff u have to team up. and hey, even though i spend a lot of time playing video games, im still in control. im in college at age 17, joining the marines in january, and i have a rad social life offline. i must be doing something right.

[laiwang]

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A garden which have abundant content. Comprise the game currency you want to own. Safety rapid powerleveling could relax your nerve if you want to have a rest or speaking with others in the open air. Our group will do it for you. Buy WoW Gold,WoW Powerleveling,Runescape Gold,MapleStory Mesos,LOTRO Gold,FFXI Gil,--. Remember it or not .it is your freedom