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Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 16 2008, 05:00 AM
This is why most people think gamers are lazy and dont care about anything, i guess they have never heard of Moderation.
http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366
Posted by: Guitarman700 Feb 16 2008, 05:10 AM
Thats exactly why i hate WOW.
Posted by: Vinicitur Feb 16 2008, 05:19 AM
I've actually lost contact with a friend because of MMORPGs. He was pretty ok when he played EverQuest and Dark age of Camelot. It's when he started playing WOW that things got out of hand. It's been about a year since I last heard from him.
This is like alcohol there are some people who can drink reasonably and some that should never touch the stuff.
Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Feb 16 2008, 05:19 AM
I played WoW for a month and got bored. How do people find it addicting? 
Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 16 2008, 05:22 AM
I dont have a problem with WOW itself, I know people that LOVE that game but they know how to manage there time so they see the outside world, these people need rehab seriously
Posted by: Guitarman700 Feb 16 2008, 05:23 AM
heh, me too. i thought, whats the big deal here?
Posted by: Stevie·Ray·Vaughn Feb 16 2008, 05:23 AM
Yeah, I too know people that are addicted. One of them started playing guitar though and is playing WoW less and less now though 
Posted by: FretDancer69 Feb 16 2008, 05:59 AM
http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366
Thats so sad, i hate WoW
This is like alcohol there are some people who can drink reasonably and some that should never touch the stuff.
Agreed
Posted by: shellshock1911 Feb 16 2008, 06:19 AM
When I was 13 I started playing Runescape and was an instant addict for about 8 months before switching over to WoW and playing it for about 1.5 years. While I played, I pretty much lost 3 of the most important years of my life that I will never get back and lost a bunch of friends as well. By the time I quit earlier this year, I realized that I had really gained nothing and lost so much. Don't make the same mistake.
Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 16 2008, 06:30 AM
Wow, that's pretty pathetic...I can't believe someone could get so addicted to a game 
Posted by: kahall Feb 16 2008, 06:45 AM
If you take out any mention of "WOW" and replace it with "Playing The Guitar"...well I could understand a little better. I lost contact with a friend due to Evercrack.
Posted by: mattacuk Feb 16 2008, 10:00 AM
Hey that game looks pretty good - which is why i wont even start trying to play it 
Posted by: Fsgdjv Feb 16 2008, 10:52 AM
I played wow for like 12+ hours each day for a year or something, not because I was addicted, but because it was fun. Then, when I got bored with it, I just stopped playing. I think there might be some other reasons that they only play a game and not do anything else than addiction, it can work as somewhere to hide from "real" life, etc. I mean, you don't end up getting addicted to a game if everything else in your life is super, remember that.
Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Feb 16 2008, 01:42 PM
There's a thread on a WOW forum somewhere saying "Yeah, these guitarists are addicted ... problem is you can never finish learning guitar it takes forever, its like a drug. I had a WOW buddy, we used to play together a lot. Since he got his guitar a year ago, I never heard from him"
Posted by: mattacuk Feb 16 2008, 01:46 PM
I was addicted to the game "Americas Army" - no doubt about that in my mind. I would spend my entire life on there. I havent played any games since I started with guitar, im most likely addicted to that now... still its alot cooler to be addicted to a musical instrament than any computer game
Posted by: Bogdan Feb 16 2008, 02:00 PM
I don't know , WOW never seemed interesting for me to try it..I have some friends that play it non stop and I think its not normal..All the things they could do with that time
Posted by: Owen Feb 16 2008, 02:04 PM
I think theres a major difference between guitar and WOW, I mean, when you play guitar your always trying to get out there so other people can appreciate your music, theres no real appreciation or proper interaction from a game. Thats what is lost, that and the creative output you get from playing guitar
In terms of people playing it 12+ hours a day, I mean, get real, what a waste, I played it for an hour and got bored (same with Guild Wars) , it was tedious, just number counting, point and click, meaningless, even the actual game didnt require a lot of thought. I dont understand how people could like it. 
Posted by: at lights end Feb 16 2008, 02:10 PM
http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366
i feel so sorry for her... Posted by: DeepRoots Feb 16 2008, 02:32 PM
Thats really quite bad- i have 2 brothers that are both hooked, lucky the gamer gene missed me 
my older brother was lucky enough to find a girlfriend that really likes the game too, but i hope this doesnt happen to them...
Wasnt really impressed with the game- wasnt boring as such but just didnt really do it for me, tried it for 15 minutes and went to play guitar instead
Thats so sad that it can affect people's lives like that though...
Posted by: Milenkovic Ivan Feb 16 2008, 03:31 PM
I've heard many stories about game addiction, and I think it is a very serious problem. I've spent a tone of time on games, and could practice a lot more and be a better player today but....
Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 16 2008, 03:39 PM
I was born a gamer, I always will love games, but i can look at the clock and say, "Wow, ive almost been on here for 2-3 hours, Ill stop for today, I have to do homework, and then shred 
"
Moderation flies completely over these guys head, I mean he chose a video game over his wife! 
Posted by: FretDancer69 Feb 16 2008, 05:03 PM
Good point there
i feel so sorry for her...I feel more sorry for the dude.
Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 16 2008, 05:41 PM
I don't feel sorry for him at all
Choosing a video game over his wife?- pathetic.
Posted by: DeepRoots Feb 16 2008, 05:44 PM
hmmm another thing to worry about is forum addiction
who keeps GMC constantly on in the background and constantly check for updats while working?
i think that can be me sometimes - wouldnt go as far as saying its an addiction for me- but many suffer for it.
Posted by: Owen Feb 16 2008, 05:50 PM
who keeps GMC constantly on in the background and constantly check for updats while working?
i think that can be me sometimes
- wouldnt go as far as saying its an addiction for me- but many suffer for it.I'll be honest, I've been on here like 5 hours today...
When my exams come I think I'll be talking with Kris to see if he can ban me for a few weeks so I cant get on at all
Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 16 2008, 05:52 PM
I have had days where I've stayed on for like 3 hours, but that's not normally the case.
Posted by: Eat-Sleep-andJam Feb 16 2008, 06:29 PM
A bartender at a local pub says her husband is terribly addicted to WoW . Highest level, played for years and still doenst get sick of it . I was talking to her about it and she said " I love him so much that I ran the game over with my car, he reacted by going out and buying another one"
Couples these days 
Posted by: FretDancer69 Feb 16 2008, 07:34 PM
Choosing a video game over his wife?- pathetic.You just stated the reason to feel sorry for him...
Posted by: Joey van den bosch Feb 16 2008, 07:54 PM
I play WoW myself aswell, but just when I realy have absolutely nothing else to do. In comparison to the hours I play guitar/do more importand stuff would prob. be around a 1:60 ratio, But I suppose that few hours won't get you into the super high-endgame stuff, but.. I couldnt care less. And by the way,, regarding addiction, any kind, its realy relative to the users, some people end up getting used by the game, and others just use the game like anyother thing in life.
Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 16 2008, 07:58 PM
I'm just saying that I really feel sorry for his ex-wife, and not for him, because he was such a douche and dumped her over a video game. Why should I feel sorry for him? He's probably just sitting at home right now, playing WoW. Just my oppinion anyways.
Posted by: FretDancer69 Feb 16 2008, 08:02 PM
yeah, but look at it this way, his wife can find another person, and this dude... its not very likely, if he keeps like this. And yeah, he must be sitting right now playing
Posted by: SLASH91 Feb 16 2008, 08:06 PM
Yeah, that is true...but I still don't feel sorry for him
Now it would be different if he just couldn't get anybody, and if he wasn't obsessed with games. He's brought it on himself though
Posted by: Smikey2006 Feb 16 2008, 09:50 PM
RPG's are designed to be addicting.. they are for people who are not content with their own life.. i mean.. whats more fun..
Scenario 1: Real Life- Wake up 6am, tired,, make coffee.. go to work.. work a 9-5.. come home.. deal with kids.. spend time with wife.. eat.. do dishes.. repeat... A boring nobody life.
Scenario 2: RPG - Appear.. join with raiding party and raid a village.. kill everyone.. no survivors.. have epic duels.. Gain experience which shows the world ur better than alot of them.. Get new threads without spending any money.. look wicked cool comapred to real people... makes you seem amazing...
Even though we are still talking real life vs a virtual life.. the virtual 1 can sometimes seem real to the beholder... if anyone wants to get into a epic discussion about quantum theories and alternate universes/ Virtual Relality theories of existance.. im down and time ... But this is the reason games are addicting.. People have more fun in their virtual life than there real 1. I had a hard time getting over Runescape a while ago just because when you get good.. people notice.. and its easier to get good then getting good at playing guitar.. When newer players would be like WOOAHH your lvl 50 thats amazing! it would just inspire you to play more.. Bf2 was another game i got addicted to.. just the idea of.. 20 more kills in a round and i get a new award! Now ive gotten myself unhooked from all games but i still sometimes play halo 3 online with friends.. just because it kills time and its fun.. doing things like video games as a group with friends for a few hours in some boring evening is never a bad thing ( example Rock band or Guitar Hero)
just my 2 cents
Posted by: Canis Feb 16 2008, 11:02 PM
I've played WoW on and off for about two/three years. At first I played a lot of hours every day for about 6 months, but got bored after that. Now I play for about a month, then take a month or two off, then play a month again. No raiding though, since personally, I really see no meaning or purpose with it.
Posted by: FretDancer69 Feb 17 2008, 12:23 AM
Scenario 1: Real Life- Wake up 6am, tired,, make coffee.. go to work.. work a 9-5.. come home.. deal with kids.. spend time with wife.. eat.. do dishes.. repeat... A boring nobody life.
Scenario 2: RPG - Appear.. join with raiding party and raid a village.. kill everyone.. no survivors.. have epic duels.. Gain experience which shows the world ur better than alot of them.. Get new threads without spending any money.. look wicked cool comapred to real people... makes you seem amazing...
Even though we are still talking real life vs a virtual life.. the virtual 1 can sometimes seem real to the beholder... if anyone wants to get into a epic discussion about quantum theories and alternate universes/ Virtual Relality theories of existance.. im down and time
... But this is the reason games are addicting.. People have more fun in their virtual life than there real 1. I had a hard time getting over Runescape a while ago just because when you get good.. people notice.. and its easier to get good then getting good at playing guitar.. When newer players would be like WOOAHH your lvl 50 thats amazing! it would just inspire you to play more.. Bf2 was another game i got addicted to.. just the idea of.. 20 more kills in a round and i get a new award! Now ive gotten myself unhooked from all games but i still sometimes play halo 3 online with friends.. just because it kills time and its fun.. doing things like video games as a group with friends for a few hours in some boring evening is never a bad thing ( example Rock band or Guitar Hero)just my 2 cents
Agreed. I also used to play Runescape, but i figured i wasnt doing anything productive with my life and i used to spent almost all day everyday on it. So thats why i grabbed my guitar. I am now in chase of my dream
Posted by: The Uncreator Feb 17 2008, 03:03 AM
Thats a pretty broad generalization, I love RPG's and im thrilled with my life, its never been better. Some people (Like Me) play RPG's to just be entertained and experience an amazing story. Im quite content with my life, and im playing RPG's even now
EDIT
I have to find it, but statistically people who play games like Final Fantasy and other RPG's, they are usually more adept to learn quicker (I noticed MMORPG'S were excluded from this article
). And RPg's (once again, not MMORPG's) help people who suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). I thought that was cool.But even though single player RPG's like Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Breath Of Fire, Legend Of The Dragoon, Mass Effect have elements that require more in depth thinking than online based games like WOW, They are still for some reason thought of as just as destructive, But people forget one thing, These games actually end!
EDIT 2
Oh man, did i misread what you said, were you talking just about Online RPG's, if so sorry if i sounded to offensive
Posted by: soulstone Feb 20 2008, 01:40 AM
i played wow the first day it was released until december last year, i won't deny buying virtual gold online and game accounts when work kept me busy from making my ultimate character. i was once the first lvl 60 (was max lvl that time) on the first rp-pvp server, played mainly on three servers and once belonged to a top raiding guild. those achievements were not enough for me, i even bought an account with thunderfury (used to be the best sword in the game) for $1.2k, and a naxxramas (used to be the toughest instance) equipped rogue for $800. the game is really good that time its so much fun until you realize that everything is a major time sink. it became a job and not a game - the honor points, attunements, arena ratings, tradeskills, guild progression, etc. etc. it was no longer fun and i had to quit, so much time is wasted - it may be fun at first but it's better to look for fun elsewhere. there's no way of taking back those hours that you put into the game. i have 5 inactive accounts for almost 2 months now, i hope to keep it that way.
Posted by: glazmusik Feb 20 2008, 04:16 AM
That is really just sad.
I love video games - though I've never played WoW. I have friends that are like that
Still, I'm not going to blame the game. It's the damn person's fault for spending SO much time on it. I mean, if you don't have enough control to get up and spend time with your wife who you've been friends with since you were 13, there is something wrong there.
EDIT
Oh, but yeah, I totally agree: pick up a guitar and put those hours into something useful
Posted by: steve25 Feb 20 2008, 10:52 PM
I've never wanted to play WoW its never seemed like the sort of game that would appeal to me. Anyway i wouldn't want to get hooked on a game again, yes again.
Don't get a head of me i would never choose a game over anybody, a girlfriend if i had one, my family not even my friends. But i was quite into Counter-Strike a while ago. I agree with what's been said about people noticing that you're good. When i first started playing it i'd come home from school and i'd play it for hours. Then i discovered things called clans and clan wars and then eventually leagues and ladder. well at first i was not good enough for that, but over time i became better and joined a very good clan that got quite far and were well known in the CS UK scene. But anyway i eventually stopped playing and guitar took over. It was only really because i had nothing else to do. But this is ridiculous how can someone let their wife walk out on them because of some silly little game? :/.
I don't like the idea of a never ending RPG. Obviously CS is a never ending game but that's a different sort of game it's FPS. Give me Final Fantasy anyday i love those games but they have great stories to them and stuff but i don't like the sound of one that never ends. I'd have no problem with a long one, just as long as the story was good all the way through
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