WoW Addiction

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The game itself is much more in depth and detailed than I can possibly describe for but some highlights are:



Parents suing Blizzard for World of Warcraft addiction:
"A thirteen year-old Chinese boy jumped to his death last year from a 24 story building, allegedly after playing too much World of Warcraft."
http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/18/parents-suing-blizzard-for-world-of-warcraft-addiction/

My son: Life destroyed by World of Warcraft addiction:
“Slowly, silently, my 20 year old son has eliminated his social life,
closed his door, and become a drug addict. The drug is the
World of Warcraft game.”

http://news.com.com/5208-1040-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2725&messageID=81290&start=-100

Neglected child dies while parents play World of Warcraft.
“It's a sad story, and it's been popping up all over the Internet today. A Korean couple went to play World of Warcraft at an Internet cafe and they found their child dead from suffocation.”
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2005/6/21/547

Online Gaming Addiction
“I can't stop thinking about, playing, and breathing games. Games encompass my thoughts, my social life, and my speech.”
http://www.rpgplanet.com/features/editorials/addict/

Wow Addiction - The Lonely Exit.
“This response was written due to the fact that “World of Warcraft“ and other computer games have affected me negatively in multiple ways as I grew up. The whole concept of this response is to allow a non-gamer to maybe step into a gamer's shoes and maybe get a look at what it is like.”
http://news.com.com/5208-1040-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2725&messageID=41872&start=-100

World of Warcraft Addiction
“My brother has become another warcraft addict. He has lost all control over himself.”
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=436430

When does online-game fervor become addiction?
One mother says EverQuest addiction may have caused her son's suicide; Diablo lover says gamers must rely on willpower.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/worldofwarcraft/news_6118921.html

China imposes online gaming curbs
“Gamers in China are facing new limits on how much time they can spend playing their favourite online game.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4183340.stm

Man Dies From Playing World Of Warcraft
“I was reading the paper today about a man in South Korea who went on a 50 hour binge playing World of Warcraft and died of heart failure, caused by dehydration and starvation. Can video games become so engrossing that it numbs all effects.”
http://www.astahost.com/info.php/man-dies-playing-world-warcraft_t7810.html

I tore myself away to write this
Before I started playing this, I used to get annoyed when my boyfriend spent hours with his face glued to the screen, but now I see what all the fuss is about and I'm worse than him.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/World_of_Warcraft_PC__Review_5561191

Funeral in World of Warcraft
“A young girl nicknamed “Snowly” died last month after playing the online game “World of Warcraft” for several continuous days during the national day holiday.”
http://odeo.com/audio/56848/view

Online RPG Addicts Come Clean about Their Habit
“Rafe Fraiser knows what it's like to be an addict. Unlike most addicts, though, Fraiser wasn't hooked on illegal narcotics, cigarettes or even alcohol. But his habit was nevertheless powerful enough to control his life, following a pattern common among any sort of addiction: A free taste got him hooked long enough to pull in his friends, whose involvement only reinforced his own compulsion. The drug? A massively multiplayer online role-playing videogame (MMORPG).”
http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/drugs/online_rpg_addicts_come_clean.htm


World of Warcraft, could it be killing our teens
“The parents of a teenage son who committed suicide just over a year ago claim that their son become addicted to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. They believe that as a result of this addiction he took his own life.”
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-2-2005-82924.asp




After I quit I made THIS video & never played again:
http://www.burnproject.com/localuser/keevan/Umbrage/Umrage_Kill_Neffy_23-01-06.wmv

The well known Rogue has been for sale for a while:
http://www.aute77.dsl.pipex.com/WoW/WoW_Account_for_sale.htm

In the future games will be become even more addictive and real. I guess life is a game in itself but I now know that real life is a lot better but many won’t and will fall into the same trap! This has been a learning experience for me.
 
I was once exactly the same icehot but i wanted more, i wanted to see the whole game and play with the best people. I was soon where i am now! For me it was a game of ALL or NOTHING.
 
It all about WHO you play with i guess. I have played many games to a high level and this is the ONLY one to challenge me. It's like playing chess only x10 times harder when you get to end game content at a high level.
 
Having read the above stories it seems there is one thing dividing the addicted and non-addicted ingame -------> having a good guild and community!

I joined with real life friends i had moved away from, my girlfriend did a lot of studying so i needed something to do in the house and i soon met some very decent people on TS/Ventrillo. One of my guild members went on a tour visiting all his old EQ2 buddies once and meets were organised to drink beer. A bit like the i23 Lan type events.

It's all about the community. A bit like the reason you keeep coming back to these forums. I was in a very strong community by the end of it and could have easily stayed years. If i wanted to pop over to visit someone in say Lapland or France from the guild i was totally welcome. I was even invited to some very odd places a numerous times. Our guild even had some very attractive females (some who came from EQ2) that made it seem all the more normal. Guild members found their soulmates and played round their houses on weekends and on each others characters.

The people who say it's because of an addictive personality don't understand how far you can take this game and how involving the community of it can become. I was once the same person saying the same things to others about Ultima & EQ1 on forums too. Muppets i thought of them all. I was once a person who didn't care how long it took to get to level 60 and only played the game ocasionally. I certainly don't have an addictive personality but i am very driven when i do things in real life. I don't let people down. I didn't suddenly have a mid life disaster to make me play more as i was always the same person. I just kept playing and each time got sucked in more and bettered my ingame situation.
Not everyone will get sucked in as they wont be able to play good enough to be in the top guilds or physically cant play the hours required to raid consistanly. I expect some servers don't have decent guilds at all...but they are out there!
 
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