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Sad but true
BWAHAHAHAHHAHA this is classic!
Could they get a federal grant to use WOW in the ‘abstinence teaching’?
J/P=?
Wow pure genious.
I played during the beta and for 6 months after it went live. I pulled multiple 3 and 4 o’clock play sessions and had to get up at 6:00. I had the lowest play time of anyone in my guild.
I quit cold turkey after 6 months. It truly was a drug.
Did I mention I am married and have 2 small kids?
That game is mental and psychological crack mixed with heroin stuffed inside a crystal meth chocolate covered candy.
This game is utter nonsense. I have two main complaints. The first is that the game uses a fantasy plot (it reminds me of those nerd ass Two-Ring movies, or whatever). The second, you have to pay about $15 a month to go around doing things that are not even logical. I must be part of the male population that just doesn’t get this stuff. It would, however, be a kind of birth control for me too (because after ten minutes of playing it, it would put me to sleep).
What are utter waste of time (and technology). Hell, Second Life sounds more interesting (at least you get to have a conversation with someone who might actually be a real person).
The only real online role playing game that I have found that I can play is Ultimate Baseball Online. Here to I am limited to at most an hour a day (because it is simply not realistic, and the graphics are so primitive).
I’m sorry, but I think the data about WoW addiction is still inconclusive. More study is needed, yes more study, much more study, almost level 50 now…
Probably does nothing to reduce libido but everything to reduce responsibility for daily chores …
Jeff,
Classic comments for someone who just doesn’t know the game up-close. But let’s take it step at a time:
1) The game was released right around the time Lord of the RIngs movie. You might not like fantasy, but the over a billion of dollars grossed on the third part of the movie shows the majority of the people think otherwise.
2) Paying a monthly fee for a computer game does seem a bit strange, but they have ways to convince people to pay up. For one, you’re monthly bill actually decreases cause you spend less time in bars or eating and more time sitting in front of a computer…
3) Second Life is something completely different, a social networking program and not really a game. In fact, I see nothing new or special about SL cause I’ve been playing around ActiveWorlds already 8 years ago and noone seemed to care that much… In WoW, you can also communicate with other players, but there is a distinct difference: WoW has a goal, a purpose, if you like and it is very well designed, because people who made the game had decades of experience in making these types of games. They really made and effort to create a playble and quite addictive product. The guys as SL didn’t do anything. They let users create their own world…
It explains why a lot of my co-workers don’t have kids.
Bunch of dorks, nerds, and dateless losers! WoW is so freaking lame and anyone who wastes time playing is a loser with no life!
That’s why I play EvE!
http://www.eve-online.com
Wow talk about being misguided.
Get a life as they say or a job you hate at the best.
Clueless.
Wonder where they will be in 15 years.
Probably ceo of general motors or microsoft
Remember the good old days when people just got drunk or stoned to pass the time? Meh.
“the good old days” JAJAJA, well actually you can sell your Wow character for $500 -$1000. Thats like getting pay to play! This are the new good days.
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