Moze Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Consumed by 1s and 0s, a tale by a bored and restless Moze ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Odd subject, I know. But it is the most popular game in the world. I can proudly say I have been "clean" from WoW for 4 months now and I am surprised at how easy it was for me to just uninstall and not look back. Addiction in a serious sense for a video game must seem silly to most, but believe me... it is very real. I've read ridiculous stories about WoW addiction leading to numerous divorces, child neglect cases, etc. A good female friend of mine recently graduated college and interviewed at a well-known Engineering University as a wellness counselor. She mentioned to me that one of their #1 issues with the students were WoW addiction. These student wouldn't sleep, shower, socialize, etc. They'd just play this game continuously. Luckily, I didn't have it that bad. However, when I did take the time to calculate the # of hours I've wasted playing this game, it came out to basically the equivalent of spending 2 hours a day, 7 days a week for nearly 8.5 years. Appalling. I can remember when I stepped foot into Walmart to buy the game... I picked it up, took it over to the counter of the electronics section and the guy working the register took a second to pause and stare at me... He then says, "are you sure you want to buy this?" I nod, thinking... well of course I do, I brought it up here. He says, "well ok. Its just that I have seen this game ruin lives..." I laughed then, but now I understand. I'm positive the people who get sucked into this game do it for different reasons. My case was a little different though, I think. To be completely honest, I started playing to keep me in the house, safe... and to prevent myself from spending money. I was new to college and had several friends who liked to go out EVERY NIGHT. I would bartend on the weekends, and often came home drunk and broke on other nights of the week. College was very boring and easy for me, and I figured a "never-ending" game like this might keep me entertained and under control. I had no clue it would consume me in such a way. It wasn't until I had achieved nearly everything possible in the game, had everything I possibly could want, that I realized that I had not only NOT gained anything... but had wasted so much time in the process of realizing this. This was 4 months ago, a new expansion is coming out soon and I have no desire to ever look back. So much for my story telling time. Anyone else play this game? Have any stories to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Never. Saw it on Southpark though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerblade Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I was an everquest victim for around 3 years so I know what you mean, I ended up in a high end raiding guild so It got to the stage of playing every night for stupid hrs. I did play WOW in beta & actually that was what made me quit EQ, I was thinking how to play both when the penny dropped about how much time I had sunk into it. I think its been about 5 years since I deleted both from my hard drive, best thing I ever did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRasta Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have never played it, but I've had friends addicted to WOW and EverCrack. I can only handle one addiction at a time so watches and RWG get what little free time I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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