Posted: 5/5/2009 4:20:29 PM EDT
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Bet you thought this thread would be about something cool, didn't you?
Who here plays World of Warcraft? I signed up for a trial account since GD has been boring the shit out of me lately. I think I need to buy a new gun. Anyway, I think it is overrated. Looks cool if you want to escape reality for a bit, but lame overall. Maybe its just because I'm an old geezer. Poll incoming... |
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Only players I've ever know had some problems. Keeping a job was one.
I read a story a while back stating that some companies have told their recruiters not to consider WOW players. One freak I knew (a nurse) admitted to having played 36 hours straight. She would obsess about her groups activities that were coming up and didn't perform well at work and was always worn out from playing all night. A friend of mine played and when he'd had enough, he sold his character for 1500 bucks. He is a little freaky... |
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... A friend of mine played and when he'd had enough, he sold his character for 1500 bucks. He is a little freaky... Interesting. I have co-worker who is a diehard player. I asked him one day what he could sell a character for. His answer: $2K My reply: Fucking American Dollars!!! As fate would have it, this guy carries a couple extra lbs. and lives with his mom. Go figure. I think I need to stay away from this game. |
| A guy I shared an apartment with in college for a year was dangerously addicted. He'd play for days straight and then just collapse and sleep. At one point he even had a siezure and went right back to playing after I took him to the hospital. When I parted ways with him, he was failing out of school and facing disciplinary action from the Air National Guard for not showing up for drill on more than one occaision. |
It's not called World of Warcrack for nothing.
You must of missed the 65 page thread in the gaming forum. Link |
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Starcraft ate a year of my life.
These days, I'd rather be making money, getting pie, or shooting. Priorities change when you get older. The only WoW guys I knew well were my apartment mates when I was stationed in NOVA. I try not to be judgmental but it didn't seem like they had much of a life. |