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Listed below are comments made by demonic131a between Thursday, 13th November 2008 and Friday, 14th November 2008.

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'Addicted' to Warcraft? 12:19pm on 14 Nov 2008 ok i made a post a while back and after reading a lot of these new posts i am amased at the offers in views displayed

as for new players starting out wow if your doing research i would reccomend this game above others i mean it does offer a lot of social aspects

i can agree with one of the earlier posts from a wow player about wow feeling a lot safer than irl(thats in real life) for all none gamers i was another of the attacked in school because i was a quiet shy person and ive found with wow it not only makes u feel comftable playing but it also can boost your confidence a lot

i mean my self for example last year i would have been hardly the type to stand infront of a group of people and talk but because of this game i now do

as for people saying doing it 4 hours a day is an addiction i am one of the crowd that just after i left my job (due to payment issues not wow!) found myself playing a lot more i became one of the "addicted" i was playing for 98 hours a week average thats 14 hours a day

tbh if u are playing as much as that congratulations on getting to lvl 80 :p but you should distance your self from warcraft a little i had the same problem finding things to do as i dont keep many friends close as of trust issues

as for the girlfriend thing my other half plays wow and we have a healthy relationship and couldnt be happier we are able to give each other space yet be there if needed in all aspects of the relationship

i dont feel that people who play wow are addicted the 2 most successful raid guilds ive been in 1 was run by an ict manager and the other was run by some one in the army neither seemed to suffer from any job loss or issues from playing wow most of the players i know that are on as much as i am are all happy in friendships work related matters and relationships

please dont think that every1 who plays wow is an addicted fan who doesnt care for theyre own well bieng as a lot of people i know are nice people who dont diserve to be tarred with this brush

i dunno either to end this comment with a leeeeeeeeeeeeeroy! or a more commonly known

bump!

hehe thanks for reading

dave
'Addicted' to Warcraft? 11:11am on 13 Nov 2008 i am a current world of warcraft subscriber and i just thought id make a comment as to offer the vue of a player

i have been playing W.o.W for just under 2 years now and i agree it can become addictive i am 22 atm and i have played this game for the majority of my time in the past year

but as of teenage kids playing i for one feel its better to have your children playing a computer game rather than going out and joining gangs

or maybe getting hooked on drugs i mean sure it can have bad effects due to lack of sleep but theres a hell of a lot less risks of your children dieng of a warcraft overdose

in a way its better that your children are playing a game where they are meeting people and bieng social on a game i mean it offers a lot in the way of people to talk to in all age ranges

but i dont want to sound pushy for the pro wow scene as a player i will tell the parents this if you feel uncomftable you can go into the account management part of the site and restrict the hours your child plays

i only offer this information as i dont want to say a game that offers a release from the stresses of everyday life if u still feel after limiting your childs play through the site then set them goals outside wow give them incentives to be playing i mean your probably the one paying for this in any case

so just make sure theyre doing things to earn theyre play because when it comes to the payment date your child will be nice to you just make sure that u dont feel as if u have to pay for them to play it is a priveledge not a right

any way il stop going on now thats just my opinion

thanks for reading

dave

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