World of Warcraft "as addictive as cocaine"

[Super XP]

So you rant without yourself playing the game for a reasonable amount of time?

The best way to answer your question is to ask you to play the game for yourself and find out.

Sort of like I wondered why people blew up so much cash on beer, until I tasted it...

I did play the game, several times at my friends house, then at my cousins house then and at my other friends house.

 

[Damian^]

I bought WOW back in 2006 and it still sits in its original untouched and unopened package because I do not agree that people should have to pay every month just to play this game. It's utterly ridiculous especially when they make you pay for the retail copy.

This is why Left 4 Dead is the best deal for Single Player & MMO Multi-Player, buy the game and play all you want. Your original purchase warrants that Playing guarantee. No other fees, nothing, just enjoy your purchase. Now Expansion packs are a different story and I don’t mind buying then. Valve is really good this way, without ripping people off like Blizzard has been doing for a few years now.

Now this is interesting: I think people are taking WOW way too serious, like many which refuse to eat food or even use the washroom and end up holding it for several hours at a time. Explain to me how one can get so addicted to games like WOW? I just cannot fathom that, it’s a game for crying out loud. Play & have fun then move on to something productive, plain and simple. And if you find it difficult, then give yourself a few hours a day for gaming, just to satisfy your needs. But gaming for 24hrs + straight? WTF?

World of Warcraft "as addictive as cocaine"

http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/experts/chrisnull/article/2746

1. Blizzard doesn't "rip peoples money off" They charge fees. That's nothing new with MMO's
2. It's an MMORPG if you think its taboo and idiotic and you feel you must trash it because it has a monthly fee, well dont be biased trash other MMO's as well. WoW is not alone.
3. People are not the same. The only people that get hooked to it are idiots who cant learn to think for themselves.
4. You bought WoW and you never opened it? Why didn't you just return and it get your money back?
5. You're comparing WoW to L4d? All i have to say is ..."wow"

 

[Super XP]

1. Blizzard doesn't "rip peoples money off" They charge fees. That's nothing new with MMO's
2. It's an MMORPG if you think its taboo and idiotic and you feel you must trash it because it has a monthly fee, well dont be biased trash other MMO's as well. WoW is not alone.
3. People are not the same. The only people that get hooked to it are idiots who cant learn to think for themselves.
4. You bought WoW and you never opened it? Why didn't you just return and it get your money back?
5. You're comparing WoW to L4d? All i have to say is ..."wow"

Just wondering why nobody is reading the article? This thread speaks about WOW, the most popular MMORPG and the article talks about its addictive attributes. Doesn’t mean everybody is addictive to the game but there is a large enough number which raises the issue I suppose. I can care less, if anybody can show me how to get addicted to a game please send me a PM because its ridiculous IMO. It’s a freaking game for crying out loud. Just separate fiction and reality and be on your way.

1) Blizzard and any other company making people pay for a retail copy of a game then charges you a monthly fee to play that retail purchase is in my wonderful “OPINION” ripping people off “Big Time”. Blizzard in the Green and monthly paying subscribers in the yellow Need I say more
2) This thread is about WOW and its addictive attributes according to the article. I have nothing against MMORPG based games, my issue is the ridiculous monthly charges people are forced to pay in order to play.
3) Again, I didn’t right the article, I posted it in the game section because I found it interesting that people actually can get hooked into a game. I don’t think these people are idiots, I believe they may have some sort of personal issues and therefore spend night and day gaming to there hearts content.
4) You know what? You are right I must have been lazy or something at the time for not taking it back. The only real reason why I bought this game was because I really liked WarCraft 1 & 2.
5) L4D vs. WOW? Now let me think? They are both unique in there own respective manner, but overall when it comes down to “MMO” regardless whether it’s a FPS or RPG games game, L4D runs circles around WOW 10 fold. If you don’t agree, you should pick up CPU Magazine’s Feb or March 2009 issue because L4D won for MMO of the year with WOW coming in 2nd place.

 

[<<Onafets>>]

WOW=Waste Of Webplayin'

But yet I'm still puzzled why people still play it?

BTW SuperXP...AWESOME SPECS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Mussels]

left4 dead won an MMO award? ummm, its not an MMO. Massively Multiplayer Online (insert rest here)

MMO's have thousands of players.

 

[kyle2020]

If we are talking addicting games, me and a few friends were addicted to runescape like 4 years ago - as in I wasn't playing any more, I was sat with a calculator planning shifts and experience amounts I needed per day, and then Id sit and grind skills in 5 hour shifts - at one point me and a friend started playing on a Friday afternoon and didn't stop until the Sunday evening. It was pathetic looking back.

Cant say Im addicted to any games as of recent. I still play CS:S most days and im really enjoying TF:2, but nothing that I feel like I have to play if you get me.

 

[Melvis]

Me and my m8s played it flat out for like 6weeks/2months 12-16hrs a day then we got bored of it and didn't play it for months, to almost a yr, then we did it all again same thing, played it for about the same time then we all got bored of it and haven't played it since like August last yr.
Its addictive but not for to long till we get bored of it. I cant see how these people can play it 24/7 i think thats just insane. One of my m8s kept playing it and still does to this day, but not that much 24/7 maybe like 10hrs a week if he is lucky, he is addicted to the game, but not as bad as others.

 

[Mussels]

i see lots of WoW addicts at the lans, these guys bring 3G wireless internet and two machines - one to LAN on, and one to WoW on.

The really messed up ones will abandon teammates in LAN games to chat in WoW, just proves how F'ed up they are.

 

[DrPepper]

i see lots of WoW addicts at the lans, these guys bring 3G wireless internet and two machines - one to LAN on, and one to WoW on.

The really messed up ones will abandon teammates in LAN games to chat in WoW, just proves how F'ed up they are.

I wonded if the WoW while working as well.

 

[Super XP]

I wonded if the WoW while working as well.

They probably do
Anyway I thing many of you have made my point. Also CPU Magazine classifies Left 4 Dead as a MMOFPS if my memory serves me well, but L4D did win for best all around MMO.

 

[RevengE]

Left 4 dead has thousands of players as well? Not in the same server but nonetheless thousands of players.

 

[MilkyWay]

prepare to be hit by a bomb shell i didnt like wow shock horror how is this possible

i fail to see the attraction or the waste of cash on a subscription

 

[Super XP]

Agreed. Which is why I bought L4D because its free to play online as much as you like.
L4D will only grow IMO, I still think its class is MMO.

 

[RevengE]

So does everyother game with thousands of players like Cod.

 

[1Kurgan1]

Left 4 dead has thousands of players as well? Not in the same server but nonetheless thousands of players.

Agreed. Which is why I bought L4D because its free to play online as much as you like.
L4D will only grow IMO, I still think its class is MMO.

Those players are not on the same server. Each MMO server is meant to have "a few thousand" people active at the same time. That is why the Diablo series isn't an MMO, it's a dungeon hack and slash.

Now beyond that, people pay to play MMO's for a reason, updates. I spent more money on games before I played WoW. So I don't see how people can cry about subscription costs. Sure if you aren't going to play it a decent amount it's a waste of your time.

But I been playing since Jan 05, thats over 4 years, and I play quiet a bit (although my subscription atm is canceled). I would seriously like you guys to name a game that can get you that much playtime. I use to buy a console game about once a month, now I maybe buy a console/ other comp game about 3 - 4 times a year.

If it isn't your style of play thats fine, but seriously people need to backoff a bit. If you havent played dont bash, if you have then you got some room to speak. I mean there are some hilarious videos on youtube about people with major issues with WoW, like with TBC came out and the guy bet his brother like $100 and a case of BAWLs to not play for a day and he lasted about 3min then when his brother caught him he started crying (this was a grown man, lol).

But like I said, if you got an addictive personality then you need to watch yourself, don't go blaming a game. If you got a weak heart and you go on a rollercoaster exactly whos fault is that if you have a heart attack?

 

[DrPepper]

Those players are not on the same server. Each MMO server is meant to have "a few thousand" people active at the same time. That is why the Diablo series isn't an MMO, it's a dungeon hack and slash.

Now beyond that, people pay to play MMO's for a reason, updates. I spent more money on games before I played WoW. So I don't see how people can cry about subscription costs. Sure if you aren't going to play it a decent amount it's a waste of your time.

But I been playing since Jan 05, thats over 4 years, and I play quiet a bit (although my subscription atm is canceled). I would seriously like you guys to name a game that can get you that much playtime. I use to buy a console game about once a month, now I maybe buy a console/ other comp game about 3 - 4 times a year.

BF2

 

[ShadowFold]

Left 4 Dead is not an MMO. MMO is Massively Multiplayer Online. I hardly consider 4-8 people "massively multiplayer"..

 

[Darkmind]

I used to be addicted to StepMania a little bit

Now I'm one of those fast fingering showoffs you see on youtube. Only difference is that I don't post videos of myself getting a AAA on Legend of Maxx.

WoW is fun to me, that's all there is to it. It was better when a couple of my other friends and I would level together. Now I'm the only level 70 of them (one is 64, the other is still 42).

 

[kid41212003]

3. People are not the same. The only people that get hooked to it are idiots who cant learn to think for themselves.

You don't need Core i7 for gaming, you got hooked into technology (hardwares), do you think you are an idiot?

Do you feel spending $50 for an offline game is something really stupid? Because you can buy a really nice meal with $50 which sound alot more realistic for people that don't play games.

 

[ShadowFold]

He got the i7 and GTX 260 for free since he's a reviewer. He has a e7200 and HD 3850 before that.

 

[RevengE]

He got the i7 and GTX 260 for free since he's a reviewer. He has a e7200 and HD 3850 before that.

I want to be a reviewer..they can send a PII for free to me! That and some DDr3 ram and a new m4a79-t

 

[ShadowFold]

Most reviewers use core 2 X9770s and i7 920's for some reason. If I was a reviewer I'd be using medium end hardware since that's what most gamers have.. Ideally, a 940BE and DDR2.

 

[Darknova]

Personally, I can't stand WoW, I get bored of it easily and go off and do something else, like read, or watch a movie etc.

However, I know quite a few people who play WoW on a regular basis. Now if you were to believe these articles then my friends are all addicted to WoW, and I'm addicted to CSS (I've been playing since it was released).

Yet again they focus on the few who take things to extremes, and in some cases have lost their lives to the game, and so try to brand everyone an addict. Last I heard WoW had 9 million subscribers, how many of them have died from this game?

Personally I believe people should be able to do what they wish with their time, even if to others it seems like a waste of time/money. However, if they do get to a point where even their own personal health is suffering, then they have a problem which should be addressed., but to brand an entire game and it's users addicts...

EDIT: 170 people called in about video game addiction (as a whole)...

 

[iamthewizard2]

u shouldnt judge a game if all u did was bought it and left it unopened on your shelf - thats pretty ignorant dude. I agree with some peoples replies who have mentioned 'never judge a game u never have played yourself.' And by 'playing' i mean for a decent period of time not just watching your brother, or your friend, or a video on youtube etc...

Look at me for example, i started playing wow late 2007 ....at first i didnt knw wat all the fuss was about...how could one game be so addictive? For the first 3 days (thats right THREE WHOLE DAYS) i played it and thought..."hmmm this aint so spectacular...its not that GREAT" but then then on the 4th day i was like "hey this aint so bad" and on the 5th day i was like "wow this is fun" and from then on no othet game compared to WoW - in fact i stopped playing all other games for a good year solely because of WoW. Now tell me for a game that many call addictive, that has sold miliions of copies world wide, that has caused many to even still play it till now....how can you 'assume' that is it a bad game without even playing it...stupid if u tell me.

But, 1.5 years on from when i first started playing WoW, i now no longer play it. Ive stopped playing it not because it was getting boring but because there were just far too mnay things to do and so little time to do them. The subscription fee was not a problem for me.. I pay even more for my monthly internet connection fee, groceries per month etc....and yet u here complain about a measly couple of bucks for a game that needs to maintain way way way more servers and players than other other game? Not to mention frequent updates and patches that r the size of whole games and which change the whole dynamic and strategy of the whole world of azeroth. The fact is u didnt do your research when bragging about how crap a game is.

WoW is not addictive like cocaine, its only as addictive as u want it to be. Im an example of a person who pulled out with my own will like countless others. The fact is most people who point the finger at wow have purely never played it, or just join the rest of the sheep and judge the minority because they feel more cool - which is ironic to say since more people play WoW than other online game..oh the irony.

 

[ShadowFold]

I used to play myself. Had about 7 level 60's and I played for a bit after TBC with a few 70's but my friends stopped playing so it was uber boring. I never really liked it, it was just the only PC game my retarded console friends played.