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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:04 PM   #1
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Another Marriage Falls Victim to World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is not known as the most friendly game with the real world. With over 10 million subscribers worldwide, World of Warcraft is the bane of gamers everywhere who want to do something out in the real world. Case in point: a former female Blizzard employee gave her husband a copy of World of Warcraft in Christmas 2004. World of Warcraft basically wrecked the man.
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He would get home from work at 6:00, start playing at 6:30, and he'd play until three a.m. Weekends were worse - it was from morning straight through until the middle of the night. It took away all of our time that we spent together. I ceased to exist in his life.
Six years of marriage went down the drain, things like personal hygiene, bills, and even romance took second-stage to his World of Warcraft addiction. The poor woman eventually filed for divorce, citing World of Warcraft as the reason. Since the divorce, the woman cut back on the time she spent playing WoW. The man, however, still plays "religiously".

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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:05 PM   #2
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wow.... now i know why my friend-girl hates WoW so much... cause all of the guys that she hangs with/likes all play WoW.. and probably dont give about her since she doesn't play...
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:07 PM   #4
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It's like the Southpark Episode, she divorced him because she was having to bring bowls for him to shit in.
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It's like the Southpark Episode, she divorced him because she was having to bring bowls for him to shit in.
Cartman was quite cool to do that...

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Since the divorce, the woman cut back on the time she spent playing WoW. The man, however, still plays "religiously".

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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:11 PM   #7
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wow im sooo glad i dont play wow
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:12 PM   #8
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:19 PM   #9
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What a nerd... He was probably just "friendly" with her. Bring them to "exalted" and you'll have them eating from the palm of your hand.
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:23 PM   #10
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I mean, sure the game is great, and sure, it can suck away hours. But honestly, who can simply sit and stare at a screen for that long and not get bored. Wow is not that fun when you have to do hours of the same grinding over and over. I just don't get it.
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:25 PM   #11
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You know, it's like anything else, moderation is the key...........:
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:28 PM   #13
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I read that the other day, and when i read this i thought ANOTHER ONE?! Two in 2 days!? But it was the same one Bummer. anywho, i was hardcore at one point in time LAN parties in the basement however it only worked if you were raiding MC! anything else over a few hours bot wayyyy too boring. Never did get my prophecy vest, stupid game!
 
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I have never played WoW up until abotu two weeks ago. I downloaded the 10-day trial. Hate the game. I dont see how its a gamers version of crack.
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:37 PM   #15
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I'm suprised the government hasn't banned it yet
Or that Blizzard doesnt get sued because of broken marriages.
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Old Feb 20, 2008, 11:57 PM   #17
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This is worse than the drugs that are illegal... In fact, this should be classified as a drug.
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I have never played WoW up until abotu two weeks ago. I downloaded the 10-day trial. Hate the game. I dont see how its a gamers version of crack.
i did the same thing absolutely hated it, and it really should be classified as a drug because you have to keep paying to get your fix which is the main reason why i hate mmo's
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This is worse than the drugs that are illegal... In fact, this should be classified as a drug.
maybe wow is sending our nicotine over tcp/ip!?!?!?!?!?!
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I wonder if he used Chuck Norris quotes around his wife and called her a noob.
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i play WoW and have a 1year old daughter and a marriage goin on 4 yrs now ............. i play it prolly twice a week or even just once , and not more than 3-4 hrs .............. cant seriously even imagine how bad that guy was ........... prolly didnt have a professional job or something , but its sucks , and there are crazy ppl everywhere and we get to hear about them just like this all the time.
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Old Feb 21, 2008, 01:00 AM   #24
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I used to play a lot and it almost cost me everything...I've been clean from WoW for a while now and I feel better than ever.

EDIT: This is not sarcasm...I almost lost my girlfriend and my 2 year old son in the process.
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i mean this is just sad, i've been playing for a couple years now, absolutely love WoW, if you get bored with one toon, start a new one, but the guy who said "grinding for hours" is a nub, unless you're referring to pvp yeah you may find yourself grinding av for a month or two to work up the honor and t hat's only if you want season one gear. aside from that i play about 3-4 days a week from about 10-4 in the morning, i've got a g/f and work a full and part time job, and i still find time to do plenty of other things, go out, movies, beach, anything i want, it's just a timing thing. people get to into video games, and forget about real life. it's retarded but hey its WoW, there are very few games that can claim the fame that WoW has, it's just a fun game, and pvp kicks ass as well, so there's something in it for most people, if you can commit the time.
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