World of Warcraft "as addictive as cocaine"

[ChiSox]

Only good thing about coke was the strippers that came with it.......

and they were my co-workers(needless to say that job/habit didn't last long)

 

[RevengE]

Only good thing about coke was the strippers that came with it.......

and they were my co-workers(needless to say that job/habit didn't last long)

Nothing like Coke and Strippers

 

[ChiSox]

Nothing Like Strippers!!

 

[ChiSox]

Why does a hooker make more money than a drug dealer??

 

[Mussels]

Nothing Like Strippers!!

Except strippers with coke and ice.

MMm coke and ice.

with stripper!

 

[ChiSox]

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHA Coke on Ice is the Best but I never used that stripper is it any good??

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

obviously cocaine has no effect on me. i didnt even last the 2 week trial before giving up WoW

when the wow people talk about skills, i challenge them to a game of supcom. i tell them that if them AND their buddies can beat me, i'll accept they are good gamers.

so far, i've won 4 7v1 matches against hordes of noobs.

I tried Supcom and I didnt like it at all. I own at halo PC to this day. Even in my dialup days, I could keep up with some of the best. If I used Xfire as much in those days as I do now, im sure id have more hours in halo than i do for WoW and I have 1,036hrs in WoW.

LOL

HAHA I just guessed a random number....Didnt think it went that High

Yeah its going to 100. I woudlnt be surprised if a WoW 2 came out then.

Nothing like Coke and Strippers

Pepsi. That is all.

 

[Darkmind]

A lot of the addicted people to WoW are mainly hardcore gaming nerds (however to refuse sex because of it is just plain... STUPID, unless you get a BJ while playing and reach the level cap at the same time you climax.. that's an experience). What I think what mainly keeps people playing WoW is the amount of content and time to explore it all and reach level 80. When they reach level 80, they gear for harder dungeons, only to get better gear for even harder dungeons. It's basically an addiction to penis enlargement pills with cocaine mixed .

I love the game but I'm not terribly addicted to it. I'd like to still keep playing it only to reach level 80 and do end-game raids because the boss fights are actually a challenge and require tactics, timing, and skill. It's even more challenging if someone on your guild team is retarded.

 

[ChiSox]

Are people still selling their characters??? I heard that was lucrative??

 

[Mussels]

the game revolves around 'keeping up with the joneses' or e-penis envy


everywhere you look, is someone with better levels, and better gear than you - therefore it drives some people to better them to prove their superiority.

I bet you'll find those of us that dont like WoW, are fairly self confident people, with specialties already (such as my pwning skills at supcom and diablo II )

 

[RevengE]

the game revolves around 'keeping up with the joneses' or e-penis envy


everywhere you look, is someone with better levels, and better gear than you - therefore it drives some people to better them to prove their superiority.

I bet you'll find those of us that dont like WoW, are fairly self confident people, with specialties already (such as my pwning skills at supcom and diablo II )

Yeah I agree

 

[1Kurgan1]

I'm really suprsied people haven't heard the term "Evercrack" or WoW crack". Either way take this all with a grain of salt.

Some people have very addictive personalities, if you cannot control how much you play a game or do something else don't take the easy route and blame the game. It lies on you.

I have had 1 friend who lost his job (actually quit going to work) lost his car, and his gf to WoW. And another friend got laid off from a very nice job, then played WoW through unemployment and didn't look for a job, and didn't get employed till a year later.

They both quit WoW at some point and blamed the game. I have played WoW since Jan 05 as have most of my friends since we all started together. And the other like 6 of us have always had a job and never had an issue.

If you have problems with addictions any MMO is a seriously bad choice, need to watch yourself, they are alot of fun and require a good amount of time.


And for anyone talking about WoW and needing to be the best.... That game is so easy right now it's a joke. People had Naxx 25 cleared 2 days after WotLK released! The game is seriously easy. 1 day after I hit 80 I cleared naxx 10 with my guild we were all in leveling blues/greens. The next 2 days we went to naxx 25 and we cleared that. There is no comp for the best gear right now, that stuff was so easy to clear that everyone has it, joke of a game. They made it easier to appeal to the masses.

 

[Super XP]

Most online games are like this, once you got into it, it's hard to get out.

I did spent quite alot time for an online game (almost 2 years for it), and that was 2 years ago.
I'm really happy right now that I got out of that hell, wasted so much time for it.

I kinda sick of games that require me to spend hours for training, just to impresses other people.

Anyway, I think it's true that once you got into it, it will be addictive as cocaine.

Are you under the influence or above it?

http://www.abovetheinfluence.com

This is why I am still playing Oblivion. It's been close to 3 years now, playing it on and off at my own pace. Single Player rules plain and simple. MMO is O.K. so long as you don't hit you in the pocket book.

 

[btarunr]

Explain to me how one can get so addicted to games like WOW?

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...

 

[r9]

I played a month. It is not addictive to me. I`m easily bored.

 

[ArkanHell]

1. All on-line roll playing games are addictive. I know people that cant afford wow, but is "addicted" to games like Mu, Linage, and even those web based like Trivalwars, etc. If there is a mmorpg that isnt addictive, is because it is stupidly bouring.

2. I think that is ok to pay for a game that has on-line servers, now how much will be a fair price is another think. Is L4D is not feeing us monthly to play, they will get another way to earn the money, servers can not maintain they self freely.

3. Really guys, in this wow thing, you must play it, then give an opinion.

PD:SFME.

 

[Marineborn]

i dont wanna bash the game, but i hate it so much, Lol i look at it and im like...wow what am i watching here the nintendo 64, but then they sas me about gameplay...then im all like so you go collect 8 of this or go collect 10 of this or go kill 1 of these to collect 2 of these, its just a massive game of scavenger hunt that you pay for, i would rather not buy something i have to play with other people, people slow me down i dont have time for 12 yr olds, i only have time for 2 guns and a fistfull of ammo. this is what i say to you wow you are a useless engine, you have so many problems that no one cares to even comment about now cause they are just addicted to you and they wouldnt care if you fricking fell threw the ground ever 3 minutes. im done ranting and now i feel better. LOL!!! PEACE

 

[iStink]

uummmm cocain isn't addictive. I do it all the time and I'm not addicted. I'm doing some right now before work. When I get to work and do some before my lunch break, I can still eat some food, and if you can eat food you're not addicted and when I get home and do some I can sit still and watch tv and if you're addicted you don't sit still and before bed when I do some I can sleep just fine and if you're addicted you don't sleep. One time, when I was 12, I fell and broke my arm, have you ever broken and bones? Man it hurts. Tell me about the time you broke your boness.fmeofjdsf.df.dsfdsf

 

[Hybrid_theory]

i dont wanna bash the game, but i hate it so much, Lol i look at it and im like...wow what am i watching here the nintendo 64, but then they sas me about gameplay...then im all like so you go collect 8 of this or go collect 10 of this or go kill 1 of these to collect 2 of these, its just a massive game of scavenger hunt that you pay for, i would rather not buy something i have to play with other people, people slow me down i dont have time for 12 yr olds, i only have time for 2 guns and a fistfull of ammo. this is what i say to you wow you are a useless engine, you have so many problems that no one cares to even comment about now cause they are just addicted to you and they wouldnt care if you fricking fell threw the ground ever 3 minutes. im done ranting and now i feel better. LOL!!! PEACE

Yeah there are some glitches in the game that occasionally occur that need to be patched. But I haven't run into these in a while. I play WoW quite a bit right now. But I won't turn down a social life for it. The reason people can play WoW endlessly is there's always things to do. You have to like RPGs to enjoy it. IF all you like is FPS or racing games it won't be for you.

It requires a lot of teamwork and time to get far. It may be more addictive to some then cocaine but lots of people have their addiction under control. I myself do. When I'm in school and I work, I get shit done and play wow on the outside time of that. If you do cocaine it controls you. Never heard a story of a person who didnt live for their addiction.

 

[Evo85]

As addictive as Cocaine huh?

I cant say I have ever seen a person doubled over, violently shaking and in dire pain from WoW withdraw....

 

[johnnyfiive]

Heh, if Quake was similar to any drug, it would be heroine. I've been playing the Quake series since 1997. When Quake II came out I was hooked. I STILL play Quake now (Quake Live). I played Quake I, II, III, VI and now Quake Live. Quake II I played for hours every single day during high school. My high school career consisted of Quake II, homework, 3-4 hours of sleep on average, and seeing my gf (who is now my wife). I stopped playing Quake competitively but I do still play it. Now, do I play it as much as I used to in my high school days, oh hell no. I used to spend an average of 6 hours at the very least everyday during high school. Now, its 5-6 hours a week max.

ANY game can be addicting. WoW just makes it VERY easy. You never have a hard time finding a game, you just login. It doesn't require people to play it, you can level up on your own. Any MMORPG can be ridiculously addicting. I prefer FPS', MMORPG's have never appealed to me. I find them to be REALLY tedious and boring.

The upside to my high school gaming addiction is that it got me into computers. The fact is, if I didn't get into Quake, I would have never gotten into computers. So I don't regret any of the time I wasted playing .

Edit: I forgot to mention QuakeCon. To anyone who has gone to a QuakeCon event you will understand what id and Quake is all about. To me, Quake is sacred. I've met so many cool people LAN's because of Quake.

 

[Hybrid_theory]

As addictive as Cocaine huh?

I cant say I have ever seen a person doubled over, violently shaking and in dire pain from WoW withdraw....

Exactly. when you withdraw from cocaine it has detrimental affects to your health. Wow maybe just as addictive but it isnt bad for you. As long as you get rest and food when you need it. Maybe go for a jog during maintenance on Tuesday.

 

[thoughtdisorder]

While I did play it for awhile, I can't imagine it being as addictive as they say. Perhaps if someone has an addictive personality then I could see it.

 

[DrPepper]

People have weak minds if they get addicted to a game. My friend wanted me to try it and it was cool but boring as hell. EVE online was cool I got into it then quit because they make you pay for the game again ... wtf. I think when you hear stories of people dying from playing a game, its not the games fault its thiers. Its like if I jumped off a bridge and died. Its not the bridges fault that it is high enough for me to fall off and die.

 

[WhiteNoise]

$14.99 a month is nothing. Thats like hitting up Carl's Jr for breakfast and lunch in one day. Thats like .50 a day for 30 days. Hmmm 50 cents a day. I can't even buy a can of soda for 50 cents. But 50 cents gains me access to play a game online for as many hours in the day as I want.

Hell I play EQ2 often but I sometimes get busy and don't play for a couple months but I still pay for my sub. I really don't put a lot of hours into any MMO games but I like them and what they offer.