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A World of Warcraft World

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On ebay people are paying real money to buy WoW gold... while some guy in Korea murdered another guy over a rare sword that existed only in an MMORPG. This essay looks at the way more and more people are failing to draw a distinction between their real and online lives and takes it to its logical, yet utterly insane, conclusion." Amusing, and with more than a few ounces of truth.

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  1. Or... by JonN · · Score: 5, Funny

    The people are ripe for it. You've heard stories about how ticket sales are plummeting at movie theaters, in favor of home DVD viewing. Why? Why do so many people want to work from home now? Because we're sick of having to sit with other people. We want that extra layer of control that meat interaction will never give us. We want a world without the unpredictability of real, unrestrained humanity. Either that...Or DVD+/-R & DVDwriters prices are coming down.

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    1. Re:Or... by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Funny
      I find netflix to be far more convenient than going to a theater and paying the extortion rate prices for popcorn and soda.

      Is it impossible to watch a movie without buying popcorn and soda? With determination, one CAN go for two, or even three, hours withiou eating a snack. Work up to it, start by watching a 30-minute sitcom without eating.

      If the monkey is really on your back, it's not hard to smuggle snacks into a cinema.

  2. You fools by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    How dare you sully the great name of Blizzard? I and my 80 strong army of MC loot equipped legionaires will lead a crusade against you until there is not but one of you left to mock us!

    But we need a one hour break from 6-7, Mom will murder me if I'm not there to eat dinner with the familly. Don't worry, this "real world" instance seems to be pretty persistant, our progress wont be lost, just aa few minutes to clear the repop...

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  3. I was taking this article somewhat serious... by rogabean · · Score: 4, Funny

    until I ran into this:

    "Just think of how porn changes when the user also gets to go in with the toned body of an underwear model. It'll make our current online porn look like just the tip of the assberg."

    Was that really needed?

    Anyway the article smells of someone trying to get posted on /. and not something of actual merit.

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    1. Re:I was taking this article somewhat serious... by tsm_sf · · Score: 5, Funny

      You might have saved yourself a little time if you'd taken note of the article's host domain.

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  4. I'll be worried... by craznar · · Score: 5, Funny

    When there is internet cafe's in WoW Inns and Taverns on which I can read the news, read slashdot and even play online games such as WoW.

    And what sort of conspiracy that my verify word was 'sorcery' ... mmmm!!!

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  5. Re:violence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Parent needs to get beaten up and raped by a coked-up nerd ASAP.
    That is one messed up personal ad...

  6. You know you're addicted to WoW.... by mseeger · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... when you think there is no work to do, just because your boss doesn't have a yellow exclamation mark above his head.

    Regards, Martin