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How Warcraft Really Does Wreck Lives

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-think-about dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There's a great blog post about how World of Warcraft can ruin lives, it's written by a person that was for a long time a member of the largest council on what is now one of the oldest guilds in the world." This is a story that is very familiar to a lot of folks. I know people who are actively wrecking their lives and risking their jobs by playing too much of a video game.

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  1. I need help by bl00d6789 · · Score: 5, Funny

    LFG for WoW Addicts Anonymous, PST

    1. Re:I need help by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

      *stands up and addresses the circle of Slashdot*

      My name is eldavojohn. I am a WoW addict and I need help. Yes, this is a real addiction, I have sucked dick for monthly payment cards.

      --
      My work here is dung.
    2. Re:I need help by x2A · · Score: 5, Funny

      haha, the fools, playing WoW when they could be posting on slashdot instead.

      --
      The revolution will not be televised... but it will have a page on Wikipedia
    3. Re:I need help by Alchemar · · Score: 4, Funny

      You can window the game and do bo

      [shift]-[tab]F132
      /script CastSpellByName("Heal" Rank 4);
      /say "Healing Party Leader - Don't run"

      [shift]-[tab]

      th at the same time.

    4. Re:I need help by Scrameustache · · Score: 4, Funny

      My guild is probably more advanced than his, and my gut is in BETTER shape than when I started playing. PS- over 100 days /played. And my GF still hasn't broken up with me.

      You forgot to mention your enormous penis and your luxurious mansion.

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      You can't take the sky from me...

    5. Re:I need help by KingMotley · · Score: 5, Funny

      This begs the questions...

      Are you cute?

      and

      I have some unused play cards, maybe we could make a deal?

    6. Re:I need help by C0rinthian · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sex > killing cartoon dragons.

    7. Re:I need help by Dragonslicer · · Score: 5, Funny
      Sex > killing cartoon dragons
      Only on Slashdot would this statement get modded Informative.
  2. Yearning Crusade. by Honest+Olaf · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Burning Crusade expansion for WoW is coming, so named because of how the game devours human lives, leaving them a smoldering ruin." ~ Tycho

  3. Cartman put it best... by dduardo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mom....bathroom

  4. Oh please... by CaseM · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't have time to wreck my life...I've got a raid schedule to keep.

  5. Reminds me... by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's this married woman I really like. Do you guys think I'd have a chance with her if I introduced her husband to WoW so that he'd get hooked and not perform important functions like working and another I don't need to remind you of? I haven't played it myself so I'm not sure how effective this would be.

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    Apology to Ubuntu forum.
    1. Re:Reminds me... by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

      It might work, but after leaving a guy for playing too much WoW, she probably wouldn't let you play it at all. Now honestly, do you really want to give up WoW for a woman? Think of your guildmates.

  6. Re:Blame the victims by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I play World of Warcraft. I average about seven hours a week

    Seven hours? Amateur. No wonder you posted AC.

  7. Re:did ya read GP post? by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yah, but that's like when Slashdotters talk about being married, or having kissed a girl. We all know they're lying.