Also, as a side note. The guy who killed his friend had quit his job so that he could play the game more and was living in an internet cafe. I would say that qualifies as not "normal" behavior and more as obsessive behavior.
I play WoW and yes I have had my share of late nights when I have to be up for work the next morning. I've been in a raid and had someone "ninja" the best drop then log out. Was I pissed off..sure I was. I saw it as a waste of my time, but I got XP from the run and was able to do it again later on with my guildmates.
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I do the same thing.
Right now I have with me at work:
My PSP
40G iPod
Motorola Razor Camera phone
So the only thing I don't have is a video camera(which I can get if I buy the adapter for my phone). I've see lots of people on the DC subway listening to their iPods and playing a handheld gaming systems. I'm sure that they have a cell on them too, since most people who work in the DC metro area carry a cell phone.
As someone who has worked in both game stores(Gamestop & Babbages) and a music store(FYE). Most parents don't read the game boxes, read the rating information, or really know what their child is buying. There are the parents that will flip the box over and read the back of the box or have read about the game beforehand, but those are rare. Most parents hangout near the counter waiting for their child to grab their game or music so that they can pay for it and be on their way. A majority of the time it's just the kid in the store buying the game or music why mom & dad are shopping elsewhere or they've dropped their kids off at the mall and leave.
A few days later you get an angry parent yelling at you and demanding a refund for selling an "inappropriate" game or music to their little angel of a child. Riiight..so now it's my(the retailers) fault. Not your fault for failing to read the box, and not your little angels fault for picking the game up knowing what the games content is. Hell, if mom or dad took a look at the box art it might have helped them get a clue. Take GTA3 : San Andreas http://azz.gouranga.com/images/sa/sa_boxart_big.jp g. I think the guy's leaning out of the car shooting would have been the first big clue as to the game content along with the blonde bending over licking her lips suggestivily, but that's just me.
Parents need to start getting involved with their kids activities. I grew up playing games and I still play them, but when i was younger my mother watched what I bought. If she didn't like I wasn't allowed to buy or play it. When she found my Doom floppies she took a magnet to them, but a year later I was able to play it in her eyes. Just the last week she called me up to ask if my fiance and I are planning on getting an Xbox 360. She's in her 50's and I'm 30 and she's still has a clue about my interests and even recommend a good wireless router.
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Also, as a side note. The guy who killed his friend had quit his job so that he could play the game more and was living in an internet cafe. I would say that qualifies as not "normal" behavior and more as obsessive behavior.
I play WoW and yes I have had my share of late nights when I have to be up for work the next morning. I've been in a raid and had someone "ninja" the best drop then log out. Was I pissed off..sure I was. I saw it as a waste of my time, but I got XP from the run and was able to do it again later on with my guildmates.
I do the same thing. Right now I have with me at work: My PSP 40G iPod Motorola Razor Camera phone So the only thing I don't have is a video camera(which I can get if I buy the adapter for my phone). I've see lots of people on the DC subway listening to their iPods and playing a handheld gaming systems. I'm sure that they have a cell on them too, since most people who work in the DC metro area carry a cell phone.
While not truely multi-player you can set up your own clan once you reach the proper level.
http://www2.kingdomofloathing.com/login.php
Another one to try is Adventure Quest. It's flashed based RPG type game.
http://battleon.com/
http://www.charreddirt.com/ A revamp of the classic Scorched Earth game.
A few days later you get an angry parent yelling at you and demanding a refund for selling an "inappropriate" game or music to their little angel of a child. Riiight..so now it's my(the retailers) fault. Not your fault for failing to read the box, and not your little angels fault for picking the game up knowing what the games content is. Hell, if mom or dad took a look at the box art it might have helped them get a clue. Take GTA3 : San Andreas http://azz.gouranga.com/images/sa/sa_boxart_big.jp g. I think the guy's leaning out of the car shooting would have been the first big clue as to the game content along with the blonde bending over licking her lips suggestivily, but that's just me.
Parents need to start getting involved with their kids activities. I grew up playing games and I still play them, but when i was younger my mother watched what I bought. If she didn't like I wasn't allowed to buy or play it. When she found my Doom floppies she took a magnet to them, but a year later I was able to play it in her eyes. Just the last week she called me up to ask if my fiance and I are planning on getting an Xbox 360. She's in her 50's and I'm 30 and she's still has a clue about my interests and even recommend a good wireless router.