Poll: World of Warcraft: Game or Drug?

[Assassinscreed548]

Game.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5327497459334792260#

Yes. I play, Yes I still enjoy a so called 'normally' acceptable life.

Now please stop telling my my hobby is abnormal because I might become drawn in by it like every other hobby out there.


Chemically inducing things are addictive. WoW is a hobby, and as with all hobbies they can be dangerous if done too much. Be responsible with your gaming.

I respectfully disagree that any computer game is a hobby, in my opinion hobbies aren't video games.
but i understand that treating WoW like a hobby, might definitely help not getting addicted to it

 

[Assassinscreed548]

I have an uncle who's entire basement is dedicated to toy train sets and such. He spends nearly every free moment of his time down there, tinkering with his trains and adjusting the landscapes. He's made entire mountain ranges out of paper-mache and whole villages from nothing. It's pretty impressive, but ultimately it's just a timesink and a waste of money that could be spent elsewhere.

Clearly toy train sets are a drug.

(Hur Hur, see what I did thar?)

well as many people seem to have missed, i was simply using Drug as a metaphor to a highly addictive game, it was not meant to be literal..
i am definitely not saying that you grind the WoW CD ROM to a fine powder than cniff it...o no..

however...would'nt hurt to try ...

 

[slipknot4]

As long as chemicals are not involved in any way whatsoever there is only a battle of mind and will.
It's only as addictive as you make it.

 

[no one really]

As allmost any game it is slightly addictive... Just look at how many people got thousands of lvl 80 accounts!

 

[Uberjoe19]

I once played a text RPG that was a lot of fun. I was obsessed about it. I even had dreams involving the characters people RP'd as.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

I'm done with ICC 25 man...
Got tons of tier 10 25 man gear....

As of today I am no longer going to play it untill Cataclysm.
Just done with the old content.
Never found it very addictive, just a convenient timewaster with some very rough edges.

 

[Boneasse]

I don't play it myself, but I have a friend who has played it for over 5 years now. He's been kicked out of school and a university, due to excessive gaming and not coming to classes etc.

I'd say he's addicted. We've tried 'intervening' but it doesn't seem to do the job. I think he's counting 8 level 80's at this point. With good gear.