i guess i can see how WoW could be addicting...however i've been playing for just over a month now, and it's not eating my soul like everybody said it would. I can go days without playing and be fine with it. I mean its probably the best game i've ever played, but maybe i just have strong will power or something.

just dont do it. stay away from it, dont give into the temptation. itll suck you in and itll be a bitch to get out.

those games are too nerdy for me...therefore i can never get addicted. Magic, monsters...etc...just doesn't do if for me.

as messed up as that may seem, it does show how involved people get with the game. the line between virtual worlds and reality floats away, and they dont even know while it happens. scary stuff.

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almost lost my girlfriend because of that game. its fun, but ill never play it again... it really sucks you in.. i was playing 20 hours a day for several weeks. very bad news..

My boyfriend was once promoted due to an Everquest related firing.

hate the player, not the game.

I battled MMO addiction back when everquest launched and it took quite a long time to shrug it off.

but i did it, he could have done it too, all the people in this thread either can or will do it.

its not crack, its a fucking game. it has NO physical dependancy it is ALL mental dependancy.

if you cant beat that then god help you.

Where do you get that info? In the account info?

One of my friends would play it for days upon end.

In the year or so it has been out, he has payed for 100 days total.

2400 hours.

He got bored one day and sold his character on Ebay for over $1200

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Original everquest ex-addict.. Was stilla teenager then I think 72 hours was my longest run straight.. Played for a few years or so I think over half of 1 year was spent actually in the game playing.. was really bad I even quit my dishwashing job etc.. I've tried the newer games and they just cant even keep me playing for more then a week even.. I guess either the new games suck or im over my addiction finally.

oh man... i'm scared to know. lmao

Just from my personal experience, one of the things that makes MMORPG so addicting is that instant gratification. Accomplishing things in the "real world" typically takes a lot of work and struggling for a reward that could be years down the road, whereas in WoW all it takes is a little bit of time and a bit of pushing buttons and bam you've got that great feeling that you've done and accomplished something. That feeling is just like the greatest feeling, and you end up wanting more of it. The "real world" becomes less meaningful and these games just have so much content that it's nearly impossible to achieve everything there is to achieve. I had a couple projects with awesome potential that i essentially just cut off so that i could hit 60 or get some other virtual purple item, and all there is to do now is look back and think "what if". Of course this doesn't end up being the case for everyone, but it does for a lot people. :2 cents:

uhhhhh.... thought this looked familiar...

He would have made the exact same amount of money with one of those old get-paid-to-surf toolbars like all-advantage... if they had a web based flash version of that game, he'd be rich! :thumbsup