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Lasereth · 09-06-2005, 03:35 PM

That's really sad. I played WoW furiously for over a year, but I never put it ahead of something important like school, work, or my social life. Did I played it hours per day? Yes, but not overtop of the aforementioned subjects. He really needs to get a grip. He probably has some sort of mindset that leads him to believe that he deserves to play the game. I'd hate to see him play EQ, since EQ is 100x more addicting than WoW to many gamers. Why don't you talk to his fiancee about it? She could help him out as well. Both of you could sit down and talk about this problem and how it's affecting his life. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what would. Deleting his character wouldn't work...people like him would start over happily at the new challenge.

-Lasereth

09-06-2005, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	That's really sad. I played WoW furiously for over a year, but I never put it ahead of something important like school, work, or my social life. Did I played it hours per day? Yes, but not overtop of the aforementioned subjects. He really needs to get a grip. He probably has some sort of mindset that leads him to believe that he deserves to play the game. I'd hate to see him play EQ, since EQ is 100x more addicting than WoW to many gamers. Why don't you talk to his fiancee about it? She could help him out as well. Both of you could sit down and talk about this problem and how it's affecting his life. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what would. Deleting his character wouldn't work...people like him would start over happily at the new challenge. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert