| It may be hard to believe but there are many | | | | gambling, drinking or drug addiction problem. Anyone |
| players who are victims of World of Warcraft | | | | who is sitting and playing this, or any other game, for |
| addiction. There are facts supporting this relatively | | | | 10 - 12 hours a day or more, needs professional help |
| new addiction including a website set up just for | | | | for their issue. It is reported that China has already |
| sufferers to share support. The website is dubbed | | | | implemented a required fatigue system in their |
| WOWDetox and currently has 32,620 posts from | | | | games. This is called an Anti-online game system. It |
| users who found themselves unable to play World of | | | | works by cutting the benefits gained in the game |
| Warcraft in a sensible manner without going over | | | | after 3 hours of play by slowing down the ability of |
| board. | | | | obtaining new levels or earn rewards. It can slow to |
| There have been many stories both substantiated | | | | 50 percent after 3 hours and all the way down to 0 |
| and rumored regarding the horrific effects on people | | | | after 5 hours of non-stop game playing. |
| who have developed this addiction. The most | | | | One good way you can tell if you have a World of |
| common reported problems with having a World of | | | | Warcraft addiction is to ask someone who is not |
| Warcraft addiction is how playing this game can | | | | involved in the game if you seem to be addicted and |
| completely take over a person's life. Families, jobs, | | | | having an issue. If you fear what their answer will be |
| school, and health are all compromised in favor of | | | | you most likely already know you have a problem. |
| playing and excelling at World of Warcraft. | | | | Some other symptoms include having no interest in |
| There have been at least 2 game related deaths | | | | your family, friends, job, school, health, or anything |
| with this problem. One of the deaths involved a child | | | | else of importance outside the game. |
| who was neglected while her parents were in a daze | | | | Seemingly one reason certain people get so totally |
| of playing the game. Couples have divorced over this | | | | involved in World of Warcraft is that it allows them |
| game even. People have been fired from jobs as | | | | to be something they are not in real life. In the game |
| well. Really avid players actually forget to eat while | | | | ordinary people can become leaders or very strong |
| being so consumed with playing this game. It is | | | | fighters. They can do extraordinary things that they |
| estimated that 10 - 40 percent of the players of | | | | would never be capable of performing in the real |
| World of Warcraft are addicted to the game in some | | | | world. They prefer to be in this imaginary realm |
| sense. | | | | where they can act like it is their "real" world. If this |
| While it may seem less harmful, having a World of | | | | is something you are doing you need to turn off |
| Warcraft addiction is just as serious as having a | | | | your computer, and seek help as soon as possible. |