Was browsing YouTube just before and noticed this ad.
That is fucking pathetic. Not only do these people spend all their time playing World of Warcraft, they find people who are willing to pay them for playing the game for them. That is ridiculous.
This is another example of a booming World of Warcraft industry starting up, it leads me to wonder how long it will take for World of Warcraft to be declared illegal under drug legislation. It's known to be addictive, it has destroyed families, it changes people's moods, it withdraws them from society. It's quite creepy when yo think about it.
So I guess there is now a group of people who do nothing but level up other people's World of Warcraft characters as their life. One day they will look back and look at what they've accomplished and truly regret their lives. Oh well, I'm sure that's worth it for the slight buzz one can get from the game.
----------The REAL point of this thread---------------
Computer games are known for triggering the release endomorphines which essentially tell your brain that you're doing something that you like and is good or you. Exercise does the same thing. However endomorphines are fickle, their message is to essentially tell your brain that you're doing something that you like and is good for you, (not one or the other,) and because of this joined message, (what's good for you and what you like are often two very different things,) endomorphines can be triggered by many different things. Most drugs trigger them. Cigarettes trigger them, they're made with chemicals that specifically target the release of endomorphines. So are computer games, although not with chemicals of course but with entertainment and scenarios which raise your heart-rate and trigger these endomorphines.
This is not a bad thing, endomorphines are good and it's good to be entertained, or to feel euphoric after seeing a good movie, going for a good run or playing an action-packed game. As always though you can't have too much of a good thing. Endomorphines can cause diseases such as cancer, change our moods or give us withdrawal symptoms if we don't get our 'fix'. It does have the same effects o a damaging drugs, it hasn't been a concern in past years because humans weren't constantly in scenarios where they're doing things that are NOT good for them and still getting the 'feel good, doing good' message from the endomorphinse. Sitting on your arse and playing games is not good for you, I'm sure we all appreciate that.
With computer games we constantly put ourselves in scenarios which trigger them, it's an easy rush. Games alone though can get boring and we take a break from them. Some games though have hooks to keep you playing. This is mostly so companies can sell you add-ons later on if they so feel like it and you will still be interested in buying them. In Battlefield 2 and 2142 EA implemented awards an ranks which has hooked many a player. But Blizzard and World of Warcraft has been even more successful at this. They constantly make add-ons and have recently released an expansion, their interests are even more because people constantly pay. No-one's denying that World of Warcraft is incredibly addictive, a friend of mine who dislikes computer gaming in general was up to level forty before he realised that he didn't actually like the game.
Do other people share this concern where games are purposefully made addictive? I've always disliked games like World of Warcraft because of it's addictive nature, but now with small businesses being set up and selling WoW assets online it seems that the digital drug is gaining even more dealers. Addictive games do have the same effects of illegal drugs, do you think a line will ever be drawn or restrictions will be made on additions to gaming to make them addicting illegal?
Anyway I've written way too much so I'm not bothered to read over it to see if this has made any sense.
That is fucking pathetic. Not only do these people spend all their time playing World of Warcraft, they find people who are willing to pay them for playing the game for them. That is ridiculous.
This is another example of a booming World of Warcraft industry starting up, it leads me to wonder how long it will take for World of Warcraft to be declared illegal under drug legislation. It's known to be addictive, it has destroyed families, it changes people's moods, it withdraws them from society. It's quite creepy when yo think about it.
So I guess there is now a group of people who do nothing but level up other people's World of Warcraft characters as their life. One day they will look back and look at what they've accomplished and truly regret their lives. Oh well, I'm sure that's worth it for the slight buzz one can get from the game.
----------The REAL point of this thread---------------
Computer games are known for triggering the release endomorphines which essentially tell your brain that you're doing something that you like and is good or you. Exercise does the same thing. However endomorphines are fickle, their message is to essentially tell your brain that you're doing something that you like and is good for you, (not one or the other,) and because of this joined message, (what's good for you and what you like are often two very different things,) endomorphines can be triggered by many different things. Most drugs trigger them. Cigarettes trigger them, they're made with chemicals that specifically target the release of endomorphines. So are computer games, although not with chemicals of course but with entertainment and scenarios which raise your heart-rate and trigger these endomorphines.
This is not a bad thing, endomorphines are good and it's good to be entertained, or to feel euphoric after seeing a good movie, going for a good run or playing an action-packed game. As always though you can't have too much of a good thing. Endomorphines can cause diseases such as cancer, change our moods or give us withdrawal symptoms if we don't get our 'fix'. It does have the same effects o a damaging drugs, it hasn't been a concern in past years because humans weren't constantly in scenarios where they're doing things that are NOT good for them and still getting the 'feel good, doing good' message from the endomorphinse. Sitting on your arse and playing games is not good for you, I'm sure we all appreciate that.
With computer games we constantly put ourselves in scenarios which trigger them, it's an easy rush. Games alone though can get boring and we take a break from them. Some games though have hooks to keep you playing. This is mostly so companies can sell you add-ons later on if they so feel like it and you will still be interested in buying them. In Battlefield 2 and 2142 EA implemented awards an ranks which has hooked many a player. But Blizzard and World of Warcraft has been even more successful at this. They constantly make add-ons and have recently released an expansion, their interests are even more because people constantly pay. No-one's denying that World of Warcraft is incredibly addictive, a friend of mine who dislikes computer gaming in general was up to level forty before he realised that he didn't actually like the game.
Do other people share this concern where games are purposefully made addictive? I've always disliked games like World of Warcraft because of it's addictive nature, but now with small businesses being set up and selling WoW assets online it seems that the digital drug is gaining even more dealers. Addictive games do have the same effects of illegal drugs, do you think a line will ever be drawn or restrictions will be made on additions to gaming to make them addicting illegal?
Anyway I've written way too much so I'm not bothered to read over it to see if this has made any sense.
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