Comments on: 5 fun real life facts that started in the world… of warcraft http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html Breaking Social Conventions Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: lolz http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-11023 lolz Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:48:05 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-11023 I'm only reading this post beacuse the wow server is down. :( I’m only reading this post beacuse the wow server is down. :(

]]> By: Pico http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-9921 Pico Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:06:13 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-9921 .....Seriously? Haters? The WoW craze needs to die, just like Mario, and all these other things people begin to let consume their souls. What ever happened to punks with REAL habits, like black-tar heroin? People can't even get addicted to normal shit anymore. It's pathetic, it's weak-willed, and it's a waste of energy and money. I've been there... wasn't all that... was more impressed with Second Life. At least they can make their own crap over there. And not be harassed and "p0wn3D" by some 8 year old with no life. Anywho, peace-out. And BTW, WoW sucks bawls. …..Seriously? Haters?

The WoW craze needs to die, just like Mario, and all these other things people begin to let consume their souls. What ever happened to punks with REAL habits, like black-tar heroin? People can’t even get addicted to normal shit anymore. It’s pathetic, it’s weak-willed, and it’s a waste of energy and money. I’ve been there… wasn’t all that… was more impressed with Second Life. At least they can make their own crap over there. And not be harassed and “p0wn3D” by some 8 year old with no life. Anywho, peace-out.

And BTW, WoW sucks bawls.

]]> By: Tofte http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-9197 Tofte Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:27:33 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-9197 LOL all you haters are just noobs.. dont like to be gankt anymore? then run back in the real life and hide sucker LOL all you haters are just noobs.. dont like to be gankt anymore? then run back in the real life and hide sucker

]]> By: Tofte http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-9196 Tofte Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:21:01 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-9196 WORLD OF WARECRAFT is the best, i have played over 4000h and will play 4000 more.. love this game :DDD WORLD OF WARECRAFT is the best, i have played over 4000h and will play 4000 more.. love this game :DDD

]]> By: NorwegianGuy http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-3330 NorwegianGuy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:31:56 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-3330 First, fun facts really ^^ And when I heard the news about the guy that survived a moose-attack from norway, I almost died of laughter. (I play wow aswell, but.. Cmon! xD ) And just for your information, you wrote Elk feil ^^ It's ELG, really ;D But, your'e close! :D Good job :D First, fun facts really ^^
And when I heard the news about the guy that survived a moose-attack from norway, I almost died of laughter. (I play wow aswell, but.. Cmon! xD )
And just for your information, you wrote Elk feil ^^
It’s ELG, really ;D But, your’e close! :D Good job :D

]]> By: Scott http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-3128 Scott Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:08:36 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-3128 Let me shed some light on this wow addiction. I have first hand experience because I have played off and on for at least a couple of years now that I think about it. While it is wrong to just assign blame solely on the game thereby avoiding all personal responsibility. It is more complicated than that, I agree in essence with what Lucian said above. People become addicted to the social aspect of the game and whats more, because you are in a way communicating with real people, it can be rationalized that at least its not as bad as being totally anti social. In fact whether you believe it or not, it is actually quite a bit more social than people that do not play. You can log on and immediately be amongst like 30 people that you talk to every day if your in a guild. Whats more is that a voice chat program called Ventrilo is so common in the game that almost every group you join you can talk to like a party line on the voice chat program. Its extremely seductive because its like a great big party of people chatting and there does not exist the same social phobia or acceptable behavior that happens in real life. You would not strike up a random conversation with someone on the street, in wow you would and do and in about 30 seconds you can be cracking jokes with that person and perhaps 10 of his friends. All this traditionally text based but currently voice chat is so common it could easily be a real life conversation with like 10 people in less than a minute. Couple this with the daily problems issues of life with stress and making plans and its easy to see how you can get totally swept up in raids and the team work aspects of the game that are lacking in your daily life. I have quit wow but it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. #1 because it was easy to play and talk to people I knew online. #2 because it felt like I was leaving behind a ton of people I have joked and laughed with for more than a few months. Just because you do not talk to people in the game face to face does not make it any less personal especially because I really did chat with them like a phone conversation. This got long sorry. Hope this sheds some light on things. Let me shed some light on this wow addiction. I have first hand experience because I have played off and on for at least a couple of years now that I think about it. While it is wrong to just assign blame solely on the game thereby avoiding all personal responsibility. It is more complicated than that, I agree in essence with what Lucian said above. People become addicted to the social aspect of the game and whats more, because you are in a way communicating with real people, it can be rationalized that at least its not as bad as being totally anti social.
In fact whether you believe it or not, it is actually quite a bit more social than people that do not play. You can log on and immediately be amongst like 30 people that you talk to every day if your in a guild. Whats more is that a voice chat program called Ventrilo is so common in the game that almost every group you join you can talk to like a party line on the voice chat program.
Its extremely seductive because its like a great big party of people chatting and there does not exist the same social phobia or acceptable behavior that happens in real life. You would not strike up a random conversation with someone on the street, in wow you would and do and in about 30 seconds you can be cracking jokes with that person and perhaps 10 of his friends. All this traditionally text based but currently voice chat is so common it could easily be a real life conversation with like 10 people in less than a minute.
Couple this with the daily problems issues of life with stress and making plans and its easy to see how you can get totally swept up in raids and the team work aspects of the game that are lacking in your daily life.
I have quit wow but it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. #1 because it was easy to play and talk to people I knew online. #2 because it felt like I was leaving behind a ton of people I have joked and laughed with for more than a few months. Just because you do not talk to people in the game face to face does not make it any less personal especially because I really did chat with them like a phone conversation.
This got long sorry.
Hope this sheds some light on things.

]]> By: mil http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-3054 mil Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:37:51 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-3054 @ lucian I can verry well see that you are a WOW addict and that without even bothering to read 3 lines of your post... dude have you never had grammer or spelling come on... if I were you I would go to and read a book I can comment on your english and i'm from freaking Belgium man and on toppic: I played WoW when it first came out but the costs were way too much after a while so i quit... it is pritty nice though @ lucian I can verry well see that you are a WOW addict and that without even bothering to read 3 lines of your post… dude have you never had grammer or spelling come on… if I were you I would go to and read a book
I can comment on your english and i’m from freaking Belgium man

and on toppic: I played WoW when it first came out but the costs were way too much after a while so i quit… it is pritty nice though

]]> By: Pogoman http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-2724 Pogoman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:39:25 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-2724 I think it is too naive to blame a game for such problems. Problems are created from people and not from other sources. SO if you played WoW 24/7 then is your fault not the games fault. I would suspect that if you are able to do that for a game then you would also do it for other stuff. I believe there is a minority who can control themselves in general terms, and a "game" or "drug" is just an excuse to for the problems they are creating themselves. Everything in life needs to be done with a limit. Others work 24/7, others drink alcohol 24/7 others are being lazy 24/7, so i guess you need to put limits for what you are doing and leave the crap of a "game" giving you problems. If it wasnt the a "game" it would be something else..... I think it is too naive to blame a game for such problems. Problems are created from people and not from other sources. SO if you played WoW 24/7 then is your fault not the games fault. I would suspect that if you are able to do that for a game then you would also do it for other stuff. I believe there is a minority who can control themselves in general terms, and a “game” or “drug” is just an excuse to for the problems they are creating themselves. Everything in life needs to be done with a limit. Others work 24/7, others drink alcohol 24/7 others are being lazy 24/7, so i guess you need to put limits for what you are doing and leave the crap of a “game” giving you problems. If it wasnt the a “game” it would be something else…..

]]> By: The Great Geek Manual » Link Round-Up: October 30, 2008 http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-2614 The Great Geek Manual » Link Round-Up: October 30, 2008 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:34 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-2614 [...] crazy real world Situations that began with World of Warcraft, most of them depressingly [...] [...] crazy real world Situations that began with World of Warcraft, most of them depressingly [...]

]]> By: Ted http://www.tedsgame.com/5-fun-real-life-facts-that-started-in-the-world-of-warcraft.html/comment-page-1#comment-2594 Ted Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:15:24 +0000 http://www.tedsgame.com/?p=112#comment-2594 Fuck. He's right. I'm a DotA addict and that makes me miss parties. Dude, don't give out our personal stuff anymore:) Fuck. He’s right. I’m a DotA addict and that makes me miss parties. Dude, don’t give out our personal stuff anymore:)

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