http://www.streamingmagazine.com/one-game-to-rule-them-all-again/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.streamingmagazine.com/one-game-to-rule-them-all-again/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Rob Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:15:31 +0000 http://www.streamingmagazine.com/?p=937#comment-264 I played the game for years, and while I made quite a few lasting friends from it, I don't know if I could justify spending the time doing that again. I totaled it out and found over the years I played, I could have worked a minimum wage job and made about $60,000. Granted, I ended up quitting a few years ago and made quite a bit of money in the process, and I had a lot of fun, it was also quite damaging to my social life and people skills in general. It all boils down to the individual's wants and needs. Unfortunately, many people are selling themselves short and opting to live in the digital world because everything can be micromanaged: it is easily controllable. There is also the sense of anonymity that allows players to do things in the game that they otherwise would be far to afraid to do in the real world, and it is somewhat freeing to be able to act upon those desires, like getting in someone's face and calling him out for foul play. Even Blizzard realizes though that there is a balance that needs to be struck between play time and life, and they do attempt their best to encourage people to get out and about; even if it is to go to comic conventions or "Blizz-Con" to view the newest things Blizzard is creating. Its just many people don't establish that balance between the game and life, and thats where the problems begin. I played the game for years, and while I made quite a few lasting friends from it, I don’t know if I could justify spending the time doing that again. I totaled it out and found over the years I played, I could have worked a minimum wage job and made about $60,000. Granted, I ended up quitting a few years ago and made quite a bit of money in the process, and I had a lot of fun, it was also quite damaging to my social life and people skills in general. It all boils down to the individual’s wants and needs. Unfortunately, many people are selling themselves short and opting to live in the digital world because everything can be micromanaged: it is easily controllable. There is also the sense of anonymity that allows players to do things in the game that they otherwise would be far to afraid to do in the real world, and it is somewhat freeing to be able to act upon those desires, like getting in someone’s face and calling him out for foul play.
Even Blizzard realizes though that there is a balance that needs to be struck between play time and life, and they do attempt their best to encourage people to get out and about; even if it is to go to comic conventions or “Blizz-Con” to view the newest things Blizzard is creating. Its just many people don’t establish that balance between the game and life, and thats where the problems begin.

]]> http://www.streamingmagazine.com/one-game-to-rule-them-all-again/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Christine Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:31:05 +0000 http://www.streamingmagazine.com/?p=937#comment-251 I'm so glad this game's losing popularity. I hope it goes under. It helps ruin lives. My son plays for hours on this thing. I can't get him out of his bedroom to see the light of day. It's disgusting. His only friends are on the computer. He never goes out. He's 19 years old. He gets good grades, so it's hard for me to complain, but I'm worried about him. And what about my daughter? Her boyfriend plays this game and never wants to hang out with her. She asks him to go out with her and he tells her, "Sorry, hon. I'm in a raid." What the heck is this about? Whatever happened to meeting people in real life and hanging out at the mall or the movie theater? I’m so glad this game’s losing popularity. I hope it goes under. It helps ruin lives. My son plays for hours on this thing. I can’t get him out of his bedroom to see the light of day. It’s disgusting. His only friends are on the computer. He never goes out. He’s 19 years old. He gets good grades, so it’s hard for me to complain, but I’m worried about him. And what about my daughter? Her boyfriend plays this game and never wants to hang out with her. She asks him to go out with her and he tells her, “Sorry, hon. I’m in a raid.” What the heck is this about? Whatever happened to meeting people in real life and hanging out at the mall or the movie theater?

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