Your number 5 is just retarded. "They want to think it's an addiction, but should blame themselves for not understanding why they like playing the game" Ok, NOBODY has trouble understanding that it's a game, and people playing games are having fun. It's when the person plays the game compulsively, that it becomes what they aren't doing every moment that they aren't sleeping, at the toilet, or at work/school (if they aren't playing hookey to play it) that it is an ADDICTION. "but isn't it better then hitting the clubs and making a fuss with the law?" - Seriously, what the hell. That is a horrible example.

An addiction includes psychological dependency as well, what you're calling up is the historical and outdated definition of addiction that was originally coined soley for psychoactive substance addiction. Guess what - the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences, as deemed by the user himself to his individual health, mental state, or social life.

I once met a lady who told me all she does is work, which she does not enjoy, and then goes home to work on researching her family tree. That is her life. Nothing else for 2 years. No friends, no family functions, rare other entertainment. She seemed like a normal, rational, able to hold a conversation, happy as you can be in thie modern world without being very lucky person. Does she have a problem? Should you make a website for her to tell her she has a problem? Should she be out exercising and socialising instead of sitting at home doing something that isnt impacting on other people? What the hell is the difference what sort of things you do to pass the time, because, let's face it, that's what we are all doing. Some think it matters, some don't. Thats just the way it is. If these people weren't playing WoW, they would be playing Dungeons and Dragons, or watching endless hours of Star Trek (didnt't TV used to be the devils spawn satan addiction that was creating mass murderers? or is this warcraft now...?), or reading counless novels set in fantasy worlds, or building model railways or whatever the hell anti socials did before WoW was around. The problem is not the game itself, it is the persons choice of how they want to live their life. Unfortunately in this busy stressfull world more and more people are becoming socially withdrawn and fed up because society is so focused on greed and brainwashing humans to be plugged in to their matrix, that if you are not doing this there is something wrong with you. Alright cool, if you capitalist pigs want to take over the world with money and possessions, then you can shut the hell up and let the ones who arent interested in that sit there and play their stinking computer game. Who created the society can support it, or provide an alternative. So if warcraft is making this problem evident...then you should be thanking it and fixing they way the stupid world is run. There is obviously something wrong with society if more and more people can find happiness in solitude. The solution is not to step out of the computer box, the solution is to step out of society's box (if you can, maybe you'll be forever stuck there), because there is more to life than option 1. 2. or 3. presented to you by Joe Government Bloggs and Co. I haven't managed it yet. My View. Sometime Warcraft Addict. Alltime "hurry the heck up and get this over with" Addict

Aprille, it's about time someone started to stand up for video games around here. Of course, we all knew Lisa was going to come in and voice her opinion on this one. Where there is a video game blog, you will find her .. ditching them, like a broken record. "but isn’t it better then hitting the clubs and making a fuss with the law?" I agree with Aprille on this one. Why is this retarded? Only a close minded person would not understand. Playing video games in the comfort of your own home is much better than going to STUPID parties and STUPID clubs where a lot of bad stuff happens. Kids/adults stay out of trouble by playing video games. You will argue that they need to be out playing/working and they do - during the day. However, when the sun sets, they go inside and play their games ... sometimes with their friends. You may picture gamers as loners sitting in basements, but really, they're social animals, thanks to Xbox live and online gaming. So, the next time something bad happens to one of you at a party - think, if you were at home playing a game at night, it would not of happened. Now, Lisa, you go do your little girly things in the wee of the night, while I play video games in the comfort of my own home, without having to worry.

If someone plays football for 6 hours a day are they addicted to football? the answer is no, of course not. If someone plays World of Warcraft for 6 hours a day are they addicted to WoW? most people would probably say yes, but what is the difference? people Argue that activities like football are outside activities and social. one thing many people don't understand that wow is incredibly social, I'm always talking to people on wow, and to be honest if wow did not have a social side to it i would not be playing it today. I find it stupid that people Label wow as addictive but don't label any other activities such as sports addictive. And back to my first point, What makes Wow Addictive but Football not? is there any difference? NO, neither of them are addictive. You don't call Footballers addicts or sad. And on a more personal scale, i play wow quite a lot, but i am in NO WAY WHATSOEVER addicted. if my friend asks me to come outside unless i am in the middle of something then i will oblige, I play wow because it is FUN, not because I'm addicted.

Sorry i just read the website name, allwomenstalk, heh, but i liked the discussion

I stopped playing WoW 2 years ago because I was neglecting my daughter. My wife continued to play. She left me for a 'friend' she met in WoW because. "I did not spend enough time with her." as she sat in front of the machine 6-9 hours a night. When I'd ask for time, she acted like I was taking her dope away. Yes, it's addicting. Yes, it destroys lives. The fact that you refuse to acknowledge it, is just another excuse for your addiction. Carry on.