Runes of Magic US / AU

Hi! please take just a few seconds to read these articles. If you don't have time, you can SIMPLY IGNORE IT RIGHT NOW ^.^

REGARDLESS of age, sex and race, this applies to ALMOST everyone ^(O.O)^(O.-)^(-.O)^(O.O)^

It's not a new topic at all but it will never be too old to talk about.

http://news.filefront.com/ex-blizzard-em…sband-over-wow/ (ex=blizzard employee divorces husband over WOW)

In South Korea, people have died because of "gaming marathons". A young South Korean man died because of exhaustion after 54 hours "happy gaming".

In Russia, an innocent man got killed because of conflict between two gamers of opposing guilds. But no "phat lewts" have been found; and unlucky for the ones who killed him, they ain't got no "resurrection" or "reincarnation" abilities to save the victim & themselves from going to prison! (Maybe that will help them stay clear from MMORPGs)

In the USA, a son shot his mother in the head for taking away his Halo CD. Now we might think that this is an extreme addicted case in which an immature teenager failed to control himself. Well, in "less extreme" situations, credible researches have shown that 40% of WoW players are completely devoted to playing the game almost 24 hours a day.

Surveys all led to conclusions that the majority of players aged from 10~40 admitted that they really stopped "leveling" in real life. The other said many aspects of their lives got slowed down. ONLY a minority was able to control themselves. It was revealed that this minority never really played the game in the first place as most of them complained about other things such as small in-game chat-box which means they only care about chatting with their friends or kill a few minutes out of boredom.

Having said that, we would like to show you a small guide on how to (read below; it's obvious ^)

http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-an-MMORPG-Addiction

Basically, it's all about

> NOT just understanding the limits - NOT only just become aware of problems: ACT NOW & ACT QUICK! If we are the ones who got addicted to MMORPG, particularly Runes of Magic Online, it is never too late to delete the toon, uninstall the game and go out to get some fresh air! There are many good advice floating on the internet at the point of our fingers. Google those instead of another hot MMORPG list.

> I hope this article won't be deleted. It is totally up to the gamer to decide whether to play or not. The company's user agreement says that it is not responsible for any damage to players. We are NOT saying that RoM management is responsible. We are just trying to convey a simple idea that might help some seriously addicted RoM players.

> For the rest who are NOT ADDICTED: "OK this is NO big deal. Just chill out man. Dis just a dam game " > well, TAKE A LOOK AGAIN AT OURSELVES. When we are at level 30 - 35 - 40 - 45 - 50+, playing many hours everyday with that "adorable" excuse named SUMMER VACATION or the likes, feeling discomforted or even angry at surrounding people (most importantly - family), neglect daily duties of a son/daughter/husband/wife, earn less money with vision blurred thanks to extreme eye fatigue, physical deterioration like we never worked out, talk to other people like geeks/robots (even thou we know NOTHING about statistics, programming, business ethics, advanced biology, algebra..e.t.c.. ) and BEST of all: deprive ourselves of chances to GET LAID - hang out with pretty girls & boys...we will understand how this MMORPG thing is "killing me softly with its updates".

> Of course, these things vary from person to person. We all EXTREMELY HATE to hear total strangers making wild assumptions about others.

> On the other hand, Runes of Magic is another conventional well-programmed game among many others. Congratulation for making this nice game & I did enjoy playing for several months in a row since it was first released.
As for now, BON VOYAGE all ONLINE GAMES in the whole wide world!!! ^.~"

Thanks to my family, colleagues and my other inner good side, I am NOW FREE again!!!

PS: Please feel free to share your ideas - suggestions & correct me if I'm wrong. Let's build up this thread together!

People come from different walks of life & are at various stages in their years of living. I understand you and I respect your opinion. I would like to see more constructive comments as well.

Go get laid is just a funny remark, although I do believe both young men & women can have a better chance of finding someone they like not in a virtual world but in real life. But hey, aren't you happy with your marriage? You should feel lucky because you've got two children already ^.^

We don't just feel having it back on track, we can actually experience it in every valuable day of our lives.

Last but not least, I want to say I am incapable of forcing you to stop MMORPG. It's just a collection of articles, social surveys, psychology research and other stuff...I read them then share with others. But I DO think we can take this matter a little more seriously by now..especially when RoM is still in its early development ~ first expansion is coming soon - by then it'd be even worse :*(

Quoted from "senorhybrido;147358"

http://www.videojug.com/interview/celebr…ed-during-sex-2

Sry if Mingoliath is offended. :p

Greatest comment of all time!!! and NO, I will never be offended but thanks for saying "sorry".

That word should go to other people who are planning to really stop playing once and for all. Some people are trying to quit but what you did was to encourage them to play more!

Btw, Zarth quit and left a post right after this article. I don't think he even cared about reading our thread, thou!

Remember that getting laid is just a funny remark. Beside gaming and having ***, don't we have better things to do in our lives? Anyhow, the most important thing is to enjoy what you do - but resisting against bad temptation proves you are a winner!

RoM - MMORPG quitters FOR THE WIN FOR THE WIN!!! :p

Quoted from "ShadowRaider;170619"

Very nice article. Agree with you there. Perhaps you've looked at my article? It's on my siggy below.

It is sad to see people deteriorate due to a game. It's an escapist's dream - rid yourself of reality and delve into fantasy forever. Ironically, reality is all around everyone, and an escapist fails that realization.

I'm starting to see the symptoms in me... does it mean I should quit while I'm ahead? Perhaps.

Do I have to stop? I'll deal with my life when better things come for me. At this point in time, I'm comfortable enough to play a few hours a week.

-ShadowRaider

It's been a long time since I last wandered around gaming forums. I think I can understand you and I really enjoy the post in your sig. I believe you are in the borderline of addiction and normal gaming.
I think for some people, fighting against gaming addiction is a challenging long process. Guess what, I posted all those good stuff but then took the wrong step and fell into the trap of another online game. But it's over! I'm going to quit & delete the game right now after posting this.
Have you ever heard of this "Get out while we still can!"? It's my reply to your post.

Good luck Raider!

PS: Those who have comment on my post: if you've really thoroughly read all of my posts since the beginning, you'd understand what I really meant.

Quoted from "leeyann;170720"

You know, Pay to Play games are cheaper than therapy. And dying of exhaustion after 54 hours of gaming? No one can help you if you don't drink water. The Halo gamer incident? That's more the fault of having an easily accessible handgun in the household without proper safety measures. As for the other so called advice, some of us work and don't have summer vacations anymore, others are single and live alone. Not to mention many are introverts even without games, and are typically not the type to hang out with "pretty girls & boys".

Gaming addiction isn't even fully understood yet, so please stop assuming the worst due to a very very very few bad apples. There are far more deaths and crime stemming from alcohol, drugs, gangs, abuse, religion, and old fashioned greed. Even deaths from bees and sharks outnumber so called game-related violence deaths. Please take your overly self righteous preaching to REAL issues.

Strange?! Who assumed the worst due to a very few bad apples? What "overly self righteous preaching to real issues" are you talking about? This isn't preaching and it's also not an attempt to aimlessly argue on the internet. I posted this because I simply want to share with others the newspaper articles and my own painful experience as well. I want to hear what you guys think about this problem & give constructive comments. Don't blame anyone because no one is blaming you, okay?!
Now the key to your question is: I am afraid you are denying your addiction to the game...check your facts...gaming addiction has already been classified as a psychological addiction which isn't that much of a difference compared to drugs or wine. But even if gaming addiction isn't fully understood yet, when we become more matured & have more goals in life > it IS US - we are the ones who know the answer dam well. We know we can't resist pulling the chair and seat in front of our computers for hours instead of hanging out with our family or whatever. We know that it's gonna be bad for our health but we just can't/don't want to get over it. We know there is a better world out there but we'd rather be stucked in this unreal virtual 3D world. So Leeyann, please be honest with yourself first then criticize other people later =.=

Also, didn't I type this in my original post? "Of course, this varies from person to person and we EXTREMELY HATE total strangers making wild assumptions about others" Read more carefully, please.

Quoted from "xtwilightseerx;170818"

You didn't hear the story in South America about some kid who forgot to repay another dude on Knight Online, so that guy went to his house, chopped into bloody pieces and stuffed his remains in the attic? All for a sword...

Anyways, don't need any moralist moron telling me how much is too much. Go DIAF and preach somewhere else. You're just as bad as Jehovah Witness knocking on the front door telling me I'm gonna go to hell for not joining.

Who said you are going to hell if you're not agreeing with my opinion? I am just sharing with you my ideas and some articles on newspaper. Don't use the word preach because it reminds me of a few preachers who are too religious to get their facts straight. The South America story is quite "entertaining" thou. Ty for bringing it up