The Lighter Side of WoW Addiction
by Mike D'Anna 
Jul 12th 2006 at 12:00PM
Blizzplanet has a humorous article online about the symptoms...and consequences of WoW addiction. And we're not talking the usual consequences here, like loss of friends, poor eyesight, getting fired from your job...no, some of these folk have created a sort of Darwin awards category for WoW addicts.Like the surprising number of people who have left a pizza in the oven, only to forget about it in the midst of a WoW session & almost asphyxiate from the smoke (this is apparently now officially known as a "WoW Pizza"). Or kid who almost burned down his parent's house when his TV shorted out & caught fire a few feet behind him but he couldn't hear it for the WoW blasting out of his headphones. Even Blizzard employees apparently aren't safe, as they apparently have a bad habit of letting pastries explode in microwaves wile engrossed in their own game.
If you guys are like me, I know you've done some stupid stuff while playing MMO's. I once managed to spill an entire bowl of boiling-hot soup all over my keyboard while in the midst of a temple fight in Uldaman, rendering it immidiately useless and almost scarring my crotch for life. Fess up; what's the dumbest thing WoW ever made you do?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ahrael Jul 12th 2006 12:22PM
I know this article is meant to be in jest, but it sort of made me sad. I think it mostly illustrates how we must keep things in perspective.
Ignoring the advances of my wife because of WoW? God help me if that happens. I'd sooner delete the game altogether.
Nax @ Silvermoon Jul 12th 2006 1:20PM
Not really a "forgetful" thing, but funny to us. My Wife and I were running MC for the first time. Somewhere around Garr, we glanced over our shoulder and noticed water coming from the bathroom.
Apparently the toilet clogged during the last 30 sec bio break. We took turns mopping and fighting. She'd heal, I'd auto attack, mop mop mop, next target, auto attack, mop mop mop.
The raid thought it was halarious.
-Nax
cava Jul 12th 2006 2:44PM
Worst thing for me was making my dog wait for me to finish my Ubrs run.... I get off my couch to turn to the door and hello yellow puddle on the floor! =
Now i just kick her out durring long sessions^^ haha you smelly dog! /pwned the puppy
**just kidding I built a house for a Lab size dog and my pup is a jack** not like she was suffering outside. Spoiled mutt.
Duwanis Jul 12th 2006 3:54PM
"Fess up, what's the dumbest thing WoW ever made you do?"
I didn't realize WoW was capable of making you do things... I've done silly things because I was paying more attention to WoW than to my other surroundings, but I can't recall being forced into anything :-P
Tryst Jul 12th 2006 4:42PM
When was still low-level and hanging about in Dun Morogh, the postman rang the doorbell. I hid, ran to the door, signed the thing and thought I heard something attacking me. I slammed the door and ran back, tripped over the ONE stair that we have in our apartment and sprained my ankle. The funniest part was that as my husband was trying to look at my ankle and I'm crying on him I kept saying, "But am I dead? Did I die?" And if I remember correctly, he died because he had jumped up to rescue me but I didn't because I was hidden. :-)
Ryan Jul 12th 2006 5:10PM
Gamer chair, FTW!
a Sep 18th 2006 7:16PM
the dumbest thing i've ever done in WoW: i spilled some juice on myself, was running around in an area ingame that had a lake and i thought, oh good, i'll just wash my hands in the lake. it wasn't till my hands hit the monitor that i realized it was a CG lake. d'oh!
omgnerds Oct 1st 2006 6:32PM
omg nerds