Comment on Do people actually starve themselves to play games like World of Warcraft?
dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This may or may not be a real screenshot, but it definitely feels accurate based on my time in the game.
Yes, people would actually starve themselves to play WoW. They will pee in diapers to not stop playing WoW. Definitely not as much now, but 15 years ago some people were seriously addicted to it.
Grangle1@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’ve been a part of two different friends’ attempts to quit addiction to MMOs. A high school friend had a problem with Everquest back before WoW. His brother recruited us friends to help give him alternative stuff to do like movie and other game nights. We succeeded, and he was able to put the game down. Some college friends and I were not so successful in pulling one of my roommates away from WoW. Activision Blizzard have it literally down to the science of addiction.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 months ago
I remember EverQuest being called EverCrack back in the day before WoW.