Tuesday, August 4, 2009

UK therapist wants to give WoW "addicts" therapy, in game.

Alright, most every gamer knows, that if you want to play and MMORPG, you should probably play World of Warcraft. With a community bolstering around 12 million players it’s not hard to understand that WoW is immensely popular, and for anyone that has played the game it is also not hard to understand there comes a time when the game is hard to put down, but to be profiled as an addict is stretching it a bit far, or is it. A therapist in the UK thinks that some players actually need therapeutic assistance, and said therapist wants to do so, while in game. Now, is it just me or does this seem a bit ridiculous, now I'm not comparing WoW players to crack addicts (I play WoW) but, when someone has a crack addiction, does the therapist meet with them at the crack house? No, one problem that the therapists see from this method is that, they may be a doctor in the psychological field, but when it comes to the World of Warcraft, they don’t know a damn thing about it, and because of this they are asking Blizzard to waive the monthly fee and let them work within the game, whether or not Blizzard is going to go for this is yet to be said, but I personally don’t see it happening. So, what is your opinion on the subject, do you really think that Warcraft players need therapy to put the game down, or is everyone overreacting just a little bit, my vote if for the latter, you be the judge.

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