by Colby Hunter

Created on: September 22, 2009

World of Warcraft, a game commonly referred to as 'WoW' was created by Blizzard. Some people would call it a waste of time and others would say it's the best game out there to put your time and money into. Although everyone is entitled to their opinion, I personally believe that World of Warcraft is a game for relaxation but can waste a lot of your valuable time. Many would disagree with me and argue that it just takes the ability to not get addicted to the game, once you learn to "swim in the game instead of drown in it." You will be able to take and play the game and live life successfully.

Although I do agree, you must think about what the true definition of addiction is. An addiction is a word used to describe something or someone who is obsessed over something or someone else. Most of the time if they are obsessed with it, they will not admit to it. This makes things even worse for them and their family. Addiction and denial of an addiction can make them not want to listen to their relatives or loved ones when they say they are worried about the addiction person. It also makes the addict more likely to yell, scream, and in a nutshell become violent towards anyone who gives them negative emotions or are around them when they receive such emotions.

There are some of you who say how it can be worth your time if you want to take and make money. Although this is true it is usually, if not always, illegal to take do make money off of World of Warcraft. Just because it is illegal doesn't stop people from taking and still selling their accounts, gold, items, etc. If you want to take this risk it is up to you and I take no responsibility for such actions, but know that if you get caught you can get sued. This isn't a path you want to take but, again, it's up to you.

But what about all those players who aren't addicted, who aren't trying to make money, and who aren't killing themselves thinking they can do things in real life what they do in the game? Those are the people who I truly believe are able to take and say the game is not a waste of time. Most of the time anyone who just plays the game on a casual basis just to play find it relaxing and completely stress free. These are the types of people we all need to become when it comes to the game of World of Warcraft.

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