Death 2 WoW!

I might as well say that I am now mainly focusing on bringing down the World of Warcraft (not that I believe I can succeed). Today, I'm going to talk about "Cyber World vs. Real World".

The idea of the "cyber world" is one of the reasons why World of Warcraft is so popular. It's like you are living in a whole different yet much more interesting world. In the cyber world, it's much easier to interact with people and simpler to get things done. One can go to the market and get his/her character good armors or weapons, or one can just go to the auction house and buy stuff. You see, Blizzard created this huge cyber world where people can interact and do interesting stuff. Very smart idea because people love the idea it.

What makes the cyber world dangerous is that it's so much different from the "real world". People tend to forget that they belong to the real world which is very idiotic yet popular. I was one of those people who enjoyed having the second identity. I felt like I could do anything and say anything I wanted. I regret that alot nowadays because I could have done much more important things other than pretending I'm someone else. WoW is all about having a second identity and most of people who are addicted consider themselves "the outsiders".

The games such as Guild Wars and Lord of the Rings Online are no different than WoW but WoW is the front runner of creating this illusion. Over 8 million people play the game and I think it's safe to say that more than half of those people are at least play more than 4 hours. The question here is that "what kind of fool would want to spend more time as someone else rather than being who you are?" For me, the answer is easy. Those who give up their life to spend most of their time in the cyber world. The only thing I can say at this point is................ DEATH TO WORLD OF WARCRAFT!!

WoW is fun?

I read this blog about how he loves World of Warcraft. He also mentioned the forum that people posted how much they love World of Warcraft. Before I "share" my opinion, I'd like to say I respect their opinions.

Now, World of Warcraft is indeed fun, I mean that's why people spend so much money to play the game right? The main purpose of the game is of course, FUN. However, what I am trying to say at this point is people often go beyond. It is really bizarre to hear the news like a 16 year old student committed suicide because he couldn't achieve his goal while he was on World of Warcraft. Why would he commit suicide if the game is created for FUN? Another point I'd like to make is "is World of Warcraft ignoring the families who suffer from the addiction problem?" Like I stated on the previous blog, I believe that World of Warcraft is brainwashing those "losers" who have nothing to do either than spending their money and life on the game.

The Blizzard is just so ignorant in many ways and they need to acknowledge the after-shock that many families suffer. This goes to other companies as well. The gaming experience should be fun, stress-relief and manageable. If even one aspect doesn't apply, then the game shouldn't be even published in the first place.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is World of Warcraft is created to make money and give stress to people. It is just sad to realize that gamers don't acknowledge this. WoW fans "think" they are having fun but actually what they are doing to themselves is eliminating themselves from fully enjoy their life. As an "ex-gamer", I'd like to say to all gamers that the gaming is for fun and if you are getting stress from it, get up and go out. Go to the movies or play football with friends because maybe that's what you need more than anything at the moment.

How serious is the World of Warcraft Addiction?

Well let me just say that I am the anti-WoW (as I already presented on the previous blog). I was just chilling on Youtube and I saw the interesting video about World of Warcraft Addiction (Here is the Link to the video). It is unfair to say that WoW is the reason for all the video/computer game addiction that exists in our society but I think it is safe to say that WoW is one of the prominent reasons for the such existence.

World of Warcraft is very attractive to many gaming fans out there. People like the idea of controlling his/her own unique character and adventure the big cyber world. They can meet new people from all over the world and there are so many quests that are available for them to do with their friends, parties and guilds. For them, gaining popularity in the cyber world means more to them than being popular in the reality because it's so much easier and safe. You don't actually approach people in person but with the created character with the cool armors and weapons. People like to be popular and Blizzard made the game easier to interact with people for the sake of attracting "non-popular" losers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting all the WoW fans are losers but most of them are.

Now the stage is set and it's up for the gamers to choose either they are going to be addicted or not. Now the most gamers will probably say that they are not addicted and they can quit the game if they wanted to (just like that loser in the youtube video). Now, let's be honest here, they will never be able to quit playing WoW unless they really get bored of it. However, playing WoW isn't like playing any other games. Blizzard introduces new features to the gamers frequently so it is impossible for many gamers to actually "quit the game".

So I just shared my views on the addiction problem that WoW gamers are suffering. I stated why they are addicted and why they will continuously suffer from the addiction. Here's what I want to tell all the WoW fans out there, for the sake of your own good, quit the game and save the money.

The Power of God

It is so ironic that most of people tend to cling to something when they are afraid and in need. For my case, I cling to Jesus Christ (or God). I am still somewhat afraid to leave the house and start my new independent life. I am worried about everything really from my roommate to the security of my stuff. However the reason I still look forward to is because I believe that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to save me. I am not eager to go but I am looking forward to go. No matter how bad the situation looks, I know that God has his reason and I must follow his decision. I heard on the tape today that humans do not make decisions but God does make them for us. As soon as I heard that I realized, it isn't up to me to judge how my roommate is going to be or how my life is going to be at the university. I trust in God and I think he chose the best decision for me and I am glad that he made these choices.

I have 2 more weeks before I move into the residence and I am somewhat worried and anxious. But, if I trust in God in everything I do, he will provide me with best results you can possibly wish for.

World of Warcraft, justice or injustice?

One of the reasons why I don't play World of Warcraft is because of the price. The idea of paying the game card every 2 months just doesn't sound right to me. I mean 1 year worth of Xbox Live card has the same price as the 2 months worth of WoW game card. This is just ridiculously high cost to play one game. I know I actually bought the 14 day trial cd for $1.99 to see if it's worth spending that much money and to be honest, I don't think I will.

As the time goes on, the price comes down and that applies to most of gaming products. The game itself has gone down to 19.99 but why isn't the price of game card going down? Well I'll tell you why because it is an inelastic product which means people still buy it if the price increases.

I truly believe that it is because of those people who are willing to spend their money on the game, the price isn't going down. It will never go down. I read the article that the new WoW expansion is coming out. Great. Another reason for those WoW geeks to spend their money on "not so great but looks attractive" game.

So my question is this. Is the price to play WoW justice? or is it injustice? I do believe that it is injustice and Blizzard is trying to make easy money (smart marketing for them as well). It is a very selfish act that they don't actually care about those who can't afford or should I rather say those who are smart enough to refuse to play the game.

FEAR

I am so anxious these days. Why? Well I'm going off to the university this September and I don't know how it will turn out. I mean I can go on and on about this. First thing that comes into my mind is how's my roommate going to be. Now I met him on facebook and all but I'm still kinda worried that we are not going to get along nicely. He is more of a partying kind of a guy and I'm just a regular guy who likes to go to movies, just hang out and stay out of all kinds of trouble. Studying worries me too as I begin to think that I won't be able to keep up.

Hmm... at this point you might be thinking that I worry to much and you are probably right. I do worry about everything and I may be wasting my brain cells over nothing. It's just that I have this fear in my mind that my university life won't be like what I expected in my imagination. I want to make life-long friends there (good, trustworthy friends) and I want to be able to start my career. As all these thoughts crawling in my mind, I am one more day closer to start my residence life..

This might not be a regular blog (this is more of a journal if you ask me) but I feel like writing this. God will lead me to the best way and I believe in him. I pray you that everything will turn out just fine. God, please forgive me and give me a power to blend in with new GOOD people. I pray Lord. Amen

ps. it might be weird to read this for some people but I feel like doing this at the moment. Don't comment please if you are going to comment anything about that. Thank you.

Mika Brzezinski, Stepping Up!

So, yesterday, I was watching tv and I realized that Larry King was doing the interview with Paris Hilton. Now my first reaction was "what is Larry doing?" I mean is Paris Hilton that important? I have nothing against Paris just to let you know guys... wow did I just say that? Let me take that back. I have everything against that Paris Hilton girl and I am sick of seeing her.

I didn't even know who Mika Brzezinski was until today and I am now her biggest fan. She finally made a statement to the whole world and I am glad that she didn't cover the Paris Hilton story. In my opinion, Paris Hilton is not a dumb blonde, but she is a whore and I think she should just stay inside somewhere where no one can see her. As Tony Kornheiser said on his radio show, we are sick of seeing that no talent dumbass and Mika Brzezinski really stepped up and made a statement.

I mean I know there are some who don't agree with what Brzezinski did but I think she did the right thing by refuging to start the front lead news with Paris Hilton. That's just a joke! Anyway, this was my second blog and I will be blogging more often from now. Show some support!

My first blog on Blogger

So this is it huh? This is how it all begins. Anyway, since this is my first blog so I should probably introduce myself. My name is i.Parden (obviously that's not my real name) and I am 19 years old. I live in a small town in Canada. I've been writing blogs on Gamespot but I got sick of writing blogs on a gaming site so that's why I am here now. I usually write about random stuff, personal stuff and nothing important or interesting. Well, i hate Myspace, Facebook and any similar websites of that kind. I think they are really lame. Anyway, hopefully I can share my opinions with you guys and I will be really appriciated if you take few minutes of your time reading my blogs.

Nice to meet you all.
i.Parden