subject: What Effects Of World Of Warcraft Have On Players? [print this page] Ever since World of Warcraft was released in 2001, its player count has been increasing steadily year after year. Every few interval, Blizzard would churn out another expansion to keep their players and attract even more users. What makes World of Warcraft so addictive and what effect does it has on players?
The secret ingredient of every successful online role playing game is that they are able to dangle a carrot in front for players, but keep the carrot out of reach of the players. In the game, what matters most to players are reputation, friends and equipment. In order to keep players playing, equipment are designed to be hard to obtained, hence users would have to keep playing in order to obtain it. After playing for a while, players would become addicted to the game in an attempt to collect all the best item they can get and gain reputation, and meet friends they never could in real life.
The effect of World of Warcraft on players would be similar to drugs on drug addicts. Players would have to keep fishing their pockets to pay for monthly fee, sometimes at the cost of their family expenses. Player would soon become isolated from their friends and families in the real world. In several videos bookmarked at Tinkrbox, a social video bookmarking site, players tend to get violent and distraught when they could not play World of Warcraft. In a news report at Tinkrbox, it is reported that another side effect of playing the game is decline in health.
World of Warcraft is a great game to play, but like any drugs, it shouldnt be misused.
